The Prepared Piano
The ArtistAmerican composer John Cage (1912-1992) represented the type of eternally questing artist who, as soon as he solved one problem, moved on to the next problem or series of problems.…
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96 Tears
Super BuffetIn 1962 an odd little band from Bay City, Michigan formed which called itself ? and the Mysterians. In 1966, ? and the Mysterians produced their only hit song called…
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Rude BoyThis is a classic music video from Madness, the English ska band from Camden Town, London. They started in 1976 as part of the late 1970s and early 1980s 2Tone…
Please Read On ...Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols!
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols is the only studio album by the English punk rock group Sex Pistols. The album was released in October 1977 by Virgin…
Please Read On ...Punk Gallery
Punk is a subculture that originated in the mid 1970s in America, Australia and the United Kingdom. Punk embraces a wide base of ideologies and various forms of individual expression…
Please Read On ...Hard Times? Well, Flashback to This!
We all judge the times by our personal situations and how hard we are affected by the not so good times. If you think times are hard now you are…
Please Read On ...More Bass. Always More Bass!
Bass describes tones of low (deep) frequency, pitch and range. In musical compositions, such as songs and pieces, these are the lowest parts of the harmony. In popular music, the…
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Bongos are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called in Spanish the hembra (female) and the smaller macho (male). They are traditionally…
Please Read On ...Meet Roscoe Holcomb
Roscoe Holcomb was born on September 5, 1912 and died February 1, 1981. Otherwise, he was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky. A prominent figure in…
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