Saturday, February 26, 2011

Song of the Day Part 35

Happy 83rd Academy Awards!

Friday, February 25, 2011

How Music Works

It can be quite difficult to break down something as vast as music and make it understandable to a wide variety of people. I've always found it to be an undertaking trying to find a place to start with it. It's therefore always exciting to stumble across a program like "How Music Works" which not only manages to entertain but to educate, and educate well. It's a four episode series with each focusing on a different aspect of music: melody, rhythm, harmony and bass. Presenter Howard Goodall is an award-winning British composer and TV personality who does a fabulous job with the program. His passion for music is quite apparent and makes an already informative experience even more memorable. All of the episodes are on YouTube and below is part 1 of episode 1:

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011

New Radiohead Album Out This Saturday!!!!!!!!!!

Well, if you haven't already heard (unlikely), there is a new Radiohead album coming out this Saturday February 19. It's called "The King of Limbs" and will be the band's eighth proper studio album. Details can be found here or anywhere else you like. Exciting news!

Monday, February 7, 2011