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Iconic moments in music history.

Invoking the Candelabra
Among the artifacts of the Liberace Museum Collection is a magnificent grand piano which dates from 1830, known as the Royal Bosendorfer. One of the finest pianos of the romance era, it was famously played by composers Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahams, and Franz Liszt - a favorite of Liberace.
By Jonathan Warren3 years ago in Beat
The Angels
The Angels have been my favourite band for over 40 years and they are still going strong today. It has been said by many, that The Angels changed the world of Rock n’ Roll here in Australia, and started to rise to fame at the same time as Australia’s other legendary band, AC/DC.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Beat
Dennis East a South African Music Legend
In this first segment of "He/She Worked with Little Sister” I want to pay tribute to a multi-talented musician - Dennis East.
By Rick Henry Christopher 3 years ago in Beat
4 Bands Created By The Merger Of Other Bands
When we think of a band, we imagine several musically inclined individuals banding together to form a single group. However, there has been a rarer set of cases where we have seen separate bands coming together under one shared name over the years.
By Isa Nan3 years ago in Beat
5 Ridiculously Huge Selling Christmas Songs
It finally feels like that time of the year once again. The pandemic has made our holiday season noticeably less festive for the past year or two. Fortunately, many of us can safely return to our annual year-end traditions this year.
By Isa Nan3 years ago in Beat
Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Thrash metal was a short-lived subgenre of heavy metal that was popular during the Reagan Era. It mixed the technical complexity of heavy metal arrangements with the speed and aggression of hardcore punk, which was the OTHER form of extreme music popular at the time. Most of the countless bands--Mortal Sin, Powermad, Exodus, and on and on--have long since faded into the oblivion of yesteryear, but FOUR of them went on to succeed beyond their wildest dreams: Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth (a band created by ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine), and the El Numero Uno, all-time champion bestsellers of the heavy metal genre, the rock icon behemoth known as METALLICA. A band that I grew up listening to from the first audiocassette tape I bought back in the Good Year 1989.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Beat
The Songs You Forgot Came From Movies
Songs in films can be one of two things. 1. There are some movies like Guardians Of The Galaxy or Almost Famous that can make a song popular again.
By Samantha Parrish3 years ago in Beat
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a public holiday that is celebrated in several countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. It is typically observed on December 26, the day after Christmas Day.
By indika sampath3 years ago in Beat
The Top 7 Christmas Songs of All Time
Everyone has a favorite Christmas song, but there are some tunes that stand out as the most popular for the holiday season. In this blog post, we will take a look at the top 7 Christmas songs of all time. From traditional carols to more modern classics, these songs are sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Get ready to spread the Christmas cheer!
By mohin3 years ago in Beat
30 Great Songs of Donna Summer. Top Story - December 2022.
Donna Summer achieved major success throughout her career. She made it into the Top 10 with 14 songs in the US and has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. To this day her albums still sell about 1.5 million copies per year every year and her fan base is as strong and fervent as it was in the 1970s. I love Donna Summer. Her voice was amazing. I would go so far as to call her one of the greatest vocalists of all-time.
By Rick Henry Christopher 3 years ago in Beat
Polymath Actor, Recording Artist, and Filmmaker Amir Royale Releases His ‘Stories of the Lost, Rich & Tormented’ EP
From Amir Royale Sophomore year, NYU Tisch’s Clive Davis Institute, 2017. I created the concept of Stories of the Lost, Rich & Tormented as a "Writing the Hit Song: Deep Cutz" homework assignment. Over the course of 14 weeks, I crafted and reworked about 12 or so ideas. Suddenly, my songwriting professor at the time (Eren Cannata of Cove City Sound Studios, Facethouse Records & Warner Chapel Music), directed us to use all the content we created thus far to formulate an EP. This project would then become one we’d pitch and present to potential A&R scouts. It was our final project. I curated 5 of my best records across the class to showcase a conceptual narrative and description of greed, lust, and youth insecurity within American culture. It is the final entry within my four-EP-long music chronicle (dating back to my 2015 EP, This Is for You.). To let this project go free finally—feels like a blessing. Thank you.
By StageScene Magazine3 years ago in Beat
Chances Are Your Favorite Christmas Songs Were Written By Jewish People. Top Story - December 2022.
For most Christmas lovers, you'd think that the popular Christmas songs they've come to love were created by others who loved the holiday. Right? Well, it might come as a surprise, but most of the Christmas songs we've come to love and celebrate with every year were not written by Christians... they were written by Jews.
By Jenika Enoch3 years ago in Beat