Vinyl Records Technology has always dictated how music is presented, starting with the thick shellac records played on 78rpm gramophone players to the pristine CDs of today. As shellac evolved into vinyl records, some people would consider this to be the golden age. Fans of vinyl flock to...

Promote Your Music Learning how to promote your music is one of the most challenging things that an aspiring artists can do. Playing a musical instrument, in fact, is comparatively easy. That is because there are so many people out there trying to promote music. All of them put in a lot of effort...

  In the past decade, hip hop music sales have gone through the roof. In spite of all the controversy that surrounds it, hip hop rap music has become more popular than ever. Although hip hop music has been around since the 70s, it is only now coming into its own. The rhythms have gotten more...

  Music Contests With the popularity of American Idol, more and more people have been turning to music contests as a way to try to get discovered. Although the show centers around a music competition featuring singing as the primary activity, most music contests actually focus around...

 Musical Shakers Until I started studying African music, I didn't realize how significant musical shakers can be. In our culture, most people think of shaker eggs or those little maracas when they picture musical shakers. The shakers we use are pretty rudimentary, and they are used for...

Musical Spoons Up until Soundgarden release the video of Spoon Man, few people were really aware of musical spoons. All of a sudden, they reached a brief period of popularity. People who never would have been caught dead playing music spoons were suddenly clicking away against the knees, legs,...

  Taylor guitars are alright, and Gibson guitars have their uses, but for me there is no substitute for Martin. I have been playing Martin guitars for about 20 years – as long as I have been playing guitar at all. I was pretty lucky to get to start out on a Martin guitar. You see, when I was a...

  Grease The Musical Writing a hit musical is something of a challenge, especially one that's going to endure through the years. Grease the musical is one such production, popular for its catchy songs and entertaining characters. It was written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. They set the...

  American Idol Auditions With new auditions for American Idol being held in Seattle next month, a lot of my friends around here are thinking about whether or not they have a chance. It is amazing how many people have secret dreams of making it big. Although American Idol auditions might seem...

  Music is of course, a subjective thing and everyone has their likes and dislikes. However, there are certain songs that become classics and appear on countless polls over the years. These songs are in Top 100 Songs lists and feature some long standing artists. Many of the songs voted for are...

Almost every little kid wants to become a famous singer at some point in their life, but few people actually keep that dream into adulthood. Becoming a singer, you see, is not easy. It requires the right combination of talent, look, and connections, as well as a good bit of luck, and there is more...