From Sea To Shining Sea: Trucker Songwriters

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The life of a trucker can be lonely, yet full of stories. Seeing parts of America that others will never travel. The origin of trucker songs started in the 1930's with a combination of blues and storytelling. The genre didn't catch on until the late 1960's and early 1970's, with a new breed of singer/songwriters rising in music. Trucker music was born. With stories of the open road, these artists hit a chord with common … [Read more...]

Unconventional Top Picks of Movie Soundtracks

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Greg of Music Forte voices out his favorite movie soundtracks of all time. He very well knows that his top picks are unlikely to be considered as music to most people’s ears. True enough, if you search for other lists of top 5 movie soundtracks, you won't stumble upon any of his favorites listed. So don't expect soundtracks that include mushy love songs. His choices gravitate toward the unconventional as he goes for … [Read more...]

Truth about Coachella

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Coachella has been hyped to be the modern day "Woodstock." Have you heard of it? … [Read more...]

Another great use for old music albums covers

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Talk about taking your Music album back from the day. It looks like some people are bring them back to life! … [Read more...]

Famous Rappers When They Young

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Yes, these are real images and they're not photoshop. Lil Wayne looks mean; Eminem has ton of hair, and what is Usher thinking about? … [Read more...]

Celebrity Mug Shots

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Have you ever wanted to see if your favorite Celebrity had a mug shot? Bob Dylan, Kurt Cobain, Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Prince, and tons more. It must be common for a rock star to have a mug shot. Which is your favorite one? Please write it down in the comments section. via flavorwire … [Read more...]

LimeWire Shut Down Leaves Door Open For Competition

Share Image via Wikipedia For nearly a decade now, downloading music for free off of the internet has either been a huge business, or a huge business killer, depending on which side you look at it from.  Those who oppose the downloading of free music (such as the Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA) won a major victory in October, 2010 when a suit they filed back in June of that year was ruled in … [Read more...]

Top-10 Guitar Players (And Their Guitars)

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The following iconic guitarists have obviously owned several different guitars over the years that they have been playing but they all have one thing in common as well and that is a deep affection for one particular special “ax”. Let’s have a look at these legendary guitarists and their special guitars; starting with number 10 on the list: 10 – B. B. King and the renowned “Lucille”; while playing at a dance … [Read more...]

Gadgets That Allow Streaming Media

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So, you have all of these digital photos, video’s and music on your hard drive but now you really want to be able to enjoy all of it on your TV and stereo in the living room; well if you have a network connection and any of the game consoles like PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, you may have everything you need to enjoy streaming digital media. Each one of them is capable of streaming a wide variety of photo, video and audio … [Read more...]

Where to Find Free Music Downloads Online

If you want music online and are willing to go off the beaten path as in willing to hear some music that is not always so popular on the radio there are plenty of free music downloads to be found on the Internet. Here are a few of the different places where you can find music downloads on the web. Indy.tv is custom radio that enables you to find independent music online. You have to download Indy and then double click … [Read more...]