Well, Music Month is over, and it didn't really turn out quite as planned. A couple of things ended up getting in the way, and I wasn't able to get an article in the past week. Everything's okay now, and I'll be able to start writing regularly again.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Skullcandy Skullcrushers
Earlier this month, my headphones broke. I thought this would be a good time to get some really good headphones. I went on Amazon and looked around. I finally narrowed it down to the Skullcandy Skullcrushers. Was it worth the fifty dollars I payed for them? Let' find out.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday's Moment: Whitney Houston
As you may of heard, singer Whitney Houston passed away last Saturday. She lived to be forty-eight years old and worked in the music industry for about twenty-five years. She was also an actress, model, and film producer.This will be a short article for the late singer and songwriter.
Whitney Houston started her singing career in 1985 with a self-titled album. While sales were slow at first, they really picked up after her second single and eventually sold twenty-five million copies, generated six singles total, and nominated in four categories at the Grammy's. She ended up winning Best Female Pop Artist out of those four nominations.
Whitney Houston continued on to make six more albums and host many concert tours, world tours, regional tours, and televised tours. She also appeared in multiple movies, commercials, and television shows, including the movie Sparkle which will be releasing later this year. She also produced some movies as well, including both of The Princess Diaries movies.
Whitney Houston will be remembered for many things. I think the one thing she will be most remembered by is singing "I Will Always Love You". The song was originally written by Dolly Parton in 1974, and Dolly's version of it was a slow, simple, and very sensitive song. It goes well with her voice because it's not that strong, but still beautiful nonetheless. Whitney Houston covered the song in 1992. It became one of her best selling singles and won multiple awards including Record of the Year at the Grammy's. While Dolly Parton's original version, as mention before, was soft and sensitive, Whitney Houston's cover was a very powerful ballad that matched the power in her voice. She took a great, meaningful song and revived it. That was the song she was known for, and I think that's the song she will be remembered by.
Whitney Houston was a great singer and songwriter, and it's unfortunate that she has left us. However, her legacy still lives on. Her work as a singer and actress is something to remember, and I think it will.
Whitney Houston started her singing career in 1985 with a self-titled album. While sales were slow at first, they really picked up after her second single and eventually sold twenty-five million copies, generated six singles total, and nominated in four categories at the Grammy's. She ended up winning Best Female Pop Artist out of those four nominations.
Whitney Houston continued on to make six more albums and host many concert tours, world tours, regional tours, and televised tours. She also appeared in multiple movies, commercials, and television shows, including the movie Sparkle which will be releasing later this year. She also produced some movies as well, including both of The Princess Diaries movies.
Whitney Houston will be remembered for many things. I think the one thing she will be most remembered by is singing "I Will Always Love You". The song was originally written by Dolly Parton in 1974, and Dolly's version of it was a slow, simple, and very sensitive song. It goes well with her voice because it's not that strong, but still beautiful nonetheless. Whitney Houston covered the song in 1992. It became one of her best selling singles and won multiple awards including Record of the Year at the Grammy's. While Dolly Parton's original version, as mention before, was soft and sensitive, Whitney Houston's cover was a very powerful ballad that matched the power in her voice. She took a great, meaningful song and revived it. That was the song she was known for, and I think that's the song she will be remembered by.
Whitney Houston was a great singer and songwriter, and it's unfortunate that she has left us. However, her legacy still lives on. Her work as a singer and actress is something to remember, and I think it will.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Circus Galop
This song is for the intense piano player. In fact, I don't think most piano players wouldn't even try to play this song. I believe if you look at the video below, you'll see why.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Interview with NoneLikeJoshua
To start off with Music Month, I had a sit down with NoneLikeJoshua, an independent rapper on Youtube who's well know for his rap remixes of dubstep songs who just released an album called "The Imperament". While I'm not a big rap fan, NoneLikeJoshua is different, with melodic backing tracks and insightful, and usually storytelling lyrics. As he's now in Canada working on a new EP, I talked to him over Skype and this is what he had to say about himself and his new album.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Coming Up: Music Month
This month is February, and I feel like doing something special for this month, so welcome to Music Month. All this month, I'll post music related thoughts. Hopefully, I'll also be able to do some interviews. I'm starting to ask some indie musicians, and I hope to get replies soon.
I'll take a look at some music and review those. Also, you can't listen to music without a good pair of headphones, so I'll review some headsets. I'll take a look at different ways to listen to music, like Pandora verses Last.fm, and many more things as well.
I love music, as you might guess, and I hope I like doing this as much. A lot more is to come starting Friday. I won't tell you what Friday's post is yet, but you'll find out soon enough.
I'll take a look at some music and review those. Also, you can't listen to music without a good pair of headphones, so I'll review some headsets. I'll take a look at different ways to listen to music, like Pandora verses Last.fm, and many more things as well.
I love music, as you might guess, and I hope I like doing this as much. A lot more is to come starting Friday. I won't tell you what Friday's post is yet, but you'll find out soon enough.
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