Why Rap Rules And Rock Is In A Rutt January 22, 2012
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January 21, 2012
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Bangkok Music Fans, your guru Tambourine Man tells us that due to the large numbers of talented musical performers (including a very welcome JAWA reunion) of various styles attending the Open Mic night at DET 5 on Sukhumvit Soi 8 for the past two weeks, the Open Mic will continue every Monday from 8.30pm to 11.30pm and all are welcome. The gig also features pool, food and some interesting ‘software’. Some other up-coming music events that may be of interest:- Every Thu, Fri, & Sat WILD SIDE (who in their formative days used the Open Mic to polish their classic rock menu) are now playing at The Sundowner Lounge, Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel (from 7.30pm to midnight). Free
- Fri 27th Jan PETER DRISCOLL AND THE CRUISERS play early Rock’n'Roll and Rockabilly at TOKYO JOES, Sukhumvit Soi 26 from 9.30pm.Free
- Sat 28th Jan MARTIN GRAND, a recent Open Mic regular will be featured ”In Concert” at DET 5, Sukhumvit Soi 8 from 8.30pm. Pop/Rock accoustic.Free.
- Fri 3rd Feb SPIKE NIGHT with AUTOGEN (from Latvia) plus local support at Club Culture, near Democracy Monument. Spike, known for his “off the wall” late night live renditions at open mic will be DJ host for this event. 180 Baht inc 1 drink.
- A heads-up for Blues fans with news that Glenn Patrik will play Tokyo Joe’s February 10, backed by the Soi Dog Blues Band. Details to be confirmed.
Do It To Music! January 14, 2012
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If you’re looking for some motivation to help you get through a workout, listening to music can be a big help. Not only does it keep you distracted from getting tired, but scientific studies have actually proven that it can make you perform better! Positive music with a fast beat has been shown in numerous studies to get participants to work harder for a longer period of time and enjoy exercising more. If you haven’t tried working out with music before, here are some tips to help you get started. (more…)
Open Minds! January 7, 2012
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ATTENTION ALL MUSICIANS, POETS, STAND-UP COMICS! WELCOME BACK FROM YOUR XMAS HOLS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! THE NEXT BLUE MONKEY BAR OPEN MIC NIGHT IS ON Thursday the 26th of January. HAPPY HOUR PRICES WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS PEOPLE ARE ON THE STAGE PERFORMING! (more…)
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November 27, 2011
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The Jungle casts an eye on the last half-century of gadgetry wonders from the world of music. Recently a true musical legend died. This week a true musical tech legend turned 30. The Sony Walkman will be celebrating its anniversary in a world that it has not only dramatically helped shape, but one in which its name still lives on strong as a bastion of the digital music revolution. Without a shadow of a doubt, Sony’s portable music box altered the way we think about and enjoy music forever, and such an achievement has got us thinking about all the other innovations in music that should be celebrated and revered with just as much gusto. Thus, we’ve compiled a VIEW of the top innovations in music tech over the last 50 years. As Friedrich Nietzsche once said: “Life without music would be a mistake.” CLICK FOR THE LIST.
Tom Waits For No Man November 24, 2011
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Tom Waits is a born storyteller who loves a good yarn, and like the fast-talking characters who populate his songs, you’re never quite sure if he’s on the level. “The truth is overrated,” he said during this conversation, and you get the feeling those are words he lives by.
Waits is supporting a new album, Bad as Me, which is out next week. His last proper full-length (not counting 2006′s three-disc set, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards) was 2004′s Real Gone, but this collection feels like a very different beast. Where Real Gone was noisy and harsh, Bad as Me is a batch of short, intensely focused songs that have many distinctive production elements and a few new wrinkles. There are noisy political songs, tender ballads, extended jokes. Crafting shorter tracks was a conscious decision suggested by Waits’ wife and collaborator, Kathleen Brennan: “Get in, get out. No fucking around.”
We spoke with Waits via telephone from California. When we asked where he was, he claimed to be at the barber shop. We couldn’t hear any clippers in the background.
“Songs are pretty easy. They are small, they are modular, they are about as big as a bagel.”
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Get In Line November 22, 2011
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The Music Machine is a mobile and online service created for the Indie Alternative music fan. Its three high-quality specialist channels cover five decades from 60′s Garage to the latest reverb-drenched indie rock. The Music Machine mobile App and website includes an interactive Chart compiled in real time by users of the service and facilities for buying and downloading music through iTunes either on impulse or via tagging for later purchase. The app is free to download and provides free access for the first 30 days, on both Mobile and Online platforms followed by a £2.39 monthly subscription. The service can also be accessed via musicweek.com free of charge to subscribers of the website.
To Know Them Is To Love Them November 20, 2011
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In 1960 to 1963 Gibson changed the body of the Gibson Les Paul standard to an SG type body with two symetrical pointed horns or cutaways. They had thinner necks and were called the Gibson SG Les Paul Standard model. Some prototypes were made in late 1960 with “Les Paul Model” on the peghead, but they were officially produced and sold in 1961 at a list price of $310 with crown peghead inlays. The guitar had two humbuckers (PAF), a Les Paul logo on the truss rod cover, side-pull vibrato, mahogany body, cherry red finish, a small black pickguard covering about 1/5 of the body, and had trapezoid inlay blocks on the fingerboard. In 1962, some models had inlaid ebony blocks on the tailpiece. In Late 1963, they had Gibson maestro vibrolas (lyre-style covers) and Gibson took out the Les Paul logo on the truss rod, made the necks a little larger and better built, and renamed the guitar the Gibson SG Standard: (more…)
Streams Under Pressure November 19, 2011
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Following a study that claims that streaming music is damaging to record sales, a distributor representing more than 200 labels has withdrawn its entire catalogue from Spotify, Napster, Simfy and Rdio. The study, which was conducted by NPD Group and NARM, came out with results suggesting that subscription services — where you pay a flat fee each month to access a giant jukebox in the sky, rather than owning individual tracks — is discouraging other forms of music purchasing. You can find the further details of that study over at Digital Music News. (more…)
GIGS in ASIA November 15, 2011
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Eric Johnson in Hong Kong is an agent who needs bands urgently for gigs in Asia and the Middle East with several band openings for 5 star hotels in Asia and Middle East for end of 2011 and also in 2012. 3-6-12 month contracts. He requires:
