Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘songs’

Learn to Play ALL Your Favorite Christmas Songs by Ear in Virtually Minutes!

The Christmas season, my favorite season of the entire year, is ALMOST here — and courtesy of Jermaine and HearandPlay.com, I have a PERFECT gift idea that YOU or one of your relatives would LOVE to see under the tree (…or better yet, on top of their piano)!
Jermaine just let me know about his brand [...]

What Was The Name Of That Song?

Musiclens lets you search for music using vague criteria like how loud it is or its tempo and mood. Pretty spiffy flash interface as well.
Musiclens is different from Song Tapper and maybe not as good for finding the title of a song. But it shines if you use it to discover new music. I especially [...]

Best Music of 1900s-1920s as MP3s

From Best music of 1900s-1920s as MP3s:
FoldedSpace has ripped and posted a rare collection of the best music from 1901-1920s and posted it, along with commentary. These public domain songs are delightful, and feature some of my favorite artists, like Billy Murray, who sounds a little like Bugs Bunny, and even an original recording of [...]

LyricWiki - Over 200,000 Songs Already

LyricWiki is a free site where anyone can go to get lyrics for any song from any artist! They have a substantial database already for you to search and contribute. They even have a FireFox search plugin. read more.

Arctic Monkeys: Rock’s First Web Success?

From Wired: Rock’s First Web Success?
The U.K. indie quartet Arctic Monkeys has built a loyal following thanks to internet word-of-mouth, P2P and grass-roots promotion. Here’s how giving away songs for free can help you sell hundreds of thousands of records. In Monkey Bites.
They encouraged file sharing. They wrote good songs. They broke records.
The music industry [...]

Song Composed Entirely of 37 Cello Parts. See the Video.

This is a pretty amazing video of Ethan Winer playing 37 separate cello parts to create one song. He even plays the percussion parts on his cello. It was recorded on 23 tracks using 37 plug-in effects. He spent hundreds of hours on this project so its worth a listen.
Wow! read more.

How To Find The Head-Turning Hook That Reels ‘Em In

Be the one song your fans listen to today that gets their adrenaline pumping.
Before you commit to a single note of your next song, you want to do some serious sleuthing behind the scenes.
I call it being a hook detective. What you’re looking for is the “hook” of your song–that unique part of the song [...]

Tap A Song’s Rhythm On Your Keyboard To Identify It

Let’s say you have a song stuck in your head, and you don’t know the name of it. All you do is load up this search screen, tap the rhythm of the song on your space bar, and see what happens. read more.

Single Review: Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time”

Single Review: Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time”:
Cyndi Lauper has withdrawn from her lover in the poignant ballad “Time After Time.”
Tearful guitars start the single, setting a lonely tone. It’s two a.m. Lauper hears the clock on her nightstand tick. She turns and touches the right side of the bed. It’s her boyfriend’s spot. [...]

Single Review: Paula Abdul “Cold Hearted”

Single Review: Paula Abdul “Cold Hearted”:
“Cold Hearted” may not be the best written song or even the best sung. However, it’s an unbelievably entertaining listen.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 songs (not ranked) that shaped Rock and Roll, based on the permanent exhibit of the same name (source available at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Website)
Want to study how to write a piece of revolutionary rock and roll? It’s a serious songwriter’s resource!