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Capturing girls' hearts

08/14/11 17:43

Do you ever notice how guys who play the guitar easily capture a lot of girls' hearts? Girls are suckers for romance so if a guy plucks some chords of love songs, they can't help but admire him or even have a crush on him. And you don't have to be a virtuoso to do this. Just know that basics of guitar playing, some even do ouido. The important thing is to play the right romantic songs to be popular with the girls.

Link: Guitar Basics (Part 1): Understanding Your Guitar (guit

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Million Dollar Lawsuit for Illegal Music Sharing

Napster did it first, and since its shutdown, music lovers with either small pocketbooks or anti commercial ideals have searched for a way to acquire the music society produces without paying society for its trouble.

But someone always has to pay. This time it's Limewire, a peer to peer music sharing site who was slapped with a million dollar lawsuit from four major music companies.

The LimeWire founder Mark Gorton may or may not have been aware what his users were doing, but it doesn't change the fact that, in this day and age, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Link: Lime Wire Founder Admitted Negligence of Copyright Law

How to Tune the Guitar

When one is learning to play the guitar, one of the lessons one needs to know is tuning the guitar. There are 3 basic ways of tuning the guitar.

One is by using a tuner. When it is attached to the guitar, one just needs to strike each string and look at the light indicator to get the right tune. Another method is by using a piano or keyboard. One needs to synchronize the sound of the string to some keys of the piano. The last method is by relative tuning. This one needs a good ear to be able to tune the guitar.

Link: Guitar Basics (Part 2): Setting the Proper Tone (guitar

David Byrne gets inspired with a Political Icon

Musicians are just like any other artist. They need an inspiration or a subject to be able to create a nice piece or a collection.

Renowned musical genius David Byrne is no exception as he has created a collection of song to pay tribute to political icon in the Philippines - Imelda Marcos. He worked with various artist like Fatboy Slim, Tori Amos, and other great singers.

Link: David Byrne and the Iron Butterfly (imelda marcos); Phi

Remembering The Beatles Band

I think that this is the coolest I have ever heard of! I am a music enthusiast and I am really a fan of the Beatles. Although, they are a classic but no one could ever beat their kind of music. So soft and just so pleasing to the ears. I am very happy when I learned that the Liverpool Hope University is offering this course called the Beatles Masters. I am actually thinking of enrolling myself there so that I will get to know more about their music.

Link: The First Beatles Master's Degree - Awarded (beatles);

The Internet has helped many niches grow their own voice

The success of Vital Beats can be seen mimicked across a range of niche sites like cloud video editing to real estate property portals working in different markets. Thanks to the advent of the Internet and the ease of which one can get their message and service out, there are many more voices, beats, melodies and content that are now seeing the light of day for the first time when before they were in the silent in the darkness.

Link: Hip Hop Beats (hip hop beats); Become the Music Blog

Letting One's Fantasy Run Loose with Rock and Roll Camp

Everyone has their childhood dreams. Although some has achieved them, others are not as lucky as they are. Whether it is by circumstance or by mere fate, in the end people who failed to live their dreams may feel some sort of regret. Some of today's leaders are not exempted in the process.

Back in the 70's and 80's where rock and roll was popular, many dreamed to someday become rock stars.

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Link: The Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp (music); Your Arts N Craf