How Has Digital Music Changed The Industry

March 27th, 2013 - Comments Off

Music has seen a lot of changes in recent years. Although not too long ago most of the sales of music that were made involved CDs, this is no longer the case in today’s world. Although there are still some fans out there who purchase CDs, more and more people are beginning to purchase digital music tracks online instead. This has obviously changed music in many ways, but many people wonder if these changes are positive or negative. In all actuality, however, Read the rest of this entry »

What Is The Difference Between Analogue And Digital

September 12th, 2012 - Comments Off

Digital media has taken over. The sound is so much more clearer than what is done on wax and old cassette tapes. The analog sound of yesterday is occasionally popping up in ways that some people would not expect.

Much of this is a way to save money, but people are converting their old LP and cassette collections to MP3 formats. This saves them the money and trouble of buying all of this music all over again. Sometimes the conversion from analogue to digital is decent. At other times the songs sound scratchy and unbearable Read the rest of this entry »

What Is Austin Psych Fest All About

September 11th, 2012 - Comments Off

Austin is more than the capital of the state of Texas – it’s also known far and wide as the live music capital of the entire region. Each year fans, bands and artists flock to Austin to take part in the Austin Psych Fest, an event that celebrates the genre of psychedelic rock.

Few people know that Austin was actual the place where psychedelic rock, a type of music played with the sole goal of re-creating the effects of various mind-altering substances, was first born. The Read the rest of this entry »

Where Are The Coolest Indie Music Festivals

September 9th, 2012 - Comments Off

Where Are The Coolest Indie Music Festivals

Some of the coolest indie music festivals have taken place in the United States, Iceland, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom and Sweden. But, let’s have a look at some of the festivals in the United States and discover what is happening with the contemporary scene. In California every year there is the FYF festival. This concert takes place right in downtown Los Angeles and covers the course of two days of outdoor Read the rest of this entry »

The Best Psych Bands In The USA Today

September 5th, 2012 - Comments Off

The Best Psych Bands In The USA Today

Across the United States, you can find many bands across all genres. But there is one genre that has quickly begun to spread and has seen quite a resurgence as of lately. That genre is psych, which originates from fifties and sixties rock n roll upwards to nineties shoe-gaze and brit pop. Some bands from the past that have dominated the genre are The Velvet Underground, The Seeds, 13th Floor Elevators, Suicide, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spacemen 3, Dandy Warhols, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Warlocks. Now, this movement has taken notice Read the rest of this entry »

The Latest Pop Singers In The Media

September 1st, 2012 - Comments Off

There are a lot of pop singers in the media today. More people have a chance to come on the scene now that Americans are taking an interest in British pop artists.

The winner and reigning champion for the last couple of years has been Adele. Everyone that sees her falls in love with her. This is just how captivating her voice is. There is also a lot of buzz about other British artists like the teen sensation One Direction. Adele and One Direction Read the rest of this entry »