Music Reviews

Symphonic, Gothic, Epic Rockers

Heavy Metal or Goth Metal, Metallica, music

Classified as Heavy Metal or Goth Metal, they Defy Classification

Rock music separates itself into broad categories to help fans find their way. One group forced the rock establishment to invent a new category: symphonic/gothic rock.

When listening to the rock group Nightwish, the most striking initial characteristic is the operatic quality of the lead, female vocals. Readers may react that women have been in the world of rock since its inception and that a few have been frontliners: Grace Slick of the Jefferson Airplane, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, and Pat Benatar come to mind. Read More..

Muse The Resistance Review

Jazz, Metallica, TECHNO MUSIC, music

British Alt-Rockers Release Follow Up to Black Holes and Revelations
On The Resistance, their fifth studio album, Muse have created a difficult collection of songs which may take casual listeners time to digest.
Casting off the Oasis and Radiohead comparisons that have plagued them for most of their career, the band’s dense follow up to [...]

Metallica New York: Concert Review

Metallica, music

Legends of Heavy Metal Awe Fans at Madison Square Garden
Amidst an ongoing “World Magnetic Tour,” Metallica played back-to-back nights to sold out crowds at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
For nearly twenty years fans were left scratching their heads – their once beloved thrash-metal pioneers were going soft, or so it seemed. Fast-forward a [...]

Keeping Traditional African Music Alive

Bob Marley, CHRISTIAN SONG, Dance, Elton John, Jazz, Music Lessons, Punk, TECHNO MUSIC, band instrument, classical music, duke ellington, music

Interview with Mamane Barka- the Last Master of the Biram
This is an interview with Mamane Barka, the last master of the Biram, a traditional African instrument in Niger.
In a world where entire animal species and ethnic tribes can be lost, it should come as no surprise that musical instruments too, can become extinct.
Standing [...]

Iggy Pop Brings Punk Carnage to Carnegie Hall at Tibet Benefit

Punk, music

About 30 seconds into his opener “The Passenger” at New York’s Carnegie Hall Friday night, Iggy Pop declared, “Aw, fuck this shirt,” tore off his black V-neck sweater and tossed it stage right to a waiting Patti Smith, who caught it and giddily hopped up and down while swinging like she’d just caught a wedding [...]

How to Teach Sight-Reading in Private Lessons

Dance, Elton John, Jazz, Music Lessons, band instrument, classical music, duke ellington, music

How to Teach Sight-Reading in Private Lessons
Breaking Down Sight-Reading to Lesson-Sized Pieces
Research has shown how good sight-readers are successful, but how should we be teaching these skills to music students?
Sight-reading seems to be something that private lesson teachers just assume that a student is practicing on his or her own. Realistically, many students [...]

How to Buy Your Child’s First Band Instrument

Jazz, R & B, band instrument, classical music, music

How to Buy Your Child’s First Band Instrument
Buy a Quality Instrument for a Good Price
Finding a well-made, quality instrument for a new band student can be intimidating for parents, but it doesn’t have to be. With a few tips, it can become simple.
For most parents, starting a child in a school band program [...]