Britain is one of the most notorious countries on the Music Olympus. You ask why?

...Just popping in, to say that I am glad there are no upcoming birthdays in my fave band for awhile. Richard was kind of 'a tough customer' for me; I had to write several drafts in advance for him, and in fact my supervisor at work wrote me up recently (!) because he caught me working on one of those drafts.

Whenever Rammstein is talked about, it is impossible to ignore the German elements involved in the group's style and presentation. But for those of us who understand their overall message, nothing in the world can be sweeter.

Smooth vocal baritone melodies fused with explosive Funk rhythms and unique electro beats undeniably emits an energy that seduces audiences into a Sam Pete addiction.

Sam Pete is a renaissance man of creative talent enticing audiences with his catchy vocal arrangements, sultry voice, ingenious dance moves, and profound lyrical hooks.

Lucid Fly is heating up the Los Angeles scene with their commanding lyrics and addictive arrangement of melodies. Newly based in LA, they have already performed in front of hundreds at the renowned Key Club in Hollywood with an upcoming set in June at the Viper Room.

Jackie Boyz started their music career singing at the River Street Pier down in Savannah Georgia where they were born and raised. Their inspiration and love for music was instilled in them early on from their mother Jackie Battey (R.I.P). Their name, The Jackie Boyz, carries on the memory of their mother through their music and reaches out to their fans.

Musicals, as well, as theatre and poetry experience no aging, but emerge every time shaped in new ephemeral form. They were initially performances, consisting of musical episodes. They even managed to rival with operas. A genuine musical comprises music, lyrics and book. Melodic voices and elaborate costumes and scene decorations additionally contribute into the musical’s success.

There are only two weeks left before Richard Kruspe's birthday, and my mind is a complete blank as to what to write for him. This is a mystery to me, because you would think with him being the 'founding father' (and principal songwriter) of the group, he would be the easiest one to say something to on a blogspace (or a chat forum).

Tracing its cultural origins from African and Amerindian slaves of Colombia and its birth to the early 1900s, the popular folk music and dance styles of vallenato and cumbia are considered the representative music of the South American nation of Colombia.

Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic died last week at 97. She was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg in the early hours of 15 April 1912. The disaster killed 1,517 people in the north Atlantic while 706 others, including Dean, survived.

Banco de Gaia is the pseudonym of Englishman Toby Marks. Named after a secret Italian masonic order dedicated to the irradication of 'wires on sticks' (i.e telephone poles), Marks began using the moniker in 1991.

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A 24 h movie around the planet. A night trip around the earth and through Internet and networks. The trip will take place from Saturday 30th of May until Sunday 31 of May at noon at the Point Ephemere in Paris,

This is a style that stays aside all the other music trends. Not aside, but somewhat deeper. The reason is it is a reflection of the race, the plurality of people united by roots and origin. Rap is the culture of Afro-Americans, the continuation of their language and traditions. Rap is a mixture of speech and music, actually it is speech laid on music or beat it’s better to say.

"Douduk: The Sound of Armenia" was released on Jun 15, 2004 on the Naxos World label.

From the liner notes:

"Armenian folk-music has come down to us from ancient times, continually influenced by and influencing the musical cultures of other Middle Eastern peoples...

Indie, shorthand from independent, is coined to be a number of genres and subcultures to be independent from the commercial pop music and mainstream culture. For many of its artists Indie rock is unsigned or signed to independent record labels, rather than major record labels.

When it comes to the exciting world of drumplaying, I look for a few specific things. I look for the drummer to display individual style, versatility in his playing and also a clearness of sound. To me Chris Schneider, Rammstein's drummer, has all three elements going for him; he can be hotter than an inferno one minute, then drop out completely the next.

Just put "kick" before youtube on the video url. So for example, if you have the following url:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVq1xm3sr5Y

It would look like this:

http://www.kickyoutube.com/watch?v=QVq1xm3sr5Y

And then you will be able to download the video in a variety of formats, which include MP3 for audio only.

Have you ever wondered reason of pop and rock stars success? They range between religion, exotic tricks and genetically predetermined luck. Still one hit twinkling stars are shadowed by mega stars Rolling Stones, Madonna, Aerosmith, Sting, Paul McCartney and others.

Although it isn't talked about much, the bass player's position in a rock group is such an important one. The bass is the mediating, go-between force that connects the percussion to all of the other sounds; so if the bassman isn't a sharp listener, if he isn't able to connect and link up his instrument to all of the other ones, the overall sound is affected.

The Madchester trend was coined for the alternative music scene that developed in Manchester, the Great Britain in late 1980s and mixed indie rock and dance. The founders of the newly emerged musical style are labelled the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses from Manchester, UK. Their music is quite complicated to describe, however, very easy to remember.