tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16925921581104550732024-03-05T10:12:42.822-05:00Between the Notes | Music Blog: News, Reviews and History"Music is what happens between the notes" - Duke EllingtonAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-53040297170996205042013-03-29T12:30:00.000-04:002013-03-29T12:30:00.179-04:00Top 20 Kickstarter Tips and Tricks. Part 1: The VideoI recently ran a successful Kickstarter campaign, Vicki's Wish. We beat our goal, and learned a lot about what works and what doesn't, which I wanted to share here. I didn't want to leave anything out so it'll come at you in 3 separate parts, Part 1: the Video; Part 2: Social Media; Part 3: Self-Promotion.
The video part of your Kickstarter presentation is the first and sometimes the onlyAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-65540238995967509772013-03-09T21:01:00.004-05:002013-03-27T14:39:57.027-04:00Beijing Punk: What happens when 1.3 billion Chinese discover punk?Beijing Punk is a music documentary that follows underground punks through Communist China in the year of the Olympics.
It's available on Hulu.com as of today - free. You have to log in because well, they're punks, so they swear a lot (so you have to promise you're an adult/OK with hearing some 4 letter words). But it's in English.
They're hilarious, serious, and extreme, but these punksAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-81548214897414620212012-04-25T17:50:00.000-04:002012-04-25T18:21:43.534-04:00"Keep on Keepin' On": a Clark Terry Documentary
Clark Terry is a jazz legend, I wanted to share and spread the news for this documentary "Keep on Keepin' On".
It's emotional, but a must-see.
KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON is the inspiring story of a jazz legend
and one of his last students. The legend is 91-year-old Clark Terry, a man who
played in the Duke Ellington and Count Basie bands and mentored the likes of
Miles Davis and Quincy Jones.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-41842738544696533382012-01-12T09:42:00.002-05:002012-01-12T10:02:05.034-05:00Perfect Justin Bieber reviewI didn't write this review, but I wish I did. HA
Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-43807883183729983842011-09-11T00:54:00.003-04:002012-01-12T16:31:03.394-05:00Elton John & the Muppets - 1977 - Crocodile RockTrip down memory lane. Elton John + the Muppets = music & television history. Cee Lo Green was funny but has nothing on the original!
"La la la la laaa"
Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-54455495579629399222011-08-29T17:11:00.004-04:002012-01-12T16:31:57.489-05:00OK Go + The Muppets = Thumbs UpLove this!
Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-43290978271942965532010-08-16T19:55:00.000-04:002010-08-16T19:55:57.093-04:00This week in music history: August 15-21August 151922 - Lukas Foss, [Fuchs], composer, born in Berlin, Germany1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."1964 - MCA, [Adam Yauch], rock vocalist (Beastie Boys) born in NYC1965 - The Beatles set a record for having the largest single crowd at a concert at Shea Stadium in New York. Attendance was Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-22277080527582069272010-08-12T01:45:00.003-04:002010-08-16T19:59:55.182-04:00This week in music history: August 8-14
Benny Goodman
August 81923 - Benny Goodman, at the age of 14, took a job as a clarinet player on a Chicago-based excursion boat on Lake Michigan.1960 - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" hits #11961 - The Edge, [Dave Evans], born in London1963 - Kingsmen release "Louie, Louie," radio stations label it obscene1966 - Beatles' release "Revolver"1975 - Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-78139135240244576782010-08-02T21:16:00.002-04:002010-08-02T22:32:32.653-04:00This week in music history: August 1-7August 11779 - Francis Scott Key, composer of the "Star-Spangled Banner", born1981 - MTV made its debut at 12:01am. The first video to be shown was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.1996 - MTV launched another channel known as M2.
August 21961 - The Beatles began their engagement as regular headliners at Liverpool's Cavern Club. They performed about 300 shows over the next 2 years.1962Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-35724318934614273282010-07-25T19:42:00.001-04:002010-08-02T23:25:17.597-04:00This week in music history: July 25-31July 25
1965 - Bob Dylan appeared on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival with an electric guitar. It was his first non-acoustic set.1970 - Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" released.1975 - "A Chorus Line" debuted on Broadway. The show closed in 1990 after 6,137 performances.1990 - Rosanne Barr sang the National Anthem in San Diego before a Padres baseball game. She was booed for her performance.
Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-61645212426349441312010-07-23T23:57:00.002-04:002010-07-25T19:45:40.445-04:00Top 20 Tips: Social Media for MusiciansJust this past week Facebook announced it reached a huge milestone: 500 million users - up from 400 million just a year ago. 100 million users in one year, it's amazing.
I had a particularly enlightening week learning about social media and how important it is in the music industry and to artists. Social media are blogs, social networks (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace), and sites Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-17981704636113530472010-07-22T00:06:00.006-04:002010-07-25T19:46:09.858-04:00Melodyne: The *real* death of AutotuneWe have all heard Jay-Z's song "Death of Autotune" and from that are at least vaguely familiar with what Autotune does. I have always been more than slightly nauseated to know that people with zero singing abilities are still major musical superstars, which is exactly what that program allows and encourages.
Tonight in my NYU Audio Recording class we learned about another Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-23945658717924424032010-07-20T00:59:00.000-04:002010-07-20T00:59:49.092-04:00Top 20 Playlists: BedtimeBecause sometimes we all need some help falling asleep, these 20 songs should do the trick. Sweet dreams!
Bedtime Playlist
We Are Scientists Spoken For
Willie Nelson You Are Always on My Mind
Sigur Ros Hoppipola
Parker House and Theory Home
Radiohead Pyramid Song
Vampire Weekend I Think Ur A Contra
The Black Crowes Oh Josephine
Kansas Dust in the Wind
Leonard Cohen Hallelujah
Corinne Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-88195253089539210882010-07-18T21:01:00.001-04:002010-07-20T01:01:45.072-04:00This week in music history: July 18-24July 181821 - Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischutz" was first performed in Berlin.1948 - Columbia Records publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record, the 33 1/3, in New York City.1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its debut performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in California.1987 - A woman sued Motley Crue for $5,000 claiming that she lost her hearing because a Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-16709144185311191712010-07-16T21:49:00.000-04:002010-07-16T21:49:28.454-04:00MTV/ video killed the radio star...reality TV killed MTVMTV began broadcasting in America on August 1st, 1981, thus marking the start of the music video’s reign over the music industry. Ironically, the first music video ever played on MTV (aired at exactly 12:01 am August 1, 1981) was the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star”:
MTV broadcast 24 hours a day, therefore the need for material to fill these time slots increased and the number music Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-4639016012158660062010-07-14T01:25:00.004-04:002010-07-16T21:49:59.085-04:00Musician's perspective of music: An editorial essay
This post varies from my established course of informational yet entertaining ;-) music articles. Please comment freely and often, I am truly interested in what you have to say about this topic…
*~*~*~*~*My ProTools teacher and I (both non-professional performing musicians ourselves) got into a short yet fervent discussion tonight about musicians’ perspectives on performing music. Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-6237457959601146052010-07-12T00:16:00.001-04:002010-07-12T00:18:23.547-04:00This week in music history: July 11-17July 11
1937 - George Gershwin, composer, died at 381946 - Dean Martin recorded his first 4 songs.1959 - Suzanne Vega born in Santa Barbara, CA1996 - Beck made a surprise performance at Lollapalooza in St. Louis, MO.2000 - Lars Ulrich (Metallica) was the first witness to testify at a U.S. Senate hearing over copyright law issues concerning free sharing of music files on Web sites such as Napster&Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-13080104073870727802010-07-08T00:16:00.004-04:002010-07-12T00:28:03.979-04:00Happy Birthday Ringo!Yesterday (Wednesday July 7) was Ringo Starr's 70th Birthday. We can all only hope to look that good when we are 70!
He celebrated his big day in New York City at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, and at 12 noon he led the crowd in his "Peace and Love" salute, which has become his annual birthday tradition. At the private party inside the Hard Rock Cafe, Ringo celebrated with close friendsAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-1240260150185205112010-07-05T22:58:00.004-04:002010-07-12T00:26:08.535-04:00This week in music history: July 4-10July 41623 - William Byrd, English composer, died at 801826 - Stephen Foster, composer, born in Lawrencevil, PA1832 - The song "America" was sung in public for the 1st time at the Park Street Church in Boston, MA.1895 - The song "America the Beautiful" was published.1900 - Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong born in New Orleans, LA1970 - Casey Kasem hosted radio’s "American Top 40" for the 1st time.1982 - Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-90415338540703778942010-06-27T18:48:00.000-04:002010-06-27T18:48:51.389-04:00Steve Martin's tour riderSteve Martin's tour rider was leaked on his site recently, check it out below. Only Steve Martin could come up with some of these demands!
(FYI If you haven't heard his album, The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo, you are missing out!)
Enjoy!
Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-30706703502750977772010-06-27T17:06:00.002-04:002010-06-27T17:11:04.995-04:00This week in music history: June 27-July 3June 271959 - "West Side Story," with music by Leonard Bernstein, closed after 734 performances on Broadway.1959 - Trisha Yearwood born in Nashville TN1971 - The Fillmore East in New York City closed.1988 - Cyndi Lauper got her high school diploma from Richmond High in New York.1988 - MCA Records bought Motown Records for $61 million.1989 - The Who performed the rock opera, "Tommy," in its Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-67525907283494747172010-06-23T13:48:00.003-04:002010-06-23T14:03:11.962-04:00What's a vuvuzela anyway?!The biggest international (read: what the US cares about, which if it has to do with soccer = not much) buzz surrounding the World Cup this year has little to do with what's happening on the field, and much more to do with the noise happening in the stands.
<--These are vuvuzelas. We've all seen them at parades and other sporting events, so we know they are really loud and totally Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-18906851812620141322010-06-22T13:04:00.000-04:002010-06-22T13:04:00.311-04:00Play Me, I'm Yours: NYCSing me a song, you're the Piano Man/ Woman/ Child!
As of this past week, NYC has been blessed with the art installation "Play Me, I'm Yours" which provides colorfully decorated pianos available in public places (I've seen one on the Coney Island Boardwalk and Madison Sq. Park even), for anyone to play that feels like plunking out 'chopsticks' or serenading the crowd with some Chopin.&Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-432131804237512222010-06-21T12:23:00.000-04:002010-06-21T12:23:32.203-04:00This week in Music History: June 20-26June 20
1937 - W2XBS (later WCBS-TV) televised the first TV operetta. The work was the "Pirates of Penzance" by Gilbert and Sullivan.
1973 - American Bandstand celebrated its 20th anniversary with a 90-minute television special. Little Richard, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Cheech and Chong and Three Dog Night made appearances.
June 21
1732 - Composer Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach was born.
Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692592158110455073.post-79726137001623642032010-06-16T02:05:00.000-04:002010-06-16T02:05:42.995-04:00NBA Finals 2010: the National AnthemsThe Celtics rolled over and died tonight, losing to the Lakers by over 20 points, which now requires the NBA Finals go to a Game 7 to decide the National Champions.
Important Note: the Lakers have not beaten the Celtics in a Game 7 of the Finals since 1985. We (yes we're C's fans here) can only hope that the Lakers will continue their lovely losing tradition tomorrow night!
But I Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186644496960243244noreply@blogger.com0