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Online Music: Great Music With Great Ease
By Jacob Marshal
Music is the most awesome source of entertainment. Without music life would be dull and dry. Everybody loves to listen to music and for ages it has been the most integral part of our lives. Over the years, different styles and kinds of music have evolved. However, the real essence of music is to provide rejuvenation and joy. It has the ability to soothe and calm our minds. It is probably the best way to soothe our senses and relish life. When the massive development and advancement in technology has influenced every arena of our lives, how can music stay untouched? Technology has lead to amazing changes in the world of music. The latest trend in music is the advent of online music stores. Now some really great music is available on the World Wide Web. The presence of online music stores has given new dimension and great hype to the modern music. The internet has broken the barriers of distance and people across the world can enjoy their favorite music without worrying about their geographical locations. The websites offer amazing services to the customers across the globe as they have awesome collection of incredible music. Users can have amazing music at low prices.
This concept of online music gained immense popularity during 2000 and since then it has increased membership and subscriptions many times. More and more people are relying on the online stores for latest and quality music. These days, numbers of online websites are increasing which have enormously large collection of songs and albums of all genres. You can get the latest music on these websites .You can easily find songs and music videos of your favorite pop star and artistes. The most exciting part of these sites is that one can listen to music before ordering it. These days various websites offer the facility of listening music online. They feature robust music players with which songs can be shuffled, replayed, fast forwarded and re-winded. Users can also create play-lists of chosen songs and listen online. The online stores have a number of categories with different music classifications. This robust segregation helps one to easily find particular song or album.
Imagine one day you feel like listening to an old romantic classic song which is not well known or popular. You know the song's lyrics however you are not sure of the artist's name or the album title. It may be quite difficult for you to find the particular song in the nearby music store. But you need not get disappointed, because you can easily find your favorite track on the internet. These online stores have a very huge collection of songs from old classics to modern hit numbers. Tracks of different genres and music styles are available. You can search for Pop songs, Jazz, Rock music and many other different kind of music.
These music stores strictly follow the various copyright laws which ensure that you get the original and high quality soundtracks. They have a central large and efficient music repository which helps you find music more easily and quickly. The companies that offer music downloads to customers are accountable to the users. They offer reliable services unlike the usual file sharing programs on the internet.
The major reason for the increasing popularity of the online music stores is due to the fast and efficient availability of the music. You can find desired tracks and albums without much hassle. You can search for music at any hour of the day. Great music is at your fingertips 24 hours, seven days of the week.
Solarcade at Cinespace
By Jonathan Weichsel
Solarcade is unabashedly a pop band, but they don't play modern pop. Their music harks back to the seventies and eighties, when pop music had all the power and force of rock and roll. The band is able to channel Goth, psychedelic, and hard rock into their power ballads, pop songs, and prog-rock excursions, creating a sublime aural experience. Just as important as the music is the fact that they put on one of the best shows in L.A.
Solarcade has in Paul Van one of the most talented and eclectic vocalists to hit the pop music scene in many years. Van's voice is able to exhibit vulnerability, as well as strength. Sometimes Van is quirky, and sometimes he lets his voice quaver, but most of the time he belts out his songs, hitting high notes and low with equal clarity, and with a force rivaling some of the greatest singers of the eighties.
Paul Van has the kind of voice that can fill a room of any size. Watching him play the small room at Cinespace, I kept on thinking, "This guy belongs in a stadium." It is difficult to describe what he did to the mostly upscale crowd that turned out Saturday night to hear the band. During the opening acts everybody was standing around, mingling, and chatting at the bar in that way Hollywood types like to chat. But the second Solarcade came out rocking with their new single "Rise," everyone in the room rushed towards the stage and just went wild.
Paul Van had the greatest effect on the females in the audience. Perhaps the women were reacting to Van's lip gloss, or maybe it was the hint of eye liner, but it is most likely that the gals were sent into a state of frenzy by his attitude. Paul Van commanded the stage that evening with all the arrogance and cockiness requisite of good rock and roll. His is a classic rock act, full of romantic gestures and dramatic poses. You have all seen old films of women melting in front of some rock God. It is quite another thing to be in a roomful of melting women.
This is not to say that the women were the only people enjoying the show. Tony Pomillo's guitar work was stunning. Pomillo is just as versatile an artist as Van is, and channels the same musical genres. When he hits a power cord, it lifts the entire room. His solos are not as intricate as one might expect from this type of band, but in place of intricacy is a kind of psychedelic beauty, full of unexpected notes and colors. The drummer added a pounding, danceable beat to the mix.
Solarcade's lyrics are psychedelic, but they don't have the sense of anxiety often associated with psychedelic lyrics. Take for example the opening Solarcade's single, "Rise."
Some kind of reign for us
A thousand hands to slow
The chains that pull me up
I don't want to be the one to fall
I don't want to run. I don't want to
hide at all
Paul Van starts out singing with faux-nervous energy, but by the end of this he is bursting with a full-voiced confidence. Rise is a powerful song, about breaking through the chains that keep us down. It is a song about reaching up from the murky depths, and grabbing hold of the light. Perhaps Paul Van is able to express these sentiments with such sincerity because he is himself a rising star, about to break through the chains.
If you would like to learn more about Solarcade, including upcoming shows, visit them at www.my space.com/solarcade. Make sure you check out one of their shows soon, because in a few months they are going to be huge. Solarcarde's new EP, Songs for the Gathering, is being released digitally February 24th.
Background Music in the Workplace: An Energizing Experience
By Sondra Taylor
Playing music in your home office can actually make you more productive. The music in the background can make you creative. Music helps you relax and concentrate on your task. It can be a part of the workday. Beautiful classical jazz or blues music to keep you company can be soothing while you work your business. If you are fond of music, it can ease the tension on you. People find pleasure when they hook up their iPod at work or play some radio off the internet. Many people love listening to music while they work. It can be their secret outlet into being professional.
Music is an art. Involvement in the arts promotes character, self-discipline, perceptiveness and creativeness. You might notice beauty in your creative work that you have never seen before when you play music. Music gives pleasure and fun while working. Let's be honest. Is it really good for your well-being to immerse yourself in music while working? Yes, the special energy of a concert can bring on higher
concentration. You can reaffirm your connection with the workers and clients. Most people are so familiar with their work that the music does not come as a distraction. They like to have music on in the background while they work.
You might ask yourself which music is best? Or can some be a distraction? The radio station can be a good place to start listening. Or put in a CD. If you think your favorite music fits the work environment, include it. Everybody has their choice of music type to listen to. Since the turn of the 20th century, many like popular, jazz, classical, folk, rock or soundtracks. Many people love to listen to the great classical composers such as Bach and Mozart. They find the dashing awakening of Mozart or Beethoven improves the speed and liveliness of thinking. A large number of people find that a contemporary jazz band fits their mood while working. Movie music is good background music. Music that is light and smooth fits the mood. Singers are very good but some prefer instrumental music. People like to hear melodies they recognize. Some hum along while listening to the tunes. Music that introduces new weight can raise your energy level.
Don't deny yourself the music you need. You might be able to teach yourself to work more productively with background music, even though you've been use to a quiet atmosphere.
Some people who have their own office get customized music programming especially for their business. The business might call for instrumental or classical background to ease the nerves and soothe uneasiness. However, the managers find the source to create music specifically for them and their customers. Everyday millions of people create muzak for their customers.
Music moves our souls, pushes us onward. It is difficult to picture a workplace without music. People use music to get through boring work everyday. Even the dullest jobs can be made enjoyable. Music can have astonishing effects on mood. A bad mood can turn into a more workable, happy, and energizing mood. And that's good for business.