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15th of June, 1978: 'Street-Legal' by Bob Dylan is Released
Street-Legal was an album released in 1978 and recorded in 1977, during Bob Dylan's marital problems with Sara Lownds. The album is different in the act of using female backing vocals and continues with the eery Mexican style sound found on Desire on some of the songs. However, there are some songs on the album that sound more like a mix between the gospel era and the album Desire - it may have marked Dylan's transition from one to the other.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
Mark Klaver, the Newest Addition to Your Playlist
Mark Klaver is a singer and songwriter from New York, who has been making a huge impact in the music scene. This inspiring artist writes music from the soul, and you feel it whenever you listen to him. Mark Klaver is definitely a new artist who you need on your current playlist!
By Amanda Gabrielle7 years ago in Beat
8th of June, 1985: 'Empire Burlesque' by Bob Dylan Was Released
Since time began, I have been ridiculed, made fun of, laughed at and scorned for liking and constantly supporting the confusing and "interesting" album Empire Burlesque. It is a very complicated thing for me to explain since I haven’t really met anyone else who likes the album—but in this article, I will try to give you some background for why I love it.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
A Chef, Without the Line: Part 3
Part 3 Do you ever get signs from a higher being, person, dream, thing, or energy? Maybe even déjà vu? I have always got signs on what I should be doing with my life, sometimes before I know I should be doing the things I have been shown in a dream or memory that vanishes like a smoky mist in the wind.
By SKEDDY OFFICIAL7 years ago in Beat
A Chef, Without the Line
Part 2.5 Today, I woke up thinking that today was going to be like any other day. I have a daily routine of checking emails lying in bed after I wake up; scrolling through Instagram, reading the news, all while the crusted dry eye boogers rip away from my eye balls.
By SKEDDY OFFICIAL7 years ago in Beat
Happy 78th Birthday to Bob Dylan!
Bob Dylan, the God of Folk and the Voice of a Generation was born on this day in the early 1940s. Now, I love Bob Dylan and this whole article is just going to be one long birthday message to my favourite singer and songwriter, my favourite guitar player, my favourite person, my favourite legend, and undoubtedly, my favourite musician, artist, and performer of all time.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
In Defense of Modern Music
Sometimes, I imagine myself in another era, in some parallel universe where my birth certificate says "1975" instead of "2000." I see myself in a baggy green flannel shirt and jeans I ripped myself, doing the rounds of my local record shop. I imagine turning over the vinyls in my hands, talking to the person behind the counter, finding music through word of mouth and through music channels instead of on Spotify. I imagine a life where I see Kurt Cobain live on TV as a tangible, living, breathing person instead of a memory immortalised in a music video. It was a great time, so I'm told. The stars were daring, rebellious, and uncensored. They had integrity and originality. Sometimes this nostalgia is followed by some nose-wrinkling, some sighing, and comments along the lines of, "Shame it's not like that anymore. It all sounds the same nowadays. It's all so... safe."
By E.W Hemmings7 years ago in Beat
The Magical Music of Pogo
One day, I was browsing on YouTube for an entertaining video to watch (as one does when we're bored), when I stumbled upon something beautiful. A mix of sounds and voices from various clips that are turned into music. That is what Pogo does, and he does it beautifully. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's one of his videos below:
By Sarah Loyd7 years ago in Beat
Nicholas Lurwick and That Wild Southern Blues Sound
Folk Rock and Southern Blues are so closely associated with artists from the 1960s and the 1970s, and even further back than that, such as: Bob Dylan, Credence Clearwater Revival, The Band, Woody Guthrie, Paul Simon, and many more in this field, that sometimes it can be difficult for someone like me to find new music to listen to.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
Kane Brown: King of Country
For those of you who don't know, Kane Brown is a country music singer who recently arrived on the scene as of 2014 when he began posting covers of songs, and he has been soaring ever since. He's going to be the next big country music king and here's why.
By Kristen Barenthaler7 years ago in Beat
Fly Away, Skyline Pigeon, Fly!
Elton John has become almost as famous with his work on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention as he has for his music. Elton frequently plays benefits for the cause of AIDS awareness. His AIDS Foundation has raised millions for AIDS research. While the AIDS crisis is today nowhere near the global emergency it was in the 1980s among the gay and blood transfusion communities, Elton has steadfastly remained active in advocacy for AIDS research.
By Sean Callaghan7 years ago in Beat
The Cautionary Tale of Jered Threatin
"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."— Andy Warhol Today, we live in a world where fame is a hot commodity. It is no longer a question of what people will do to become famous. In reality, the more important question is what won't people do to gain notoriety.
By David Wyld7 years ago in Beat
