humanity

Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of music professionals, amateurs, inspiring students, celebrities, lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories in the music sphere.

When Leaves Wither...
My uncle once told me getting older weakens one’s endurance for the cold. Winter used to be my favorite season; I'm not a wallflower, but enjoy the ambiance of solitude intimated by snow. And yet it seems my uncle’s words caught up to me earlier than expected.
By Christian Lee4 years ago in Beat
Slavery Days - Burning Spear - Remembering What Was Before Juneteenth
A Brief Intro I have always been a fan since I first heard Burning Spear when I bought “Man In The Hills” just for its striking cover from NEMS in Rumbelows in Liverpool. I certainly wasn't disappointed with it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Please, Whatever You Do..
I have always looked at writing as a way to be able to give somebody the opportunity to understand fully whatever it is that I am feeling. It’s a way to make my thoughts tangible to others as well as myself I guess..
By “K. Dee Livingston” (D.S.A)4 years ago in Beat
Building a Home Studio
I first started building my home studio for producing music back in 2019. I made all the classic mistakes. I bought a lot of fairly large equipment without really planning the space I was going to be producing in. All of the equipment I bought has eventually been incredibly useful but I almost always bought it at the wrong time...basically too soon! The tendency, for me at least, is to want whatever exciting toys I can get my hands on. The problem with this was I hadn't even learnt to use all the stock software that came with Logic Pro X yet and had no decent working environment to properly explore using these cool musical gadgets.
By Si4 years ago in Beat
Musical Tastes Reveal Our (And The Other) Personality
Music is part of our daily life. It surrounds us, involves us, and moves us. But if its universal value is indisputable, we must consider that music is also experienced by each of us in a personal way.
By kikolo1624 years ago in Beat
Chartereuse
chartreuse Photograph by Boris Smokrovic on Unsplash furthermore, I sit my fingers catching purple stained from the ink
By MR HABI4 years ago in Beat
Dissonant whispers of death
A flaming redhead echoes her drums the resounding crescendo carries fiercely across the void upon the crying wind heralding hope for a people
By Novel Allen4 years ago in Beat
Habanera
A Bit Of Bill Bailey This came to be via Bill Bailey when in the “Larks In Transit” he mentioned that “Habanera” which opens one of my favourite operas “Carmen” by Bizet, by its use of juxtaposed major and an minor keys is a perfect analogy for the highs and lows of being in love, he then invites a real opera singer (Florence Hvorostovsky) on to sing the piece while he accompanies her on piano. The problem being the subtitles do not reflect the words she is actually singing.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Why Is Music So Bad Right Now?
At the end of last year, Spotify publishes a list of your Top Artists, based on the songs you played most often, which is later shared by everyone on their social media profiles.
By Chris Hudson4 years ago in Beat
The You I Desire
I saw you between the glass. The glass that was created, A hopeful tactic to separate my dreams from reality. You sit next to a former lover.
By Olivia Paus 4 years ago in Beat
My First & Last Rock Weekend: How A Writing Assignment Led To Ear Damage. Top Story - March 2022.
In 2014, I was covering a music weekend for a magazine article. The editor said I should get great photos - the whole commission depended on that. I thought foam ear plugs would be sufficient to protect my ears and I went down the front to get the best shots.
By Susie Kearley4 years ago in Beat
Von-T Demands Justice
Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged by fire and tempered by knowledge."—Thucydides After he refused to comply with vague and seemingly unlawful orders to remove his music videos from social media, the U.S. Army captain known to his fans as Von-T was convicted of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice and deprived of needed medical services. In response, a petition is now calling for Congress to pass legislation guaranteeing a safe space in the military for service members to express their grievances when they think their rights have been violated. It's part of Operation Hellfighter, a campaign named in honor of James Reese Europe. Europe's musical ensemble, as well as his fellow African-American soldiers who served in France during World War I, were called the Harlem Hellfighters. Europe overcame cruel resistance and was eventually recognized internationally as an innovative bandleader, arranger and composer. Over 100 years later, Von-T is encountering the same sort of harassment Europe endured when his proto-jazz music was denounced as immoral.
By Jeff Norman4 years ago in Beat