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.
Down to the Crossroads
Down to the Crossroads My Journey into the Delta The Heaviest Music in the World Worn fingers, slide down the steel strings caressing the neck of the weathered metal dobro, coaxing the sounds of God, love, the Devil and regret from the depths of a soul. Wandering gypsy guitar players rode the rails from the South to the North, pursuing the big city dream, driven by forces that raged from a lifetime of being told you were no good. That you were a nigger, a coon, a spade, something to be hunted down and hung from a tree, spit on in the street, kicked to the curb and oppressed for no reason other than the color of your skin. Your ancestor's ragged cries from the whip and iron, ring resolutely in your mind and your heart and the pain of a tortured past is never far from you. The music that came forth from this delirious pain, was called the Devil’s music. A form of spirited gut-wrenching music that told tales of heartache and triumph and became the soundtrack for a history marred by slavery and racism.
By Glenn Marais5 years ago in Beat
The Conspiracy of Jimi Hendrix's Death
When Jimi Hendrix came up in the 60s, he was different and introduced to the youth of those times something very new! The music he brought to the industry was groundbreaking. Yes, he played mostly blues, but he turned it into his own style. He brought a huge piece of bread to the music industry table. On top of reinventing guitar playing, his music also took on a different perspective. Hendrix’s music represented freedom at many levels. He became a guitar god and is admired by musicians from all trades even in modern times.
By Bazooka Teaches5 years ago in Beat
Music Love and Brain Magic
Music always helped me getting transported to a world where nothing mattered. I can’t imagine what could have become of me without the music. It helped me get through the night when it seemed impossible, it became the peace of my nights amidst the war, and most importantly, it helped me escape the materiality of this world when I needed it the most. I still can’t understand what magic it does and heal my wounds for a while. I think music creates a different self within you and helps you see the broader picture of life. There is strong psychology behind this. Here, I present to you the thoughts of a Melomaniac (exaggeration).
By Saral Verma5 years ago in Beat
How Music Shaped My Life (Part 1)
From as far back as I can remember, music has had an incredible impact on my life, the choices I have made and my personality. We all know that songs and lyrics can tap into our deepest feelings, there's something truly magical about music but my story goes much deeper.
By Cameo Brooks5 years ago in Beat
Why I Am Taking a Break From Listening to Country Music
When I was younger, I pretty much listened to country music exclusively. Believe me, being the only country music fan in a high school pumped up on AC/DC or Guns N' Roses was not an easy row to hoe. One gets teased mercilessly when one shows up at school in a Judds t-shirt. Oddly enough, based on my social media feeds, many of the kids at school who completely rejected country music have openly embraced it as they have gotten older.
By Chris Hearn5 years ago in Beat
ISOLATED
As 2020 began, I was already in a healing process from my own brokenness. I drank and rang in the new year with friends, co-workers, and a shattered heart from surviving a two-in-a-half-year depression, of course, I say, tentatively. When I got tired of being in that pain, I started making changes in my life to clear that dark cloud from over my head and that included my music intake. So I went from listening to pop, rock, and alternative, consistently, to indie and acoustic music. I even made a playlist of my own on Spotify that includes a variety of songs and artists from the acoustic playlists that I was listening to and immersed myself in a folk-like trance. I tell you, there is some kind of healing in the soulful, and honest sounds and lyrics of artists such as Imaginary Future, Julien Baker, Ben Howard, and William Fitzsimmons. Trust me, if they're on my top rewind of 2020, the spot was earned.
By AR Terique5 years ago in Beat
Looking Forward to the Future and the Music That Kept Me Going
2020 started out as a fresh start for me. I had almost no money, but I was blessed with the opportunity to move to Hawaii with my family. As we arrived in this beautiful, hopeful place I vowed to chase my dreams and pursue the things in life that bring me joy.
By Melanie Montanaro5 years ago in Beat
Heartbreak to Healing Soundtrack
I didn’t listen to music for pleasure for a long time at the beginning of this year, until I had something to smile about when I finally got back into my studio apartment with room to myself… to decorate, ponder, and think. About what my next step would be. My next move towards whatever life had planned for me. What would my job be? I had to figure it out. I didn’t know what to do next. On top of that, I was overwhelmed about it and didn’t know how to explain that to the person I was seeing. I sensed that we were both growing apart even though we had only started seeing each other again for a month or so. What was wrong? He wouldn’t tell me… He just started ghosting me. Like not answering me for days at a time. I started surfing through Youtube songs and found some new hits from my all time favorite male artist Chris Breezy. And ‘Overtime’ kicked in. Had it on repeat for like 2 weeks straight. As I was getting used to the town I was in, I was taking walks and listening to it back and forth from my apartment for hours at a time. I went through tons of songs that brought me joy and made me feel powerful again. Songs like, ‘She rockin that Thang’ by The Dream. Overtime though. Got me hooked because I had seen choreoghraphy to it by EXPG Studio… which I planned in my mind to hit as soon as I got back on track with my ideal weight. ‘He don’t deserve your time. I been on the bench a while. Let me do you better’ Is what I thought he was saying. But the lyrics really are ‘ Put him on the bench a while. Let me do you better’. Okay, so a few weeks. I got the opportunity to meet someone who really wanted to give me their time. I was surprised that we really hit it off, actually clicking after just one day of meeting in line and a short bus ride to a transportation center. But we didn’t exactly get to spend more one on one time after that. Things just got in the way even though we kept planning to. But on the phone… it was like.. really nice. A breath of fresh air. I was really enjoying this. So fast forward to me getting ready to pack out and leave to live in another city. I was busy working on a project and I wasn’t listening as much again. I actually didn’t start again until I after an emergency. I mean I was in a good mood just wanting to hear some of my classic new jams I had heard at my last job. How could I forget when I first heard ‘Dangerous’ on my way home at midnight. ‘You ain’t no angel but you got a halo…That’s what it’s like loving you’. It wasn’t the person I had recent’y met though. No, I had gone back to the joker again. But only because I knew him longer. We had gone out at least 5 times over a two year span. I did have some feelings for him. But he was always just feeling his way through. Never really being concrete about what we were doing. But this time I really got carried away. I mean when you think about what you feel and want … it sucks when its just you thinking that… I found out that the guy doesn’t even feel the same way…. So I stopped listening again.
By Porsche Lacewell5 years ago in Beat
Inklyne the new upcoming dancehall boss
dancehall artist Inklyne was featured in an article in LA Georgia. Inklyne started to blow up on every platform since that happened to him in his upcoming music career, he’s now gaining more fans and more streaming on his music.
By Verified Artists 5 years ago in Beat
