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How to Take Care of Your Vinyl Collection
Whether you're just starting out as a record collector or you already have a collection of your own, you should make sure you're taking proper care of your vinyl. Records are valuable, not only because they contain the music you love, but also because their appeal has made a comeback in recent years which gives them a certain vintage and eclectic edge compared to their more modern competitors like CDs and devices. It is very important to handle, store, and clean records properly in order to keep them in good shape for a long time.
By Loretta Flowers6 years ago in Beat
LGBT songs that should be on your playlist for pride
As LGBT culture has thrived and grown, the media has made songs for the comfort and celebration of who you are. In celebration of pride month, I have some songs that you probably never heard and there is a need for you to listen to these songs because most of them are a staple in the history of the evolution and revolution of gay culture as well as the fact that they are catchy as hell.
By Samantha Parrish6 years ago in Beat
How To Blow up on Spotify
Hello my name is Trenten Priest, and today I’m going to tell you how I got my numbers up on Spotify. Now before you read this article know that when I wrote it I had 27 thousand monthly listeners .. well let’s see how much I have now? Search up “Trenten Priest” or click the embedded link below, check out my music, and give me a FOLLOW if the number is still around 25k, then maybe my method works? I think yes!
By Social Media Castle6 years ago in Beat
tastes like strawberries and sounds like diversity and empowerment: a watermelon sugar review.
this video is dedicated to touching. Skinny jeans. Band tees. Chelsea boots. That was the Harry of the past. That was the Harry of times long over. The Harry of today, well, that’s a keeper, for sure.
By hannah irelan6 years ago in Beat
Isolation Music Station: The UK Music Festivals Going ONLINE
Some might say the UK is legendary for having such a variety of popular music festivals. From Glastonbury, to the Isle of Wight Festival. Or from Download to the Reading and Leeds Festival. All across the country, from May to September, festivals become the main focus of a lot of peoples lives.
By Leigh Hooper6 years ago in Beat
The Kendrick Lamar Bracket
This was so hard. Something you can say about both this bracket and the instrumental for “The Blacker The Berry.” One of the things I hated most about this bracket, as is the issue with any bracket, is that some of the pairings, as inevitable as they might be, made for tougher decisions than I wanted. In selecting who would move on in my bracket, I tried to judge these songs as objectively as possible based on how they work within the album, how effective they communicate their message, how ear-grabbing the music is, and I only relied on subjectivity when deciding a dead heat. Here were some of the more difficult or, in some cases controversial, choices I made.
By Duncan Holzhall6 years ago in Beat
Instant disassembly
I've spent the better part of the last days trying to think of a concept for a playlist which is transversal. I didn’t want to exclusively share what I like and what I listen to, I wanted to offer an experience that we can all go through. No matter who you are, or what your music taste is, I want us to connect through this playlist.
By SEBASTIÁN GRANDA BENAVIDES6 years ago in Beat
Recording your first song
For many who want to become a musician the thought of recording their music used to be a bit of headache, in the days of analogue for example the musician usually had to hire a recording studio, engineer and producer and sometimes session musicians to record a single.
By Phill Ross6 years ago in Beat
The Long and Winding Road Comes to an End
April marks the 50th anniversary of when the Beatles broke up. Although the exact date is a little fuzzy, most people point to April 10 as the official day the biggest band in the world called it quits. An article written by Don Short titled, “Paul Quits the Beatles,” was printed on the front page of the Daily Mirror.
By Shandi Pace6 years ago in Beat
