You have bought yourself an instrument whether it be guitar, bass, keyboard or whatever. You are all hyped up to be a rockstar, now you just need to learn to play a little. Remember that reverb, feedback and distorsions of your sound are not good if you want it to be loud so choose the best amp for your instrument.

Which musical instrument amplifier should you get? Is the fact that the amp comes with great reviews and recommendations or simply the brand name the most important consideration for you? Really you should make your choice based on three main criteria, how you will use it, what power output you want or need and what level are you at.

Firstly, how are you going to use your amp. Supposing you have a guitar amp. Is it for jamming with your mates or on your own at home? If you live in a flat and don’t want to annoy the neighbours, or even if you do to get back at them! Will the sound be lost in the high ceilings of an old chucrch for your rehearsals. For more power you usually need more watts. Five watts on two channels may not be sufficient.

Secondly, is this issue of the power. If your friends’ amps go up to 11, much greater power than yours, you might sound like an echo in the distance compared to them. Could you hack that? Can you live with that small feeling?

Thirdly, you must think about what level of expertise you are at. There is no need to buy a high end Fender Amp if you are a total beginner because you will not get value for money. If you are going to be practicing for 10 hours a day for the rest of time maybe but most people’s interest drops off after the first couple of weeks and practice sessions do not last as long as before.

Other considerations may not weigh as much but they should be thought of. What accessories do you need for your amplifier ? Is your guitar good enough for the amp you are going to buy? Is there a second hand market available when you want to upgrade?

Buying an amp is not just a case of looking at the first one that comes into your head and getting it. You need careful consideration. After all, the musical instrument amplifier you buy should give you years of excellent service.

I think that all reasonably young persons would very much enjoy owning an ipod and taking it along everywhere, even at work and on vacations. Sometimes, the device will require different connectors or additions if we want it to perform every possible task. Because the ipod was such a success, competitive companies tried to modify their products to imitate it, but few succeeded, since the ipod still reigns over this section of the market.

It’s just like the ipod has been made especially for teens. It’s colorful and bright, small but viewable, and it can be easily remarked anywhere you go. This is probably why millions of parents are buying this as a birthday gift for their growing children. And this is also why children who get it are so excited that they immediately want to take it out for a walk. But if you failed to get the needed accessories, your gift turns into a disaster, this is why we should be aware of their importance before we buy.

You could be going on a trip and take you ipod along. It’s a shame not to have the appropriate set of ipod mini headphones with you, as they will be the only way you can listen to your favorite music while you’re traveling. Also, the small accessories are easy to loose, since they are indeed smaller than the usual sets, therefore you’ll need a special ipod bag to carry along, with proper pockets for all accessories, so that they can stay in there sealed and protected.

The most incredible thing about these fashionable players is the impact they have on people watching you. It’s like you come from another world, and you posses something everyone wants. No one is watching your hair style anymore, nobody cares anymore about the way you look or if you are a bit too skinny. They all just glance in jealousy at the ipod, in such a way that you might even feel embarrassed and move on.

The main conclusion here is that the simple fact that you’ve just bought an ipod doesn’t do the trick. If you want it to be completed, you must equip it with the best accessories on the market, and be careful not to forget about extra batteries.

Monday 20th April sees the premiere of the Iron Maiden ‘rockumentary’ ‘flight 666′, as filmed by acclaimed Anthropologist Sam Dunn, director of the well received documentary ‘Metal: a head banger’s journey’.  In attendance will be the band members themselves, and a certain special appearance from Iron Maiden’s zombie mascot Eddie.

The film shows the band on the first leg of 2008′s Somewhere back in time tour, where the band flew on their very own plane ‘Ed force one’, to do gigs abroad, which was flown by Maiden frontman and registered pilot Bruce Dickinson. 2008′s tour saw the band go back 20 years, playing material from the classic 1984 Powerslave set, hailed then and now as one of the best tours ever. The tour streched on for 2-3 years throughout the 80s, which came close to driving the band mad. Well worth it though.

The film has taken the prestigous ’24 beats per second award’ for best music documentary at the much respected South by South West festival in Texas. The movie will also be shown in 42 different countries at Odeon cinemas for one night only, giving Maiden fans who couldnt make the premier a chance to see the movie. Anyone unlucky maiden fan who misses this showing will get the chance to buy the Blue Ray and two disc DVD set of the movie on May 25th -only a whole month to wait. Which will seem like a long time for anyone who misses out. The movie’s soundtrack is also being released, with live tracks from the tour dates featured on the movie -which can be brought on CD or vinyl on the same date.

The premier takes place in the UK on Monday 20th April, at the Odeon Kensington cinema at 7pm. Need a venue for your London events or events? Look no further.

Here’s afew of the events that are happening in London that you may want to keep an eye out on.

• London International music show ’09. Going from the London Guitar Show up to upgrading to a full on music expo. Featuring Drummer live, unplugged and the sound recording technology show, this promises to be its biggest year to date. Containing a master class from virtuoso shredder Steve Vai, and Blues legend Albert Lee on guitars, while Iron Maiden’s mad capped drummer Niko McBrain and Journey’s Steve Smith head up the drumming line up to provide all players with clinics worth venturing to. 11th June to the 14 June at the Excel arena.
• Nine Inch Nails. This has to been seen by all fans of Trent Reznor. The final NIN show before they take a hiatus that only Trent Reznor himself knows when it will end, it could be your last chance to see the band in the UK for a long long time. Taking to the road with them will be Jane’s Addiction, the 90′s rock band on the ‘NINJA’ tour -anyone smart enough to see what they’ve done there? More for those who dont have a ticket for SonicSphere, but still want to see Reznor. O2 arena on July 15th.
• Motorhead. Lemmy, an icon of British rock and his legendary band, return to the UK again to tour in November. Playing the classics ‘Iron fist’, ‘Overkill’, ‘Killed by death’ and others, Motorhead return to destroy whatever you have left of your hearing. Expect choas from the ‘world’s loudest band’ as Motorhead come to town to show London how a rock gig should be done. With support from Motorhead’s famed touring partners Girlschool, who rock just as hard as any male band can, and more so. Playing at the venue that they recorded their famed live album ‘no sleep till Hammersmith’ on November 28th.
• Metal Hammers’ Golden God awards 2009. Held the day after the Download festival, what better time is there to go down and celebrate all things metal? Not just an award ceremony, but featuring Trivium, Amon Amarth, Devildriver, Anvil and Saxon making the festival weekend last much longer. Taking place the day after Download, June 15th at the Indigo arena.

In need of a venue for your London events?

Have you pondered learning to play the piano? These days you don’t even need to buy a acoustic piano. Alternatively you can get your hands on a descent second-hand digital piano for a very low cost. Once you have bought a piano, the next course of action is sorting out lessons. If you have a lot of money, personal one on one lessons are a reasonable way to learn. You would need to find a local tutor and then organise lessons with them on a regular basis. The main problem of this is that it can be expensive.

The better approach is to take lessons via online piano lessons or piano lesson DVDs. E.g. one of the most popular DVD presented piano courses out there is  http://piano-lessons-reviews.info, which includes around14 DVDs of interesting course material. There are a number other courses on the internet that provide excellent teaching and are suprisingly cheap. They have a large number of advantages over a conventional human teacher. These include: learning at your own speed, lower budget, allowing to play with a backing musical piece and lower travel time. Think of not having to play the same tune over and over again in front of a teacher. Instead it’s much less embarrassing to learn by yourself with the help of a laptop or DVD player. The DVD will not criticise you or make you feel dumb. It certainly is a brilliant way to learn. The lessons commonly include videos, sound clips, support forums, electronic books. They are also enhanced by a large variety of piano music and music styles including modern music, jazz and classical.  

Another big advantage with computer/dvd based piano lessons is that they are very flexible and can adapt to your learning speed. You can have a lesson when you have the time free, you are not stuck to a fixed time every week. If you are at home for a week you can use the additional time having extra lessons! If you are really short of time in the day you can fit in a lesson in later on in the evening.
If you are seriously contemplating about learning to play the piano and are unsure of the best approach then click on the hyperlink above to go to one of the very best online piano lesson review sites. 

We believe we live in a relatively rational world. However in reality we experience lives through our emotions first which we then post-rationalise to help us make sense of it, giving us the perception that we are in control; that we are deciding on what we see, hear, think and feel.

Music has the ability to bypass our rational defences. Ever found yourself singing or humming a song you really hate, but you just can’t stop? Another example would be think about how different music makes you feel; it’s not that music ‘can’ effect our mood – it ‘does’ effect our mood. Again this is because it connects with us at an emotional level. This together with the physical nature of music – in that it can quite literally connect with the heartbeat of the listener – makes music a quite different channel of communication. The music experience is a very personal one.

It is therefore no surprise to hear that:

“Music is the fastest medium for people to form an association (with)”
David Aakers – Building Strong Brands

How does this information help those who are starting an indie music label, or running an independent music label?

Well, these insights are very important to anyone working with brands and music in the music industry because it highlights the potential potency and power of music to communicate at an ‘unstoppable’ emotional level with your prospective audiences. Music and songs are all the more influential and powerful because it speaks to us in a single voice to all of us and doesn’t need any translation at all.

It is a fact that increasingly our purchasing decisions are based on emotional attributes rather than rational ones and given that the strongest brands have strong emotional bonds with their audiences, it follows that music should be a key ingredient in helping to create and form that bond…and influence those decisions.

From a musical artist or a band’s perspective, this means that your music can grow and develop as a brand. It then follows that you can manage your music as a brand – extrapolating relevant brand theory and practice as and when appropriate to help you add value and sustain yourself over time.

Whilst you might think that the above is common practice in the music business I have come across very few artists, music managers, bands or labels (independent labels or otherwise) who adopt this approach. The music business in general tends to be more executional than strategic.

Understanding brand theory and practice – such as positioning, target audience, brand values and personality, communication – will help you take a more strategic approach to your music business overall but more importantly it will help you create long term value over time.

Have you thought about learning to play the piano? Nowadays you don’t even have to purchase a acoustic piano. Alternatively you can acquire a excellent second-hand digital piano for a very low cost. Once you have purchased one, the next plan of action is sorting out lessons. If you have a lot of money, personal one on one lessons are a very good way to learn. You would need to find a local tutor and then start lessons with them on a regular basis. The main negative aspect of this is that it can be pricey.

The alternative is to learn to play via online piano lessons or piano lesson DVDs. E.g. one of the best DVD based piano courses out there is this one http://piano-lessons-reviews.info, which includes around14 DVDs of great course material. There are lots of other courses on the web that give fantastic teaching and are suprisingly reasonably priced. They have numerous advantages over a traditional human tutor. These include: learning at your own pace, lower budget, ability to play at the same time as a backing musical piece and lower travel time. Think of not having to play the same piece over and over again with a tutor. Instead it’s much more favourable to play on your own with the aid of an online program or DVD player. The computer will not judge you or make you feel dumb. It really is a brilliant way to learn. The lessons usually come with videos, sound bytes, forums, electronic books. They are also enhanced by a large variety of piano music and music styles including modern music, jazz and classical.  

Another huge advantage with online piano lessons is that they are very flexible and can adjust to your learning speed. You can take a lesson when you have the time available, you are not fixed on a rigid schedule every week. If you are home for a period of time you can spend the extra time having additional lessons! If you are really short of time throughout the day you can squeeze in a lesson in the evening.
If you are thinking about learning to play the piano and are unsure of the best way to approach the problem then click on the hyperlink above to go to one of the very best online piano lesson review sites. 

Sight-reading music is a common practice among piano players.  This is when you play a piece of music for the first time, even though it may be unfamiliar to you.  Though it is not common to play a song perfectly the first time through, here are 8 tips to make sight-reading music easier for you.

Tip # 1. Key Signature.  Pay close attention to the key signature of the piece you are about to play.  Try to remember the appropriate sharps and flats in that key signature so you will know to play those whenever they occur throughout the song. 

Tip # 2. Time Signature.  This is another basic characteristic of every piece of music that you must understand in order to sight-read.  You will need to know what kind of note gets one beat. You will also need to remember how many beats are in each measure.

Tip # 3. Key or Time Signatures Changes.  Check through your music for any changes to the key signature or time signature.  Not knowing about a transition will obviously affect the quality of your play. 

Tip # 4. Starting and Ending Notes.  Starting and Ending notes are excellent reference points for your piano play. Make sure you are familiar with them.

Tip # 5. Note the Rhythm.  Check your left hand chords to see what rhythm is used throughout the piece.  As you look through the song, you usually can get an idea of how it will go.  Knowing the rhythm up front makes the whole piece easier to play.

Tip # 6.  Play the Melody First.  Also look through the right hand melody line. Play this through first.  This will help give you an idea of the sound of the song and then you can put it all together and you will be able to identify the unique melodic line.

Tip # 7.  Check for Other Markings.  Look through the entire piece and check for any other markings covered in Music Terminology.  Some examples include the loudness or softness of the piece, the speed of the music, and how long you should actually hold each note that is played. 

Tip # 8. Relax and Focus. This last tip is so important. Take a deep breath and relax yourself.  Focus on the music and the beauty therein.  Try to play the song all the way through for your first sight-reading.  This gives you a general idea of what the song will sound like.  Later you can break it down and work on each measure or group of measures as you see fit. Remember. We are playing music for the love of it, not as a chore.  

Maybe you are asking yourself why you should learn to sight-read music.  Why not just learn the song a little bit at a time?  Sight-reading forces you to move forward at a faster pace until you finish the song, ultimately helping you learn to play music faster.  This helps you get rid of the bad habits that lead to starts and stops when first playing a new piece of music.  Sight-reading is an important skill to learn if you wish to become a good piano player.

For more tips about learning to play piano, including a free mini-course, visit the Learning To Play Piano Today site.

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From Mao to Mozart: Moving documentary in regards to violinist Serious 1979 journey of China. Most memorably, he mentors gifted Chinese scholars, supporting them to feel their playing. Shuzhen, deputy head of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, explains his imprisonment throughout the Cultural Rebellion. This film deservedly won Best Documentary Academy Prize. Cast includes David Golub, and Tan Shuzhen. (84 minutes, 1980)

Blind Date: Dr. Dullea tests a compact device that inspires vision on blind Bottoms, inducing Bottoms to become addicted to seizing a psycho slaughterer who’s on the un-tight. Dense cast perks up a contrived thriller, filmed in Greece. Cast includes Joseph Bottoms, Kirstie Alley, James Daughton, Lana Clarkson, and Keir Dullea. (100 minutes, 1984)

Great Guy: Second-rate Cagney in low-spending limit production in regards to inspector crusading contrary to corruption in beef business. Cast includes James Cagney, Mae Clarke, James Burke, Edward Brophy, Henry Kolker, Bernadene Hayes, and Edward McNamara. (75 minutes, 1936)

Pirates Of The Caribbean; At World’s End: Will and Elizabeth have allied with Captain Barbosa to try and free Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones Locker. The ghost ship the Flying Dutchman, with Davy Jones at the helm, is roaming the seas doing much damage. Soon the final battle these pirates might fight will be held ‘at worlds end’.

Last Summer in the Hamptons: An self conscious youthful film megastar Foyt shows up in the summer society of East Hampton, Long Island, and gets to be engaged with the numerous show people who contain a circumscribe of buddies-lovers-companions. Cast includes Viveca Lindfors, Jon Robin Baitz, Savannah Boucher, Roscoe Lee Browne, Diane Salinger, and Kristoffer Tabori. (105 minutes, 1995)

Alien 3: Ellen Ripley and her surviving friends are flying through space after battling the Aliens. They crash land on a desolate planet that has a prison colony as the inhabitants. Unfortunately, an alien has stowed away on the ship, and is now loose on this new world.

Stalker: Stark, eerie, cerebral tale of a strong personality, who guides eggheads Grinko and Solonitsin through the “Area,” a bizarre, prohibited swamp. Extremely dull, although well performed and gratifying. Cast includes Alexander Kaidanovsky, Nikolai Grinko, and Anatoli Solonitsin. (160 minutes, 1979)

Minority Report: A gripping futuristic sci-fi thriller. A new world of crime prevention is being used. It is called the Pre Crime unit. Pre Cogs will see a future crime coming, they will relay this information to the crime unit, who will locate the event before it happens and intercept the criminal before he can commit the crime. When unit Chief John Anderton has his name put forth as a future criminal, it puts him, and the whole pre-crime unit to the test.

Dinner at 8: Vintage MGM constellation of megastars depict assorted strata of civilization in N.Y.C., asked to dine and beam; Harlow in fine comedy form, although Dressler as dowager robs concentrate in films of George Kaufman Edna Ferber play. This is inscribed by 3 top authors, Herman Mankiewicz, Frances Marion, and Donald Ogden Stewart. Don’t miss this one. Cast includes Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Lee Tracy, Edmund Lowe, Billie Burke, Madge Evans, Jean Hersholt, Karen Morley, Phillips Holmes, and Might Robson. (113 minutes, 1933)

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The Priests Wife: Hardly amusing blend of tirade and humor with Loren as disenchanted singer who imagines she could persuade pastor Mastroianni to acquire discharge from his promise of celibacy and wed her. Weightier addressing of topic might be heard on stereo chat shows; film appears laid out barely as car for 2 megastars. Cast includes Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Venantino Venantini, Jacques Stany, Pippo Starnazza, and Augusto Mastrantoni. (106 minutes, 1971)

Ivan the Terrible: Continuance of the legend of King Ivan IV, in which he takes on the boyars in a battle for electricity. Impressive film is just a shade underneath its predecessor, Banned by Stalin due to debatable illustration of Ivan’s secret patrol, and not discharged till 1958. The controller had prepared to shoot Part 3-which, useless to affirm, he by no means did. Buffet-dance pattern was initially in color. Cast includes Nikolai Cherkassov; Serafima Birman, Mikhail Nazvanov, Pavel Kadochnikov, and Andrei Abrikosov. (88 minutes, 1946)

Chicken Run: Endearingly loopy halt-motion excited characteristic from the Oscar-triumphing founders of Wallace and Gromit. The setting is a British barnyard where the poultry are decided to flee their destiny and genuinely soar the coop. Entertaining for grownups on one level with a number of clever references to old POW films and just basic fun for babies. Cast includes Peter Lord, Notch Park, Julia Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, and Timothy Spell. (84 minutes, 2000)

Haiku Tunnel: Tiny, fitfully entertaining film in reference to a provisional office employee and the battle between “temps” and “perms.” Leading performer-controller Josh additionally co-wrote the screenplay. Cast includes Josh Kornbluth, Warren Keith, Helen Shumaker, Amy Resnick, Brian Thorstenson, Sarah Overman, and Harry Shearer. (90 minutes, 2001)

Alex in Wonderland: Camcorder follows youthful film controller Sutherland through boredom of his everyday life. Self-indulgent clone of Fellini who appears concisely induced some wags to dub this weak film. Burstyn stands out as Sutherland’s spouse. Cast includes Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, Viola Spolin, Federico Fellini and Jeanne Moreau. (109 minutes, 1970)

Plymouth Adventure: Talky film-with its heart in the right place about a handful of L.A. gentlemen and ladies and their fouled-up relations, varying from an older couple whose matrimony is strained by an sickness and a long-ago event, to a lady who comes to terms with her child for the first time as he fibs in a clinic bed dying of Assists. Cast includes Jon Stewart, Patricia Clarkson, Natasha Kioski, and Daniel Von Bargen. (105 minutes, 1952)

Li’l Abner: Vigorous Gene DePaul-Johnny Mercer lyrical based on Broadway rendition of AI Capp’s cartoon; loud and brassy, with cheesy comedy, some excellent melodies. Stubby Kaye is fine as Marryin’ Sam; other Dog-patch characters vividly enacted. Look acute for youthful Valerie Harper and Beth Howland amid the chorus gals. Cast includes Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Howard St. John, Julie Newmar, Stella Stevens, Billie Hayes, and Robert Strauss. (113 minutes, 1959)

Slavers: (1978-German) C-I02 Slavers is about the slave trade business that went on in Africa throughout the 19th century. An excellent cast is saddled with second-rate script. Cast includes Trevor Howard, Ron Ely, Britt Ekland, Jurgen Goslar, Ray Milland, Ken Gampu, and Cameron Mitchell. (102 minutes, 1978)

Alexander Nevsky: Fable story of Cherkassov and Russian army repelling German invasion throughout the 13th century, a upsetting analogous to planet circumstance at time of production. Magnificently imagined battle patterns, amazing Prokofiev score. Cast includes Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolai Cherkassov, Nikolai OkWopkov, Alexander Abrikossov, Dmitri Orlov, and Vassily Novikov. (107 minutes, 1938)

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