Look! Look! I made a new page

I thought that I’d let you guys know that I’ve made a new page/tab that’s dedicated to one of my loves; Instrumental music. I’ve also had another page, 80′s Rock, there for a while and I don’t know if you’ve noticed it … Um, it seems like my Copyright page just took a piggyback ride [...]

Hall of Musical Maestros

The HMM is a list I made up a while ago consisting of musicians that has impacted me, inspired and moved me beyond words; in short the best musicians ever to grace the music world, that is, in my opinion. I’ve written posts inducting artists into the HMM but in this post is of all [...]

No-where near Wordless Tuesday

This picture was taken around 5AM this morning. What the heck was I doing up so early roaming back and forth from my room to the kitchen trying to avoid the creaky floor boards, you ask? I didn’t sleep last night thanks to one of the best invention of nature (and partially of man if [...]

Musical Maestro: Neil Diamond

The Hall of Musical Maestros (<- more on this in the next post … or the one after the next post) comprises of artists in the instrumental genre but that’s about to change as I introduce you all to Neil Diamond, an actual living gem. Handsome in his youth with his rich dreamy voice led [...]

Musical Maestro: Yiruma

Yiruma is the stage name of I Ru-ma (born February 15, 1978), a popular internationally known pianist and composer from South Korea. The name “Yiruma” means “I shall achieve” in Korean. Yiruma frequently performs at sold-out concerts in Asia, Europe and North America. His Alma Mater King’s College in England helped him gain European popularity [...]

The Dueling Fiddlers: AC/DC “Back in Black” and “Thunderstruck” Mashup

I just found these dudes on YouTube while searching for fiddles/violins, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did:)

Paul Mauriat and his ‘I like Chopin’

I found this this wonderful piece of ear candy (in this case a huge bar of Cadbury milk chocolate) on YouTube mid-last-year and boy was I lucky! But let me tell you a little more about Mr.Mauriat first before I get carried away. I understand that Mr.Mauriat ‘fine-tunes’ or remakes the instrumental part of many [...]

Word of the day: Honkytonk

I was listening to some Alan Jackson when I heard him mention this word in one of his songs and heck, it sounded catchy so I was curious about what it meant and come on, I can’t go singing something I don’t know! a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall. adjective  of, pertaining [...]

What Happened to the beautiful sound of music?

I’m glad to say I’m not a fan of Linkin Park who is amongst the many who include obscene language in their “music” I believe some call it.I say it’s noise, that’s right noise pollution!I can’t take the screaming some bands incorporate into their work! It’s just frustrating! What happened with the fun,lively, beautiful music of [...]