Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Today In Music – Feb 07 – 2Pac Goes to Prison
We probably should have started this at the top of year, but a month a few days in…why not?
Rap & Rock: Lesson 17
Country Blues gets its start in 1903 with “Father of The Blues” W.C. Handy songs “Crazy Blues” and “St. Louis Blues.” This revitalized the 12-bar format and became apart of the new blues form...
Rap & Rock: Lesson 15
A banjo is 3 times louder than an acoustic guitar, and for that alone, it was chosen as the string instrument of choice in early Jazz. It wasn’t until the 40s when Jazz player Charlie Christiansen added an electric microp...
DJ Louivee Rocks 106 & Park #PowerMoves
DJ Louivee has been rocking with UMFM for a few years now and we are really proud of him. Making moves all the way from South Carolina and we see you shining. It’s been a pleasure to work with such a humble man, but o...
Rap & Rock: Lesson 14
To truly understand Rock-N-Roll one must understand how the Jazz era influenced the genre. Swing music arrives in the 30s and gives way to the Big Band Era of the 40s driving band members up from 10 to 20. Both Swing and Big Ba...
Video: MC Melodee – Ain’t My Style (Prod. By Cookin’ Soul)
In the beloved hip-hop game, female rappers aren’t as common as the males, obviously. Overseas, the female rappers are a...
T.I. Says Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
T.I. could be looking to drop his current label,Atlantic Records, but only if he gets as much commitment and respect from another imprint. The King of the South explained that up until now he’s been treated well by Atlantic,...
Rock & Rap: Lesson 7
African American composer Scott Joplin created the Ragtime genre (1896-1918) Ragtime is a syncopated instrumental that uses an up tempo rhythmic stamp and ultimately produces Stride piano (1920s), Boogie-Woogie (30s), Swing (40...
Rock & Rap: Lesson 6
Brass Military Bands morph from drums, fife, and bugles and begin to utilize symbols meant to mobilize troops for battle. J.P. Sousa (1852-1934) popularized the European forms of the Waltz and capitalized from them.
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