Pop star Britney Spears has done it again (pun intended) with her new song, “Hold it Against Me.” The song hit the number one spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart last week. Although her song is well liked by her fans, there were some issues with a copyright that Britney and her team had to deal with. There hasn’t been any word on if that issue is resolved. Brit is set to release her first music video in about a year (her last one was for the song, “3″). Her fans are really excited to see what’s in store! Everyone [...] Read more »
Movie Love: Werewolves or Vampires?
Whether or not it’s close to Halloween is completely irrelevant, and I’ll be honest up front: definitely not a fan of the Twilight interpretation of vampires and werewolves and of the disgustingly romantic way it’s portrayed. Sometimes you have to just ignored it. We all know the possibilities that vampire movies have, and even the werewolf seems to be making a strong comeback. Of all the amazing movie monsters, the werewolf probably gets the least coverage and so it’s a harder search for a great movie – but that also makes a truly unique and good werewolf movie something to [...] Read more »
Avatar – A Reading of Film and History
The great success of the film Avatar, James Cameron, brings to light fascinating discussion about how to appreciate others. This script refers immediately to the context of European colonization of the New World. The project conceived by Christopher Columbus has failed to function in the interest of accumulating precious metals sought by the Spanish crown, their sponsors, by the book’s mercantilist policy of the time. What do you know when the massive arrival of Spaniards in what is today for Central America was the decimation of the indigenous population, the second time in the process of violence seen on the [...] Read more »
What you need to know before starting to create hip hop beats
Do you just love music? Are you one of those people who just love hip hop music so much that you wish you could start creating your very own beats? Are you worried that you may not know where to start or that you may lack the basic knowledge that is needed in order to start creating some nice beats? These worries should be a thing of the past thanks to the software and the new technology that we know have at our disposal. Are you ready to learn some of the fundamentals of making hip hop beats? Oh, do [...] Read more »
Classic Albums – Fleetwood Mac “Rumours”
Few bands get the opportunity to reach a level wherein decades after the release of one of their albums, it is still a powerful and potent collection of songs that can influence even modern music listeners of the next generation. The album “Rumours” is one such album, made by one of the most famous bands to ever grace the music industry, Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac, a British-American rock act born out of London in 1967, is one of the most iconic bands in history. Their albums have become very popular over the years, despite undergoing a lot of changes and [...] Read more »