Tina is a 14-year old musician. Watch her blistering heavy metal performance of Vivaldi‘s 3rd Movement from Summer. If you haven’t heard the classical version, listen here. Tina has her own YouTube channel, has had Eddie Van Halen marvel at her skills, & is going places for sure.
Tag: Music
Lose yourself to dance [Video]
When spinning a record isn’t enough:
Mike Masse & Jeff Hall – cover of Toto by Africa [Music]
One of the best renditions of Toto’s Africa that I have heard. Two ordinary guitars, two ordinary guys, two amazingly gifted & blended voices. Mike Masse & Jeff Hall aren’t popular – who said the really good musicians are popular? Turn up the volume on this one & have a great weekend!
The effect of skull shape & size on music preferences [Article]
Another one from the Improbable Research stable. Your skull, as much as what’s in it, may affect your musical taste — you may dislike a song because your head is too big (or too small) — suggests this study:
The influence of skull resonance on music preference was studied across a series of experiments. Listeners were presented with a set of original melodies and were asked to judge how much they enjoyed each selection…. this research suggests that the skull [shape and size] might influence the music that a person dislikes rather than the music a person likes.”
The teacher becomes the learner [Video]
Backstage in Zagreb, Croatia, 8 year old Frano Živković plays one of Tommy Emmanuel’s compositions during a meet and greet.
A homely jazz concert every Sunday afternoon [Article]
Since 1995, Marjorie Eliot has been holding jazz concerts in her apartment in Harlem every Sunday afternoon.
“It’s free of charge and people just really come here to hear live jazz in intimate setting,” says her son Drears. “That’s the only reason to come here, to hear live jazz.”
CCR “Looking out my back door”, animated [Video]
A nicely done music video, inspired by Rip Van Winkle.
Dawes, the band. [Music]
Some really cool music from the Dawes. The lyrics are, well, you decide.
Warning: This music might be addictive, turn up the volume.
I buckle in my seat belt, plug my headset in a chair/ And to the music, I watch flight attendants move/ They are pointing out the exits, but it looks more like a prayer/ Or an ancient dance their bloodline reaches through
One of the Wailers – Peter Tosh [Video]
Tosh wrote songs with Bob Marley – and here are a couple of his performances Steppin’ Razor and 400 years
Lou Dillon – ICU [Music]
Listen to Lou sing ICU, & then decide if you want to hear more.
“I see you in every cab that goes by/ in the strangers at every crossroad, in every bar.”