Gary Husband – ‘Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2′ Gary Husband – ‘Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2′ I reviewed Dirty & Beautiful Volume 1 early last year, concluding : There is no fluff here – perhaps that is why this is ‘volume 1′, as the next volume is due in 2011 sometime. And while I might [...]
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Asia Announces New Album for Summer, Streams First Single
In the summer of 2010 I did a review of the last album from Asia called ‘Omega’ … which I could sum up as pretty much wishing it was more than symbolic and meant it was their LAST album. Well … apparently not! On July 3rd they are releasing a new album called XXX in [...]
eMusic Launches App for Android!
eMusic has gone from being a leader in the digital music scene to “old news” after losing buzz to streaming services such as Spotify. For many thought the service still has plenty of appeal – curated music, recommendations that actually make sense (if you have eclectic or avant-garde tastes you know how poorly others handle [...]
Rush Streams New Song in Advance of New Album Release!
Rush is no stranger to … well, just about anything at this point. Releasing their first album nearly 40 years ago, they have spent the decades remaining faithful to fans, providing some of the best prog-rock accompanied by impressive musicianship that complements without overtaking the songs. Now they are preparing a new album, ‘Clockwork Angels’ [...]
Music as Art … Sheet Music Art, That Is!
An artistic duo called ‘People Too’ from Novabrinsk in Russia are known for their amazing papercraft that seeks to bring small scenes to life, but apparently they can also bring sheet music to life as well! We all know that music is art, and therefore sheet music contains art … but it is amazing when [...]
RIP Dick Clark, Timeless Host and Breaker of Boundaries
Although my kids will sadly remember Dick Clark from his post-stroke days, struggling for coherence alongside Ryan Seacrest, he was much more than that in a career that cut across 8 decades. The Dick Clark I grew up with was a force of nature – he started well before my time as the man who [...]
Sex Pistols 35th Anniversary ‘God Save the Queen’ Lands on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee!
Back in 1977 the Sex Pistols stirred up considerable controversy … well, pretty much all the time! But their confrontational punk anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ from their ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’ LP is perhaps the grandest singular statement in punk music. And perhaps not coincidentally it landed with a bang just as the Queen [...]
Musical Necrophilia Hits the Rap Era
It was only a matter of time before rap music started resorting to ‘Natalie Cole Syndrome’. Older performers such as the caricature ‘Snoop Doggy Dog’, the has-been Dr. Dre, and the self-parody Eminem who are seeking to show that they are hip and relevant — rather than out of touch middle-aged millionaires without a clue [...]
Google Music Holding ‘Tax Day Flash Sale’
Today only Google Music is holding a Tax Day Flash Sale, with 33 albums on sale for $2.99 each! Titles include: – Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream – Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt – Shania Twain’s Greatest Hits – The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers – And many more! Head to Google Music and check it out!
Journey Sing-Along Created in Movie Clips
Take a classic song from more than 30 years ago that gets more airplay today than most pop music, and mix it up with snips from decades of classic movies, and what do you get? Something absolutely brilliant! Check it out! Source: Buzzfeed
Win One of Ten $10 iTunes Gift Cards Courtesy of SRS MyTunes Pro and Pro HD
The other day we reviewed SRS’s new music apps MyTunes Pro and MyTunes Pro HD. (Read the review here.) The apps enhance the music coming from your iOS device in ways that are difficult to describe. It really is amazing what the apps add to the experience. (To learn more check out the SRS Facebook [...]
Google Music Rock & Roll Hall of Fame $4 Album Sale
As we approach the next Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Google Play breaks out another $4 sale! This time we have classic albums by Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Pink Floyd and more – all for $3.99 each! Head to Google Music and pick up some great music for free!
Madonna Finds an (Unfortunate) Way To Prove She is Better than Gaga in All Ways!
Lady Gaga has made quite a career as a Madonna clone, something that the Queen of Pop was fine to tolerate until she decided it was time to kick-start her music career again this year. At that point, emboldened by a general opinion that Gaga was a similar but lesser product than her, Madonna earlier [...]
Grab the Entire Synapse Magazine Archive Online for Free!
For so many magazines, unless you kept a copy for your archives the past is gone. Countless magazines and publishers have struggled and gone under in the internet era, and particularly in the latest economic downturn. So it is great when you find an online archive … and even better when it is a legitimate [...]
Grab a Dave Chisholm Live Double Album for FREE!
I recently reviewed Dave Chisholm’s Calligraphy, which also made my ‘top music of 2011′ list. Now Dave has released a two-album set of live music from the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall, from two separate recitals. There is a great collection of music and musicians, and it is a fun and energetic set! Definitely [...]
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