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Food for thought.

Study Finds Pirates Buy 10x More Music Online than Non-Pirates

A study from the BI Norwegian School of Management has found that those who download free music from services like BitTorrent are also the biggest legitimate...

Don't mess with her.....

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You'll have noticed the countdown clock on the website, which is ticking down to a certain date and time.

It may or not be related to that clock, but the FLYER site will be unavailble over the coming weekend of 4th/5th April.

We look forward to...

In 1971 I bought my very first amp, a Vopx AC30. I've just bought another! Looks the same, same great warm sound, minus the hum and with updated mixable channels and master vol with a power amp tone cut.

Fab! And looks the dog's b0llocks. Cant...

Were playing this Thursday 26 March at Bookham Grange Hotel, Little Bookham Common, KT23 3HS Bookham, Leatherhead.

Free entry, full licence, full menu.

Hope to see you there!

I went and seen him last night and although I was not expecting to like it I thought it was great.

Time for another round :)

What's the difference between a large pizza and a musician?

The pizza can feed a family of four..

What's the definition of perfect pitch?

A banjo being chucked in a skip without hitting the sides.....

Following on from Wonko identifying that I'd seen Ministry at Milton Keynes Bowl in '99 without realising it, I started to wonder who else I'd seen without realising/remembering it.

The music festival scene was a must do for me every summer for...

My son has piano lessons at school, which are really only introductory. However soon he will be moving to a 'proper' piano teacher so I want to upgrade the keyboard he uses to a full size, weighted keyboard with pedals. (the reason for digital is...

9 singles originals on pink vinyl in perfect condition-

1. Dont stop til you get enough

2. Off the wall

3. Shes out of my life

4. Rock with you

5. The girl is mine

6. Bille Jean

7. Beat it

8. Thriller

9. Wanna be starting something

A...

Hi guys,

Hope you don't mind this; some self promotion. Mods delete if you don't like it!

We are starting a new free music e-newsletter. It will contain details of new album releases in the coming month, with reviews of a couple. It is for...

Hi all

I'm wanting a book of acoustic guitar tunes (in TAB and prefabably with CD). I can't seem to find many and those that are out there seem to be the same collection of popular songs (Layla, Bridge Over Troubled Water etc). I want a dozen or...

We are big fans of the Venezuelan youth Orchestra and admirers of El Sistema and how it is changing the culture of that country

Ted have published two vids this month.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have all culture that included an all...

Leading on from the vocal thread guitar solos were mentioned.

Some of my tops are:-

1, Samba Pa Ti - Carlos Santana

2, Hotel California, Joe Walsh

3, Goodbye to love, Tony Peluso

4, Reelin' in the years - Skunk Baxter (I think)

5, Who's...

With apologies to Bow Wow Wow

Dweezil Zappa has put a band together and is touring playing his dad's stuff.

I would love to see this. Unfortunately, their London date is on Download Festival weekend so I'll be elsewhere. Dweezil had a couple of good albums back in the...

Well, I had my annual dose of the best rock band on this planet last night:

They go on getting better. My tinnitus stopped this morning.

They did have a marketing idea which I've never come across before: A CD of that very concert was...

My goodness me!

Rob S

I saw them playing this live, each playing half of each others instrument!! Here , not easy. 8)

And by the same band, a song that always brings a tear to my eye Here , (Listen to the words) as I have an interest in This , very worthwhile...

Jan 29th aged 60 (a young 'un really).

Fantastic songwriter and guitarist.

Never did get to see him.

:cry:

50 years ago today..

Good singer, cr@p song.

Don't think this has been posted here...

From a recent live music newsletter:

[quo[quotee government wish to consider it a legal requirement in the new tax year to introduce laws insisting anyone applying or re-applying for an entertainment...

....is to die at the age of 27. Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and others all did.

Coincidence or did they share an agent?

Other notables are John Merrick, Bobby Sands.

Amy Winehouse is OK...

When I was in the US last week I heard a song which sounded rather beautiful and just managed to catch the name of the band Fleet Foxes with White Winter Hymnal.

I bought the album on Amazon for £4.98 and am listening to it - very nice, beautiful...

Ive got a few booked , i listen to most music so rather a varied list, the girlfriend is a hard core heavy metal so she aint that happy with some of them!!

March-Lionel Richie Manchester

Australian Pink Floyd-Manchester

June-Kings of Leon...

A post on another forum has got me browsing TED again.... just wondered what the musical people here think of these?

"Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a...

Which song has been covered by both Steeleye Span and Led Zeppelin? (Prompted by ffg's question).

Does anyone have enough insight into the workings of an upright piano to diagnose a problem?

A below middle C makes a horrible noise because the hammer remains pressed against the strings rather than falling back. It falls back when the finger is...

What are your earliest music recollections ?

For some reason, my dad made a reel-to-reel recording of a Top-Of-The-Pops in about 68, and subjected us kids to it forvever after. I was about 4 at the time, but certain songs have never left my head....

My Wife did some research and bought me a rather nice Epiphone Les Paul Special II in gloss black, feels such a lovely instrument compared to my Crafter Strat copy!

I also got a Behringer Super Wah pedal, so being having some fun with them both!...

Whilst driving back from Cornwall yesterday I was shuffling on the iPOD and Paul Hardcastle's excellent 19 came on. My friend and I then discussed the Rory Bremner version - here for you:

The best lines have to be 'Chris Broad adopted a new...

Any one else listen in? Super nostalgia for a child of the 70s.

It's easy to forget what great lyrics are like, with all the mediocre pap that's out there to get you.

Currently listening to Frank Turner's Love Ire & Song.

What or whose lyrics do the forumites enjoy?

A bit silly but I watched last nights final where Goldie and Sue Perkins "conducted" an orchestra playing Beethoven's fifth. The difference was remarkable.

Goldie followed the band and didn't really know what was coming next but...

Metal music? heavy music?

I went to the Barbican last night to see Anne-Sophie Mutter playing Mozart's 3rd Violin Concerto and I have got to say that it left me a little disappointed that I came away with no great feeling of elation.

To say it left me cold would be an...

I suggested to my piano teacher yesterday that my arpeggios could be played like an aeroplane taking off and landing, after he told me to stop thumping the first key, get louder going up, then quieten down towards the end, coming down. I played a...

I am looking for some memory refreshers and help. I want to put a compilation on me ipod of great vocal performances.

I have very little so far as I am probably biased one way or another so I am casting out for other opinions.

So far I have...

Anyone know any good ones near Southampton or in Central London? I only know of one in Southampton (I went there yesterday) and although they have the one I would like to buy were a bit tight on price (compared with the net) and it made me think...

I got to Grade 5 practical (Piano) and Grade 3 theory back in the 1970s. I was always led to believe that to get Grade 6 practical you needed to have Grade 5 theory.

Two questions:

1) Is this true?

2) If it is true any good books someone can...

Whoa baby!!

I can already hear Demis singing and see Alison Steadman slipping by with 4 plates of Vienetta.

FG

No, I havn't posted in the wrong forum in a senior moment.

Listened on the way home to the husky tones of the 30-years-dead Sandy Denny singing the Gypsy Davy (covered by Steeleye Span as Black Jack Davy) on the finally released Fotheringay II.

I wondered what people who play the piano have either in their current repertoire or on their 'must learn' list.

I'm only learning grade two at the moment but my extra-curricular activities include:

Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin

Danse Macabre -...

Well my star sign is Taurus - just

So how you all enjoying the x (cruitating) factor

just watched the results - well sort of am packing for another Holiday :D :D :D

and imho thought they both should be going home

Simons trousers have...

Louise is a fabulous song. I'd like to hear that

My Parents need the space, and seeing as I dont live there anymore its time to sell.. :(

Worth a shot but if anyone is interested then let me know. Advert can be found here .

Intowind.

The name might not mean much to most but the great lady has gone to wherever Xhosa go when they die.

It's a bit sad that such a wonderful artist and inspirational person never made much of a living from her huge talent when dross such as...

I'm looking for a shop/store that sends out a regular catalogue with recent songs/albums. Does anyone know of anywhere this is possible? I find it easier than looking through Amazon! :lol:

Thanks

Tris 8)