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February 27th, 2009
By Tim O’Neill
There’s no rule that says you need to walk down the aisle to the strains of Pachelbel’s Canon. Many brides are setting aside the traditional tunes of their parents’ or older siblings’ ceremonies and looking for more contemporary tunes that are decidedly their own.
The trend these days is to choose music that speaks to you, no matter if it’s not exactly what your guests are expecting. If you’d like to incorporate new or lesser-known older songs into your ceremony or reception, go right ahead. Follow these tips, and you’ll be well on your way to music that’s as individual and unique as you are:
1. Don’t be overly concerned about tradition or choosing “appropriate” music. Have fun representing yourselves and your love in a memorable way.
2. To give your wedding a one-of-a-kind feel, be on the lookout for original songs by musicians or songwriters many people might not have heard of.
3. Instead of using Top 40 hits, consider songs from Broadway musicals or movies.
4. Love a certain musician, but wince at the thought of having his or her most famous tune in your wedding? Choose one of their more obscure songs instead.
Here are a few nontraditional songs to consider:
The Feather Theme (Main Theme) - Forrest Gump Soundtrack
Canon in F - The ONeill Brothers
You Are My Home - Scarlet Pimpernel Soundtrack
Born to Give My Love to You - Martina McBride
The Road That Never Ends - Jamie Lawrence
Inappropriate Wedding Ceremony Songs
You’ll want to confirm the list of ceremony prelude songs ahead of time to make sure no one plays “Send in the Clowns” when your future mother-in-law makes her way down the aisle. or maybe you don’t.
You might have a favorite song in mind for your wedding ceremony, but before you start printing the programs, you’ll want to give it a little more thought. Just because a tune features a sweeping melody or a chance for your soloist to really let loose, the lyrics might not be exactly appropriate for your big day. Here are a few songs to avoid:
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic) - Celine Dion
This song is beautiful, but it’s about living on after someone you love died, not starting a life together. Also, the boat sank - that’s just bad karma.
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Perfect song, right? Wrong. Here are a few sample lyrics that explain why it might not be the most appropriate sentiment for a ceremony: “If I should stay, I would only be in your way. So I’ll go.” “Bittersweet. Memories. That is all I’m taking with me. So good-bye”, “We both know I’m not what you need”.
Every Breath You Take - The Police
This tune is more like a creepy stalker’s anthem than a love song.
Beauty and the Beast - Celine Dion/Peabo Bryson
This is also a beautiful love song, but it wouldn’t be polite to compare the groom to a “beast” during the ceremony.
Send in the Clowns - From the Broadway show “A Little Night Music”
This would be a big “no-no” during ANY portion of the prelude or processional. As beautiful as it is, you wouldn’t want it to be playing while your mother or future mother-in-law were being seated.
Tim has been recording and performing professionally for over ten years. His independent record label has sold almost two million CDs. Find digital wedding downloads of CDs, songs, and sheet music at My Wedding Music.
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February 27th, 2009
By William Stephenson
A road trip is something that every one of us must experience at least once in our life. A long car drive can be extremely fun as you can stop where ever you want to and reach your destination while enjoying the scenery. Long car rides can be incredible. But on the flip side, these kinds of journeys can also be terribly boring. Especially, if you are alone in the car or the landscape around you doesnt have much to offer.
Most people will agree that driving a car on a long lonely road where you dont see anything except a few other cars on the road and clouds in the sky, can take a toll on ones patience. But we have a perfect solution for this problem. Why not take an audio book with you?
An audio book adds an incredible twist to your journey by adding some romance, fiction, reality or comedy in it. This is an especially great option for people who love to read. Audio books can be extremely helpful in those long, lonely journeys when you dont have anyone to talk you.
But they are not just for the lonely travellers. Audio books are also a great time pass even if you are just a passenger. This is an excellent way to keep your sanity in place while sitting idle in the same seat of the car for hours. Everybody loves family road trips, but you would agree that the long journey to the place can be very tiresome. True, that everyone is very excited in the start of the trip but as the time goes by everyone starts getting on each others nerves. This is where an audio book is great help.
Every parent has been through this. The children get bored and then, one of them will start whining, the other one will hit someone and before you know it, a strong need for a referee arises inside the car. But instead of tackling all this, you can simply give your children their favourite book downloaded on an Ipod. This is incredibly helpful as most kids love to hear stories and will sit quietly if a soft and soothing voice is telling them their favourite story. These days almost all childrens books come in audio format and you can simply download them from the internet or buy a CD.
Audio books can also become a great family activity inside the car. You can play a book on the car stereo and listen to it with everyone else. This brings a sense of belonging in the family and I really recommend it. This is a great idea even if you have to spend your journey listening to a fairytale because this will show the children that you care about them.
No matter what age group or gender you belong to, audio books will make your car trip a thousand times easier. These days, obtaining a particular audio book is not difficult at all and they are available and very reasonable price also.
William Stephenson has been presenting audiobooks to the public long before IPODS and MP3 players made them popular. Come see an enormous selection of downloadable audio books. I’m certain we have what you’re looking for!
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February 25th, 2009
By Brent Warnken
After creating all kinds of controversy (when frontman Fred Durst claimed he hooked up with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera) and causing the word “nookie” to become part of our everyday language (not that anyone really knows what it means) in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Limp Bizkit seemingly vanished from the music scene, but after eight years Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit are back with a tour and new album.
The original lineup, comprised of cocky frontman Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto and DJ Lethal, haven’t been together since the fall of 2001, after which Borland left the band to work on his own music. Borland did return to the band for the release of their 2004 EP The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) but then left again, after which point Limp Bizkit has been on a hiatus. In the interim, Durst has been concentrating on acting and directing.
After forming in 1994 when vocalist Fred Durst and bassist Sam Rivers began jamming together, Limp Bizkit was soon hailed the new leader of the rapcore music movement. Rivers’ cousin John Otto (drums) and Wes Borland (guitar) completed the lineup (DJ Lethal joined later on) and they began playing around the Jacksonville area in 1995. Korn bassist Fieldy caught one of their shows and later got several tattoos from Durst (a tattoo artist on the side) and the pair forged a friendship, prompting Korn to pass on Limp Bizkit’s demo tape to their producer, Ross Robinson.
After playing with the Deftones and House of Pain, Limp Bizkit signed with Flip/Interscope in 1997 and soon released their debut full-length album, Three Dollar Bill Y’All. The rap-metal outfit played high-profile gigs and appeared on MTV’s Spring Break ‘98 fashion show in the wake of their debut, but scored their big break with a spot on that summer’s Family Values Tour.
In June 1999 Limp Bizkit released their highly anticipated sophomore album Significant Other. The album debuted at number one and went on to sell over four million copies by the end of the year, largely due to the popularity of lead single “Nookie” and its corresponding music video. In early July Durst became a Senior VP at Interscope but the band’s success was soon overshadowed by negative publicity after their performance at Woodstock ‘99. While the festival was meant to capture the free-loving feeling of the original Woodstock, riots and sexual assaults changed things drastically.
During Limp Bizkit’s performance, Durst urged fans to “break stuff,” a move that was heavily criticized in light of the already-rowdy crowd and disaster that the festival turned into. Woodstock ‘99 organizers pulled the plug on Limp Bizkit’s set but the band nonetheless headlined that year’s Family Values Tour, although internal issues did plague them nonetheless.
When Napster rocked the music work in 2000, Durst became one of the most outspoken advocates of online music trading, sparking Limp Bizkit to launch a free Napster-sponsored tour that summer. That October Limp Bizkit released their third album, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. Soon after the album’s release, Borland left the lineup and the band failed to find an adequate replacement.
They released the disappointing album Results May Vary after almost three years of dormancy and then Borland returned for the EP The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1). Although a greatest hits album spanning Limp Bizkit’s career has surfaced in recent years, fans have been waiting until now for a true comeback. Limp Bizkit is slated to play a handful of international festivals this spring, including stops in Eastern Europe as well as Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals, although all dates for the band’s trip are not yet confirmed. Check out Limp Bizkit tickets to see the band make their comeback live!
This article is sponsored by StubHub.com and was written by Brent Warnken. StubHub.com is a leader in the business of selling Limp Bizkit tickets, sports tickets, concert tickets, theater tickets and special events tickets.
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February 24th, 2009
By William Stephenson
As most of us already know working-out is very important for us. In todays hectic world where people dont have time to eat healthy and regular physical activities are less common, a good work-out every day is extremely important. By exercising, we not only get rid of the extra fat in our body but also make it stronger from both inside and out.
But as we all know, working out is a tedious activity which becomes even harder to continue when utter boredom takes over our mind. I mean, for how long can you just stare at the wall in front of you while walking on the treadmill and hear the annoying sounds of metal clunking in the gym. Doing the repeated routines of work out day-in and day-out can also be highly demoralizing as our brains quickly reject activities which dont stimulate our thinking process and we quickly start feeling bored from them.
But theres a perfect solution for this problem. How about going through a book while you work out? No, we are not crazy and we are also not suggesting you to hold a book in a hand while lifting weights with others. We are talking about audio books. This format of literature has completely revolutionized the book world.
Imagine listening to your favorite book on your IPod while exercising! Wont it make this tedious but extremely essential task interesting? Gone are the days when audio books used to come in those chunky cassettes and were only used by visually impaired people. Audio books are now for everyone. In todays digital age, even audio books have changed their form. They are now also available in CDs and can also be downloaded from the internet.
Audio books not only make exercising fun but it also keeps one motivated. Audio books are not like songs where you know whats going to happen next and how it will end. Audio books keep you intrigued in their narrative and compel you to imagine scenarios, places and situations.
Plus, I think most of us will agree that we tend to do better exercise when our mind is busy somewhere else. Any kind of activity starts to feel ten times more difficult if we put our full concentration into it. Audio books distract us from the exercise and we do it in a much better way. Bringing an audio book with you while exercising, is a wonderful idea also because it gives us the time to experience the magical land of books. Most of us dont have the time to take out from our busy lives to read books. So why not add books to our life? It also gives you time to catch-up on new books in the market.
Basically, audio books give us the same experience of reading a normal book but you dont have to sit at one place to enjoy them. You can improve your body with the work-out while improving your mind with the book.
William Stephenson has been presenting audiobooks to the public long before IPODS and MP3 players made them popular. Come see an enormous selection of downloadable audio books. I’m certain we have what you’re looking for!
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February 23rd, 2009
By Freshoutsourcing
Thanks to recent archaeological discoveries of musical instruments, we know that in Peru the music goes back at least 10,000 years old.
From this came the long tradition quenas the zampoas the pututos (trumpets shells) and a variety of wind instruments used in the manufacture of which materials like cane, clay, bone, horn and precious metals, and various instruments percussion.
Through contact with the West has incorporated large numbers of instruments, they have been creatively adapted to the rhythmic and tonal needs of each region. The most obvious are the many changes that have taken place in the harp, violin and guitar in the Peruvian highlands.
The meeting of the Andean west and has resulted in Peru more than 1,300 musical genres. But two of them have exceeded the regional level and have become symbols of identity in Peru: the huayno and marinera. Composed of a mixture of joy and nostalgia, the huayno has become the basis for creating new rhythms of contemporary music, with its musical structure simple and flexible.
The seafood, although gender is not a matrix like huayno has distinct variations on the coast and the mountains, and thanks to its beauty and splendid musical choreography has been widely distributed throughout the country.
The strength of the migrant African festival has also contributed to enriching the musical scene: the place of invention and discovery drawer musical donkey jaw as percussion instrument.
In the region of the jungle is also a great variety of rhythms, dances and instruments related to its festivals and rituals, such as use of manguar (tubular stem), called “semiotic drum” because it serves to communicate messages over long distances in middle of the jungle.
At present, the continued uptake of new instruments such as synthesizers, electric guitars, drums and harmonious, and the creation of new genres such as chicha, which allow the Peruvian music open to new influences, to expand nationally and internationally, more outside the field reserved to the vernacular.
This capacity for musical fusion and innovation is strongly integrative force and the dynamic nature of the Peruvian culture.
Marinera and Drawer
Marinera
This dance is a derivative of zamacueca and the mozamala. In 1893, Abelardo Gamarra “El Tunante” baptized with the name “marinera” in honor of the naval hero Miguel Grau, during a piano concert given by a girl Lima, who later became his great broadcaster, Mrs. Rosa Mercedes Ayarza Morales. That meeting was the most famous seafood, “The Dean” and later renamed as “The Concheperla. The sea has been slowly gaining positions. In 1938 he went to the Teatro Municipal de Lima to be presented at the Concert of Fiestas Patrias. Today across the country are carried out various festivals, the most known being held in January in Trujillo. Has several styles that are named according to their place of origin: marinera coastal, mountain and northern. Its development is a very energetic, with elegant movements and a complex choreography of coordinated and synchronized sequences. Each member of the couple kept the pace with a handkerchief in one hand, it also used for courtship, although it was never a physical contact. The instruments that are used for implementation are the guitar and cajn.
El Cajon
Percussion instrument of Afro-origin used in most variants of the sea coast music and in folk music and black music in general. Is produced by a wooden box that has a hole in the rear. For its implementation, taedor sitting on the shelf and gives blows with bare hands. Although apparently simple instrument has begun to have a significant spread outside of Peru, as attested to its recent incorporation flamenco music.
The Huayno and Quena
Huayna
Andean dance is considered par excellence. Its origins were pre-qualified from the outset by the assimilation of Western influences, it has many regional variations. Its musical structure stems from a pentatonic rhythm binary structural feature that has allowed this genre to become the basis of a series of hybrid rhythms, from the Andean chicha to rock. The dance is performed in pairs and turns that will develop from small movements and jumps that tap the pace. The instruments involved in the implementation of huayno are quena, the charango, harp and violin. In some variants of the typical bands huayno involved, adding instruments like the trumpet, saxophone and accordion. Furthermore, although very different genres in the popular huayno sensitivity is more related to the sea of what looks like the chorus reminds marinera mountain: “There is no huayno marinera / or without marinera huayno / Cholito pollera green / the third is for you. ”
The Quena
This wind instrument is the most widespread in Peru and comes from pre-Hispanic times. It’s made with a tube of cane, wood, bone or plastic with a beveled segment, which is the mouthpiece. Introduced 5 or 6 small holes fingering with variations that are composed of sound produced by the breath of the performer. Predominates in each region a different size.
The Huaylarsh and Harp
The Huaylarsh
It is a rhythm and dance of celebration and joy associated with the harvest period in the central highlands. His energy and vitality is evident in the jumps and agility demonstrations of male dancers, in front of the fine tap their partners. In his choreography performance dance group to develop, in pairs, show skill in a fun competition. Instrumentation involved in orchestras or bands typically consist of a harp, violins, saxophones, clarinets, trumpets and drums.
The Harp
It is a stringed instrument made on a hollow cone-shaped timber that serves as a sounding board. Its origin is Western and has been widely accepted in Peru, especially in the Peruvian highlands, where it is used for its versatility to run variations pitched sound. The harp has been modified and adapted in many regions, both in form and its refinement.
The Festejo and Quijada
The Festejo
Afro is a very popular dance in the central coast. Danced in pairs, hinting at the same time avoiding physical contact. Rogues movements and develop a cheerful expression body full of sensuality. The instrumentation consists of guitar, cajn and jaw and is accompanied by a solo singer and chorus.
Jaw
The lower jaw of a donkey, mule or horse has become, thanks to the ingenuity Afroperuano, an effective instrument of percussion. It is held in one hand and the other is the rhythmic beating of the part you are running. The sound of the jaw, produced by the vibration of the wheels of the horse, is amplified in the same bone structure.
Carnival and Mandolin
Carnival
It is a dance that, with regional variations, is danced throughout Peru, especially in rural areas of Puno, Cajamarca and the Amazon. The execution of this dance is performed in comparsas out on the streets with their own music. The lyrics of the songs, usually with a rhyme on time, in many cases pcaras, satirical and very happy. Guitars, accordions, mandolins, drums, Andean (Tiny and tambourine) and charangos are the most used for its implementation.
The Mandolin
Of European origin and similar to the lute, the mandolin has suffered a series of transformations in Peru, both in the material of the sounding board, as in the number of strings. Is often used with the guitar duos formed to interpret Huaynos and other varieties of the musical saw.
The Santiago and Tiny
Santiago
The music of this genre comes from the customs associated with grazing. It is played in the Andean ceremonies marking cattle and rituals of fertility in cattle. On those occasions, a series of songs enabling simple rhythm and fine sensitivity is interpreted especially by young women. The instruments most frequently used are tiny and wakrapuko trumpets or horn res.
The Tiny
It is a percussion instrument like a small hand drum made of leather. Has wide distribution in the Andes and is played primarily by women, with a stick-in dances and ceremonies relating to the farming life, especially during the harvest season and marking the cattle.
The Vals Criollo and Guitar
The Vals Criollo
It is a dance in which couples taken from the hands in a half hug to end, they are intertwined with narrow steps, a style created by the typical Lima Waltz (Waltz) Vienna. It has its origins in the nineteenth century and has spread to the urban middle class as a demonstration that synthesized criollismo of romantic longing for a departed Lima. Instruments that are running are the guitar and cajn.
Guitar
This is the most popular tool used widely in Peru. The most used is the modern Spanish, but there are a total of 10 varieties differentiated by their shape, construction materials and number of strings. His pitch varies by area. Combined with several other musical instruments played by gender and is used to playing the vals criollo, the sea, the festival, the huayno the zamacueca the tondero and also for chicha.
The Sikuri and Zampoa
The Sikuri
The pace somewhat martial dance of sikuris, has its origins in the Altiplano region. It is danced in large groups forming processions are organized in large circles around musicians who play zampoas of different sizes.
The choreographic composition denotes complementarity and harmony that should govern all human integration, since a group of performers can only deliver half of the notes required to be indispensable participation of another group to complete the melody.
The Zampoa
It is an instrument of the family of pan flutes, which is the reunion of several reed tubes of different sizes bound together by interlocking threads forming one or two rows. The size of the tube determines the musical note. This presents distinct regional varieties, depending on the length, arrangement and number of canes. Its use is common in almost all the festivals of the south and especially in the department of Puno. One of its variants is the Antara, made from the finest cane reeds.
The Harawi and Charango
The Harawi
Yarav also called, is a genre whose songs convey feelings of sadness and longing. He is considered among the oldest musical variants Peruvian repertoire and its origin is connected to the poetic expression of the same name developed by the Inca period. His music is measured lethargic with frequent silences that adds drama to the implementation. Usually this kind do not dance, unless incorporated into a huayno marinera or, as often occurs in some of its variants mestizo. The instruments that are used for implementation are the charango, mandolin and quena.
El Charango
It is a tool built on the model of the classical guitar. It is small in relation to the original instrument, but has instead a larger number of strings (12). Its sounding board is made of armadillo shell or kirkincho, although there are also wood. Its use is very popular in the region south of the country.
Danzantes of Scissors
Physical Skill Challenge and Ritual
From the perspective of Western man, the dance of the scissors is essentially an impressive demonstration of art and physical dexterity, but for the Andean people living in or mestizo communities of the Sierra is above all a complex ritual. A series of mysteries surrounding the danzaq (performing ritual) who, in a display of strength and elasticity, to test their skills by jumping gymnastics andalusia rhythm of the harp and violin. According to the priests of the colony due to its magic halo alleged pact with the devil, because the amazing pasta or tests that run in the dance. These tests are called Atipanakuy get swords for the esophagus, with wires crossed his face, eating insects, frogs and snakes, among other acts faquirismo own andino. The central instrument of the dance are the scissors, compiled in two separate metal plates about 25 cm long, which together have the form of a pair of scissors tip roma. Locations of major circulation of this dance are Ayacucho, Apurimac, Arequipa, the Sierra de Ica, Huancavelica and Lima.
Chicha or Peruvian Cumbia
A New Genus dominates South America
A remarkable new musical rhythm of diffusion is chicha, which has now entered into force in much of South America. But also elements of the host rock and other contemporary rhythms, the two musical genres that form the basis for the creation of chicha or Peruvian cumbia is huayno and Colombian cumbia. Its spread has not only managed to spread throughout the Peruvian territory, but also has strong draft in neighboring countries like Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Colombia. The main characteristic of this genus, which is projected on all Latin America, is the permanent fusion of new rhythms, both modern and traditional as well as the use of a variety of instruments for its implementation, especially electronics.
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