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Friday, July 31, 2009

The Possum: George Jones

By James G. Pynn

If you know, then you know. If you don't know, then you should. George Jones was one of the hardest drinking, fastest living son of a guns in all of country music history. Admittedly living a life modeled after his hero, Hank Williams, George Jones blazed a trail of infamy and heartache across the wide-open plains of country music history. Known for his distinctive voice and loose phrasing style, the exploits of George Jones have passed from mere stories into legend.

According to Country Music Television, Jones is the "the greatest living country singer" today. In true George Jones style, I'm sure hed say something to the effect, "it's the living part that's tricky." His clever turn of phrases and unusual vocal style can best be sampled on such legendary hits as "White Lightin'" and "If the Drinkin' Don't Kill Me." Then again, all of his songs carry that signature sound.

Of course Jones was famously married to Tammy Wynette. This marriage made in madness was the stuff of legend, often requiring the services of the local sheriff to help them mediate. Of course that's a fancy word for "cool off." Between his drinking problem and her drug addiction, it was not the high point of marital bliss for either one of them, When it all came crashing down in 1975, no one was surprised.

What's age got to do with it? Despite being in to his seventies now, George Jones has not stopped recording or touring. Indeed, he is on tour this summer and is coming to a local gin joint near you. Though there might no be as much pep in his step, his voice is as rich and full as ever. No one can turn a song like The Possum. For those of you not in the know, that's his nickname.

Booking your George Jones tickets is as easy as pie. You just have to follow the links to the best little booking service around. Don't wait until the last minute and fall prey to the scalpers. Get a great ticket at a fair price and sleep well at night. But do it quick, because the Possum is not on tour for long.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Kenny Chesney Tour Dates Include Charleston, SC

By Jenny David

There's little doubt that Kenny Chesney has made his mark as a country music superstar. After his debut album, "In My Wildest Dreams", was released by the independent Capricorn Records in 1994, Kenny has gone on to release thirteen more smash albums.

Eleven of Kenny's first thirteen albums have been certified gold or higher. Although his debut on Capricorn was not the blockbuster that his later albums became, the singles from the album, "The Tin Man" and "Whatever It Takes" did touch the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, extreme success for an independent release. Unfortunately, Capricorn Records did not continue to publish country music after that year.

Kenny Chesney has released more than thirty top ten country hits since his first release, including a whopping seventeen that peaked at number one. He has won four consecutive Entertainer of the Year American Country Music awards and six awards from the Country Music Association.

Born in Knoxville, Tennesse in 1968, Kenny Chesney's youth in the heart of country music was fueled by an early Christmas gift of a guitar, which he taught himself to play. After joining a bluegrass club while attending East Tennessee State University, he recorded a record on his own in 1989 which he used to sell at gigs to help pay for his dream. Kenny graduated from East Tennessee State with a degree in marketing and with a dream in his back pocket of a career singing country music.

Kenny Chesney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1968, a region near the Great Smoky Mountains and nestled deep in the heart of country music. He taught himself to play guitar and has had a lifelong love of music, playing bluegrass in college at nearby East Tennessee State University.

Although his first 'official' release was in 1994, he actually recorded a record in 1989 in Virginia which he sold at his various gigs.

Kenny's success has proven again and again that he's truly a country music star, with smash successes in tour ticket sales and a huge list of number one singles that any musician would be proud of.

The 2009 tour includes a show on September 12 in Charleston, South Carolina, at the North Charleston Coliseum. This tour is one of the mega tours of the country music summer season with tour dates all across the United States and Canada.

This year's tour includes a stop on September 12 in Charleston, South Carolina at the the North Charleston Coliseum. Kenny's tour's include big dates across the United States and Canada, but the South Carolina show is expected to be one of the best, with country music fans coming not far from Kenny's home. This year's tour is named the Sun City Carnival Tour.

Kenny's success might not have been overnight, but he's proved that he's here to stay. His concerts are huge successes and his awards, top ten hits and scores of number one singles prove that he's one of country's modern superstars.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Movies To See

By Frank Torres

It wasn't that long ago that a trip to the corner video shop was the most convenient way to get a movie. High speed internet access has now made it possible to download movies right off a movie download site. Here are some examples of movies you can acquire through a movie download site.

I Love You Alice B: Phenomenal comedy in reference to the panicking of gentle-behaved L.A. attorney. Vendor has on no account been more superior. The film was written by Larry Tucker and Paul Mazursky. Cast Peter Vendors, Jo Minivan Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Youthful, and Joyce Minivan Patten. (93 minutes, 1968)

Hanky Panky: Blameless designer Crazier is pursued by snoops, cops, etc. Unsurprising, hardly ludicrous comedy-thriller, with Radner miscast as the love interest. The film was meant to be a follow-up to Mix Insane, although Richard Pryor's part was revised for Gilda. You've seen it all before, and more superior. Cast includes Gene Crazier, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard Widmark, Robert Prosky, Josef Sommer, and Johnny Sekka. (88 minutes, 1982)

Rookie Of The Year: Little league pitcher Henry Rowengartner breaks his arm during a game. Miraculously, when his arm heals he can now throw the ball over 100 MPH. When the general manager of the lowly Chicago Cubs spots Henry throwing this fast, it's off to the major leagues.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Wealthy and elite, Lara Croft is also a treasure hunter. She is looking for one of the world's ultimate treasure, two halves of an ancient buried artifact. A secret society is also seeking these relics, because of the incredible power the owner will have. Can Lara find the relics first, and keep them from the hands of this secret society?

Internal Affairs: Young cop Raymond Avila works in the Internal Affairs Department of the LAPD. He hand his partner see something suspicious with Dennis Peck. His financial situation is much stronger than expected on a policeman's salary. Once Peck is aware of the investigation, he turns his attention away from his corrupt dealings to focus on Avila.

The Day That Shook the World: Trudging historical tirade enclosing the occurrences leading up to WWI with the mortality of Archduke Ferdinand Plummer at Sarajevo. Yugoslavian-made with a humorless global cast, conclude in monotonous albeit fable-dimensioned journal. Cast includes Christopher Plummer, Linda Bolkan, and Maximilian Schell. (111 minutes, 1977)

Swordfish: Gabriel Shear, Swordfish, knows where there is a lot of money. The problem is that it is in cyberspace. To steal it, he kidnaps former super hacker Stanley Jobson. He then pressures Stanley to comply, or suffer consequences.

Aces: Iron Eagle III: This movie is directed by John Glen. WWII vets join an upstart pilot and try and take down a cocaine factory in South America. Stars Louis Gossett, Jr., Rachel McLish, Christopher Cazenove, Horst Buchholz, and Sonny Chiba. (1992 Action)

Toy Story: A boy's top choice toy, a dude doll identified Woody, feels bullied and properly so by the emergence of a new name day present, a high-tech spaceman model promoted on Television. A adult story masquerading as a baby's film, this tale of kinship, fickleness, and the need for acceptance characteristics a vibrant cast of characters led by Woody and his adversary, Thrill Light-year. The "performing" of the 2 steel. Their facial proclamations and body language-is as excellent as anything ever seen in a conventional excited animation. Controller Lasseter acquired a particular Oscar for this expression milestone. Cast includes Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, Laurie Metcalf, and R. Lee Ermey. (80 minutes, 1995)

Okay, if your looking for downloads, try phrases like "Buy Music". If the first search proves ineffective type in something different. See if "Legal Music Download Services" gets a better result.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Guitar For Beginners Useful Tips

By James Mason

Many individuals want to learn guitar and guitar for beginners lessons and books can be very useful tools. Of the types of guitar you can play there are three, acoustic, classical and electric. Classical guitars are popular to learn on as they can play all types of music. Most classical guitars have nylon-based stings and have a hollow body.

The classical and acoustic guitars are very similar. Neither of them needs electric amplification though a classical guitar can be plugged into an amplifier. The classical guitar also uses steel rings and tends to have a smaller neck. An electric guitar is quite different from the other types of guitars as it needs electric amplification and does not have a sound hole.

There are many different ways to learn the guitar and it may take some time to find the right method for you. If you are unsure of how to begin you should consider taking lessons from a professional. A guitar professional will know exactly which exercises to give that will help you learn how to play the guitar and build up muscles in your hand. They will also be able to help you through any tough or trouble spots.

In order to improve and actually play the guitar you will need to practice. In order to play the guitar you need to develop a muscle memory so you need to continuously practice until your fingers can move all on their own and you don't actually have to think about playing the guitar. Playing scales and a few simple chords can get your fingers to remember what frets and strings need to be played in order to produce notes and chords.

It is also a good idea to learn to read music if you don't already know how. If you are really serious about learning guitar then you need to learn how to read sheet music. Also learning some basic music theory can be helpful especially if you like to jam with friends.

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Buying A Drum Set

By Donald Claus

If you like play drums and you are looking for good and relevant information about this incredible and energizing musical instrument you are reading the proper information.

A drum is an instrument played by a drummer which has the responsibility to keep the rhythm in a band. Drums are very important in a band or orchestra but you should make a good selection of this instrument.

There are several brands in the market but I highly recommend Mapex which is currently ranked as the #1 in the world due to the quality of the materials used and because this brand has been performed in several clinics and percussion events around the world.

A drum is an excellent instrument which requires an excellent and skilled performer that keep the rhythm and have good capacity. If you are playing drums in a rock band you should know this kind of music is strident and despite the quality of the sound required for this kind of music you will also need that the materials of the drums can resist without producing any problems with your drums.

There are sensible parts of the drums that should have a wonderful quality, for instance, hi hat should have a good quality and that's why is recommended that you purchase drums from a remarkable manufacturer, such as Yamaha, Juggs, ZidJian and other popular brands which have a good reputation among drummers from everywhere around the world.

Another important part of the drums are the pedals you use, sometimes the chain that is part of the pedal is manufactured of a pretty bad quality and it could be a problem for you. Try to purchase products of high quality for avoid disappointments. Also you should try to ask guarantee before purchase your drums.

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Preserving Your Blu-ray DVD Collection

By Robert Mann

With Blu-ray technology becoming more and more mainstream, many movie buffs are replacing their DVD libraries with these high-quality discs. This update also provides an opportunity to discard damaged DVDs and take care to ensure that the new Blu-rays do not suffer the same fate. Taking the time to prepare discs for years of play only takes a few minutes and is well worth the while.

Blu-ray discs benefit from a harder coating than standard DVDs and are more resistant to surface scratches. Often what appear to be scratches are actually marks that can be wiped away. Thus most difficulties with a Blu-ray disc have a very simple solution. The best material for wiping a DVD is micro-fiber cloth. This is the same material that is recommended for an LCD or Plasma TV screen. If micro-fiber is not available, a soft cloth is a safe alternative.

When cleaning a Blu-ray DVD, always wipe from the center outwards. Do not wipe in a circular motion. If there are stubborn marks on the disc, place a small amount of water on the cloth. Though some use mild detergents to clean discs, this approach is not encouraged as chemicals could damage DVD surfaces.

Even the smallest remnant can affect the play ability of a DVD, so be careful when handling the disc. Using the sides or center to transport unprotected Blu-rays will prevent fingerprints from marking the surface and causing disturbances while watching the movie.

For those instances when a Blu-ray DVD does have a surface scratch, there are home buffing kits that can return the surface of the disc to a smooth, clear state. DVDs can also be taken to an expert who will buff out any irregularities that interfere with playback.

Preventing damage up front will save the time and agony of fixing problems later. No matter how tempting it is to toss a DVD into a pile in order to rush onto the next or avoid searching for the case, do not stack discs on top of one another. Likewise, many people try to save space by transferring Blu-rays to compacted CD holders. This is a mistake-the original cases provide the best protection.

Storage is another key element to prolonging the life of Blu-ray collections. Storage for DVDs can be likened to that of books. DVDs should be kept in a location free of heat, moisture, and direct sunlight. To prevent warping and other environmental effects, look for an area that is both dry and moderate in temperature. Additionally, set the cases vertically along the shelf, not flat, to preserve the original condition.

While the lifespan of a technology is difficult to predict, Blu-ray has become the next standard for video with no identifiable substitute waiting in the wings. The incredible quality of a Blu-ray DVD is worth preserving for years of crystal clear playback. With minimal effort, a DVD collection can remain as clean and error-free as when the discs were first purchased.

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Saturday, July 25, 2009

An Admired American Writer's Books That Were Turned Into Films

By Diane B Collins

John Grisham has been one of America's most beloved novelists since 1989. His books have sold over 250 million copies globally. The mass of his books, in actual fact 17 in all, are legal fiction however he has authored four non-legal fiction writings and one non-fiction book. As of this writing there have been ten films made from his work with one in the works.

His 2nd book, "The Firm", was the earliest story to be completed into a film back in 1993. In this picture, starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Gene Hackman, a youthful Harvard Law School graduate begins working at a rather underhanded Memphis law firm. In that same year of 1993, a second John Grisham story to movie came out, "The Pelican Brief" starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.

In 1994, "The Client" was released. In this movie a young boy inadvertently witnesses a suicide and he is as a result chased by the mob for what they think the dying man may have confided in him. "The Client" starred Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and the late Brad Renfro.

Grisham's very first novel, and some may say his most excellent book, was "A Time To Kill". This story was made into a motion picture in 1996 and it introduced an up and coming new performer in the lead character, Matthew McConaughey. It also starred Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Also from the year 1996 was "The Chamber" starring Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman and Faye Dunaway.

In 1997, "The Rainmaker" starring Matt Damon as a rookie attorney who takes on the case of a boy denied medical treatment by a authoritative insurance corporation. In 1998, the only picture from Grisham that was based upon an non published manuscript was released, "The Gingerbread Man" starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey, Jr.

Of the four non-legal fiction books by Grisham, 2 have been turned into films, "A Painted House" in 2003 and the holiday favorite, "Christmas with the Kranks" starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis and adapted from the book "Skipping Christmas".

In 2003, "The Runaway Jury" came out, starring Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz. "The Associate", which was just released in January 2009, is planned to be a movie release in the year 2012.

Grisham has absolutely been one of the most accepted and fertile novelists in the recent past. With twenty-two writings out and another intended for November 2009, 10 films and another planned for 2012, he has never failed to entertain us. If you happened to overlook any of these splendid films you can now download them straight to your computer to see right away on your computer, TV or even your iPhone.

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Friday, July 24, 2009

How To Play A Nice Little Chord Change That Crops Up In Many, Many Songs, And It's Yours For FREE... Give it A Try!

By Mike Jones

The following article teaches you a great little chord change you can use over and over again in many situation and should definitely be added to your bag of tricks. You should start to build up this bag of tricks right away even if you are not yet at a level to be able to play them. Remember they can used at a later date and will help tremendously in your quest to become an awesome guitar player. If the correct building blocks are in place then there is no reason why you should not become a great player. This sequence is really effective but it does assume you have some understanding of playing the guitar.

Clarifying what I have just mentioned as I feel it is really important to understand is that if you are not yet at a standard to be able to play this sequence - don't panic! Store this tip in your bag of tricks and at a later date when you ability improves you will be able to pull it out to use at will. From the FREE articles I will be posting over the coming weeks you will be able to throw lots of tricks into your bag to be used whenever you choose.

Ok, let's get going:

Play one bar with all down strokes and on the beat using an 'A major' chord in the open position using your 1st, 2nd and 3rd fingers.

Next lift off your 3rd finger to reveal the open B string (this chord is called Asus2) and play one bar.

Next using your 4th finger hold down the 'B string' at the 3rd fret (1st and 2nd finger remain unchanged at the second fret throughout this sequence) and play one bar, this chord is called Asus4. Then finish with one bar of 'Amajor' to complete this four bar sequence.

And that's it!

This chord sequence arises in many, many tunes. It sounds really great and can be used by the relative beginner. It will produce a really nice sounding sequence.

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Online Bass Guitar Lessons: Be Aware Of Your Potential

By Stacy Williams

Whatever your reasons, you want to learn how to play bass. You don't have to go to music school to do this. You can take online bass guitar lessons. You don't even need a bass guitar to start out with. Any acoustic guitar will do, since the top four strings of any guitar are the four strings of a bass guitar. What you learn on an acoustic guitar you can then transfer to bass.

Bass practice with fretboard patterns should include things such as the use of sweep picking with the 3 note per string pentatonic scale in the rock or blues bass style. You want to be able to practice with many different scales patterns as possible so that you are able to execute the runs and licks and lead lines of a wide variety of bass players and style of music that you personally are interested in.

Beginner bass players should learn scales right away to save them years of time, trouble and frustration, but that most often never happens for them. Intermediate bass players have to have some patterns under their belt to even be at an intermediate level, however, they are usually the most frustrated players because they feel like they are getting somewhere with their instrument, but the are so held up with partial information that they can't move beyond where they are at.

For instance, you've already heard about "slap bass" for sure. Slap is a very common technique and, because of the use in rock situation it has became one of the most popular technique in bass playing nowadays.

The goal is to be able to play all the exercises at 100 beats per minute. When you are able to do that, it will be fairly easy to further increase the tempo. Here is a suggestion for advanced practice: Try to play all the way through all three exercises without stopping in between. When you do this, the last note of the eighth note exercise will become the first note of the triplet exercise.

Unfortunately, it turns out to be harder than it looks. Here's why: The muscles that move your hands and fingers across the neck and strings are rarely used for other tasks. The fine motor skills needed to play a stringed instrument require that the small muscles of the hands be strengthened. So when you take up the bass, you're like a baby learning to walk: Not only do you have no idea of what you're doing, you don't even have the muscles to do it.

Keep the end of the thumb of your left hand in the middle of the back of the bass neck. Keep your left thumb perpendicular to the neck. When reaching for notes, don't let your thumb go parallel to the neck; shift position instead

With all this is in mind, now you should start for taking your lessons. It don't matter if you hire a private teacher, learn by yourself or get some online lessons, whatever works for you will be the right path to take if you're just beginning.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Guitar Lessons for Beginners Online: Techniques, Tips And Grooves in Just One Pack

By Daren Slaughter

The first thing I will say to you is this: Unless you are practicing to be a professional, don't pick up the guitar unless you actually want to. The most valuable part of a practice session is that you actually enjoy it. If you want to be in a band, or want to play on the jam circuit, then I would recommend picking up your guitar once a day and spending at least an hour with it.

All the great guitarist have struggled at some point in learning to play the guitar. As far as guitar lessons for beginners there are different ways to go, such as a private instructor, signing up for classes at your local community center, self-teaching method with books and online lessons which I recommend because they're cheaper and flexible to a persons schedule. Whichever way you choose be sure to keep in mind there are no "play guitar like a pro in one hour" course. It takes lots of practice and dedication to become a good guitarist.

It's natural to lose your initial enthusiasm, but it would be a shame to stop using such a valuable tool with so much potential for making you a really good guitar player. Backing tracks need to be used in conjunction with your planned guitar practice sessions. If you are learning a solo or some licks from a CD or guitar tabs, play them with your backing as soon as you have the material in your memory.

However, I love my guitar, and nothing could ever separate me from it. My guitar is my best friend, and thats how you should treat yours. Look after it, clean it daily, change the strings regularly, even if they still sound ok to you.

With these you can learn picking patterns that you can apply to any songs you learn. You will also be able to pick up tabs for bluegrass fiddle tunes you can learn to play on the guitar. Try any bluegrass forums you find, as well as tab archives.

Practice doing alternate up and down strokes slowly and smoothly using a metronome to keep time. For bluegrass picking use a heavy gauge pick but as with everything, you should try different ones out till you find what's right for you. You will see and hear that a lot of bluegrass guitar playing consists of the guitarist playing bass notes and strumming in between.

For flatpicking solos you will have a much greater control over your playing by getting used to using a heavier weight pick. The main advantage to flatpicking over fingerpicking is tone. A steel string acoustic guitar sounds much nicer using a flatpick compared to fingerpicks, and using nails is totally out of the question.

Don't turn your guitar practice time into extended guitar solos. If you have a track of say, six minutes at your disposal, use it to practice licks and short solo breaks, the age of the twenty minute solo is long gone. Also, make use of your backing tracks to improve the basic aspects of your guitar playing like your timing.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Sinatra Swings To A Bossa Nova Beat

By David Glisan

One of the frequently heard criticisms of Frank Sinatras work is that he was essentially a one trick pony. He is often accused of not being a technically adept vocalist, and simply reworking a formula over and over again. While Sinatra certainly knew what worked for him, and what kind of songs and arrangements he liked this assertion is patently unfair and displays a profound ignorance of the entire body of his work. If you dig deeper in the Sinatra oeuvre, youll find some amazing examples of vocal prowess. Perhaps his best work in this regard came from his collaboration with legendary Brazilian guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Jobim is considered the founding father of Bossa Nova, and certainly deserves a bulk of the credit for popularizing the genre in North America. His collaboration with Sinatra on a samba tinged album Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim was a critical and commerical success. Sinatra had the highest respect for Jobim as an artist and liked him as a friend. He would try to work out the logistics for the two to record together at several points in his career, but it never came to pass.

"Wave", written by Jobim and arranged by Eumir Deodato, is among the best of all of the Sinatra/Jobim collaborations. It features some amazing vocal work by Sinatra, including perhaps the lowest notes he ever hit on a recording. It is said that for the rest of his life Sinatra would listen to "Wave" just to hear how good he sounds hitting the bass notes.

This song was to have been a featured track on a second collection of Sinatra/Jobim collaborations, but for some inexplicable reason it was never released as such.One story is that Sinatra himself nixed the release because he didn't like the cover art. The photographer that insisted on posting Sinatra in front of a Greyhound bus mayhave been responsible for depriving the world of a second collection of Sinatra with a bossa nova twist.

"Wave" finally surfaced on "Sinatra and Company" in 1970. "Wave" also appeared on the Reprise box set and of course of the "Complete Reprise Recordings" suitcase collection.

Critic Will Friedwald, who may have written more about Sinatra's body of work than anyone, praised his recordings with Jobim as having a "flexibility and delicacy, as if they could be blown about by a soft Brazilian breeze". In any case, the Sinatra/Jobim sessions certainly rank among the finest vocal work of Sinatra's amazing career.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Finding the Best Websites to Download MP3s to Ipod Touch

By Davion Wong

Now that you have your own Ipod Touch, you might want to download MP3s to Ipod Touch immediately. With the functional features of the Ipod Touch, you can do a lot of things with your handheld gadget. Whether its music listening or movie watching, you can always do so anywhere. In fact, the Ipod Touch allows you to search the Internet as well.

If you want to make MP3 downloads to your Ipod Touch, you need to check out your sources first of all. You will have to download straight from the web through a variety of websites. The most recommended website by Apple is of course, Itunes, where you can find a wealth of music, video, and gaming files for downloading. Other options include free sites and paid membership websites.

What Itunes can offer are not merely top-notch downloads, but an unparalleled level of support as well. You don't have to worry about lapses in security, and with the wide selection available from Itunes, finding the music or songs you need is easy. From classic songs to RN'B and hip-hop, you can download MP3s with perfect ease.

One drawback in choosing Itunes for Ipod Touch MP3 downloads however is that it can be quite costly in the long-term. The 99 cent price per download may seem harmless enough, but once you make numerous downloads, the expenses can pile up. This explains why some Ipod users seek out for alternatives on the Internet.

One alternative in getting cost-effective MP3 Ipod Touch downloads however is going for membership downloading sites. Nowadays, you will be able to find downloading sites for MP3s, from free downloading websites to the paid ones. It can be fine experimenting with the free downloading sites, but the risks involved, like viruses and incomplete files, are often not appealing.

If you want to make sure that the MP3s you are downloading are worth your money, never hesitate to look around for several options first. While Itunes is an excellent option for many, it can expensive too. If you wish to find more affordable options, you can always search the web, or read up on website reviews.

By knowing where to find the best MP3s, you will be able to enjoy your Ipod Touch to the fullest. Once you have found the downloading website that works best for you, you can start downloading without delay.

Those who want to download MP3s to Ipod Touch successfully can visit my website for more information on making successful web downloads.

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Download MP3s to Ipod Touch Without The Hassle

By Davion Wong

Ipod users are well aware that in order to download MP3s to Ipod Touch they need to shell out some money. Especially true when they download from Apple's iTunes store, they have to spend more as iTunes requires a per-download fee. Sure the quality of downloads is unquestionable, but when you have to download so many music files, iTunes is going to cost you a lot of money.

The Ipod Touch no doubt is one of the most sophisticated music players sold nowadays, allowing you to store music, games, TV show episodes, and movies all in one sleek and portable package. However, you will need to download the music or movies yourself, which means you should be willing to pay for every download you make.

While there are free sites where MP3 downloads for iPod Touch are available, you may want to give these sites a second thought. As you must know, most free sites are not secured; they may contain a host of viruses, spyware and malware applications that can cause a lot of damage to your computer system and your iPod. Besides that, you can not expect good quality downloads nor fast downloading times from these sites.

Thankfully, there are now cheaper options when it comes to iPod Touch MP3 downloads. There are paid sites where you can download files for your iPod or iPod Touch at a much lesser cost. In many cases you only need to pay a one-time membership fee in order to gain access to unlimited downloads.

You may go for the websites that cater to Ipod users or to those which specifically cater to Ipod Touch users. The best sites are those which offer the needed tools in browsing, downloading, and converting the files to compatible formats. Downloading MP3s to Ipod Touch has never been this easy or as affordable!

One of the best things about these paid sites is the money-back guarantee. This means that you can have your money back after a certain period of time if you feel that the site has not fully satisfied your expectations.

Whether you have an iPod Nano, an iPod Touch, or any other iPod model, it is always wise to go for quality downloads even though they may cost more money. Nonetheless, you can always download MP3s to iPod Touch without breaking your budget at all when you know the right sites to download from.

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Free MP4 Downloads - It's Easy!

By Dana Goldberg

With this short guide to free mp4 downloads, you will find that the many benefits of the mp4 format will allow you to store compressed video media just as the mp3 format allows storing compressed music and audio media. The format has become a big hit with users of portable media players by allowing them to store a huge number of video files on their portable players which occupies much less space than when compared to traditional formats such as AVI or MPEG.

You can entertain yourself during long journeys if you have a portable media player that can play video files by downloading a few favorite movies in mp4 format and saving them on your player. The number of movies that you are allowed to store would depend on the memory capacity of your player. In order to do this however, you need to download the media first. Finding the right sources to download is therefore the first step.

Mp4 format files, both audio and video can be downloaded for free from hundreds of sites on the internet and stored onto your computer. You can then transfer these files onto the memory on your portable media player. Most of these sites lets you search for the content in their data base or provides download links to the media that is hosted on an online file sharing website such as rapidshare or megaupload.

The only problem is that most often than not the files you download from the database on these websites could be infected by viruses, spyware or Trojans that could harm both your computer as well as you IPod or PSP. On the other hand if the file is downloaded from the above mentioned popular online file hosting websites, then the possibility of them being infected is much less.

Another method is to register with one of the premium mp4 content providing websites that can be found online for either a monthly fees or a onetime registration fee. These sites let you download media that is of a superior quality and is also virus and Trojan free at the same time.

If you are looking to freeload and do not want to spend money on buying media for your portable player, then it would be a good idea to explore the possibilities offered by file sharing and peer to peer networks. You can download mp4 files form networks such as kazaa or limewire if you have a client installed on your computer. Here again, there is a possibility of virus or Trojan infection.

Using torrent clients such as bit torrent, u-torrent, azureus etc is another option. Always use trusted websites like mininova or pirate bay to download the torrent file from. The quality and safety of the files need to be ascertained by reading user comments by other downloads before you proceed to download it yourself.

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Friday, July 17, 2009

What To Consider If You Want To Learn How To Play Piano Online

By Bart Icles

Playing the piano can now be learned more easily than ever. You can now learn to play piano online. Now, your piano-playing dreams can now be put to reality even without having your own piano and without undergoing traditional piano lessons which are really expensive.

The following are the benefits that you will be getting when you opt to learn to play piano online:

1. You will be able to practice at your own pace and your own time without being pressured to keeping up with your lessons to a tee. You can even practice at early dawn or even while having your meals without anybody being at your back.

2. You will be able to learn how to play the piano at a way cheaper rate than being enrolled in normal piano classes, which can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars depending where you enrol in.

3. You will be able to learn the same things that you would in a normal piano lesson.

These 3 advantages are enough to make anyone who wants to learn how to play the piano opt to have their lessons online. However, there are now lots of websites and "online piano playing experts" who are claiming that they offer the best piano lessons online. How will you, then, be able to gauge where you can be offered the best?

There are websites that offer free piano lessons, bit of course, tons of them are mostly designed to collect email addresses and, before you know it, you are the recipient of a lot of spam emails that you do not really want to do anything about. You will be able to get the basics, yes, but you will be forced to pay a lot in the long run without even being able to learn a lot. You should beware of these websites.

To be able to make sure that you will be getting your money's worth the moment you decide to sign up for online piano lessons, make sure that you do your research. Check the reputation of the site. Also, the price should also be considered. And if you start up with free lessons from them, make sure that what you are learning is really applicable to what you are aiming for. Try to check what the aim of the one who owns the website is. If all things check out just fine, there's a big chance that you're headed at the right direction. Learn to play piano online now and reap the rewards sooner than expected.

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Enjoy Your Cell Phone Ringback Tones

By Matt Brodderick

If you have heard of ringback tones, you will probably also know by now that you can set up multiple ringbacks. Taking advantage of more than one ringback tone on your cell phone can be quite fun. I'm going to give you some ideas for making the most of this feature.

One of the funkiest things that I've found for customizing my ringback tone collection is audio clips. These are not just a music clip of a pop hit currently making the rounds on the radio. Audio clips can add a lot of variety and imagination to the dead air time that your callers would hear if you didn't take advantage of the ringback service.

The best audio clips that I have found are old, some would call them retro, classic comedy routines. This is just perfect for me, and I get a lot of comments about them when I answer my call. In fact I get a lot of call backs with people wanting to hear the end of the monologues.

More typically, music clips will be the sound of choice for the majority of customers using ringback tones. If you spend any time searching the web for cool stuff for your cell phone, you've no doubt seen the endless ads for current R&B and pop hits downloadable as ringtones. Although not as prevalent, ringback tone selections pretty much echo the commercially available ringtone collections. The great thing is that the cell phone carriers stay up to date with current music releases, since obviously these are hugely popular.

Outside of the current pop-charts, if you are still more a music person than comedy or audio, there is bound to be an extensive selection you can choose your ringback tones from. Even if your musical taste is eclectic or obscure, the music libraries of cellphone carriers is quite extensive, and is updated regularly to cater to all sorts of different musical tastes.

To get the ringback tones installed on your phone, you need to go through either a call-in interface, or use the carrier's website to select and purchase the ringback tone you want on your phone. Yes, I did say 'purchase', because unfortunately you can't control your own clips, and therefore you can't get free ringback tones. The clips are stored on the wireless company's server, so you must go through their setup program to select and program them for your phone. Regardless of that fact, it's just one more fun thing that I can do with my cell phone, so I can guarantee that I will continue to set up ringback tones on my cell phone.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Drums Made Easy - Mike Ray Drums Made Easy Review

By Chris Jensen

More and more people who want to learn how to play the drums prefer to get away from the traditional way of learning and more into the modern and online way. However, there seems to be a shortage of online drum lessons that are proven to help turn complete beginners into killer drums in just a span of almost a day. With Drums Made Easy from Mike Ray, turning yourself into a remarkable drummer can be just a night's sleep away.

Drums Made Easy is a program on learning the drums which you can access online. In his instructional manual, Mike Ray shares techniques on how you can improve your drumming skills faster than ever before. He also gives ideas on how you can learn to read musical notations and pieces in an easier manner, where you can develop your own style.

Mike Ray encourages beginners to try Drums Made Easy as the lessons were developed so that beginners will not have a hard time figuring out the first steps in learning to play the drums. Drums Made Easy not only addresses beginners, it also includes lessons with depth for those who have progressed into more skilled drum playing.

Mike Ray's Drums Made Easy also promises beginners a fun and easy learning process. His instructional material guarantees that learning to select which drum set to buy, read musical notes, and adopt a certain musical style should not be difficult or overwhelming.

In Mike Ray's Drums Made Easy, aspiring drummers can look forward to learning how to play different musical styles on the drums, everything that they need to know to become advanced drummers, clear demos in slow, normal, and fast speeds, drum solos made easy, techniques on developing your own musical style, high definition video footage of the different lessons, and variations and lesson manuals to keep the drummer in you busy for the years to come.

If you plan of becoming a future drummer but you do not like the idea of learning how to play the drums outside the confines of your room, Drums Made Easy from Mike Ray may be the perfect instructional material for you.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Download Music To Zune Device - Varied Ways Of Doing It

By Davion Wong

You must be raring to download music to zune device, being a proud and new owner and one. Before you do that, though, you may be wondering if there is one best way of doing it.

The zune device is clearly one of its kind and a top of the line gadget that anybody wouldn't have any second thoughts of buying. One of its best features is the ability of accept music downloads to zune device from any source. If you have a library full of CDs and would like to copy the music files to your zune device, just have your CD in your PC and run your media player. Then save the music you want to transfer to your zune device using the file extensions recognized by your device, such as wma, .wmv, .mp3, .jpg, .mp4, .m4v, .m4a, .m4b, .mov.

Next, connect your zune to your PC. The zune software your device came with must be able to scan your music library and detect the music it is compatible with and automatically transfers the songs to your zune device.

The internet has plenty of resources to help you make music downloads to zune device. Some of these sites may even offer the services to download music to zune device for free, but then you have to take the necessary precautions when dealing with such sites.

Viruses and spyware can get into your system if you make your music downloads to zune device from free sites. Sometimes, these viruses and spyware are so powerful they can cause a lot of damage to your system. Another major drawback are the low quality of downloads.

A much better alternative to free sites are paid sites. With paid sites, you may only be required a minimal charge of $1.00 for each music download that you make, or you can simply subscribe to the plans they offer. The membership fee is usually just around $14 to $40, very low and definitely worth it when you think of the unlimited and high-quality downloads you can have.

If you are lucky enough, you may even stumble on a site that will not only enable you to make music downloads but movies, games and tv shows as well. Spend some time around the World Wide Web and you will most likely find the best deals when it comes to music downloads.

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Monday, July 13, 2009

Maximize Your Hold Music

By Tim Holdon

What do you think of when you hear the words on hold? Im going to guess that for most people, the connotations are less than positive. To put a project on hold means to postpone it or block its forward progress. Typical on hold experiences for people calling businesses or organizations on the telephone range from the mildly irritating to the outright maddening. One of my personal pet peeves is the cognitive dissonance I experience when my listening pleasure is interrupted with Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received as opposed to a more grammatically correct alternative such as, Calls are answered in the order in which they are received, prompting me to shout into the phone, If youre going to interrupt that stupid music at least use good grammar! But I digress.

Because most businesses need to keep their callers on hold for so much of the time, strategies have been developed to minimize the negativity. Simple, often cheesy hold music such as what we might think of as Muzak has been widely used, while targeted, custom written and produced messages combined with better quality hold music have grown in popularity in recent years. Fortunately, its becoming less common to encounter a business or organization that doesnt have at least some kind of hold music instead of empty silence. At least you know your call is still connected.

The telephone has played a major role in the world of business almost ever since Alexander Graham Bells famous, Mr. Watson"come here"I want to see you back in 1876. Today, evolving technology has dramatically modified the way companies use telephone technology, but its importance remains undiminished. If anything, telephone communications management may be more critical than ever.

Face-to-face contact between consumers and businesses has decreased in direct relation to the advancement in communication technology. Establishing and maintaining consumer-business relationships is now heavily dependent on great service, including fast turnaround times and quality phone contact. (Wikipedia)

While most sales managers would cut off their right arm if it meant getting the phone to ring, simply getting customers to call is not enough. What happens next is just as important.

85% of consumers would stop doing business with a company based entirely on poor experience with their call management [2] Using Messages On Hold has been proven to reduce caller hang ups by 79%. (ibid)

If your hold music project is on hold, perhaps its time you take it off the back burner and learn how to leverage this invaluable tool.

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Download Good Movies With Only One Click

By Wanda P Patterson

Never before has it been so fantastic to be a movie enthusiast. Back in the day the only way that you could even view a motion picture was to visit the theater. Later on, videos came out and you could get a video at the store but the film that you wanted may have been out-of-stock and you still had to wait. You also needed to make sure that you avoided any late fees by making sure that you got the motion picture back to the store on time. Now you can get the films by mail, but it is still a waiting game.

The reason why it is so excellent to be a movie enthusiast these days is for the reason that at this point you can download whole, choice movies without delay to your computer. Just locate the movie click the button and you are set to download.

There are a few diverse options that you can use to download. There are in fact free sites that are offering bootleg versions. The troubles with these sites are manifold and if you opt to download from them you should know that you do it at your own risk.

The free sites that permit you to download illegally copied movies are essentially breaking copyright laws. In the past, there have actually been consumers that were indicted for downloading "free" music. The fact of the matter is that it is against the law; it is hurting the artists, the production companies and even the entire economy for all.

Generally the sites that want a fee also have special software that can gauge the sum of royalties that are owing to the copyright owner. These sites are lawful and they are also the sites that offer you the most protection when you download. They usually have a superior assortment and these are the sites that will continue to offer superior service in the future.

One thing that you should every time consider when downloading is the safety of your computer. Computer viruses can pass swiftly between computers and a virus can injure you for a long time. There are also troubles like adware and malware that you need to safeguard yourself from.

Check out a selection of sites before you start to download movies. Check to verify that they have all of the things that you want. If you would prefer to burn the motion picture to a Disc so you can watch if on your TV, make sure that you can do that. Check out their variety and check for download times for the motion picture.

As you might have alleged, it takes quite a bit longer to download a show than it does to download a song. You may want to set it up to download before you leave for work in the morning or before you go to bed at night.

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Download Movies Legally

By Pingre Robwhiteley

With the Internet, it is very easy to watch the movies that you want, right from your home. With movie downloading, you can find a great site that offers you lots of movies for very little money. You can easily download movies that you want, with just the click of a mouse.

When you download movies, be sure that the site is legitimate. There are legal laws and copyright laws that make it illegal to download movies for free, usually the newer releases. Do your research to find out if the movie download site you are on is legitimate.

Choose a movie download site that offers the newest releases in their queue. What is the point of downloading movies if you can't watch the latest and greatest stuff? While you may have to pay a fee for this privilege, it is definitely worth it.

A legitimate movie download site will have copyright protection on their movies. This is so they cannot be copied. This ensures that piracy does not occur on their website.

The costs of renting a movie from a store are what cause many to choose movie downloading on the Internet. There is no late fee, no drive and no hassle. Your movie choices will always be there, and not sold out as is the case in the store at times.

Errors in encoded DVD videos are the result of system overuse during conversion. It is extremely important to restart the computer prior to conversion, and avoid using any programs during the conversion process. Doing so risks errors in the finished product.

Torrent software has one distinct disadvantage in downloading movies from the web. Because torrents must be downloaded from the Internet, sites exist which index movie torrents. As the government cracks down on piracy, these sites can disappear or lose functionality overnight.

Make sure you choose a legal movie site because regulation of illegal downloading is controlled by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Both organizations are responsible for maintaining fair royalties paid to actors and musicians. They file lawsuits against violators of anti-piracy laws and often sue for damages.

Video errors are notorious for stopping DVD video in its tracks. During DVD playback, the video will begin to slow unnaturally, or it will stop altogether. Nothing is worse than really getting into a movie only to have it shut down before reaching the end.

Be aware that errors in DVD playback can be caused by more factors than just the conversion software. Downloads over peer-to-peer and torrent networks are prone to data corruption due to the shaky transfer framework. If you are noticing errors in DVD playback but are following conversion best practices, consider checking the original downloaded movie for errors.

In conclusion, anyone with minimal computer knowledge can convert a downloaded video into a DVD. By using software correctly, users can create quality discs which are enjoyable to watch for years to come.

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Friday, July 10, 2009

Advice on Learning to Play a Guitar Quickly

By Matthew James

People want to learn the guitar. Guitarists are sexy and cool and everyone wants to be that. However, there is not a lot of time in the day and many people don't have the time to fit in learning the guitar. However, there are many ways to learn the guitar fast. You won't be an expert guitarist but you will learn the basics.

Don't be fooled though- you won't be an expert. By learning the guitar fast, you'll learn the basic steps and chords but won't be an expert. However, you'll learn enough to know how to practice on your own, just don't expect the following tips to make you an expert.

One of the best ways to learn the guitar quickly is to buy a book. You can learn all the guitar positions and movements as well as read about guitar theory and get information on how to buy a guitar too. However, remember that there are a lot of books out there on playing the guitar. If you want to learn then you need to buy the best book. Make sure to read reviews online or ask other guitarists for advice.

The guitar that you will use for your lessons is very important. You should be comfortable in using your instrument of choice so that you can easily apply the ideas that you have learned from the instructional guides. A guitar that can last for a very long time is a great choice when it comes to giving the learning procedure a serious thought. However, if you just need to master a few tricks and only need to have the capacity to play some tunes, renting a guitar is a more plausible option.

Another key factor on how to learn guitar fast is to have someone teach you how to do the tricks. An instructor can help you learn some basic knowledge for you to explore on your own. Most people start their lessons by trying some simple chord patterns and asking out their mentor if they got it right. By this way, you can easily determine the methods that would produce the best sound and are very comfortable for your playing hands. However, you may want to pay your instructor generously in which could be a costly way of learning how to play.

If you follow the tips and tricks in this article, you can speed up the process in which you learn the guitar. You don't need to be an expert to play the guitar, you just need to learn a few different chords so that you can sit on a beach and relax playing your guitar and singing your songs. There are many ways to do that and I know you can do it too!

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Make A Beat

By Jackson Trudde

Beat making is enjoyable and when something is fun it feels easier. Beat making is an art form, other than that is no grounds for a beat maker to be bust. Beat making is a reclusive job and with no exception, venturing outside only for important things like pizza intake. Beat making is an art form originating from the years of early hip hop.

Beat making is commonly performed on the computer aided by devices or dedicated programs. Beat making is the means of making a song with the intent for a rapper or singer to vocalize over. Beat making is not my life, it is simply a hobby which stems from my deep-seated blessing of musical inclination. I get pleasure from spending my nights on the laptop coming up with innovative beats and who knows possibly one day I could be the guy whos beat you are listening to.

Capturing motivation when beat making is like mining for gold it is mysterious so don't miss the break. You will notice it and having good software is necessary. With the right tools you have the competence to do anything. It may appear basic, but the ground rules of ALL beat making are there though now that beat making is so complex because of the music software out there you may as well just dub it producing. Besides, the process of Excellent beat making is really, really difficult (all one has to do is look at Dre in his studio or someone like him). While computer-based beat making is my own special preferences, you may want to know that there are alternatives nevertheless much more full of twists and turns.

It takes a lot of time and fortitude to do this beat making and it is not simple, you have to experience the music and take note over and over, turn out to be one as well as the sound track and look deep within. Take into account it is comparable to digging for gold, look for and you will locate. In fact, if you be looking to get even more definite, you could say rapping/beat making is kind of a talent but I will say it again having the right apparatus like Sonic Producer will make life a hell of a lot easier and you will in fact find yourself producing some mad beats in a very quick time.

I trust that you like this important overture to compose your own music beats. Regrettably, like with most other products, with the success of this technology a quantity of publishers have released cheap products out there hoping just to capitalize on its accomplishment and make a dollar. Take the speculation work out of it and sample something that people are raving on. Sonic Producer is an excellent example of this and will have you mixing beats in a fantastically quick time.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Home Theater System

By Paul Gamahe

A simple home theater is easy to arrange because all you need is a TV that measure larger than twenty seven inches (recommended), a DVD or Blue-Ray player along with 3 speakers. That may be enough to provide you with the home entertainment you can appreciate with a nearly theatrical experience. Why do I say nearly, while I am sure you desire the exact feeling of a theater, while there is additional features you might add to finish your home theater experience that will guarantee a cinematic experience right in your own home. You could still improve on the 3 basic elements by installing furniture - however, all depends on the budget you set.

Home theater experts advise that you need to find a good size TV set for the set up although a decent size does not mean the largest you can obtain in the store. A decent size TV is subject to the place within the home where you will deploy your home theater, just bear in mind that bigger isn't necessarily best.

Another recommendation is for you to locate speaker units that will give you surround sound from high-end brand of speakers. Additionally, you need ensure that if you don't locate the speaker that gives you adequate sound, you must be able to return it. There are speaker systems which sound great in the store but when you place it inside a room, might not sound good enough to satisfy your requirements therefore if that shop allows replacement, then that is a decent bargain. Also, you might need to choose a good quality player which provides a crystal clear flicker-free picture.

Realizing the size of the room where you will set up your theater will be the determining factor of how large your television needs to be. The size of the room is another consideration for the amount of speaker units as if this room is huge, you may need more than just the standard 3. Adding a sub-woofer may also do good to achieve the best surround sound if the home theater is sited within a large area.

All these will give you the best home theater experience. A home theater designer may be of assistance in ensuring you've the greatest arrangement which would provide you the greatest available movie experience right in your living room.

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