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Don Henley Country Songs with Fellow Country Stars - Country Fancast

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These Don Henley Country Songs are a treasure to watch from his Country Album Cass County . . . Adblock test (Why?)

25 Great Adventure Songs for Your Travels - indie88.com

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Looking for adventure songs to inspire your next trip, or at least make you feel like you're headed somewhere exciting after a million years (at least) of lockdown? We've got you. Here's a playlist of the best adventure songs ever. Adventure Songs Playlist Breakdown Choosing adventure songs is no small task. We've carefully curated this list for you to take you to far-away lands, ignite your wanderlust, and hopefully satisfy that need to get out of your boring life and reach into the great unknown… through music. 10 Best Adventure Songs  Land Down Under by Men at Work [embedded content] Obvious? You bet. It's a classic song about exploring. But if you're on the road and this song comes on, you'll likely start humming and your mind will probably start wondering wtf vegemite is and why it's such a big deal. 2. I've Been Everywhere Man by Johnny Cash [embedded content] The man whose voice makes panties drop will also make ...

Foo Fighters at St. Joe’s Amp in Syracuse (photos, set list) - syracuse.com

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UPDATE: See full concert review here: "Foo Fighters well worth the everlong wait." * * * * * The Foo Fighters performed a two-hour set after arriving late at the St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview on Wednesday night. The Dave Grohl-led band was delayed in getting to Syracuse on a flight from New York City, but made it worth the wait for the near-sellout crowd with hits like "Times Like These," "Everlong" and "Best of You." The rockers even briefly transformed into a disco group called the Dee Gees for a cover of the Bee Gees' "You Should Be Dancing," and covered Queen's "Somebody to Love" with Grohl on drums and Taylor Hawkins doing his best Freddie Mercury impression. It was the Foos' first time performing in Syracuse in more than 20 years, previously playing the Landmark Theatre in 2000. The band is celebrating its 25th/26th anniversary this year, and received the MTV Video Music Awards' first-e...

Study confirms superior sound of a Stradivari is due to the varnish - Ars Technica

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Enlarge / A 1729 Stradivari known as the "Solomon, Ex-Lambert" on display at Christie's in New York in March 2007. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images Along with Andrea Amati and Andrea Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari dominated the so-called Golden Age of Violins (roughly 1660 to 1750), and the instruments they crafted remain the gold standard today in terms of acoustic quality. World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has long favored a Stradivarius instrument, as does violinist Joshua Bell. But scientists have been arguing for years about precisely why these instruments have such superior sound. A recent paper published in the journal Angewandte Chemie confirms a theory dating back to 2006: the secret lies in the chemicals used to soak the wood, most notably borax, zinc, copper, alum, and lime water. I've written extensively about this topic in the past. The (perceived) unique sound can't just be due to the instrument's geometry, although Stradivari's geometrical approac...

Black Stone Cherry Reveal Video for Gritty Tracy Chapman Cover 'Give Me One Reason' - Loudwire

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Sometimes covers are so good you can't sit on them. Thankfully, Black Stone Cherry not only put their take on the Tracy Chapman classic "Give Me One Reason" on the digital only expanded edition of The Human Condition album, but they've also given us a new video from the studio to accompany it. Singer Chris Robertson's gritty, soulful voice and the band's funkier arrangement do justice to the Chapman original while still adding the group's own stamp on the song. "Tracy Chapman's voice and songs are absolutely timeless. We have always been fans of her music, especially 'Give Me One Reason,'" state the group. "Chris has always sounded so great singing this song, so we decided to record a quick version in the studio. We would have never imagined the positive feedback we received from something we thought was just a fun version of an already great song! We hope y'all dig it!" Chapman saw a career resurgence in 1995 when ...

40 Best 2000s Songs - Best Songs from the 2000s - HarpersBAZAAR.com

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The 2000s ushered in the dawn of the blog and the age of the iPod, sending the music industry into a chaotic spiral; suddenly, it seemed every niche pocket of the industry now had a fighting chance at making it big. What ensued was a glorious 10-year run where rap and hip-hop reclaimed commercial success, indie rock leaned into its subversive pop side, and pop music had to rethink its dependency on the mass-produced boy band blueprint. To celebrate the early aughts in all its expansiveness, we've rounded up some of our favorite songs of the era: from Timbaland and Pharrell's back-and-forth beats to pop princesses Britney and Christina and the ever-adapting indie mainstays like Animal Collective and The White Stripes, here are our picks for top songs of the 2000s. "Toxic" by Britney Spears This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Br...

Best Rock + Metal Songs of August — Staff Picks + Essentials - Loudwire

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The Weekly Wire playlist is still roaring, packed with 50 new songs each week and, here, we're recapping the Best Rock + Metal Songs of the Month for July with a mix of essential songs and choice selections from the Loudwire staff. Maybe you'll even discover a new band that rules! The Essentials You know these bands and you probably heard these songs the instant they came out — midnight Spotify lurkers, we see you... Follow Loudwire's 'Best of the Month' playlist on Spotify here. 3TEETH, "Paralyze" feat. Ho99o9 Adema, "Ready to Die" Archspire, "Golden Mouth of Ruin" Asking Alexandria, "Alone Again" Badflower, "Don't Hate Me" Black Label Society, "Set You Free" Black Veil Brides, "Torch" Boston Manor, "Carbon Mono" Butcher Babies, "It's Killin' Time, Baby!" Carcass, "Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1)" ...