Tag: Music
5 tips to throwing an epic party in Brisbane
When throwing a party, you want your guests to have a great time. What stories will your guests tell their friends when they leave your party? Are they hoping the party ends soon and are they swearing to themselves never to attend your next party? What could be worse? You definitely don’t want your guests…
4 tips to selecting a musical instrument to learn
The prospect of picking up a musical instrument can be rather daunting and intimidating. However, if you brave through the storm and learn to play an instrument, your efforts will reap benefits; the music instrument will serve you well for life! However, before you begin your journey, you must first pick your instrument. Without beating about…
10 Songs from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater to take you back to the early 2000s
[nextpage title="Next"] The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series - before they went back - were some of the greatest sports games ever made. What made them iconic wasn't just the game engine, which created some of the most fluid gameplay ever seen, but the soundtrack. Here's our pick of the ten most memorable songs from…
Artist releases album on 12 different physical formats
In an age of Spotify and iTunes, we're used to being only a click or a swipe away from our music - so how strange it must be have to make an effort to listen. Perhaps to challenge this, or remind us of the bad old days, artist Trevor Jackson has decided to release a…
Spotify will not be supporting Google Cast for Audio
The other day we learned about Google Cast for Audio, Google's plan to bring the ease of Chromecasting video to your music - so that in one button press, your tunes can go from your phone to your hi-fi. Despite pledges of support from a number of manufacturers, including Sony, the largest streaming music player…
WATCH: NASA “All About That Space” music video
How do you reach young people to tell them about the latest developments on the Orion space programme? No, don't show them the wonders of science and engineering - give them pop music instead. NASA employees have re-imagined Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” and shot the above music video, showing what the space nerds…
Can the film industry learn from the music industry to stop piracy?
Over the weekend we heard the news that Sony Pictures has been hacked by a group known as "GOP" (who aren't the same people as the US Republican "Grand Old Party", presumably). GOP claims to have stolen many of Sony's "secrets", including copies of films that haven't been released, or at least released outside of…
What’s the deal with YouTube Music Key?
Google/YouTube has announced a new service called YouTube Music Key... but what exactly is it, and why has Google launched it? What is YouTube Music Key? Music Key is a new premium service on YouTube. It is currently only available to a select few users but we expect it to be rolled out soon. In…
REVIEW: Video Games Live in London
What happens if you take a full orchestra, the sounds of Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid and Zelda, and 3000 video gamers? A really fun night out, it turns out. STEVE! #VGL #VideoGamesLive pic.twitter.com/YeNNhQLIRL — teaandcheese (@teaandcheese) November 2, 2014 Video Games Live, the stage show created by game composer and former TV presenter Tommy…
Is Google trying to buy Spotify? Here’s why a deal would be great for both companies.
Interesting rumours are doing the rounds suggesting that Google might be attempting to acquire music streaming service Spotify. Such a deal could massively upset the music and tech industries. TechRadar reports that Google was on the cusp of making the deal, before deciding that the $4-5bn price was simply too high. To put that into…