New Ignominious Incarceration album cover
March 17, 2009 - 7:27 pm
Just love this new cover from Ignominious. Very death metal but still a bit lion witch and wordrobe at the same time!
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Can rockers play the piano?
March 17, 2009 - 3:56 pm
Did you know that you have the opportunity to learn to play the piano free on the Internet? You can start today by getting an instant download and begin the learning that will lead you to playing songs. You may think that some of these lessons are not very good because they are free, but many times professional music courses will give you a free lesson so that you can make sure that you like the style of teaching and want to carry on. These lessons are great.
Signing up for free lessons will give you the advantage of knowing how the lessons are structured. You will be able to tell whether these are the lessons you would like to continue, and whether they will work for you. A good set of free lessons will have you playing the piano and understanding the material very quickly. You will find that you make great progress with free lessons because they are professional and written in easy step-by-step format.
Piano lessons can be found anywhere on the Internet, but when you want to learn the piano free there are a few courses that will give you an in-depth study that will get you to progress further than the others. These are the ones you should be signing up for.
With your free piano lessons you should also have access to videos so that you can learn by actually seeing how it is done. Videos will speed up your learning progress significantly, and you will find that you get more understanding of the lessons by seeing how they are actually done. You want to get enough material with the free lessons to feel like you are actually learning something in the process so that you will want to continue.
What could be better than trying something for free? These free piano lessons that you can download on the Internet will not ask for all of your billing requirements. You will simply have access to all the free materials you could possibly need to begin playing the piano and feel totally comfortable doing it. When you want to learn to play the piano free, you can turn to online courses. They definitely have their advantages over hiring private instructors.
Private instructors can cost anywhere from $50-$100 per hour and most people cannot afford to pay such a high cost to learn. A lot of people just want to try out the piano and learn it for free before they make a solid commitment to paid lessons. With these free lessons you can try out the piano and make sure that it is something you would like to continue. It will cost you nothing to try, and you will have everything to gain.
Mike Jones Songs
March 7, 2009 - 3:12 pm
A man of many talents, rap singer and actor Mike Jones was born in Aldine, Texas in 1981, and is based in Houston. Mike Jones music was the first of his talents to emerge, bringing him a loyal group of fans. His recording career began in 2002 when he released an album called Country Thuggin’, as part of a group named Souf Folk. That was his only record with them and he branched out on his solo career.
Jones was signed to the record label, Swishahouse and Mike Jones music was heard again in 2005, with the release of his album, titled Who Is Mike Jones? This contained the well known singles, Back Then and Still Tippin’. The album sold platinum, reaching number 3 on the Billboard 200. There is also a limited edition available with a bonus CD. In 2007, the EP, The American Dream came out.
This was also a straight to DVD movie biopic in which Jones starred as himself and co-wrote the screenplay. The movie featured both his grandmother and his girlfriend. The music for the film contained the hits, Back Then and Still Tippin’. Guests on the record included Snoop Dogg, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, and Bun B.
Another solo album was released in July 2008. Called The Voice of the Streets, the first single to come from it was titled Drop & Gimme 50 and it featured Hurricane Chris. After being on the Swishahouse label, the rapper put out his Mike Jones music on his own label, named Ice Age Entertainment. He then returned to Swishahouse but only to use that label to distribute his own Ice Age Entertainment. As well as owning his own record label, Jones owns a nightclub. A version of his song, Don’t Play Around, has been taken up as the official team anthem for the Houston Dynamo major league soccer team. This version is known as Houston Dynamo (Don’t Play).
Like many rap artists before him, Jones has branched out into an acting career. He has had acting roles in The Game and in two episodes of Prison Break. In Prison Break, he played an outside accomplice who plans a break out. In lighter mood, The Game is a comedy drama TV show. He has also featured in the adult animated show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Mike Jones music and acting roles will continue to please the fans and his career looks secure.