Thanks to Chuck Berry, the backbeat (the accented second and fourth beats in common time) is forever associated with rock ’n’ roll. It has worked its way into almost all forms of popular music and can be a very effective way of adding some punch to an acoustic guitar part. By using simple percussive techniques,…
I was surfing YouTube late one night when I became smitten with a band playing “Dans Kef,” a tune either named after a town/region in Brittany or KEF, the British loudspeaker manufacturer. It remains a mystery to me. In any case, I stayed up until the wee hours working out an arrangement of the piece…
Hollywood studios can draw inspiration from the successful integration of these technologies in other industries. Famous landmark Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, California.Web3 technologies have the potential to rejuvenate the movie theater industry and enhance the entertainment experience for audiences. As sports leagues, retailers, events, and gaming industries embrace Web3, Hollywood must also adapt to these…
The research findings indicate that in a scenario with a zero-emission carbon budget, the production of steel products would be significantly reduced compared to present levels, potentially reaching only half of the current production at most.According to a recent study, in order to achieve the goal of zero emissions, we must be ready for a…
Home Lessons Guitarist To achieve even more intricate lines, Tal Farlow would occasionally fret extra notes with his picking hand (Image credit: David Redfern/Redferns) The term ‘soundtrack’ in our strapline doesn’t refer to music theory; it’s just a broad description of the type of chord we’re looking at in this feature. These chords evoke the soundtracks from…
From the January/February 2023 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Danny CarnahanI first heard this sung by Robin Williamson of the Incredible String Band—long past midnight and long past sobriety—in a Calgary hotel room while we were up there for the 1980 Calgary Folk Festival. “Fortune Turns the Wheel” has since become one of my all-time favorite songs and one I…
BY KATE KOENING | SIGN UP FOR CHORD BY CHORD HEREWelcome to the first installment of Chord by Chord, a series of brief lessons designed to build your understanding of harmony and the fretboard. Let’s begin with one of the first chords most players learn on the guitar—C major, often referred to simply as C.…
Imagine that your neighbor calls to ask a favor: Could you please feed their pet rabbit some carrot slices? Easy enough, you’d think. You can imagine their kitchen, even if you’ve never been there — carrots in a fridge, a drawer holding various knives. It’s abstract knowledge: You don’t know what your neighbor’s carrots and…
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This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego was a first-term mayor, one of the youngest big-city chiefs in the country and a rare woman atop the local political scene, when the Covid-19 crisis landed on…