Sci Fi September # 30 - Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds

A musical version of H.G. Wells classic tale of alien invasion.
In 1979, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds impacted the world like a cylinder from Mars. The narrator is voiced by Richard Burton who puts all of himself into the words spoken. Other parts are played by Justin Heywood (of the Moody [...]

In praise of Spice Girls.

Driving into work this morning, I happened to listen to a Spice Girls song, ‘Stop’ to be precise. Its a fun song with a sixties style to it that seemed familiar. I started wonder, once the song has finished, why don’t more people admit to liking the Spice Girls?
Yes, there is the fact that the [...]

Music Quiz - 20 Intros

First 10, classic sixties songs. Song title & artists please.
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Next 10, well known rock intros in reverse (no one said it was easy). Again song title and artist.
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69 Sexiest Songs Ever

Everyone has differing ideas of what is sexy, and so it goes with music. What might get one person in the mood might turn the next person off quicker than the infamous Burt Reynolds centerfold pic! Over at AOL, they have come up with their 69 (oo er missus) sexiest songs ever. Some I agree [...]

More making music….. Boo 3

After my first two attempts of song writing, I thought I would try to do a different kind of tune, something that was more like the music that I tend to listen to and be inspired by. Its funny that I haven’t remixed this track simply because I don’t remember sound fonts I had used [...]

Britney Spears bald, as in shaves her head with Pictures……

How do you shave your head with pictures? Surely a razor would do a better job? Anyway, these can be found online at most of the usual locations….

I am surprised that people aren’t up in arms because she didn’t have her children with her. Tattoos are pretty commonplace nowadays, and to be honest, unless you [...]

Another attempt of music making

One day, in my fantasy world that is, I will be interviewed about my musical influences. I’ll name Tangergine Dream, Moby, Jan Hammer and many other synth based musicians as my main sources of inspiration. This isn’t entirely true as any music I listen to inspires me. Right now, ‘You make loving fun’ by Fleetwood [...]

Boo 1 - my second attempt at tune writing

I can’t say the first attempt as that track is lost in the distant past of my teenage years. The second attempt was made with Cakewalk and a lot of soundfonts.
Soundfonts are similar to normal computer fonts, the obvious different being that rather than changing how letters appear, they change the tone and timbre of [...]

Music is the reason I got into computers……..

When I were just a lad, there was a show on TV that I now vaguely remember to be titled something like Rock School or Rock Steady or something where some musicans explained all about making music. Not the dry and dusty way of reading music, knowing theory and so forth but actual music. I [...]

My New Favourite Song!

If you saw The Transporter 2, or watched the trailers for Sin City, you will recognize the instrumental music used in both as the song Cells by The Servant. Looking aroud the web proved fruitless so instead I listened to the original song and guess what, it rocks like a rocky thing! Don’t take my [...]