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Taylor Swift Reveals the Meaning Behind the Song in 'Sorrowful Poets'
Following the Victims Unit's announcement, Taylor Swift used her power to release songs like 'Fortnight', 'Clara', 'Florida!!!' . On Monday, Amazon Music rolled out a streaming experience featuring Swift's reviews of her latest album. After releasing the surprise album, Swift described the 31-LP as "an anthology of new works that capture the events, thoughts, and emotions of a brief and devastating time—a time that is as poignant as it is sad. " Torture Unit became Spotify's most popular album with its message of fatalism or the song "longing, withdrawal, lost dreams", with streams exceeding 200 million in less than 24 hours.
Mobarak HosenPublished 4 days ago in BeatRate-O-Rama: Take Me To The River
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Rick Henry ChristopherPublished 9 days ago in BeatHow to Create Catchy Beats That Grab Listener Attention
In the world of music production, creating beats that are not only catchy but also grab the listener's attention is crucial. Whether you're a seasoned producer or just starting out, mastering the art of crafting beats that stand out can make all the difference in your music. In this article, we'll explore some tips and techniques for creating catchy beats that will captivate your audience.
BLESSING COOLPublished 14 days ago in BeatPlaylist: part #6
The Girl with the Replaceable Head – Shangri La Yeah, I’m an 80s kid. That comes with certain conditions. In particular, there’s a twang of a guitar that jets me back to my carefree, younger days when life was simple and the Cocteau Twins catered for most of my musical needs. Which brings us neatly to The Girl with the Replaceable Head. Not just a great name for a band, this lot also have a neat line in jangly, shoe-gazey indie that would surely have bagged a deal with 4AD in about 1990.
Andy PottsPublished 15 days ago in BeatRate-O-Rama: I'm A Believer
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Rick Henry ChristopherPublished 16 days ago in BeatRambling About Dead Club City by Nothing But Thieves
DISCLAIMER: this is just my interpretation so you don't have to agree, but if you wanna get mad about it please for the love of god go find someone who actually cares and waste their time instead.
A Night of Clubbing to Classical Music
The Royal Albert Hall. What a venue. One steeped in history, whose presence speaks of architectural might as manifested by the engineering magnificence of the Victorians, the red brick depicting both the solidness of their design but also their keenness on the aesthetic. Echoes of the Pantheon in Rome are palpable and the royal combination of red brick contrasting with yellow stone, like rubies and gold, speak of opulence and tribute.
Rachel DeemingPublished 19 days ago in BeatPlaylist: Aelius
Another weekend, another festival. The Aelius Alternative festival in Newcastle is preparing its first edition on Saturday and it promises to be a belter. At a tough time for smaller music venues, it’s great to see a cluster of bars around the railway station work together to showcase some exciting local talent.
Andy PottsPublished 22 days ago in BeatSh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 11
It's weird, staring down the barrel of thirty years. You have lines most indelibly etched into your steadily sagging face. Your bones hurt a lot more; there's less energy. You're taking a tackle box full of medication, and your hopes and dreams swirled down the rusted drain pipe of yesteryear, along with your ability to lose belly fat, retain hair, or get an erection.
Playlist: Russia
Gnoomes - Loops A big gigging weekend starts at Stockton Calling and continues on Easter Sunday with Gnoomes playing Newcastle’s Cumberland Arms. The latter gig, in support of last year’s Ax Ox album, might be a bit special. Gnoomes are that rare thing: an independent Russian band. It won’t come as much of a surprise that, in a country where most things are centralized, grassroots cultural life is also greeted with suspicion. Hailing from Perm, a Ural city that briefly enjoyed a reputation as a provincial centre for experimental, contemporary art, Gnoomes has little choice but to embrace outsider status.
Andy PottsPublished 28 days ago in BeatRate-O-Rama: I Put A Spell On You
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Rick Henry ChristopherPublished about a month ago in BeatFuneral - Arcade Fire's First Noise
Twenty years... I am not sure why I listened to the album again, but there I was, on my way to work, looking through my saved music and I found 'Funeral,' the first full-length album by Montréal's own Arcade Fire.
Kendall DefoePublished about a month ago in Beat