The piano is considered one of the most popular instruments in the world, along with the guitar and the regular drum set. However, the piano is not really easy to play compared to the guitar and the drums, as you will often need to have good hand-eye coordination as well as great … Read more
Jazz is a music genre developed in the earlier part of the 20th century in New Orleans. This music had originated from a mixture of African-American folk musical traditions that reflect their unique cultural environment. Jazz gradually emerged from a blend of ragtime, marches, blues, and other music. It has a forceful … Read more
Music sets the mood for everything, especially when you are looking forward to an evening of gambling. A Las Vegas casino sets the atmosphere with pulsating rock music or soothing lounge tunes. The right environment sets the mood for the gamblers and affects behavior towards the games. In the right gaming atmosphere … Read more
Even today the debate still rages on – who is the greatest R&B artist? There have been so many great artists that have spanned the decades, its difficult to choose. Each artist brings something unique and the legendary stories behind them. R&B can be traced right back to the 1930s but it … Read more
Just like rock and roll, country music stumbled upon crossroads during the 1980s. This is because it was the era where the pop-country genre became an even bigger economic force. Which is why it’s easy to see that the ’80s was a transitional decade for country music. This was a time when … Read more
The 80s is often hailed as the ‘golden age of hip-hop,’ and it’s really not hard to see why. Several artists such as Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash. Run DMC and the Furious Five are just some of the groups and artists that changed the face and history of rap and hip-hop forever. … Read more
Japanese pop music or J- Pop, which is known both in and outside of Japan, is a mainstream genre of music in Japan which has a large cult following all across the globe. While J-pop earned its reputation and status in the early 1990s, it gained its first following in the 1960s. … Read more
Back in the 1980s, life in the Iron Curtain was slowly beginning to change. Pepsi products were the first Western product to ever hit the Soviet grocery store shelves, and they are starting to welcome tourists in. But along with this piece of freedom, the State could no longer control the underground … Read more
