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Robert Benson - ArticlesRobert Benson operates http://www.ezshoppinghere.com a website devoted to helping shoppers find unique gift ideas in unique places. We carry Pet Supplies, Home Decor, Digital Cameras, Three Stooges Collectibles Vinyl Record Collecting Alive And WellAccording to a recent report from eBay, the online auction giant, they sell more than three million vinyl records each year. It is also reported that eBay users buy and sell six vinyl records every minute (or an average of one every ten seconds). It seems the vinyl record, just... Radiohead-Blazing A New Digital TrailWith the British art-rock band Radiohead releasing their new album entitled "In Rainbows" as a digital download and sold it for whatever their fans volunteered to pay, is this going to become a new trend in the methods that bands supply their music to the public?
With CD shipments to retailers... Popular Music Used in CommercialsThe article rants about some of the more popular music being used in commercial television, including songs by the Beatles, BTO, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan and more. I then talk about music we may hear in the future in television ads. Album Cover Art-part OneThe article details the beginning of album cover art packaging (Alex Steinweiss) and the affect it has had on music and pop culture. Included are discussions of historic Beatle album covers and a web site (www.superseventies.com) dedicated to providing the visitor a detailed look at the album cover art of 70's artists including the Sex Pistols,the Eagles, and Rolling Stones. Album cover design is an art form and the music buying public has lost a national treasure, album cover art. Historic and Controversial Album Covers-part ThreeIn our third installment about historic album cover art we detail albums that caused controversy by artists such as John Cougar Mellencamp, Rapper Ice-T, alternative rockers’ Jane’s Addiction, Aerosmith, Nirvana, Beautiful South, Arctic Monkeys as well as classic rockers Lynyrd Skynrd. Historic and Controversial Album Covers-part TwoAs we continue our article series about famous and controversial album cover art, we detail a few album covers by such bands as the Mama’s & the Papa’s, the Rolling Stones, the Five Keys, Moby Grape, Alice Cooper, the Scorpions as well as David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs." Historic and Controversial Album Covers-part OneIn the first of a three-part article series we explore some of the most historic and controversial album covers in rock and roll. This first article includes a couple of iconic Beatle covers and dicusses how the Beatles took full advantage of the marketibilty of the album cover. We also explore album cover art from Jimi Hendrix, Blind Faith, and John Lennon. Celebrate Vinyl Record DayWhen Thomas Edison invented the phonograph on August 12, 1877, little did he know just how much influence his "Talking Machine" would have, not only in the music industry, but in pop culture as well. Records are a part of the music of the ages and it is up to... Internet Radio: A Free Format For AllThe Internet has evolved and made many changes in our culture including personal MySpace pages, individual blogs, the way we trade information as well as the way the public finds and listens to music.
One of the upcoming and most popular formats is Internet Radio. Let's discuss an Internet station,... Album Cover Art-Part TwoAlbum cover art software allows you to explore this pop phenomenon
In the last article, we discussed some of the elements of album cover art and I would like to continue the discussion with some more details and an album cover finder that is a must for any fan of album...
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