Painting a Song

If music soothes the savage beast, this website kills two birds with one stone. 

Painting and music all in one.

As I was cruising around reddit, I found a song by Labuat called Soy Tu Aire (I'm your air).  It is actually a catchy song, and the only words I could personally make out were water and kisses ( so much for Spanish).  Apparently it is a love song, and is very sweet.  Thanks Paola for telling me.

While the song plays you get to paint along with the singer. Depending on how you "feel" the song you can make crazy erratic brush strokes while the song gets more intense, and you can slow down when it gets sower.  All along the way there are beautiful graphics that coincide with the song.

Oh, and I can't forget that while you are painting the song it is being recorded so, you can watch yourself, or paint a whole new experience.

 Enjoy !!

http://herraizsoto.com/works/2009/labuat/soytuaire/

Desktop Blues

I'm ramblin rollin, drunk'n humming and boy I've got the blues.

Well, no I don't but the desktop blues man does ! He sure wants to sing them to you.

The desktop blues is a fun, interactive way for you to create your own blues.  Our blues man has guitar strums and bluesy ramblings that you can play with as well as a radio by his side.  I really liked that he sings a lot of general licks.  Playing with this blues man is a fun way for me to let my inner Howlin' Wolf come out.

From now on, you can call me....

Howlin' Katie, and I'm playing the blues.... kinda.

http://www.desktopblues.lichtlabor.ch/

 

100 Years of Rock ( in less than a minute)

Hey! Lend me your ear for a minute.

 I know everyone out there likes some form of music or another, we all have varying styles to suit our moods. What is your favourite ? 

Country ? Or could it be jazz ? How about folk? Maybe you're not into that. What about some hard rock to get you groovin' ?

Well, no matter what you are into, this website delves into the roots of your particular genre.  It chronicles music from pre 1900's - 2000.  It's got all of the bases covered.

From:  Spirituals - Appalachian Folk - Mathcore - Shoegaze

Yeah, I don't know what that is either, but as you navigate through the music you can click on any heading lo' and behold it shows you what preceeds it, and what came from it.

For instance, if you click Folk Rock, the aarows dance around the page and reach up to tell you where it's roots are (Anglo Celtic-Folk, Blues and is spawned Southern Rock).  Now you can hear similarities that you may have never noticed before. Another beauty part of this website is that it plays a prime example of the genre.  So, now you know Mathcore is sung by The Dillinger Escape Plan and is very, very loud.

Take a minute and explore your musical roots, maybe you'll find another genre that will float your boat.

http://www.concerthotels.com/100-years-of-rock

One of my favourites :)