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Ich Bien Ein Ausländer (I Am A Foreigner)
Ich Bien Ein Ausländer (I Am A Foreigner) is a song by the band Pop will eat itself. This phrase is repeated throughout and is and is an essential part of this powerful song. This contains a lot of German phrases but is essentially a review of this powerful song and why it’s words should be listed too.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 19 days ago in Beat
16 Artists. One Album. Endless Discoveries.
In a time when music discovery is often shaped by algorithms, trends, and familiar names, there is something refreshing about a collection that simply allows artists to be heard. Independent No.1's Vol.16 , released on July 31, 2026 , continues the mission of the acclaimed compilation series by bringing together independent voices from around the world and creating a listening experience built on variety, creativity, and individuality.
By mysoundMusic2 months ago in Beat
6 Best Lyrics Apps for Musicians. AI-Generated.
Search "lyrics app" and you get dozens of results that all claim to help you write. Most don't, not really. Some are a plain notepad with a music icon on it. Some are a rhyming dictionary, which is a lookup tool, not a place to write. And some are a full music-making app with a lyrics box bolted on the side.
By Luke Mounthill3 months ago in Beat
Picture These Discs
Introduction I was reading the Taschen "1000 Record Covers" to enjoy the images and maybe get some inspiration for my writing. In the middle of the 1970s section, I saw the pages that I used to head this article. I had always assumed that Picture Discs were first produced in the nineteen-sixties, and I thought I had a copy of the first one, but no, apparently the first ones appeared in the nineteen-forties:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Beat
Madame Butterfly
Introduction This is a short series of stories based on stories shared with me by Vocal friends. The first one is from Brent Millis and is called, erm, Jizzemboweler (Part 01). Because of its location in Japan and the fact, that there is a dastardly figure involved it made me recall Pinkerton and how he treated Cio Cho San in
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Beat
Chris Brown's New Album Receives Pitchfork's Lowest Score Of The 2020s So Far
Chris Brown just got G-checked by Pitchfork magazine. In their lowest rating since the 2020’s started, they skewered the man with a 1.3 rating. The release known as BROWN got shut down by the publication for which the “Deuces” singer most likely will not care.
By Skyler Saunders4 months ago in Beat
Theremin - A Playlist
Introduction The theremin is an unconventional electronic instrument, named after its Soviet inventor Léon Theremin in 1928, and which doesn't require any contact to be operated. The fruit of research into proximity sensors, the theremin's setup is usually consisting of two metal antennas that sense the distance to the player's hands and react accordingly, one controlling the volume of the sound, and the other controlling the frequency and therefore the pitch. By moving both hands in the air and changing the distance to the antennas, musicians produce an eerie electronic sound.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 months ago in Beat
AUX Affairs x TIDAL Are Putting Independent Artists in Rooms That Matter by NWO Sparrow
Hip-Hop Junkie and TIDAL are turning live feedback into real career momentum by NWO Sparrow Quan Williams and TIDAL bridge the gap between underground talent and industry opportunity
By NWO SPARROW7 months ago in Beat
Why I Buy Second-Hand Vinyl Records
My apologies. This originally had my commentary but was blocked by YouTube due to the album "Thick as a Brick" playing in the background. So I repurposed it as an Instagram reel with ninety seconds of the music that got it blocked.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Beat
