Soundtracks To Our Lives

Were you ever listening to the radio and a song came on that made you go, "I wish that song would follow me everywhere I went." And then you realized it was "In The Navy" by the Village People. Well, that kind of happened to us, but with less...questionable songs. Yeah, not sure where to go with this introduction, the Village People reference came kind of early, so...

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5 Steps To Writing A Hit Pop Song

The basic premise of music is to shut off your brain from thinking and let mindless, sweet sounds fill your head with pleasure.  Back when music was made with instruments and had smart lyrics, it required thinking.  Instruments played complex song structures and lyrics required interpretation.  Let’s face it, today’s pop music is strides better than the oldies, or even music made ten years ago.  It is catchier, more musical, bursting with artistic creativity, and easy to write.  How easy to write?  Here is a step-by-step guide on how to write a pop song.    

Before you start, you need the right look.

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Best Song Mashups

Here's a quick article.  A song "mashup" is when two songs are taken and, quite basically, mashed together.  There are some songs out there that are just terrible, almost unlistenable at times, but when mashed with another terrible song, it makes a good song.  Yes, I am aware that that is confusing logic and makes absolutely no sense, so just give these songs a listen and you will see what I mean.  Also, a song below features Taylor Swift and she is not terrible, like I may have implied from above and you will understand in a bit.  She is great.

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Top 6 of 2012

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Now that 2012 is coming to an end, we can reflect on what has happened this year: we didn't perish in the fires of Mayan Hell, Curiosity lands on Mars, Whitney Houston died (no surprise there), The Black Eyed Peas didn't die, some famous couple got married, and Hollywood finally figured out how to make an acceptable movie.  Here at TBMP, we are going to look at the high points of the year and make you forget about the awful things that have happened, like The Black Eyed Peas I mentioned earlier.

Serious Time

I have to get semi-serious for this post, which is going to be tough because I like making jokes too much.  Well, here it goes...

My favorite band is Tool.  No doubt about it.  The sense of awe and enamor while listening is unlike anything else in the music world.  Back in high school, around 2008, I wrote an essay about the lead singer, Maynard James Keenan, and how he impacted this world.  His emotions flood from his lyrics, lyrics that he keeps open for interpretation so we can all experience the music in our own way.

 Yes, this is the musical genius I speak of.