| Cigars In Hip-Hop Culture by Ann Knapp |
| The association between smoking and creativity is an old one, almost stereotypical. In the nineteenth century the painter Edouard Manet, for example, used the upward drift of cigar smoke in his famous portrait of the celebrated French Symbolist poet Stephane Mallarme to symbolize the wafting elusiveness of the poet's mind and sensibility. |
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| Connecticut Cigar Tobacco Puts Other Binders In The Shade by Ann Knapp |
| There's no doubt about it. Tobacco farming is tough work, with backbreaking hours in hot conditions. Nobody knows that better than the growers and harvesters of so-called "shade tobacco," who make possible a multimillion-dollar industry from rural Connecticut. |
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| You Can Achieve Guitar Excellence by Keith Baxter |
| The great thing about playing guitar is that excellence can be achieved at numerous levels. |
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| You Too Can Learn Rhythm Guitar by Keith Baxter |
| Rhythm is arguably the most important aspect of becoming an excellent guitar player. |
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| Frequently Asked Questions on Acoustic Guitar by Jim Somchai |
| If you are interested in acoustic guitar, you may have some questions in mind. This article gives you some answer to the frequently asked questions on acoustic guitar. |
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| X Factor Song Set to Be Biggest Selling Single in a Decade by Musa Aykac |
| We have all watched the X Factor and this year is turning out to be one of the best shows to date. |
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| Where the Record Companies Went Wrong by Shawn Wilson |
| What would have happened if the music industry embraced Napster? |
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| The Turntable And DJ Equipment In The Digital Age by Dominic Donaldson |
| An article about the history and current popularity of DJ equipment, in particular the turntable. |
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| How To Make Your Own Guitar by Daniel Lehrman |
| Why not make your own guitar? A beginners guide. |
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| Jamorama: Learning Guitar The Easy Way by Alan Largo |
| Music is the universal language which strikes chord with every individual soul. Learning to play guitar would not pose much of a problem. You can attend weekend guitar classes or guidelines are also available on the Internet. The only thing is you need to be a bit dedicated and soon you will find yourself mastering the art. |
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| Continuing to Make Progress in Learning the Guitar by Keith Baxter |
| For those guitarists with the perseverance to learn all of the basic guitar techniques, there comes a point at which the learning curve simply begins to plane out. |
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| Purchasing the Right Guitar For You by Keith Baxter |
| Whether you are looking to purchase kids guitars or a guitar resembling Eddie Van Halen's, there are many ways in which you can make your purchase. |
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| Where You Can Find Music Videos Online by MIKE SELVON |
| Music videos are a big deal on YouTube. |
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| Top Five Bands Beginning With H by Maxine Clarke |
| 'Music makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round. Music makes the world go round, all day long'. Ne'er a true word spoke than this timeless nursery rhyme. But what music is responsible for making the world go around? |
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| Top Five Bands Beginning With G by Maxine Clarke |
| It is often said that 'music has the charms to soothe a savage beast', and certainly there are a great number of musical greats to please the masses. Yet for many, the need to uncover an hitherto unheard of artist is something that excites and inspires. |
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| Pitch Related Effects For Electric Guitar by Victor Epand |
| Another popular range of sound effects available to players of the electric guitar are those which relate to the pitch of the instrument, including the use of octaves, harmonies and bending. |
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| Electric Bass Guitars & Amplifiers by Victor Epand |
| In this article we look at some of the choices and options available to guitarists when it comes to amplifier units for electric bass guitars. |
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| The Wah Pedal And The Talk Box by Victor Epand |
| There are many different gadgets which can be used to affect the sound or voice of an electric guitar, and in this article we look at two - one popular and fairly well known, and the other rather unusual and less heard of. |
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| The Many Styles Of Playing Electric Bass Guitar by Victor Epand |
| The electric bass guitar can be played in a variety of ways, each creating a different sound or tone. In this article we look at a few of these styles and how they are achieved. |
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| Electric Guitar Effects And Sounds by Victor Epand |
| Electric guitars can be played in a variety of ways, and many genres involve the use of a range of effects. We hear a lot about these effects, but what actually are they, and how are they used? |
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| Electric Guitars And The World Of Harmonics by Victor Epand |
| The word harmonics is fairly commonly referred to in the world of electric guitars, but what exactly are harmonics, and why do they carry the reputation of being so challenging? |
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| Understanding Shaman Drums And The Role They Play In Native Culture by Craig Chambers |
| Maybe you are like me when I first started hearing about the symbolic meaning of Native American drums, and have only a vague idea of what the Shamans drum is. |
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| Using Pow Wow Drums To Connect To The Spiritual World by Craig Chambers |
| You can connect with the spiritual world in your Native American drum circles or generate peace and balance in your rustic home decor through the powerful presence created by pow wow drums. |
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| What Type Of Piano Is The Easiest To Start Off On? by Amy Nutt |
| It's extremely difficult for anyone to determine exactly what piano will be the easiest for any beginner to start off playing. A beginning piano player will play any variety of piano exactly how he or she is taught to play it. |
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| Wah Pedals, Fuzz Boxes And Graphics Equalisers by Victor Epand |
| Electric guitars are instruments which, unlike most others, use a wide range of extra tools and features to manipulate and affect the sound created. In this article we look at some of these extra features. |
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