#the album will be cheap and many tracks will be free to download <3

[draculas-tits]

i'm thinking october 13th for the album release, I'm working on the album draft on bandcamp right now. if you want automated updates, follow my label on bandcamp here

#independent music #independent label #hardstyle #industrial #hyperpop #chiptune #shitcore #webcore #the album will be cheap and many tracks will be free to download <3 #if i have some free codes remaining on bandcamp i'll distribute those too

[mothslimes]

cd burning foolproof tutorial by an idiot

disclaimer: i haven't done this in ages and just finished my first cd in like 10 years 5 mins ago so i am not an expert also, using very bad translations for specifics words because i'm not american soooooo.... you got caught up in the whole physical media hype and now you want a piece of the cake! or you looked online and turns out, your favorite artist doesn't sell that awesome album as a CD anymore... OR you just saw one too many posts about how fuckable CDs are (agree!). either way, you're here now, and i WILL teach you how to steal songs from the internet and make them into a real boy (disc) strap in tumblrinas, this will be a long ride! (because i can never stop rambling) (click hereeee for step by step vvvvvv)

0. gather supplies you will need a cd/dvd drive (either built in or u can also get external ones for really cheap online), blank cds (i'm using cd-rs with 700mb because that's what my mom had in her closet, but there's a wide variety for sale and i'm not a tech pro), and probably a permanent marker (like a sharpie) for labelling your cds. you might also want to invest in empty jewel cases or a cd wallet to store them so they don't get scratched!! there's no store links because i just used all my mom's old supplies...sowwy... 1. pirate download your music this can be from anywhere! theres sites that let you download entire playlists from youtube/spotify so that's probably the quickest way. but it doesn't have to be an album, you can also download a bunch of different tracks from different artists to put on one cd :3 important thing is that you have all your tracks as individual audio files so that the cd player recognizes them as separate songs and you can skip around! to make sure they're in the right order, it's also a good idea to give all the files a name and a number and put them in one folder you can use cobalt, or just google '(insert name of your preferred music website) downloader' and pick the least sketchy looking website. i also recommend a vpn and an antivirus for this step because...well, i recommend them for everything you do online, anyway 2. download your software many people here recommend vlc media player. i tried it and it kind of hated me :/ so i went with CDBurnerXP, which worked flawlessly and was INCREDIBLY easy to use. (and, ofc, free. do NOT pay for CD burning programs, or i will call you stupidddd) 3. burn it babyyyyy! (this is a tutorial for CDBurnerXP, idk about anything else) a) on the start menu, select audio disc!

b) select the right folder (where all your songs are in)

c) pick all the songs you want to burn using the + Add and x Remove buttons. make sure they're in the correct order, because they'll end up in this order on the CD! also, the program will use the files' metadata here for titles, artist and album information, so don't be surprised when the track name isn't the same as your file name. you can edit the track and artist names in the next step! d) click CD-Text (under Disc) to edit the CD title as well as individual track titles and gaps in between them (i just leave them at 0). use the arrows to navigate through your playlist

e) click this little button that says Burn. make sure your drive is connected and there's a blank CD inside!

f) wait <3 i would put screenshots here but I don't want to burn another one just for demonstration, so trust in yourself... you don't really have to do anything from this point on though 4. test drive! once finished, put your CD into your preferred CD player and check if all the tracks are there, in the right order, and sound right! 5. label label label unlabelled, your CDs will all look the same! to avoid confusion, make sure to take your permanent marker and write the title and artist (or whatever else you want, maybe a picture of a little cat?) on the UPPER side of the CD. not the shiny side!!! that's the one with all the songs on it!! your blank CD will probably already have designated lines for where your writing goes, but feel free to get creative <3 if it's a mixtape, you might want to note down all the song titles and artists with numbers, so whoever gets it knows what they're listening to! if you're feeling extra creative, you can also design a cute little cover for your jewel box. CDBurnerXP actually has a button to print one out!

(the little printer) i didn't try this one yet, though, cuz no printer, so i can't tell you how it works :'D 6. make a bunch of shitty CDs and give them to all your friends to subject them to your horrible music taste (and force them into buying a CD player) this is tjhe most important step. do NOT skip this!!!!

okay dats all thank you for reading my gay tutorial :3 if i got anything wrong or you're smarter than me, feel free to add stuff in reblogs or replies, i do not care, i have no idea what i'm doing but it worked for me teehee ALSO!!!!!!! if you can and have the money for it and it's available, PLEASE buy the actual CD from the actual artist!! in the streaming age, especially small artists are not compensated enough for their work, so please make sure to send them all your appreciation by buying from their store !!<3 official CDs (and their cases) are often really really pretty, too! (you can also buy used CDs, there's probably a lot of them going around now that everyone hates them.... sob sob... all my cds come straight from 2000s emo kids who are now adults)

#mik talks #cd #physical media #2000s nostalgia #2000s #cd burning #tutorial #idk what else to tag this as #old web #early internet

[blackkudos]

Chance the Rapper

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and activist.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Chance the Rapper released his debut mixtape 10 Day in 2012. He began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mixtape, Acid Rap, which gained critical praise. He then released his third mixtape, Coloring Book, in 2016, which garnered further critical acclaim and attention. It earned him three Grammy Awards, including the award for Best Rap Album; upon winning, it became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. His debut studio album The Big Day was released on July 26, 2019.

Alongside his solo career, Chance the Rapper is a member of the Chicago collective Savemoney, and is the vocalist for the band the Social Experiment; they released the album Surf in May 2015, led by trumpeter Nico Segal. He is also involved in social activism in the Chicago community where he resides.

Early life

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ken Williams-Bennett, was an aide to the late Chicago mayor Harold Washington and then-Senator Barack Obama. His mother, Lisa Bennett, worked for the Illinois Attorney General. Bennett grew up in the middle-class neighborhood of West Chatham on Chicago's South Side. When Bennett was sixteen, his father began to work in the Department of Labor during President Barack Obama's first term. Bennett personally met President Obama in his youth and discussed his aspirations to be a rapper, to which Obama responded with "word". Bennett was originally going to move to Washington, D.C. following Obama's win in the 2008 presidential election, though those plans eventually fell through. Bennett attended Jones College Prep High School where he was a member of the Jewish Student Union.

Bennett's interest in music began with Michael Jackson, who he exclusively listened to on cassettes until the fifth grade. Growing up, Bennett's parents were constantly playing music, including Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke and other artists in the jazz and gospel genres. Bennett began listening to hip-hop after hearing "Through the Wire" by Kanye West on the radio while walking through Hyde Park, Chicago. After finding out the song was on West's debut album The College Dropout, Bennett purchased the album, making it the first hip-hop album that Bennett listened to. Bennett considers West a huge influence on him and has said that he was inspired to begin rapping by West. Bennett and West met each other in August 2014 at Bonnaroo Music Festival.

Bennett began rapping in the sixth grade when his cousin let him start using his studio. In his freshman year at Jones College Prep High School, Bennett formed the hip-hop duo Instrumentality alongside a friend. Many of Chance's earliest performances took place at the YOUmedia Lyricist Loft at Harold Washington Library in Chicago. After placing second in a local songwriting contest, Bennett met then-Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley who enjoyed his music. Bennett spent most of his junior year and a small amount of his senior year writing a draft for his debut project, 10 Day, which was later released after Bennett was suspended for ten days after being caught smoking cannabis.

Music career

2011–2012: Career beginnings and

10 Day

At Jones College Prep High School, some of his teachers ridiculed his aspirations to become a musician. In early 2011 during his senior year, following a 10-day suspension for marijuana possession on campus, Bennett recorded his first full-length project, a mixtape entitled 10 Day (also known as #10Day). In December 2011, he released a song titled "Windows", and publicly announced his 10 Day project. In February 2012, Bennett was highlighted as one of Complex magazine's "10 New Chicago Rappers to Watch Out For". Bennett says he spent "about eight months recording, writing, and making connections off of the hunger to put out something". Bennett released the mixtape on April 3, 2012, and it has since been downloaded over 500,000 times via mixtape-sharing site DatPiff. The mixtape was well-received locally and helped Bennett make connections with producers such as Chuck Inglish, Kenny Jame$ and Blended Babies. The mixtape also grabbed the attention of Forbes magazine, which featured it in the publication's Cheap Tunes column.

2012–2015: Acid Rap and The Social Experiment

In July 2012, Bennett appeared on American rapper Childish Gambino's sixth mixtape, Royalty, on the track "They Don't Like Me". Gambino would go on to ask Bennett to join on his first concert tour of North America as his opening act.

On April 30, 2013, Bennett released his second mixtape, Acid Rap, on DatPiff. The record has been downloaded over 1.5 million times. Bennett enlisted guest appearances from Twista, Vic Mensa, Saba, BJ the Chicago Kid, Action Bronson, Childish Gambino and Ab-Soul. Acid Rap was well-received by critics. At Metacritic, the mixtape received an average score of 86, based on 21 critics, which indicates "universal acclaim". It was nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. On May 6, 2013, the song "Paranoia" (produced by Nosaj Thing), after initially being featured as a hidden track on Acid Rap, was released as a contribution to Yours Truly and Adidas originals' "Songs from Scratch" series.

In June 2013, Bennett was featured in a commercial for MySpace as part of their relaunch, alongside fellow American rappers Mac Miller, Pharrell Williams and Schoolboy Q, among others. In July 2013, Acid Rap debuted at number 63 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, due to downloads on iTunes and Amazon. In August 2013, Bennett performed at the Chicago music festival Lollapalooza. Acid Rap was listed on multiple 50 best albums of 2013 lists, including 26th for Rolling Stone, 12th on Pitchfork's list, and ranked 4th by Complex. It was also listed as one of NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013. Bennett began his Social Experiment Tour in Champaign, Illinois, on October 25, 2013, lasting until December 19, 2013.

In March 2014, Bennett appeared in a shoppable online video for Dockers, promoting the brand's spring line, in which Bennett talks his style, love for creating music, and how it feels to live in Los Angeles. On May 5, 2014, XXL revealed Bennett was included in their annual freshman class, alongside fellow up-and-comers Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Lil Durk and Jarren Benton. During Fall 2014, Bennett and other artists participated in Verge Campus tour. In November 2014, Bennett was presented Chicago's "Outstanding Youth of the Year Award" by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

In January 2015, Bennett was listed number 7 on the "Forbes 30 Under 30" 2015 music list. In March 2015, Bennett released a short film called Mr. Happy, which was directed by Colin Tilley. Mr. Happy centers around the main character, named Victor, who is struggling from depression and was attempting to commit suicide. After many failed attempts to kill himself, he discovers Mr. Happy. On April 30, 2015, Bennett gave a lecture at Harvard University's Hiphop Archive & Research Institute. Just before midnight on May 28, 2015, Surf was released for free on the American iTunes store as an iTunes Exclusive. The album received high acclaim from music critics, receiving an aggregate score of 86 on review site Metacritic, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 17 reviews. In June 2015, Bennett performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in the superjam concert collection. He also made a guest performance with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, on stage with Earth, Wind & Fire. On July 19, 2015, Bennett and Lil B announced that they recorded a collaborative mixtape. The two rappers released it on August 5, titled Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape).

On October 13, 2015, Bennett released a video for a new song, titled "Family Matters", on his website. The song, which shares the same name as his fall 2015 tour with D.R.A.M., Metro Boomin, Towkio (and Hiatus Kaiyote on select dates), is a rework of the Kanye West song "Family Business" from his 2004 album The College Dropout. A few days before this, a video surfaced online of Bennett performing a new song live, ending the song by saying the words "third mixtape", leading many to believe the wait might be coming to a close for his next release. On October 27, 2015, Bennett premiered a new song, titled "Angels" featuring Saba, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. On December 12, 2015, Bennett performed on Saturday Night Live, on a new song, titled "Somewhere in Paradise".

2016–present: Coloring Book and The Big Day

In 2016, Bennett was a prominent figure on Kanye West's album The Life of Pablo, co-writing and appearing on several tracks, including "Ultralight Beam", "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1", "Famous", "Feedback", and "Waves". According to West, the album's release was delayed due to Bennett's desire for "Waves" to make the album's final cut. Bennett was also featured on a track titled "Need To Know" on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album This Unruly Mess I've Made. The following March, Bennett was featured on Skrillex's remix of Hundred Waters' "Show Me Love". On April 16, 2016, Chance and other musicians, including Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monáe, and J. Cole, met with President Obama at the White House to discuss the My Brother's Keeper Challenge initiative.

On May 12, 2016, Chance's third mixtape, Coloring Book (promoted as Chance 3), was released, streaming exclusively on Apple Music. In the first week, the mixtape was streamed over 57.3 million times, which was equivalent to 38,000 units sold, debuting at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart. It became the first release to chart solely on streams. The mixtape was met with widespread acclaim from music critics, and on review aggregator site Metacritic, received an average score of 89, based on 21 critics, which indicates "universal acclaim". On July 13, at the 2016 ESPY Awards show, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he performed a tribute song titled "I Was A Rock" for the late Muhammad Ali. On August 16, 2016, Chance wrote the single "We the People" paired in a Nike commercial titled "Unlimited Together", a film directed by Hiro Murai. A second commercial was released on October 4, by Nestlé, to promote the Kit Kat bar, with Chance starring in costume remixing their jingle. On September 15, 2016, Chance began his Magnificent Coloring World Tour in San Diego.

Bennett announced the Magnificent Coloring Tour with an event called Magnificent Coloring Day Festival at Chicago's Guaranteed Rate Field, with a line up including Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Skrillex, Tyler, the Creator and Lil Uzi Vert, taking place on September 24, 2016, being the first-ever music festival at U.S. Cellular Field. This one day festival event also featured a surprise appearance by Kanye West. Bennett launched a campaign in conjunction with rapperradio.com to get his music on the radio on August 17, 2016.

In September 2016, H&M solicited Bennett to headline their new campaign. In November 2016, he continued on the Magnificent Coloring World Tour, but cancelled the rest of his shows on the European leg due to personal reasons. In November 2016, Bennett announced during an interview with DJ Semtex that he was working on his debut album. Bennett was offered a chance to sign with Kanye West's GOOD Music in December 2016, though he refused due to his popularity as an independent artist and the freedom of not being attached to a label. In an August interview about his debut album, Bennett said he may sell the album, a departure from his previous projects' free distribution format. After a report was leaked claiming that audio distribution platform SoundCloud was close to bankruptcy and had laid off most of its workers, Bennett had a phone call with SoundCloud CEO Alex Ljung. Following the phone call, Bennett went onto Twitter, posting that SoundCloud is "here to stay". It was later reported that Bennett was just reflecting on what Ljung had previously published in a press release following the leak. Soon after, Bennett released a SoundCloud exclusive track with Young Thug called "Big B's" to benefit the platform, a surprise move that was planned in response to the SoundCloud bankruptcy leak.

In February 2017, Bennett performed at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, receiving 7 nominations and winning 3 Grammys. His performance featured Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann, along with a gospel choir and orchestra conducted by Tom Brooks. On July 13, Bennett performed a NPR Tiny Desk Concert where he recited an original poem. The poem, entitled "The Other Side", was crafted on his ride from his hotel, in Washington D.C., to the NPR music offices and was written with black marker on typing paper. Chance also performed, "Juke Jam", a song off of his album Coloring Book, and a cover to Stevie Wonder's song "They Won't Go When I Go" released in 1974.

In July 2017, Bennett was nominated for an Emmy Award for his song "Last Christmas" that was performed on Saturday Night Live. He shares the nomination with Kenan Thompson, Eli Brueggemann, and Will Stephen in the category for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. In August 2017, Bennett headlined day three of Lollapalooza at Grant Park in his hometown of Chicago. His performance drew record crowds with some estimates making it the largest attended performance in the event's history. In November 2017, Bennett curated and headlined the Obama Foundation community event at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The event capstoned the inaugural Obama Summit event which featured special guests including former President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Andra Day, Gloria Estefan, Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more.

In 2018, he featured on "Logout", a song from Saba's album Care for Me and "Best Life" from Cardi B's debut album Invasion of Privacy, and released 4 new songs in July. Bennett performed at Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life on October 31, 2018, a tribute concert celebrating the recently passed rapper Mac Miller. On November 29, 2018, Bennett released 2 new songs, "My Own Thing" and "The Man Who Has Everything", and announced on February 11, 2019, that his debut album would be released sometime in July of that same year. During Super Bowl LII Bennett appeared alongside The Backstreet Boys in a commercial for Doritos with the two artist performing a remix of "I Want it That Way" In May of that year Bennett was featured in Ed Sheeran's song "Cross Me" On July 26, 2019, Bennett released his debut studio album The Big Day.

In 2019, he wrote the song "True Kinda Love" for Steven Universe: The Movie alongside Rebecca Sugar, James Fauntleroy, Macie Stewart, and Julian Sanchez, with vocals being performed by Estelle and Zach Callison. In December 2019, Bennett cancelled his "The Big World Tour" for the second time in order to spend time with his newborn daughter.

In January 2020, it was announced that Bennett will be the host of the reboot of Punk'd that will air on the streaming service Quibi.

Artistry

Musical style

Bennett has stated in interviews with XXL and Complex that Kanye West, James Brown, MC Hammer, Prince, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Esham, Eminem, Souls of Mischief and Freestyle Fellowship have influenced him. When asked about the gospel influences in his music, he also has stated that Kirk Franklin is one of his favorite artists, and his favorite composer.

Bennett's music has been described as versatile and uplifting. His music generally contains jazz-inspired melodies and gospel influences. Bennett's lyrics usually have references to Christian theology, his struggles with his faith and his upbringing. Chance incorporates choirs into his music to attempt to maximize the gospel undertones. Sharde' Chapman at HuffPost has described Bennett's lyrics as "creative" and "colorful".

Bennett often does traditional singing songs, and possesses a light-lyric tenor voice with an expansive vocal range that spans three octaves. Bennett's vocal range reaches its extreme low at the bass F♯ (F♯2), and rises to its peak high at the tenor high F (F5).

Fashion

Bennett's fashion style is a large part of his public image, and he has taken interest in the industry. Bennett has designed hats for the Chicago White Sox. The Hollywood Reporter has said that Bennett is "redefining fashion" with his style of generally wearing overalls and contesting traditional hip-hop fashion norms. Bennett wore a suit that was meant to imitate Michael Jackson at the 2017 BET Awards. Bennett was seen wearing Thom Browne clothing at the 2017 Grammys. Bennett has been known to wear a signature hat with the number three on it. “I’ve rationalized it to myself that it stands for the third mixtape, the Holy Trinity, and the three-pronged family of myself, my daughter, and my girl.” Bennett said in an interview in regards to the meaning of the number three.

Activism and politics

Bennett's father, Ken Bennett, has been involved in Democratic Party politics on the local and national level. Ken Bennett worked for Barack Obama as a presidential appointee and as an aide. Ken Bennett also worked on Obama's presidential campaign in 2008, and has worked as an aide to Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel and as 2019 Chicago mayoral campaign co-chair for Toni Preckwinkle. Despite his family's ties to the Democratic Party, Bennett has called himself an independent voter, though he has a history of supporting Democrats. Bennett volunteered with Barack Obama's reelection campaign by phonebanking in Hyde Park, Chicago and has given speeches at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.

In November 2014, Emanuel named Bennett as Chicago's Outstanding Youth of the Year for his activism. Bennett's work to support Chicago youth includes hosting Open Mike nights for Chicago-area high school students in collaboration with Chicago Public Library, which drew the attendance of fellow Chicago natives and celebrities like Hannibal Buress and Kanye West. In December 2015, Bennett joined with Detroit-based nonprofit group Empowerment Plan to start an initiative called Warmest Winter 2016. The initiative raised money to give 1,000 specially manufactured coats, which doubled as sleeping bags and shoulder bags, and were manufactured by homeless citizens of Detroit, to homeless citizens of Chicago. In June 2016, he hosted the Teens in the Park event, a free youth festival on Chicago's Northerly Island that drew an attendance of 3,300.

Bennett co-created a new nonprofit called SocialWorks in September 2016, an extension of his Open Mike program which aimed to create youth programs for residents of Chicago, among other goals. Open Mike nights and the Warmest Winter initiative later became part of SocialWorks.

Bennett has actively fought to combat gun violence in his hometown of Chicago and in 2014, along with his father, promoted the "#SaveChicago" campaign. The campaign sought to stop gun violence over Memorial Day Weekend. During 2014's Memorial Day weekend, Chicago went 42 straight hours without a shooting. Bennett met with President Obama at the White House on April 16, 2016, to discuss My Brother's Keeper Challenge, an initiative of the United States Federal Government to promote intervention by civic leaders in the lives of young men of color to address their unique challenges and to promote racial justice, with other musicians, including Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monáe, J. Cole, and others. Bennett started a Twitter campaign for May 23, 2016 using #May23 to stop gun violence for 42 hours.

On March 6, 2017, after a meeting with Governor Bruce Rauner that did not go well only days before, Bennett announced his intention to donate $1,000,000 to Chicago Public Schools in order to help offset the lack of government funding provided. Following this, a movement arose to try and inspire Bennett to run for mayor of Chicago. This was backed by fellow media personalities including musician Drake.

Bennett is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, having criticized him numerous times and drawn comparisons to former President Barack Obama. During the 2016 Presidential election, Bennett said he was not scared of a Trump presidency. When asked why by GQ, Bennett said "You gotta just understand, like, shit has been fucked-up, right? Like, 'Make America Great Again', that's not a real thing because shit ain't really switched up for [white middle class]". Bennett endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton on October 6, 2016, expressing concerns about the way she was treated in the media and also expressing that she could "fix Chicago" and led a "march" to numerous polling stations with thousands of Chicagoans. Following the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, Bennett said "Trump was going to win, anybody in the world who's surprised by the election of Donald Trump has been ignorant of racism, and the tides and patterns of American history and world history." In February 2017, Bennett posted publicly on Twitter that he was worried President Trump was going to change constitutional term limits. Bennett has compared Trump's fascination with Chicago to "going to war". In August 2017, Bennett claimed to have a "bigger voice than Donald Trump". Bennett also became an outspoken critic of Chicago Mayor Emanuel later in his term, though his father had worked for Emanuel and he himself had earlier accepted Emanuel's support.

Bennett has been an active Twitter user, with several of his tweets on social issues going viral. For example, Bennett garnered attention from Time magazine when he tweeted criticism of an article titled "In Wake of Weinstein, Men Wonder If Hugging Women Still OK". Following Kanye West's Tweets announcing his support of Donald Trump in April 2018, Bennett tweeted in support of West's freedom to choose to be Republican, sparking controversy among his fanbase. Trump later tweeted thanking Bennett for his support of West, though Bennett disavowed Trump's praise.

In July 2018, Bennett purchased the Chicago journalism website Chicagoist from WNYC. The website had been inactive since it was abruptly shut down by former owner Joe Ricketts in November 2017, and Bennett planned to relaunch the website later in 2018. Chicagoist did not relaunch in 2018, and it is currently planning a 2019 reopening, according to its website.

In the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, Bennett was an active supporter of Amara Enyia. Bennett initially endorsed Enyia at a press conference in October 2018. Bennett campaigned with Enyia and made major donations to her mayoral bid. Fellow rapper and Chicago native Kanye West also donated to Enyia's campaign. In the February 2019 election, Enyia finished fifth out of fourteen candidates, and did not advance to the mayoral runoff. Lori Lightfoot and Preckwinkle, who had hired Chance's father as campaign co-chair, instead advanced to the runoff. In the runoff, Bennett endorsed Preckwinkle, criticizing Lightfoot as having worked against the interests of Chicago's black community.

In 2020, Bennett will be honored by Unicef at their annual gala in Chicago with the UNICEF Chicago Humanitarian Award.

Personal life

Bennett lives in his hometown, Chicago. Bennett once shared a house in North Hollywood with James Blake. Describing his time in North Hollywood, Bennett called it "ungodly". After graduating from high school, Bennett attended a community college for a week before dropping out. Bennett has taken numerous recreational drugs during his lifetime, including LSD and Xanax, but has since stepped away from them.

Family

His younger brother, Taylor Bennett, is also a rapper. Both brothers began rapping at the same time and have a similar style. Both the rappers also draw inspiration from Chicago native Kanye West.

In July 2015, Bennett announced that he was expecting his first child with his girlfriend Kirsten Corley, whom he began to date in 2013. In September 2015, Corley gave birth to their daughter, Kensli. Kensli was kept out of social media until December 31, 2016, when Bennett posted a picture of her on Instagram. In May 2016, after they had stopped living together, Corley wanted the courts to declare Bennett as the father of their daughter, requiring him to pay child support.

In February 2017, Bennett's child support case reopened in an attempt to work out child support terms and a parenting schedule as Bennett and Corley moved to separate residences. The Chicago Sun-Times published an article about a dispute between the two in March 2017. Bennett replied to the article saying "Y'all better do y'all jobs and stop worrying about how good my family is. Just a friendly reminder. Don't let anybody get between you and your family." On March 21, 2017, the dispute was settled out of court. Corley and Bennett reconciled, and on July 4, 2018, they became engaged after 5 years together. The two married on March 9, 2019 at the Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Beach, California with guests including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

Bennett spends much of his free time with his daughter, and frequently takes her on outings. These have included a Chicago Bulls basketball game, meeting the Obamas and working out.

In September 2019, Chance's wife Kirsten announced they had their second daughter named Marli.

Christianity

Bennett is a Christian and refers to Jesus Christ in many of his songs. Bennett was raised as a Christian by his grandmother but later fell out of the faith. He rediscovered his faith when his daughter was born with atrial flutter. Speaking about the situation, Bennett said "[I just] pray a whole lot, you know, and need a lot of angels and just see shit in a very, like, direct way. And…you know, God bless everything, it worked out well." Bennett wrote on Twitter following the situation on January 31, 2016, "Today's the last day my old life, last day smoking cigs. Headed to church for help. All things are possible thru Christ who strengthens me."

Bennett has labelled himself as a Christian rapper following the release of his mixtape Coloring Book. Bennett believes that God is to thank for his blessings and his success. He has attended multiple dates for Kanye West's Sunday Service, most notably performing his verse on "Ultralight Beam" at Coachella 2019 and in his hometown at Chicago's Huntington Bank Pavilion.

Discography

10 Day (2012)

Acid Rap (2013)

Coloring Book (2016)

The Big Day (2019)

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You'll be able to convert your WMA recordsdata to different audio formats. You can use this on-line audio cutter program to chop MP3 file, lower WAV file, reduce OGG file, reduce AAC file or cut M4A file etc. The most important disadvantage to this program is that have to buy the Infinite Pack to transform audio files which are longer than three minutes. Use Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate to Edit Videos. What I really want is an answer to my downside of becoming these WMA files onto a typical audio CD with CDA pointers. When achieved will discover the folder of MP3 recordsdata within the location noted in step 6. Now open media participant in full home windows mode and you will notice the option to Rip CD. You probably have a bunch of music information unsupported by your MP3 participant, Freemake Audio Converter is an easy approach to solve that problem as soon as and for all". It will probably be a part of CDA recordsdata to at least one large AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A, M4B, WMA, OGG or WMA. The CDA shouldn't be an mp3 or wma as a result of mp3 or wma contain data (audio). CD's with music recordsdata on them are referred to as information CD's, CD-ROM, iso9660, and many others. Accord CD ripper is a free CD ripper software that may convert cda to mp3 and wav file format. It is rather easy and easy to make use of software program that does its job nicely. This Audio CD ripper may be very fast and it help all CD and DVD drives. You'll be able to download this audio cd ripper from the hyperlink given under. Click Profile" drop-down button and choose MP3 - MPEG Layer-3 Audio (.mp3)" choice. Proper click on on the file and hit Convert choice to MP3". After you have saved the CDA files in your most well-liked MP3 format, it is easy so that you can transfer them to your portable audio participant corresponding to iPod, Artistic Zen participant, Zune, etc. When you find yourself all accomplished with setting these varied choices, you are able to convert the tracks from cda to wma format. View your CD's MP3 information. Your CD's MP3 recordsdata can be in your specified location inside a folder with the CD's album, which might be inside a folder with the CD's artist's name. SND is a form of sound file developed by Apple Corp. SND is supported by Macintosh platform and quite a lot of Mac purposes. The file extension issnd when an audio is stored within the format. It is not attainable to transform CD information into different codecs. In a present model of 4Musics Multiformat Converter not all language strings are translated and we ask you to test language information and complete translation for free download of cda to wma converter software full version a free registration key. Just choose the Rip music from CD choice to automatically convert all your tracks to the selected output format in the chosen folder.into Begin, then click on Windows Media Participant on the top of the Start window when it appears. I join this unit to my stock 2007 corolla speakers and the sub output go to JL amp + 12" W6. The sound it produces are so superb, significantly better than the inventory unit. This unit works perfectly with my iTouch 3rd technology. It will probably browse through the playlist effective.Shortly and fully remove Free CDA To WMA Converter out of your laptop by downloading "Ought to I Take away It?", its one hundred% FREE and installs in seconds (click on the button under). If you'd like a great sound high quality with an appropriation file measurement, I personally advise you to usemp3 extension reasonably than WMA. No. CDA files are index files that tell a computer (or different device) where on the CD the data for a specific monitor is stored. Attempting to transform a CDA file with out the disk is like making an attempt to make a replica of a book out of the library index card - the cardboard isn't the guide, it simply tells you where to look for it.

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Converting Flac To Mp3

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is a dimension-compressed however lossless digital audio format with smaller file dimension than uncompressed lossless codecs like WAV FLAC is at present well-supported by many software program applications and hardware assist is rising. That's how the perfect FLAC to MP3 Converter for Mac works. It also helps a ton of other audio and video codecs as input. Tagging will develop into a difficulty. For those who intend to make use of individual information turns into extra of a chore. You would do this if you happen to use playlists or randomize information your transportable device. Use one thing like tagMP3 in the event you need this. Tagging allows your software to access music titles, artist, track quantity, album titles and album cover art as metadata. It's a must to add this to every file. Step four. Hit Browse under Vacation spot to specify the trail to save the extractedmp3 audio file and click Begin in the backside to initiate VLC convert FLAC to MP3 instantly. Give your favourite discs a break with FreeRIP MP3 Converter. Listen to your favorite tracks on your devices. In order for you some other higher video converter, I recommend Video Converter Ultimate to you, it has free model, and if you simply need to convert video format, the free version is sufficient to use. FLAC to MP3 Converter comes with a constructed-in CD ripper, permitting to again up audio CDs or creating a perfect copy for enjoying the music on the go. You'll be able to rip Audio CDs into lossless FLAC information, AAC, MP3, or every other audio format instantly. FLAC to MP3 Converter automatically saves files within the format of your choice on the fly with no enormous temporary recordsdata saved on your arduous drive. choose a folder of FLAC music files, and drag them into the File Conversion window in Max. Output Audio - Assist MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A and OGG output codecs. Since disk space is so cheap, I don't know why anybody would go along with a lossy codecs anymore, aside from to stay with one thing you already transformed to MP3 previously. If you're going to the difficulty of ripping CDs at the moment, go with FLAC. You possibly can at all times downgrade FLAC to a MP3 lossy format, however there is no worth going the opposite method. There are a vast array of applications on the internet you'll be able to choose from when converting fromflac tomp3 in Mac or COMPUTER's. To achieve the duty smoothly, a simple-to-use instrument called Video Converter is hereby launched to you. Despite the title, this utility isn't only for video information but in addition for audio recordsdata. It's very simple and does batch conversion job in a short time. You simply drag and drop your FLAC recordsdata into its home windows, set the output to MP3 file type after which hit the Convert button, FLAC to MP3 converter after which it gives you backmp3 audio recordsdata. For free users, CloudConvert permits 25 minutes of conversion time per day. This makes it great for fast conversions, however it's best to look elsewhere if it is advisable convert your whole music assortment. In the event you, an experienced consumer, wish to be certain that you get the output audio information in top quality, you can click on the Settings icon subsequent to Profile menu to name up the Profile Settings dialog, after which you'll be able to end the configurations in it by selecting a proper codec, adjusting channel, pattern price and bit fee (i.e. 320 kbps) in corresponding box. One of the popularaudio converters within the Mac Store is the apt-titled To MP3 Converter Free, a straightforward-to-use utility for converting from considered one of 200 audio and video codecs to MP3. Of course, the software supports FLAC information, and the method for making the conversion could not be simpler. The software program also means that you can change the output from a relentless bitrate to a variable bitrate, transfer tags from the supply file, and modify the quantity to the maximum level. You should utilize the Lame codec with Foobar to transform FLAC to MP3. There is no need to do one thing else first.

Within the Search field type "Free FLAC to MP3 Converter" and you will notice all logs of "Free FLAC to MP3 Converter" within the database suitable along with your Windows Model. Some of the advanced settings in Swap embody deleting the supply audio file after a conversion, automatically normalizing audio, editing tags, and downloading CD album details from the web. This FLAC to MP3 converter has batch processing capacity, so you'll be able to convert a wide range of different audio recordsdata simultaneously to 1 format as an alternative of manually converting each one individually. Also, you can mix and be a part of a number of audio items collectively - just choose audios you wish to be part of and tick the "Merge into one file" field (see bottom right). It is a known downside that FLAC information are normally too large to suit an MP3 player. So, are you on the lookout for software program to convert massive FLAC information to smaller MP3? Free Simple FLAC to MP3 Converter is easy, but quick, flexible and powerful FLAC to MP3 converter. Free Easy FLAC to MP3 Converter permits you to scale back file size of big FLAC, so you can simply ship it to your phone, or by E-mail. This converter is completely freed from cost for any use. With its construct-in latest & superior FLAC codec and Lame MP3 encoder, the output MP3 music will keep premium quality that you may inform no distinction from the unique. FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, another audio information compression algorithm. Unlike WMA and MP3, FLAC is lossless. This comes on the expense of bigger file size, in fact. And whereas FLAC is a wonderful compression algorithm for lossless archival storage, players probably require MP3. Enter Codecs: AAC, AC3, AIF, AIFF, ALAW, DTS, FLAC, M4A, M4B, M4R, MP2, MP3, , WAV, WMA, etc. On the right bottom discipline, you'll be able to select MP3 from the checklist. Subsequent, do some customization and choose an output path to your transformed MP3 recordsdata.2. Just select the output information like MP3. You possibly can add as many FLAC files as you want from the native laborious drive, and all of them will probably be batch transformed once you hit the convert button. File names might be retained, only the file extension modifications to the selected format. MP3 stands for Movement Image Experts Group Layer 3, which is a digital compression algorithm for audio file. The mp3 file might be over 10 instances smaller when compared to a uncooked source file. Today, the MP3 file format is the most well-liked musical file codecs on the planet.

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Convert Ape To Flac Free

If you need to convert FLAC to MP3 in Mac OS X totally free, the best way to take action is utilizing a utility called All2MP3. Supported enter formats of audio files defined within the CUE sheets: APE, FLAC, WAV, MP3, SHN, www.audio-transcoder.com WV, TTA, MPC, OGG, WMA. Now click on the Convert All button to begin changing FLAC to MP3, AIFF or any format you need on your Mac system, the changing process might be finished within a couple of seconds and you may switch to the Converted tab to find the convertedflac recordsdata on your Mac. In 2014, a number of aftermarket mobile electronics companies launched multimedia options that embody help for FLAC. These include the NEX collection from Pioneer Electronics and the VX404 and NX404 from Clarion. For the final 12 years I have been listening to solely 320mp3s and every time I come accross flac or CDs, I really don't hear sufficient of a difference to alter all the things to flac. It has a bonus over MP3, though, in that it's going to in all probability obtain better sound prime quality with the same file dimension or smaller. FLAC is a lossless audio format. There are a restricted variety of media players that help this, too. Click OK a couple of occasions to get back to the principle display and then click on the Play button at top to begin the encoding course of. In my example, I transformed a 6 min 45 sec 68 MB WAV file to a 12 MB 256 kbps MP3 file using this program. If you happen to go along with the default settings, you may get a four MB MP3 file. To provoke the conversion and splitting of the large audio file, just drop the CUE Sheet, the file with ".cue" extension, to the principle window. Drag recordsdata or folders onto one of the format buttons. The Any Audio Converter, also an advanced APE CUE Splitter, is the versatile APE CUE Splitter software for you to break up an extended APE file into particular person songs. So you are able to slice packaged APE file to separate ones in keeping with CUE file, and lower them all the way down to different codecs, including MP3, WMA, APE and WAV. Info in CUE file is written to MP3 and WMA files's tag. You can change the monitor's name, artist, album, 12 months and style. Tags are supported for mp3, ogg, flac, wav. The only problem with this program was that I was not able to get it to transform a WAV file into an MP3 file. For whatever purpose, it just did not do something once I selected a WAV file. Possibly I configured it incorrectly, but if it's good to convert from WAV to MP3, take a look at the final program beneath, which worked. APE to FLAC Converter helps conversion with none non permanent information it brings you excessive changing velocity and saves the hard disk useful resource.

Flacon is an audio file encoder that extracts particular person tracks from one big audio file and separates them into different tracks. It could actually additionally convert them in the course of. If ID3v1 or ID3v2 tags (e.g. artist, title, album) are present in a flac or ape file, these are transferred to the mp3 file. The FlicFlac audio converter supports MP3, OGG, WAV, APE, and FLAC audio information. When you give it an MP3 file, it may convert it to OGG, WAV, APE, or FLAC. In the event you give it an OGG file, it may convert it to MP3, WAV, APE or FLAC. IF you give it a WAV file, it may well convert it to MP3, OGG, APE, and APE to FLAC converter FLAC. Need I am going on? I feel you get the concept.One of the easiest and most elegant ways to convert audio information is by utilizing the audio-convert script. It makes use of Zenity to display GUI messages and home windows, however does the remainder of its work from the command line. When conversion completes, you possibly can proper-click on transformed file and select "Play Destination" to play the FLAC file; or select "Browse Vacation spot Folder" to open Home windows Explorer to browse the outputted FLAC file. Every FLAC file I have - all from the unique supply discs - sound equal to and normally - significantly better than the original supply CD.Step 3: Watch for some time to finish changing APE to MP3. Then, download the output recordsdata onto your pc. Added assist of format APE (Monkey's Audio). Furthermore, this APE to FLAC converter is provided with some editing operate like trim, merge or break up audio file, change audio channel, modify audio birate, compress audio to a smaller dimension, and many others. A: The APE to FLAC Converter obtain for PC works on most current Home windows working systems. Unlike conventional strategies resembling mp3, ogg, or lqt that completely discard high quality to save lots of house, Monkey's Audio doesn't loose data throughout the encoding course of, and encoded audio recordsdata are typically reduced to about half of their authentic measurement.Wine , utilizing Winetricks or PlayOnLinux to install theNET Framework and Visible C++ 2008 runtime files in a wineprefix. Audio file converter tools are additionally helpful if your favorite music app on your telephone or tablet doesn't support the format that a brand new music you downloaded is in. An audio converter can convert that obscure format into a format that your app supports. For users who don't want to install any plugins, there are a lot of free online converters that do not have installation requirements and permit you to convert APE files easily online. I've tried many distinction on-line companies and personally, Zamzar has fairly nicely efficiency.Convert music information to the common MP3 format on your COMPUTER, Mac, mobile phone, tablet, or any MP3 player. Get MP3 sound of top quality, up to 320 KBps. The output MP3 songs shall be suitable with any system: iPhone, iPad, Zune, Samsung Galaxy, Nokia, HTC Desire, SanDisk Sansa, Walkman, Huawei, Xiaomi, Honor, and many others. Secondly, you don't need an internet connection to take heed to your music, and while the Offline modes of each Tidal and Spotify allow you to apply it to the subway, it still must be related to the 'net in some unspecified time in the future to get the information. What if your music player does not have apps or network functionality? For cheap music gamers just like the Sony A17 , a set of FLAC recordsdata take advantage of sense.Nonetheless, due to its restricted applicability and decrease fault tolerance, there's typically a need to deal with your APE files properly by changing them into another audio tracks. Hereby, we would prefer to concentrate on a dependable audio changing device - APE Converter for Mac & Windows , with which managing yourape music collections will change into an easy job. Flac has the most superior quality of audio there may be I suppose. Convert APE to lossy audio format like convert APE to MP3, MP2, WMA, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AU, RA, DTS, OGG and etc.

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The Art of Giving Away

AKA, Gathering an audience when money doesn’t matter

I love street art and think that graffiti writers tell us an awful lot about the inner workings of any artist’s mind.

Creating a large piece of graffiti is not cheap. A writer could easily drop 30 to 50 quid on art supplies for a night’s work, painting public property, for free. So what drives them? Could it be just the desire to be seen?

We’ve all seen that meme about pub musicians. This one:

Why do so many musicians do this? Could it be that for most artists getting rich just isn’t that important.

Getting seen or heard in this world is hard. The internet is full of articles about getting paid to do what you love but… what if money doesn’t really matter that much?

And if money doesn’t matter, what does matter?

[As a side note, I realise there are people that make their living from their art. For them money may be the most important thing. That’s amazing and I’m not knocking it. I just think that for many, many artists, money isn’t that important.]

For years now I’ve been giving my music away for free. And any artist with their music on Spotify or Apple Music might as well not bother with the pittance of royalties they pay. We do it for fun. We do it because we need to get what is inside us, out there. It’s not egomania, it’s a normal human phenomenon.

We just want an audience, but we find that giving stuff away is just as hard as making money with art.

Most artists can find a small number of people that will buy CDs, tee shirts or prints. Perhaps, like me, you’ll find that skills you’ve gained in your art creation can be sold and you’ll make some money freelancing creating videos, taking photos, or mixing and mastering other people’s work.

I feel like if I really worked hard at finding more paid opportunities, I could probably grow the revenue I get from my art with a decent plan and some motivation.

Growing my audience, though? That’s a harder nut to crack.

Over the past couple of years I’ve given away a few things online, not just music and videos, but a video game, a print and play card game and sample packs for other artists to use. I’m now gearing myself up to give away the second version of that print and play card game, so I’ve been thinking about how and why to do it, and what might work.

So here are 3 thoughts that have been running through my head.

The corporate world wants to monetise your art, even if you’re not getting paid for it.

Spotify and YouTube are only free to use because they stuff your free content full of paid-for adverts. They get paid. You get an audience and the promise of maybe one day getting some cash. That’s why they care about your art.

As an artist, there’s nothing wrong with acknowledging this, and using it to your advantage. I’ve seen people advocating using video streaming services other than YouTube because they profit from your hard work. But at the moment if you want people to watch your videos, YouTube will likely get you the biggest audience.

It’s okay to understand this, disagree with the practice, and use their services anyway. Remember, the money isn’t important, whoever is getting it. The audience is important.

There’s another thing I’ve seen advocated online that I’m not so sure about. I’ve not got anything against it but I’m just not sure it works. And that is selling something in order for it to be valued.

I’ve seen people kneecap their audience numbers by attempting to set an entry price so that people REALLY value their art.

Hell, I’ve done it myself.

One Day Everything Is Going To Be Better For You by Kinetic Monkey

The Kinetic Monkey album “One Day Everything Is Going To Be Better For You” was originally not available on streaming services, and only available to download for a set price. Very few people bought it, and I don’t think any of them valued it any more than if Bex and I had given it to them for free via Spotify or via a Bandcamp “Name Your Price” model.

I think the reason that this whole “set a price to determine value” thing doesn’t work, is that your initial reach doesn’t change. No one new is hearing your work if you sell it at a premium; only your fans. And they already love your art.

2. There are places that love free stuff.

I’ve already mentioned Bandcamp. If you want to give away music without a corporation making money on the back of your hard work, Bandcamp works well. They offer you an ad-free site for your music, and actually promote free music on their weekly shows, blogs and podcasts.

As companies go, they are turbodope.

But they’re only available to the music community, and most people don’t use their services. Everyone has a Spotify or Apple Music Account. Not everyone has a Bandcamp account.

In the gaming world, I’ve had an amazing response from content on Itch.io.

In the few months since I uploaded my first ever videogame, There’s Nothing To Do In This Town, 4,000 people have played it online, and over 350 have downloaded it to play offline. It’s a very similar model to Bandcamp with an ad-free page for your project and Name Your Price structure. Sure, the video game market isn’t as crowded as the music market. Especially not the market for games for a 30-year-old console. If I had those numbers for my music, I’d be over the moon.

Itch.io is based on community, collaboration and innovation. It’s a great place.

The last places I want to talk about are online communities. Sites like Reddit, Discord or small interest-specific forums likes Lines or Board Game Geek are great places to share free stuff, because their model depends on conversation and interaction around content, not on the content itself.

This leads me to my last thought.

3. How we talk about free projects, is as important about where we talk about them.

“Free” is no longer a differentiator. Most things online are either free, or have a sales model that allows them to be freely accessed, with monetisation happening through ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases.

There are still far too many self-promoting posts online that highlight how free something is.

“MY NEW ALBUM – DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE!” says nothing about the album itself. I don’t want to click on free stuff. I want to click on good stuff.

Talk about the themes your art is exploring. Talk about your frame of mind when you were creating. Talk about the artists who inspire you.

One way I try to attract an audience is asking for feedback. My print-and-play game has had 741 downloads in the 18 months it’s been live. I track where those clicks have come from and it’s not from self-promotion posts, but rather from posts asking for feedback on Board Game Geek. Not only does that feedback allow me to make better stuff the next time round, but it engages with new people.

I get my art seen and heard because my audience feels seen and heard through the feedback I ask them for.

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How Would You Like Your Music News Madam?

Happy Wednesday all. 

So with NME’s cutting its physical publication a few weeks back, it got me thinking about a chat I had with James Kendall founder of Brighton music publication Source Magazine. Back then The NME had just become free, now you will only find the publication online. When we spoke the fate of music journalism was quite similar to today but with the dwelling uncertainty of what would happen to physical publication. It’s fair to say as we put the NME magazine to rest, the direction is quite obvious. Oh well, save the trees n all. 

We spoke during the creation of Revival so, yes this conversation is about two years old. Never the less this chat is still very much relevant, I think we touch on some very interesting topics James really showered me with his music journalist knowledge. I thought I’d only be genuine of me to let you into the research process behind ma baby blog, give you an insight into my noggin. 

Basically, this interview is a lil gem and I want to share it with you lovely people. 

Just in case, you didn’t get my awful pun the overall contentious is a discussion as to what is the prevailing platform for music journalism: physical vs online publication.

 I had the idea that idea that the fanzine, the DIY publication was set to have a revival, in physical format but then I realised that maybe not, maybe it isn’t?

“People have started to appreciate objects again, people who grew up with the Internet are appreciating having something and that’s why vinyl records have had a revival.”

 Yes exactly, I compared vinyl to the possible physical publication revival.

“Yes you are bang on with the vinyl analogy, it’s the same as with the cold craft beer thing people like things that have had some effort put into them, and things that have got no physical being are difficult to prove that effort, things that are so throw away. But to have something that someone’s put enough love into it to bother to get it printed or made makes a huge, huge difference. Saying that it is much more expensive to print a magazine, or fanzine that it is to build a website, which costs you exactly no money. So yeah there are people that are doing magazines, but there is probably less printed material that there was 5-10 years ago, the things that are being made are the more sorta’ special things. There’s an element of ‘people wanna’ make something that isn’t being represented, there’s no point making a fanzine that is similar to Q magazine. If you’re interested in feminist punk or some obscure music, it seems like hip hop and dance music are more of an online thing, and guitar music is the thing that’s more likely to be featured in a fanzine.”

 I originally based my project on fanzines similar to ‘Sniffin’ Glue’ during the punk era but punk has derived and changed so much that it’s not what it used to be it’s not as DIY.

“I think there was a necessity for fanzines in that era to be physically printed, where are no if you’re really punk then you’re not making something that cost money you’re doing something in the cheapest way possible. Now a true punk aesthetic would now be online. There’s a sort of middle-classiness of fanzines now.”

Do you think if blogs where around then punks would use them?

“ When Sniffin’ Glue came out there was nowhere to read about punk, I’m not quite sure about the chronology of NME and The Melody Maker but there was nowhere. When The Sex Pistols where on The Paul Grundy Show it was a big sensation, it was shocking that they were on TV. There were no music programs apart from Top Of The Pops, there was nowhere to find out this stuff; so people had to make something - to talk about what they wanted to talk about. Now you could make a video, you could put something on YouTube, you could do a podcast, you could put something on a blog.”

I think the platforms changed the prevailing platform isn’t; really physical anymore like it was. Many people say they want physical nice things but at the end of the day, the internet has given everyone a platform to talk about things I guess...How do you think the internet has effected physical publications and music journalism?

“Massively, massively. In a way that I never expected when it came out, I thought it would be a threat to magazines cause of the speed of reviews coming out makes something like NME a week out of date as soon as it’s hit the newsstand. But that’s not how it’s affected, it is effected that if you wanna’ know what a song sounds like you go on the internet and find the song; and listen to it, and find out whether you like it or not.”

 I guess you can review if yourself in that sense.

“Yeah, when I was sorta’ eighteen/nineteen the only way you could hear music and find out whether something was good or not, was by reading reviews. You had to know which review was shaped to your taste, which publications, you had to read a lot to figure out whether it was worth spending a tenner on a record. Music was more expensive in those days as well. So yeah it would be a big risk buying a record, some shops would let you listen to it on headphones, but if it was a busy Saturday probably not. So you kind of had to hang out in the record shop a lot, or you had to read a lot of music reviews. Now you could just go online and listen to it, and if you like it you can save it to your Spotify, or you can download it for 79p off Apple, or just play it again on YouTube, so you don’t need people to tell you if something’s any good or not. What you do need, is something that is similar, that is kinda a filter as to what is good. There’s 15,000 songs that come out in the week, and you can’t listen to all of them, so you need someone to help you through that, and that might be through a weekly compiled Spotify playlist or through somebody’s opinion. But the whole, reviewing an album to tell somebody whether it’s any good is not necessary anymore. There’s still an argument to say that music journalism is important, cause what music journalists can do that lots of other people can’t do, is they can contextualise something in the history of music, they can say whether it’s interesting with what’s gone one now and the past joining these links.”

 Do you think in the way anyone can be a bedroom DJ, anyone can be a producer, anyone can make music.. so anyone can create a blog, do you think that has a negative effect on the industry because there’s an abundance of opinion?

“It would be a bit negative for me to say that other people can’t write about music, only the chosen few, of which, I’ve been one of those, that would be an awful attitude to have. The more people that write about music, the more good journalists discover that they can do this, and the better journalism should be overall. So yeah, it is the same as music... I mean dance music; it’s a prime example of this, when you had to get things pressed onto vinyl it has to be good enough for the label to spend £1000 to get it pressed. So there was a quality barrier there, and then as soon as Beat Port came around all of a sudden there's thousands and thousands of tracks every week, and loads of them haven’t got anything really important about them and will disappear. The fact that people are able to on a cheap computer - people were making records on PlayStations for a while. So the fact that there are kids on housing estates are able to make beats, and then their mates can rap over the top, then they get it out on beat port or iTunes, or, whatever is amazing. And the fact there is a kid on the same housing estate that can write about that on their phone, and update it to Tumblr, is an absolutely brilliant thing. Any old people that say it was better in my day are wrong. There are challenges is in every situation, but the fact that more people can access to their writing, and get their writing out there is the best thing that could possibly happen to journalism.”

Do you think there is a battle between physical and digital format, in terms of are people more inclined to read something online then buy something physical?

“People are definitely more included to read something online because of the speed of them. For example the NME might write a news story of Beyoncé falling of stage, and have a picture on physical format - if you read that online you probably will have a video of it, so that’s a better article not just cause it’s out there quicker, but because it’s a richer experience. Although it’s more difficult to read a long article online on your computer, there’s a reason why books are still around just as much. There are no distractions from other notifications, it’s easier on your eyes and it’s a nicer experience. There are different positives for physical and digital. I think what has happened, is people have decided that they’re either going to do physical publications or are going to focus on online, we’ll be known for one thing. Pitchfork is a great example. They’ve got enough readers to put out a magazine, and people would buy it but they’re concentrated on the online format. The NME is also interesting, they’ve been all about their website for quite a long while.”

 Now the magazines free right?

 Yes now the magazine is free, and that completely changes things. Now they’ve got a 1/3 of a million readers or print run that’s going out there, it seems to me that their website is doing a different thing to their magazine, and they don’t have a lot of cross over. You can’t look at the magazine online on issue, they do a preview but you can’t see the whole thing, which is really interesting. From an advertisers perspective, they want their adverts to be seen, so if they’re appearing on the digital version of issue that’s fine, but NME have decided they want people to pick up the physical magazine, that’s important to them. They’ve got both physical and digital but it’s not that same content.

 Do you think all digital publications are all transferring online? Or the magazine will become free a like NME as well an online platform?

“ I used to have my own magazine, so I know how much it costs to print a magazine, and it’s a lot of money. So my magazine we did like 10/12,000 copies, on the lowest quality paper, like 60-90 pages, and it would cost somewhere between 3,000- 6,000 on printing. So that’s 3-6,000 pounds of adverts you’ve go to sell before you even break even.”

That was my main problem I faced with my project, funding and with my own experience I felt a blog was an alternative that did the job just as good. I just have an inkling that all publications will be online.

 “Yeah. I find it interesting that the Independent has stopped printing, so it’s the first newspaper to shut down in thirty years or something so that’s really telling. But what happens to a shrunken advertising market for print publications is that when people split up their advertising budget they don’t put so much into print anymore. That print advert money is smaller, and as it filters through, the big print publications don’t suffer as much, but the smaller ones suffer massively. And that’s what happened to us, local adverts disappeared because of social media, a way of getting your message out there that’s free. So we replaced it with bigger brands and companies, but that sort of died out even though our print run was the same as ever, our readership was the same as ever, but we were getting less of that money as it wasn’t filtering through the magazine industry. And that’s why we went out of business, the magazine industry as a whole wasn’t big enough for us to take a share that was enough for us to do a good quality magazine. There are other local magazines, but I would argue that they are surviving, as they aren’t spending enough money making a decent project.”

Do you think major scale print publications are okay then?

“I think it’s become more and more difficult, even for major publications. Something like vogue, which is like 700 pages of advert - advertising is a sign of quality for them; they’re okay. If you look at something like Uncut Magazine it’s a lot thinner than it used to be, at one point it was so thin people stopped buying it. So it’s a spiral you get in, you haven’t got enough money to print such a good magazine, because you haven’t got many readers, then you haven’t got many readers cause your magazine isn’t as good, it’s a spiral and goes down and down until you go out of business. It is probably a good argument to say that paid for magazines will totally become free; I’m surprised by what the quality of the current NME, I’m surprised it’s doing so well. Shortlist and Stylist continue to do really well, and Time Out it struggled and firsts but it’s better than it’s been for years and years. So four of the most successful British magazines are all free. Everybody’s looking at that, everybody’s struggling. There will be some premium magazines that survive but everything else will be free. Lots of publications will try to go free, some people will make it some people won’t. To be a successful free magazine, you will probably have to be a big company, it will be big companies that provide successful free magazines - it won’t be the independent.”

I read ‘How To Write About Music” and it says that physical publications are just a regurgitation of PR

“ Nick Davies uncovered the phone-hacking scandal; he says that the problem with journalism (he’s talking about newspaper journalism) is the journalists don’t have enough time on a story to dig deep enough to find the truth they can only report what they are told. What is happening is that you are getting somebodies carefully PR’d opinion. That is definitely true about music journalism as well. If you don’t have enough time to devote to finding out what the truth is you are either rewriting a press release or you’re rewriting somebody else’s story.”

Do you think blogs are more passionate, more excited therefor it’s more of an honest raw opinion?

“ It is more honest but it has probably come from less knowledge. If I was writing about Slaves I probably no more about to roots of their music than the actual band themselves. But if you’re 15 and you’ve never heard punk before, and Slaves is the first band you’ve heard like that, it’s going to be very exciting prose and a very honest review, but it’s not going to have much depth. It was the same with me, I really loved Suede, and then I realised they were a rip off of David Bowie.”

 I’m kind of focusing on that for my blog, I’m looking at the nature of revival and how we are living in a culture obsesses with it’s own past.

“Looking at it through that lens, it’s a retro thing again, were as when Sniffin Glue came out that wasn’t a very retro thing, it was cutting edge and modern. So if you are a punk band or a punk journalist that’s putting out fanzines it’s really you’re like; if you were about in the punk era you’d be writing about Jazz basically, because you are looking back at something that’s nearly 30-40 years old. When I was young it was at the tail end of the acid house era, people were kinda into this punk idea, but at the time It was dance music which was very DIY, on the edges of legality and that was the punk thing of the time. Not a revival or something that happened ten years ago. I think you could make an interesting point of the revival of fanzines and what they mean.”

Interesting, any last words?

“ So I think that blogs are the new fanzines; in terms of people who are not getting info on the sort of music that they like, people are writing blogs about it. People who are making fanzines have lost the DIY origin, its more about crafting something and making an object, whereas making a blog is about getting a voice out there and information about a subject that isn’t being portrayed in mainstream media. That’s how I would sum it up.”

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21 Best WordPress Audio Player and Video Player Plugins

Add a stylish and easy-to-implement audio and video player plugin to your WordPress website to help display your website's content in an interactive way. 

The audio and video WordPress plugins available on CodeCanyon will allow you to integrate a fully customizable and full-featured audio and video player into your website.

Whether you are a musician, YouTuber, filmmaker, eCommerce business owner, or blogger, the high-quality WordPress plugins can be used effectively on your website.

The Best WordPress Audio and Video Player Plugins on CodeCanyon

Discover CodeCanyon's extensive library of the best audio and video WordPress plugins ever created. With a cheap one-time payment, you can purchase one of these high-quality WordPress plugins and give your website viewers a more interactive experience.  

Best-selling audio and video player plugins available on CodeCanyon

These dynamic audio and video player plugins allow you to present your video and audio in a visually appealing way. The flexibility and feature-rich audio and video player plugins contain many features that will enhance your user's experience, including:

playlist creation

fully responsive players

audio and video purchasing buttons

search function

player window resizers

If you need to add either audio or video to your website, then head on over to CodeCanyon and choose from the premium plugins available. 

Best-Selling WordPress Audio Players

Here are nine of the top-rated WordPress audio plugins that are available for you to download on CodeCanyon.

1. ZoomSounds—WordPress Wave Audio Player With Playlist

ZoomSounds is a retina-ready, fully responsive HTML5 WordPress audio player that supports self-hosted MP3, M4A, and WAV files, as well as MP3 Shoutcast radio stations. This plugin features nine editable CSS skins, so you can customize them or simply choose a style that suits your brand. 

Curate how users experience your audio—this plugin has options for audio looping, user commenting, and playlist or single track downloads. Optimized for Apple and Android devices and built with search engine optimization in mind, this WordPress audio player plugin is compatible with all major browsers, so it will meet the needs of both you and your listeners.

User PickWard says:

“Our soundtrack site is performing beautifully with ZoomSounds. Very stable—both on desktop and on mobile—and have had zero end-user complaints. Really great plug-in, and I've tried a lot!”

2. MP3 Sticky Player WordPress Plugin

Create an uninterrupted audio playback experience for your website visitors with this WordPress audio player. Listeners can browse other websites while enjoying your audio on a popup player that deploys in a separate window. 

Compatible with MP4 and YouTube videos, this mobile-ready player runs on all major browsers. Features like HTTP live streaming, deep linking, share buttons, and Shoutcast and Icecast support create a complete WordPress media player that gives your audience a dynamic AV experience.

User 5dportal says:

“This player plugin is the best MP3 player in the market, hands down.”

3. Responsive HTML5 Audio Player PRO WordPress Plugin

This high-performance WordPress audio player encourages listeners to interact with your content. With playlist search, lyrics integration, download, purchase, and social share capability, this WordPress audio plugin keeps listeners engaged. Integrate this player into your existing website design with fully customizable colour schemes. Mobile-compatible, responsive design ensures that your audio will reach your audience, every time.

User leonordl says:

“Great design and great, fast support! Definitely recommend it!"

4. Radio Player Shoutcast and Icecast WordPress Audio Plugin

Stream radio content on your website with this WordPress audio plugin. Add a radio stream, and this plugin will automatically load the name, categories, current song, and artist photo of all MP3 audio streamed. 

Fully compatible with responsive websites, this plugin also allows you to disable responsive behaviour for integration into non-responsive sites, should you desire. With support for Shoutcast and Icecast and over 70 customization options, this is the only WordPress audio plugin you need for radio streaming.

User rfisher68 says:

“This product has been fantastic since the day I purchased it. The free radio players available on the net are nothing shy of a complete hassle. The customer service here is top notch. In fact, I purchased an additional player, that's how impressed I was with the first one.”

5. tPlayer—WordPress Audio Player

Create as many playlists as you want, each with an unlimited number of tracks, with this WordPress audio player. This plugin is a powerful and highly customizable audio player, with many unique front-end options—for example, you can let listeners enjoy an automatic “Top 10 songs of the week” playlist and consult song details and stats directly in the player, or add this player to any post or page as a widget. This WordPress audio plugin runs on all major browsers, is mobile-friendly, and can be installed in any WordPress theme.

User soulshakepower says:

“I found it really hard to find a decent audio player nowadays since it's all about video. I've tested dozens of plugins but I'm glad I found tPlayer. It is trendy, has a lot of features, and most importantly it works great on all devices!”

6. Native HTML5 Radio Player WordPress Plugin

Weave cross-platform radio streams into your website with this WordPress audio player. This plugin plays all MPEG and AAC audio streams using HTML5 live streaming technology. Mobile-ready for both iOS and Android, this fully responsive player features a streamlined design that works on all major browsers. Simple and straightforward to use, the audio player features “Now Playing” song information and displays album cover images with links to iTunes.

User danmason says:

“Stylish, simple to use, and very well designed player. Support was fast and helpful, too. This is an outstanding plugin worth every penny.”

7. Disk Audio Player for WordPress

This easy-to-use WordPress HTML5 audio player is customizable, with multiple skins and unlimited colour options. Retina ready and mobile responsive, this audio plugin features keyboard control, external links to support purchases and downloads, track info, and playlists with an adjustable scrollbar. Configure your audio player easily with a drag-and-drop admin panel.

User TooCrazyMedia says:

“Really good player. Best support!”

8. WavePlayer—WordPress Audio Player With Waveform and Playlist

Host your own audio tracks and play them in this beautiful, modern WordPress audio player. This plugin's interface is built around the waveform of the audio file that is playing, and it allows you to insert custom track information for your files. Ideal for music and podcast websites, this WordPress audio plugin is fully integrated with WooCommerce, and uses Font Awesome 5 for high-quality icon design.

User herringla says:

“There are just too many good things about this plugin. Basically, if you're using anything else to play your music files on your WordPress website you're missing out!”

9. HTML5 Audio Player WordPress Plugin

This mobile-compatible WordPress audio plugin can be used as a fully functional player, or to play background music on your WordPress site. This plugin features continuous playback and shuffle options, as well as the ability to automatically generate a playlist from a folder of .mp3 files. Insert multiple instances of this player into your website or a page and customize the design by changing the colour or hiding elements, to best complement your website.

User Paully says:

“The support I received regarding this plugin is fantastic. I would highly recommend any plugin from this developer. Thanks for your A-class service.”

Best-Selling WordPress Video Players

1. WordPress Responsive YouTube Playlist Video Player

Play YouTube content on your website using this fully responsive and intelligent resizing WordPress video plugin. Simply enter a YouTube playlist, channel, or single video ID as a source, and this plugin will run your video content smoothly on mobile and desktop devices. This WordPress video player has a fully customizable CSS-built interface rather than the default YouTube player. 

With total control over play options, unlimited playlist length, and integrated social sharing features, this plugin is a full-service solution for your WordPress video player needs.

User Splash1 says:

“Great looking playlist, easy to use, and does exactly what I need. Great job!”

2. Elite Video Player—WordPress Plugin

This powerful WordPress video player supports the most popular video platforms and includes multiple advertising options. It's truly versatile, so you can play content from YouTube, Vimeo, self-hosted videos, Google Drive, local videos, live streaming content, and more. 

This WordPress video plugin supports pre-, mid- and post-roll video and pop-up ads, so you have full control of the advertising potential of your content. Play videos from multiple sources in your playlists, track plays and advertising data using integrated Google Analytics, and expect seamless performance across platforms with this WordPress video player.

User davidmfraser says:

“Quite simply the best video player I have used in connection with WordPress, and I have tried several. Easy to set up and customize the player. Very simple and intuitive, even for those with not much of a tech background. Aesthetically, fantastic to look at. The support is very good, quick as well. Very happy—5 stars!”

3. Ultimate Video Player WordPress Plugin

Stream audio or video from a server, YouTube, or Vimeo with this WordPress video player. Features like responsive layouts and skins, multiple playlists, optional deep linking, and VR support enhance this video player’s functionality. 

This WordPress video plugin incorporates multiple video engines, allowing it to work on mobile or desktop devices no matter which browser is used. This player includes advertising support and is integrated with both Google Analytics and Google AdSense, so you can make the most of your views.

User wollesen1 says:

“Elegant, seamless plugin with a lot of customizations available. I needed a responsive video player that would host local video, and also pause when clicking anywhere on the video, among other things. I'm very happy with this purchase.”

4. WordPress Vimeo YouTube Popup Plugin

Use this WordPress video player plugin to easily create popup videos on your website. Users can click any designated element on your site—image, link, or other elements—to play YouTube or Vimeo videos in a popup player. This WordPress video plugin includes shortcodes to make your job easy. 

This player is responsive to browser sizes, has a scrollspy so that your video is always visible in the browser, and supports autoplay, so you can be sure that your visitors will view your featured video content.

User wipeoutmedia says:

“Thank you for creating this awesome solution. I have been looking for something like this for a while now and am so happy to have found it. Five stars for quality!”

5. Video Player and Fullscreen Video Background

Enhance your website with a full-screen video background using this WordPress video player. Responsive and mobile-friendly, this player supports YouTube, Vimeo and self-hosted video files, and can automatically pull video thumbnails, titles, and descriptions for YouTube content. Customize your player style and functionality with over 30 parameters, choose a fixed width or full width, or even add texture over your video images.

User sandasusin says:

“Great plugin and great support!”

6. Facebook Live Video Auto Embed for WordPress

Embed Facebook live streams to your WordPress site with this WordPress video plugin. Compliant with new Facebook data policies, this plugin detects if your Facebook account, page, or group is currently live and automatically embeds the video stream on your site. 

This video plugin features many customization options, including custom messages for website visitors during live streams and when offline. This WordPress video player is responsive out of the box, which allows you to easily embed your Facebook video content on your website for an effortless viewing experience.

User rmangram says:

“The support is awesome, especially when you have to keep your website accurate and up-to-date. They have been responsive, and the app works great and easy.”

WordPress Video Gallery Plugins

A video gallery plugin lets you include your videos in image galleries or sliders.

Here are the top-rated WordPress video galleries plugins that are available for you to download on CodeCanyon.

1. Essential Grid Gallery WordPress Plugin

With the Essential Grid Gallery WordPress Plugin, you can add photo galleries but also video galleries. Include galleries built with other popular plugins, link to video sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, and create gorgeous grid-based galleries.

Additional features:

layout options

skins

skin editor

import/export

video tutorials

2. The Grid: Responsive WordPress Grid Plugin

With The Grid, you can create endless layouts and grids for your videos. It also includes a touch slider (also known as a carousel) for mobile, and WooCommerce support so you can use powerful, responsive video to help sell your products.

Additional features:

premium support

skin builder

custom post type support

social stream support

touch slider

3. Media Grid: WordPress Responsive Portfolio

The Media Grid: WordPress Responsive Portfolio plugin lets you build bespoke, fully customisable grids of images, video and other media using a simple drag-and-drop interface. It also has a dynamic grid mode, letting you create video grids in moments.

Features:

visual grid builder

dynamic grids

fill grids with existing posts

lightbox

item attributes

4. Video Gallery WordPress Plugin

This plugin is dedicated to video galleries. With the Video Gallery WordPress Plugin, you can link to YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook pages to import video and display it on your site. It's responsive and includes analytics so you can see how many people are watching your videos.

Additional features:

self-hosted or streamed video

analytics

retina ready

five skins and skin generator

set play from time for each video

5. Ultimate Layouts for WPBakery Page Builder

The Ultimate Layouts plugin will help you create a layout for video and other media if you're using the WPBakery page builder plugin.

It's responsive, integrates with YouTube, and lets you build unlimited layouts using the WPBakery page builder, so you don't have to switch to an unfamiliar interface. Display grids, lists, and carousels with ease.

Features:

70+ layouts and design builder

WooCommerce compatible

supports custom post types and custom taxonomies

integrates with AdSense for video advertising

6. Final Tiles WordPress Gallery

The Final Tiles plugin is another plugin you can use to create a customisable video gallery in your site. It features two layouts: Final Tiles with mixed image sizes and Masonry with a uniform image size. You can embed videos among your images or create a gallery just from video.

Features:

mix landscape and portrait images and video with flexible grids

seven lightboxes

social sharing for each video

intuitive admin panel

Free Audio and Video Player WordPress Plugins for Download in 2020

The premium audio and video player WordPress plugins will give you the greatest amount of features and control over the media player. This will ensure that the user experience is the best it possibly can be. However, many website owners are on a tight budget and cannot afford to purchase these premium plugins, but their media still needs to be uploaded to their website. 

To help WordPress website owners that are on a budget, I have collected a list of five of the best free WordPress audio and video plugins available. 

1. CP Media Player

The CP Media Player allows you to add files to the player that are in the format MP4, OGG, WebM, MP3, WAV and WebSRT. The player guarantees support for all browsers that implement the HTML5 standard. 

2. Audio Album

Audio Album enables you to style a group of audio files as a single block formatted as an album. The colors can be customized in the Audio Album section of the WordPress customizer. The player can be added to your website with the shortcodes available. 

3. FV Flowplayer

FV Player is a complete solution for embedding FLV or MP4 videos into your posts or pages. This player comes with a wide range of features, including custom start and end screens and media looping.

4. WooCommerce Music Player

Music Player for WooCommerce allows you to add a music player in the pages that contain your products. When uploading music to the player, you can associate audio files with a specific price and sell the audio files. 

5. Compact WP Audio Player

Compact WordPress Audio Player is an HTML5 plugin that can easily be embedded on your WordPress post or page using a shortcode. All major browsers will display this .mp3 and .ogg audio player.

How to Add an Audio Player to Your Website Using WavePlayer

To help show you just how easy it is to create an audio player and add it to your website with one of the premium audio player plugins available, we are going to go over how to create an audio player with the WavePlayer WordPress plugin. 

1. Adding the Audio Player to a Page or Post

Once you have uploaded the audio files that you would like to add to WavePlayer in the media library, head on over to WP Dashboard > Pages > Add New. From the page creator page, we are going to click the Add Media button in the page editor. 

This will open up the WordPress media library. From there, we will click the Create WavePlayer link. We can now pick the audio files that we would like included in the audio player and click the Create a new WavePlayer button on the bottom right of the screen.    

Adding media to the WavePlayer

2. Editing the Audio Player Settings

Now that we have created the audio player, it is time to style it. On the right-hand side of the screen, there will be a menu of options for us to customize. The first setting we are going to change is the style—we will change this to Dark as it will fit with our website's theme. Next, we will change the wave mode to Bars (6px) so the waveform will have a better impact on smaller screens. 

Finally, click the Insert WavePlayer button at the bottom right of the screen, and the WavePlayer shortcode will be added to the text editor in on your page. Click the Publish and Preview Changes button and you can see the audio player we just created on our pages. 

3. Adjusting the Settings Further

When creating the audio player, we were able to adjust a few of the styling options. If we click on WP Dashboard > Settings > WavePlayer, we can access many more customizable features.

One of the best features to customize is in the Waveform Options tab. This will allow you to change the color of the waveform and preview these changes instantly, unlike in the WaveForm creator. This will help you match the audio player with your website's theme more accurately. Feel free to browse all the other options in the WavePlayer settings to ensure it functions exactly how you would like it to. 

Install an Audio and Video Player WordPress Plugin Now! 

If you looking for a way to feature your audio and video content on your website in a stylish and interactive way, then purchase a premium WordPress audio and video plugin from CodeCanyon.

The various features and styling options allow you to integrate an eye-catching and fully functional player for your media that can fit your website's theme. 

While you are on CodeCanyon, feel free to check out the thousands of premium WordPress plugins available, as well as the best-selling, trending WordPress plugins of the year. 

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Podia Reviews 2020: Is It Any Better Than Other Online Course Sites?

Before getting into any discussion, let us first understand what are online course sites. Suppose you have created the next big thing – a lit album, a bestselling book, a website for online courses, etc. Now comes the question, how do you make sure that it doesn’t get lost in the online market, and stays in front of your audiences’ eyes? This is exactly where these platforms come to play.

When you are planning to earn out of your online business, digital downloads, or memberships, one of the most prominent steps you need to take is to make yourself heard among your customers. Thus, you must stop wasting your time and money into insufficiently marketing your content. It is better to use a platform that helps you to not only create a digital storefront but also offers a single site to market and sell your content and get noticed by the subscribers.

If you own a small business and are looking for a creative business platform where you can manage your sales as well as marketing campaigns, Podia might work the best for you in boosting your entrepreneurial spirit. This blog revolves around Podia review for 2020. But before we get into the details, let’s talk basics.

What Is Podia?

Podia is a creator-friendly platform that assists online businesses to sell their products, courses, and memberships at the same place. This all-in-one tool not only allows its users to sell their own products but also doesn’t ask them for any additional share of their earnings when using the platform.

One can sell their digital downloads- PDFs, audiobooks, online courses, video content, etc. It also comes with some very beneficial features like built-in email marketing, real-time chats, custom pages, and many more. As a matter of fact, Podia is not a crowdfunding alternative.

An Overview Of The Platform

Way back in 2016, Podia came by the name Coach when its features were still in infancy. Since then, its team has added numerous specialties and upgraded the platform to come up with some incredible features. Here’s a summary of some of the best ones that I have found, along with some shortcomings:

1. Easy To Use

The thing that hit me the very first day I used Podia was its simplicity and minimalist approach. One can easily and quickly set up their courses and storefront even if they have very little technical knowledge, and everything would still look out of the box. Both the frontend and backend have a clean design, and you can create individual posts for your membership.

2. No Need To Buy A Separate Domain

One of the best advantages of using Podia is that one doesn’t need to buy web hosting separately or look into any technicalities like maintenance, updates, security, etc. Their teams manage these technical things. Besides, you will also get a subdomain (mysite.podia.com) or an option to use a domain of your own (mysite.com).

3. Design and Customization of Course Sites

Themes: This site has a single template for website themes, and you can change the color that you would want for your store. You can customize the color of the background, texts, headings, buttons, etc.

Page Builder: The page builder comes with various inbuilt elements that you can add on your pages- FAQs, testimonials, author bio, images, or videos with text, Columns, course description, product banner, etc.

Overall, the designing part is something very simplistic yet practical even for a newbie who has no experience in coding or designing. However, the biggest drawback remains that one cannot opt for a different theme. Also, you cannot alter the text font, size, manage the spacing, etc. So it is not a very excellent platform for building a fully-fledged website, but a recommended one for small businesses to get started.

4. Competitive Pricing

Podia, as compared to a majority of the online course sites, costs reasonably less. It has two plans- the Mover ($39/month) and the Shaker ($79/month). There is no transaction fee, and it also offers you a 14-day free trial. You also get further discounts on switching to any of the plans during the initial days of your 14-day free trial. Plus, you get 2 months of FREE trial for your annual plans.

The Shaker plan offers you everything that you would need to set up your online business. But the Mover plan lacks some of the very crucial ones like free migration, using third-party scripts, and affiliate marketing.

All-in-all, the prices are fair for online businesses, in general, but a bit higher for the ones who are new to the market as they won’t be able to understand and carry out a lot of campaigns using the lower tier.

5. Course Creation & Engagement

Content Uploading: You can either upload your content one by one or in bulk, there’s no glitch in either of the processes. But you cannot upload your folders or files directly from cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.). Thus the process gets a bit slow.

Structure: The course builder allows you to order and reorder the lessons that you have uploaded. It is super easy to use but needs more flexibility as it lacks some advanced features like:

1. Adding Video and PDF in the same lesson (folder). 2. Making course videos downloadable. 3. Turning off the downloading option for audio files.

Basically the platform has fewer formatting options, but it is exceptionally straightforward to set up and operate.

6. Marketing and Sales Tools

Product Pricing and Payment: This website gives you the option to accept payments through both credit/debit cards as well as Paypal. The money goes directly into your wallet without any transaction fee. The entire process is extremely feasible, and I haven’t experienced any delay in the transactions as well. They offer instant payouts.

However, there are some problems with the payment option like:

1. You can price the “Products” only as a yearly option. 2. No option for free trial in the “Membership” option. 3. There is no payment option using Paypal for subscriptions.

Checkout Process: Your users don’t have to create an account for making payments. The checkout occurs in a popup, and your customers can finish checkout without having to leave the website. The only downside is that you cannot add product testimonials, money-back guarantee, etc. on this page.

7. Customer Support

Something that Podia has taken care of since the very beginning is the responsive and friendly customer support. You can either contact them via email, or directly leave a message on the chat widget, and you will get a response in no time!

Podia also has a Knowledge Library on which you can search how to do certain things on that platform. I personally found this option to be extremely convenient for those little doubts. The free guides that they offer also make it very feasible for its customers.

8. Reporting and Analytics

Podia, as compared to other online course sites, lacks in this area. The reporting abilities are a bit limited. For instance, you can track your individual students for course/lecture completion, but you cannot record the metrics for their course level, etc. You also don’t get data for the video engagement rate.

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Final Thoughts

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Rowen for Distant Mirror Zine #1.* ROWEN is a project between Cristahel and Cantrith Knox. They play a subgenre of the dark ambient / dungeon synth movement they call Mythical Electronic. They have years of experience and also operate Hollow Myths in New England. I thank them for their contribution to the first issue of Distant Mirror. First, Rowen is a collaborative effort between Canrith and Cristahel Knox - do you have specialties which you like to focus on when creating (someone runs the drums and arrangement, someone finds the melodies)?

Eve, Thanx for the interview. We both play synths, drum machines and write together.  As of now, when playing live, Criss handles the synths, vocal whisperings and I play the electronic drums. Along with our visuals, fog and lighting. We are introducing more vocals on some new songs. In the studio, we also add our field recordings and percussion as part of composing. We sit and mix each song side by side.    

Tell us about your musical histories before forming Rowen, because its somewhat obvious you both have experience which maybe led to the result of what Rowen is on "Ashen Spirit"!

Both of us have electronic music in our past. Cristahel with Minimal Synth and I with Darkbeat. One of the first ideas we had for Rowen was to start all over. As part of the experiment, finding ourselves and each other through making music anew. See and hear our music become it's own entity. We started developing the concept in '14, in '16 we began recording and had our first release in '18. We set out with a clear vision of what we want to do with Rowen.

Also tell us how you discovered music and what your first true love in music was... How did you come to find music that would lead you to this underworld of music culture?

Canrith: I discovered music on a radio at age 3. First, second and third grade, I would stay up nights crashing on Ritalin (due to being diagnosed as Hyperactive) watching the first ever music videos on a UHF channel in Colorado called FMTV which predated MTV by a year or two. Laurie Anderson - O Superman, Kraftwerk, Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads videos all had a great impact on me as a kid. During that time, late 70's - early 80's, I was hooked on the music and image of both Kiss and Devo. One of the first albums I owned was AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap on cassette that I purchased at K-Mart. Summer '81 NYC, I saw the first video air on MTV. Later, watching another UHF channel out of Boston called V66. Heavy Metal led me to the Black Metal and the dark electronic music underground. Dark Ambient and Dark Dungeon Music have always been a particular interest of mine. Mail order distro tapes and free box extras in orders started my collection as far back as the mid 90's. In the late 90's, I got really into BM, then obsessed in '03 onward, as many UGBM labels and distros were rising on the web. We are also into Minimal, Martial, Electro, Techno, New Beat, Cosmic, Italo, 8-bit, Video Game, Soundtrack, Old School Dungeon Synth, Winter Synth and so on...

Cristahel: My first exposure to music as a child was through my grandfather, who began teaching me to play classical piano by ear at the age of four. We would sit for countless hours at his black upright Steinway as he would play Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky etc. a few measures at a time for me to memorize and string together until I had the whole piece memorized. His love and enthusiasm for music, and the time he took to develop that in me, is something I will always be grateful for. Also my cousin Sue was a few years older than me and was like some kind of magical mixtape faerie, forever bestowing masterfully crafted gems upon me filled with things like Lush, Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, and Mazzy Star that served to mold/blow my little mind.  

By my late teens it was the late 90's/early 2000's and I was immersed in a maelstrom of kraut/prog, electro, early new wave and electronic/industrial, shoe gaze. I was fortunate at the time to have a lot of friends with varied tastes and massive record collections they wanted to share with me, because back then there was like, only Napster to try and download music off this nebulous internet thing they had just invented.  

I spent a lot of time not doing my homework and dancing around my room on speed and/or klonopins listening to things like Tangerine Dream, Cluster, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Dopplereffekt, Chris and Cosey, SPK, early Human League, Slowdive, Clan of Xymox... all of which in their own ways began to inform the atmosphere of the music I create now, warped and haunted meandering electronic melodies, analog synths, string machines and rhythm boxes, pounding 303s and 808s, tape echoes, analog delays, layered sounds lost in chasms of reverb...

I moved to NY and started making music, playing shows and djing a bit (mostly playing gabber techno synth new age sets at London squat parties to kids who wanted to hear nu rave), getting into minimal synth, and beginning my love affair with collecting and recording with analog equipment.

Of course now anything you want is available immediately online, compared to how the 80’s and 90’s crowd discovered music. I’ve asked the other artists a similar question - how do you feel about the loss of mystery these days and what will happen in the future to return to that?

I feel the ability for creating mystique is greater now thanx to the internet. Almost anyone can record some music, upload it to bandcamp, make artwork, physical releases, open an online shop, start a label, etc..   If one is good at what they do, be it a hidden persona or being a face, presenting a strong sound, image and aesthetic, either way, when done right, it works. In some ways even mystery can be a gimmick.

You both are lucky to have grown up in the best time period for music. But what about movies and books people should check out?  

I collect children's books, read a mess of olde and new Black Metal zines, Books about Black and Death Metal. Sexy comics about Vampiress and Faeries. Presently reading The Devil's Cradle, a hard back about The Story of Finnish Black Metal. It was a gift from Criss. Everyone should read Lords of Chaos '98 (then '03) and Lucifer Rising '99. I still need a copy of that leather bound Mortiis - Secrets Of My Kingdom book '01.

As for films, we watch obscure horror, foreign horror and documentaries.  

Here are some if you have not already read or watched them; 

Read: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs ('78) James and the Giant Peach ('61) Masquerade ('79) The World of the Dark Crystal ('82) The Book of Alien ('79) Moebius - The Collected Fantasies of Jean Giraud Series ('87 - '94) Flowers in the Attic - Dollanganger Series ('79 -'86) Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo ('78) William Klein: Films, 1958-99 ('99) Wreckers of Civilisation: The Story of Coum Transmissions & Throbbing Gristle ('99)

Watch: Christiane F. ('81) Out of The Blue ('80) Deadbeat at Dawn ('88) Combat Shock ('86) Street Trash ('87) Brain Damage ('88) Zardoz ('74) Excalibur ('81) Emerald Forest ('85) Wicker Man ('73)

If atmosphere seems to be a heavy orientation for your creative drive, is your local landscape an important part of this? or is it personal experiences driving the music towards such a dark and melancholy place? something about Rowen is both light and dark.

We live on a island North East New England and seldom see others. Most of our time is spent outside, alone with the wind, the trees, on the marsh, in the mist and rain, sea side mornings, hawks at dusk and in the woods every evening. Pretty, evil and sad is what we do. We are hoping folks will also consider us in the Nature Synth category.  

New England must be a very interesting place to live... what is your favorite time of year there, and what is your favorite part of the landscape there?

We love the woods, day hikes, mountain tops, swimming holes, water falls, gorges and quarries. Small towns, old houses, fields, orchards, pumpkin patches, bonfires. Train tracks, trestles, towers, castles, monuments and graveyards. I was born in October so naturally I love the fall. Hallow's Eve and all into November.  Leaves turn, death comes and things change. There is nothing like a cold moonlit night in the snow. I appreciate being where we can really experience all four seasons.

Also You are so fortunate to live on an island.. That’s amazing. It’s cliche to talk about misanthropy with dark music but is this the reason for being secluded? What do you feel is the best thing for people could do with themselves in (what is in my eyes the end of the world?)

We made the decision to come here for a time of research, get to know each other, talk about our dreams, foster our ideas. Focus on only that of which we love and gives us purpose. Live away from it all.  If everyone did what was the most important to them, a different world this might be.  

Rowen is listed among other trees in occult literature as a tree of magical powers... Is this the reason for using the name? Is there personal beliefs at play in Rowen?

As a band we have our own ideologies, as musicians, our own theories, as artists, our own creative processes and as members, a belief system. These are shared between us and are expressed through the music, words and imagery of Rowen.

The Greeks, Norse, Celts and Druids all told mythology of the properties and significance of this mystical tree. The Greek Goddess of youth who lost her magical chalice to the demons. An eagle was sent to retrieve it. From battle, it's blood splatter on the earth grew Rowan trees. It's leaves as feathers, it's berries, the blood. The Norse myth speaks of the tree from which woman was made. And man, from a mountain ash. Saved Thor in the underworld. Runes are burned on Rowan wood. In the British Isles they tell of the folkloric tree which protects against witchcraft. The red berries of fall make up the 5 points of the Pentagram. Goes also as the Goddess or Faerie tree. The Druids used the bark and berries to dye the garments worn during lunar ceremonies black. Rowan twigs were used for divining, particularly for metals.

I had no idea the importance of Rowen to ancient people. Yes, it is true that Norse belief teaches humans were originally trees before given life and awareness by Odin, Vili and Ve. Is there any interest for you both to express your philosophy on things in the music or is this an affair of escapism and pure magic.

"The Past is not Dead, it lives on in a Woeful Drift." We are connected to our roots, our family trees, where we came from, our heritage and lands. We could only hope that our music would offer an escape. Magic is the only way.

If you could live in any time period, what time period would you live in and what would you be doing?

Canrith: I feel lucky to have been a child of the 70's and we grew up in the 80's, 90's & 00's. We were there, I wouldn't change it. I would love to live in some medieval castle in the mountains, riding a black Clydesdale, wielding a mace, reeking havoc across the land.  

Cristahel: Same as Canrith but on a white Clydesdale with a halberd.

What's the most important part of the creative process for Rowen - is there a certain revelry for using old mysterious pieces of synthesizers or do you enjoy the vast possibilities of computers? There's always the game of analog vs computer in the electronic scenes, what is your thoughts on this?

For us, again, the most important part of the process is the experiment. We use all analog synthesizers, drum machines and record live. Roland, Korg, Yamaha. Same goes for our stage show. We have used and are not opposed to using digital synths on recordings and live. Casio & Yamaha synths, Simmons drums. For instance, "In Another Dream, You Were Mine" from "Ashen Spirit" was made almost entirely on a Casiotone. We record and mix on a desk top home computer.  

What are you both really enjoying listening to at the moment?

Listening to cult 80's video Game music on YouTube while answering these questions.

do you have any thoughts on where this rising momentum will lead as far as the dungeon synth genre is headed, and do you feel proud of your place in that? am i wrong in assuming you both also run Hollow Myths?  

We are proud of our place in DS. Though we set out to make our own mythical electronic music. And think the genre is progressing as it should. We have been very active in the scene going on six years now this November. As supporters, label, distro and band. We are most appreciative of the support we have received. And from the Black Metal Underground. Our first demo was released on pro-tape by Personnel Records, a sub-label of Seedstock Records ran by Marco Del Rio of Raspberry Bulbs aka He Who Crushes Teeth of Bone Awl. We are finishing our second release that will be out on CD & Cassette this time.  

Hollow Myths, the label and distro, is the work of us two. Releases, artwork, layouts, Photography, bios, press, promo, videos, zine, jewelry, leather work, patches, we also offer clothes that we call Cryptic Raiment for After Dark. Official Dungeon Synth, Dark Ambient, Black Metal, Hollow Myths* Shirts, Long Sleeves, Hoods, Record Bags, Altar Cloths...

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Hollow Myths has had to dig deep into the underground and re-release old gems, which is like reissuing from the archives.. many people don’t really appreciate that, can you tell us about what that’s been like and if anything else like that will ever happen?  

Hollow Myths* have re-released limited special versions of cult classics in a row of how I first discovered them back when. Being also from Dallas, TX, Equitant - The Great Lands Of Minas Ithil (City Of Isildur) '94 was one the first tapes I owned of the genre (and our first release from H/M* on cassette) after I found a copy of the Mournlord - Reconquering Our Kingdom Demo from '95 (SE) for a $1 in a bargain bin. These strange and very limited cassette releases helped crystallize what Dark Dungeon Music was to me. Like hearing the Caduceus - Middle Ages Demo '95 (LT) for the first time or later with the Corvus Neblus - Chapter I & II - Strahd's Possession tapes from '99 / '01 (LV). Our second re-released offering was Equimanthorn - Entrance To The Ancient Flame on cassette, another Texas born Ritual Black Ambient project with both Equitant and Proscriptor of the Mythological Occult Metal band Absu as members. After which, we made a chain of very special limited re-releases from; Gothmog, Depressive Silence, Solanum, Lunar Womb, Cain, two from Aperion, Arthur as well as Xerión with more to come. At the same time, we have introduced many new Dungeon Synth artists, some with their follow ups; Isåedor, Wyver and Wizzard to name but a few. We began in '16 and have 43 releases to date. Some mentioned above will see second pressings in the near future.

What has been your favorite release to work on this past year and what sort of artists does Hollow Myths look for?

We focus on outsider music and art and put our blood, sweat and tears into every release. Since we are primarily a physical label and distro (Tapes, CD's, Vinyl, Merch, etc.), it has been interesting to curate and mix the last three Shadowlore Compilations.

Each run over 2 hours long and feature new and exclusive songs by legions of Dungeon Synth artists from around the world. Being Digital, we offer it for Free or name your price for those who want to add it to their collections. Corresponding J-card "tape trade" layout print outs are included in the download, so one can make their own 2x cassette version. To be shared with friends, to inspire tape trading, for more reach and exposure for the artists' projects. Shadowlore Four will be released this Summer Solstice.  

Other releases from last year we are very proud of: Apeiron - Stardust / A Separate Reality. Cosmic / Dark Ambient / Black Metal from Austria. '95 & '97 and featuring a never before heard hidden track from '96 titled "Dimensional Chanting" exclusive only to this release. Xerión - O Espírito Da Fraga / O Trono de Breogán. Black Metal / Dark Ambient from Spain. The first two demos from '01 & '02 with 3 new songs recorded exclusively for this release including a Windir cover.  Galician Mythology and Folklore. Wyver -  Tragedies of Lost Village (Demo II). Dungeon Synth / Fantasy Music follow up. (PDX) Hypogeum - S/T. Introducing outsider, Raw Black Metal from the woods of Oregon. Wizzard - The Cauldron Descent. Cryptic Dungeon Synth follow up from Sweden. Morihaus - The Empty Marches. Eccentric Dark Ambient / Dungeon Synth debut from Kentucky.  

Tell us about Rowen’s plans to start touring.

We just played our first show at the Northeast Dungeon Siege MMXIX festival. Now we are working on piecing together a tour that will begin this summer in the north east coast with the plan to then head down, across the south to California, up the west coast, pacific northwest and back across the north and through the mid-west to return late fall. We recently put the word out that we are up to perform anywhere, anytime and received an overwhelming response. If we can get on tour, stay on tour, get back to Europa without haste, we would be more than pleased.

The first two shows will be outdoor camping events. Mythical Electronic, Dungeon Synth, Black Metal, Acoustic Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom, Crust, Folk, Country, . . . Both are on private land, in the forest and BYOB. Bring a tent, water, food and supplies. Crossbows and throwing knives.

Rowen   Seasons of the Savage at The Sonorous Glade June 22nd Topsham, VT w/ Haxen, Sombre Arcane, Fed Ash, Gorcrow, Melkor, Black Axe, Void Bringer, Acid Roach and Wild Leek River  

Rowen   Woods of Gallows II August 17th  West Chazy, NY w/ T.O.M.B., Worthless, Sombre Arcane, Ordeals, Malacath, Lightcrusher, Hræsvelgr, Graveren and Callous

[machinehead]

Thrashed: K&K + Sacred Reich

What up everyone! Just shooting everyone a quick link to Journal that is now up at the K&K site.  Again, this isn’t really a "General Journal" but there is so much story in these last 3 “Thrashed" collabs, that it feels like a TGJ, because it’s basically a General Journal with pictures! Of course feel free to disregard. But here is a sampling, and if you like what you see, read on. https://killersandkings.com/collections/thrashed ------------------------ What up! Robb here: I am super excited to announce the final installment of the Killers & Kings + Thrash collaboration called “Thrashed” with three of my favorite 80's thrash bands: Destruction, Forbidden, and Sacred Reich. In this Journal I’m going to talk to you about how this “limited edition” Sacred Reich collab happened, why I felt strongly about doing a collab with these bands, and walk you through the various stages the design went through to meld the Sacred logo with the Killers & Kings logo. *I talked about this in the previous Destruction and Forbidden Journals, so skip down a few paragraphs if you already read it.* One of the main reasons that I decided to do a Killers & Kings + Thrash collaboration was that I recently went to a streetwear convention in Las Vegas with my buddy Dom Deluca who owns an old school/legit skateboard/streetwear shop on Melrose called Brooklyn Projects. While walking through the convention we came a cross a streetwear company whose name I can't remember, (nor would I even want to promote), who had various flyers from 80s thrash and punk shows all over their booth. At first I was really stoked to see this, I was like "wow, a place that gets where Dom and I came from" But as I started talking to the people at the company, they clearly had no clue about any of it. In fact the guy straight up told me "yeah these are cool flyers right? We downloaded them off of The Google!”. Fuck that. And while I "get it"… I was kinda pissed that they were taking the culture that I grew up in, (and in some small way contributed to), and we're just using it to sell their brand. Dom called ‘em Culture Vultures. I walked away thinking, I want to do the collaboration with these bands and actually have it be from an authentic place. With the people that were there at the beginning of it, from people that contributed to it, and put it out to the world as a “limited edition”, premium shirt, with a rich, 14-color layout that stayed as true to the original art as is possible via modern screenprinting methods today. It was an epic undertaking, I reached out to several bands, (some of whom unfortunately declined after we created some really amazing artwork) but all 3 bands involved happily signed off on the collaboration. And all of the bands involved in this collab have been paid to use their artwork. The second K&K / Thrash “limited edition” collab shirt I’m releasing is Forbidden - Forbidden Evil. *** I met the Sacred guys back in 1988 when my previous band Vio-Lence stared touring. I believe Phil was friends with their singer Phil Rind and they would always come hang at the Phoenix shows.  I can clearly remember driving in our van listening to the debut Sacred album and being way stoked on the song "Death Squad" which began with one of the heaviest riffs of it's time. So we're on our first U.S. tour, 5 band members, plus our manager Debbie Abono and co-manager/soundman/roadie/light guy/ bug-collector-extroidinaire (and future-MH-manager) Joseph Huston driving all across America in a cargo van.  7 people, all our gear and luggage packed in to the van (no trailer) drums tied to top of the van with cheap rope.  Life was good, we got a solid break, we did our first tour of the U.S opening for Testament. Ya gotta remember...back in '88 there was no cell phones, no internet, no social media to keep us distracted, if you wanted to talk to your girlfriend you had to call her from a payphone pumping in an endless stream of quarters, but if you didn't have any money...  What we did have was music... specifically, cassette tapes. We would play a show, load our gear in the van, maybe play some pool, try and talk a girl into a blowjob, and if that didn't work... a beer, if that didn't work... well, McDonalds would do.  At first I wasn't old enough to be in some bars, so I had to wait in the van more than a few nights.  Once the show was over it was just another long overnight drive to the next town, and whoever drove, controlled the stereo.   Sometimes we'd drive halfway, crash out in a Motel 6 for a few, then drive the rest of the way in the morning. Deen, Phil and I drove the most, as well as Joseph (who we called Joey back then, and I still call Joe to this day), and on those tired nights driving it was always music that carried us through.  In fact, when you're driving all that time, the band we were listening to had better have good "driving songs" or your cassette might get thrown out the window.  Motorhead's - Best Of "No Remorse" got A LOT of play, and SR's - "Ignorance" and "Surf" did as well. I remember us catching them at The Channel in Boston later that year, and they were just killing it.  KILLING IT!  The Channel was PACKED, and people were loving this band, they played "Surf Nicaragua" and the place went NUTS... I mean NUTS!  It was a straight up Thrash Smash!  If I'm honest, a 20-year-old Robb Flynn was tad jealous. But ya know what... they had captured a moment, and when music works best, it channels the times. Not to mention, what a combination of words to make into a song!!  "Surf Nicaragua"??!!  Somehow it worked!   It felt new, they from a new area (Phoenix), their singer Phil always had an interesting take on the world, he was a smart dude with cool political lyrics, and of course, a massive pro-weed stance which I thought was great. I caught 'em at the Omni in Oakland a few times, most memorably when they co-headlined with Sepultura on the wonderfully titled "New Titans On The Block Tour" (a not-so-subtle dig at the Clash Of The Titans tour featuring Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth) By the time "Independent" came around a few years later (now on a major label with major push), they seem poised to take over the world. Little did I know, what a strange and interesting thread Sacred Reich would weave into my life.  As many of you know, Dave McClain was in Sacred, he joined them on their "Independent" album. I always loved the title track, goddamn what a hook! Machine Head even worked on this tune for a covers album that we had contemplated but never came out.  Check him out in the video below and see what a svelte, long-haired, greyhound-like Dave McClain looked like back in 1993 in the Mark Pellington (Pearl Jam - Jeremy) directed video for the title track. 3 years later Dave would join Machine Head, and the rest is history.  It's never lost on me, the journey this band has played, in my musical career. I reached out to singer Phil Rind, and he was way down for this collab.  Sacred have just gotten active again, and are gearing up for a U.S. tour in the Fall which encourage all of you to check out. **Read the rest of the story here: https://killersandkings.com/collections/thrashed

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[khukei]

[BTS - Wings] Album Review

4 months late because I got busy with life but hey better late than never right? A mini album can be dissected in a day because there’s only 7 songs max, but in Wings we have 15 tracks to chew and digest. And that is my excuse. 

ANYWAY

So my friend (who is the culprit behind my conversion to KPOP), talked me into joining this nationwide bulk ordering movement for BTS’ Wings album. 

Wings is my very first physical Kpop album and honestly, I still feel a mild pang of guilt because I wanted to get SHINee’s 1 of 1 first since they were my first love in KPOP  but Wings came in the mail first so okay.  Forgive me, SHINee! 

 Now I understand why physical  KPOP albums sell so much despite the dominance of digital downloads. I mean wow. HD pictures, posters, photo cards and other merch. I also noticed that the CDs are just casually tucked in a page like it’s just an afterthought. The albums are also quite cheap. You’re basically just paying for the photo book. But I do use the CD because I like me some high quality audio. 

 So here are my thoughts on each track:  1.Intro: Boy Meets Evil  There are some interesting vocal effects/EQing going on here. Also the lyrics are really poetic. This is btw what got me into BTS in the first place, they sing about relevant issues and matters that young adults could really relate to.  Memorable line:   I threw my future away because I was drunk on dating

2.Blood Sweat & Tears

Ah, the title track. What else could I say? This is a masterpiece. The production is amazing. This was everyone’s jam in the last quarter of 2016. And V’s incredibly deep voice, wow. I like how they’re using the Spanish mode and incorporating trap hi hat things into the mix. Everyone’s using trap hi hat these days but this is the first time I’ve heard it used in a song with a Spanish beat and chord progression. It’s strange to me, but it works! 

Memorable line:  I wanna be addicted to your prison So I can’t serve anyone that’s not you Even though I know, I drink the poisonous Holy Grail 3.Begin (Jungkook solo)

The harmonization in this song is amazing. Kudos to the vocal arranger. And the lyrics are so meaningful and sweet. Jungkook’s singing is on point too, but that goes without saying.  Memorable line:  I feel like I’m going to die when hyung is sad When hyung is in pain, it hurts more than when I’m in pain 

  4.Lie (Jimin solo)

Blood Sweat and Tears is a music production treat, but in my opinion, Lie takes the prize in production quality. I like the incorporation of some Spanish elements in this album, it’s not a parody nor an imitation and it’s  really well done. Also, before I checked the lyrics I thought he was saying Karina Lie. The real line is caught in a lie. I have a friend named Karina so lol #MisheardLyrics

Memorable line:  Find the me that was innocent I can’t free myself from this lie Give me back my laughter

5.Stigma (V solo)

I’m going to mention again how much I am a fan of V’s deep voice. We take a sharp turn from a Spanish-y song to a more familiar RnB vibe on this one. And oh man, V’s high note genuinely surprised me The lyrics are once again very meaningful and vulnerable. This is really what sets BTS apart from other groups. Relevance. Relatableness. Authenticity. *applauds*

Memorable line: Deeper, deeper, the wound just gets deeper Like pieces of broken glass that I can’t reverse Deeper, it’s just the heart that hurts every day (You) who was punished in my stead, You who were only delicate and fragile 6.First Love (Suga solo) This one is a slow and mellow rap song. Well actually, if you ask me I’d call this a Spoken Word piece. It’s already very poetic just reading the English translation, how much more in its pure, unadulterated form. I really like how Suga’s voice is EQ’d here also. The overall vibe of this song reminds me of Kingdom hearts. I don’t know why.  I find it hard to jive with Suga’s rap flow in this song, but that’s probably just due to the language barrier. 

Memorable line: Even though I was gone for a long time Without repulsion You accepted me Without you there’s nothing After the dawn, two of us We welcomed the morning together Don’t let go of my hand forever, I won’t let go of you again either 7.Reflection (Rap Monster solo)

Here is one sad/creepy sounding song. The synth parts remind me for some reason of Creepshow. You know, Stephen King’s horror anthology films in the 80′s. The instrumental part after the first verse could really pass off as Creepshow’s soundtrack. The slow pulsing delays adds even more to the melancholy yet creepy vibe of this song. Mentioning Creepshow probably ruined the moment, but I can’t help it! But yeah, this song is really-- how many times did I say meaningful already?!

Memorable line:  In the darkness, people look happier than the day

8.MAMA (J-Hope solo) This is my favorite track in the whole album simply because it’s upbeat and more cheerful compared to the other darker, more somber songs in the earlier parts of this album. I’m biased towards happy songs. The general vibe of this track reminds me of happy go lucky rap songs in the 90s and that’s because of the bass line. The short and subtle choir parts near the end was also a nice touch.  

Memorable line:  You were like fertilizer to a budding plant Now I’m a flower, I’ll be your flower path 9.Awake (Jin solo)

From upbeat hip hop we then transition to a sentimental orchestra fusion song. Because BTS is cool like that. This is my second favorite song. There is real tension and release going on here that will really take you up on a ride. Or maybe that’s just me. The melodic hooks really stick with you and touch your heart. The bridge is the best part here. 

Memorable line: Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky Still, I want to stretch my hand out I want to run, just a bit more 10.Lost This song starts off with with the familiar Spanish vibe with the acoustic guitar and RnB chords but then when we get to the chorus it suddenly changes to this very loud, in your face Dubstep phrase that for some reason, works! 

Memorable line:  I didn’t know there were this many Paths I can’t go and paths I can’t take I never felt this way before Am I becoming an adult?

11.BTS Cypher Pt. 4  

A very angsty song about the struggles of being an idol. This type of sound isn’t really my cup of tea. But the lyrics make up for it. 

Memorable line:  I’m sorry bae because I’m breathing I’m sorry bae because I’m so healthy 

12.Am I Wrong 

I’m not a fan of country music. And this song is kind of like a fusion. And even though it’s not completely country the main riff is annoying to me. Hill Billies suddenly come to mind. But as usual the lyrics is the redeeming factor so I still appreciate this song. 

Memorable line:  If what you see on the news is nothing to you If that comment is nothing to you If that hatred is nothing to you You’re not normal, you’re abnormal 

13.21st Century Girls 

Yey for women empowerment!! And here we go again with the Spanish beat!  Did BTS go to Spain or something? Anyway, this song is too loud and aggressive for me. It does have its moments, but I wouldn’t put this on any of my playlists because I’m an old soul who prefers smooth grooves. 

Memorable line:  If anyone keeps insulting you (insulting you) Tell em you’re my lady, go tell them (tell them) Whatever other people say, whatever this world tells you You’re the best to me just the way you are

14.Two! Three!   

I thought this was going to be another one with the melancholy feel but I’m glad I was proven wrong when the beat picked up after the intro. Thank you!  This is like the cool down part of your cardio exercise as it is more toned down and less aggressive. Oh and the choir parts near the end are heavenly!! 

Memorable line:  Me, a shadow behind the stage, me, in the depth of darkness I didn’t want to show everything including my pain But because I’m still unaccustomed I just wanted to make you smile I wanted to do good 

  15.Interlude: Wings   I was not expecting an upbeat party/club kind of song. But somehow it makes sense. After your cool down exercise you go straight to the club to end the day. I’m not the partying type, but that’s just the vibe I’m getting from this song. It’s makes sense as the closing song. 

Memorable line: I trust myself, Since the reason why my back hurts Is so that wings can sprout 

 Final thoughts: 

I’ve already mentioned this, but what the heck, I’ll say it again! What I really like about BTS is the authenticity in their lyrics. I may not always like their music, but the words always get to me. It takes a great amount of courage for young men to be openly vulnerable, and that, for me, is very endearing.  The general theme of this album are: Depression, confusion, loss of innocence, young love, the yearning to return to happier times, mental illness... aka struggles of being an adolescent. Aka growing up. 

Speaking of mental illness, I noticed that the ordering of the tracks have a kind of bipolar feel to it due to the sudden and contrasting mood transitions of each song. Without studying the lyrics the track order might not make sense to the listener, but it all comes together nicely when you look at the lyrics. I saw what you did there, BTS. Very clever. Kudos to you all. 

For me what makes BTS very appealing to a lot of people is that they talk about very human experiences in their songs that everybody can relate to (especially adolescents). While a lot of other groups send you off to to dreamland with their perfection, BTS brings you down to earth with the harsh realities of our time and compel you to think about how you’re living your life. And that, is what I think sets them apart. 

Rating: 8/10

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