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Too Fast, Tough Enough to Last: Rediscovering Vanilla Ninja
It's 2003. Eight-year-old me is watching the Estonian Eurovision national round. Then, this unknown girl band takes the stage. And just like that, the world became a little wider. Not only did I think they were the coolest thing ever at the time — and my first real sense that I might like rock music among other things — it was also the first time I remember being engaged with something in pop culture with that kind of passion. And I most certainly remember the national frustration, as well as my own, when they didn’t win and go on to represent Estonia at Eurovision.
By Art-Peeter Roosve2 days ago in Beat
Michael Moorcock: His Collaborations With Hawkwind and The Blue Öyster Cult
Introduction: On Michael Moorcock I first came across Michael Moorcock in the seventies through listening to Hawkwind, and that brought me to the four-book Runestaff set, which then introduced me to so many Multiverse novels and the Celtic Mythology Books of Corum of The Silver Hand, and Elric The Albino Stealer of Souls with his Black Blade, Stormbringer.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 20 days ago in Beat
Scratching Your Soul
I don't know about you, but for me personally there's something about male singers with raspy voices that pull the strings of my soul. I've had lots of favorites over my long years on this planet and finally decided to put together a list of my top 10 contemporary songs by raspy-voiced singers that I enjoy the most.
By Lana V Lynx23 days ago in Beat
The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads
In 2001 Lift To Experience released their debut album “The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads”. It’s playing as I write this. I read a review of the album in some magazine. It was album of the week or month but was filled with superlatives about the album.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 30 days ago in Beat
Songs Of Moonlight
Introduction This was inspired because the moon lit up the bedroom in the Alnwick apartment. My photographs are not very good, but you can get the idea. I am a bit scared of the dark, so it was nice to be able to see my way around the room when it was dark.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a month ago in Beat
Ozzfest return
In a previous article i wrote regarding Ozzfest I wrote about how I don't think that Ozzfest should return with Ozzy and quite frankly I still don't. However, I have looked at it from both sides of the aisle as they say and though i stand by my point of view i also see that Ozzfest should carry on and it would be a great way to carry on and honor Ozzy's name and legacy and also still fly the flag for heavy music and metal as it had always done.
By Revista Miko:XCI about a month ago in Beat
10 Dark Americana Tracks Brimming With Quiet Anguish
If you asked me to describe one of the 2020's most popular musical aesthetics, I'd immediately jump to the genre that conjures images of haunted churches, grimy trailer parks and tattered American flags wavering in the wind. This genre has a lot of labels, including slowcore, indie pop and Southern gothic, but I've always thought of it as "dark Americana."
By Kaitlin Shanksabout a month ago in Beat
It's 2026. Songs Turning 10 This Year. Top Story - February 2026.
In 2016, we saw the rise of short form videos and what would lead to the birth of TikTok. We cannot forget the Snapchat filters no matter how cringe worthy some of them might have been. It was also the year in which the hit series Stranger Things debuted.
By Jasmine Aguilar2 months ago in Beat
can Ozzfest return?
Recently I saw on Instagram how they were asking if should OzzFest return, many support the idea yes i see where you would get the idea that it would be a good idea but since things because of traffic was Ozzy's namesake Festival I i feel like not without Ozzy it shouldn't return because the tradition for Oz Fest was that you see you get to see Ozzy at the end of the night and during the day and the evening and what not until Ozzy comes on stage you get to see pretty cool metal bands too and up and coming metal bands andLegendary metal bands at the end of the night you get to always see Ozzy and stuff and that's where I standThe question should Oz Fest returnAnd can Ozzfest returnI I don't think so it wouldn't be the sameQuite frankly it wouldn't be right at least that's the way I see it that's allPeriodI guess I'm speaking as an Ozzy fan andYes I am speaking as a Ozzy fan and someone that really loves Ozzy. To me it doesn't seem right I mean after all think about this Ozzy just passed and and yet i don't I don't know where yes I do know where I stand I don't think it would work I mean you know this is Ozzy's and Sharon's baby and brainchild and stuff and you know like I said before I just don't i just don't see it that's all that's all I'm trying to say . To have Ozz Fest without its namesake this beautiful child has no way there's just no way that's all. It would be hollow and there would always be a reminder of the fact that Ozzy isn't there. Not only would it be hollow but also empty.
By Revista Miko:XCI 2 months ago in Beat











