It might be a relatively new outgrowth of the satellite age, but that isn’t stopping subscription-based radio from offering some serious advantages over regular FM and AM bandwidths. Providing listeners more choice than they could ever imagine, services like Sirius satellite radio are to the airwaves what cable was to television not too terribly long ago.

These services work in much the same manner as cable television, too. Potential listeners need to subscribe and obtain special receivers to be able to tune into programming. The subscription fees are generally fairly low on these services considering the options they provide. Receivers are generally made available for automobiles, homes and even offices. Some providers offer receivers that are portable, so satellite programming can go anywhere the owner does.

Sirius satellite radio is just one provider taking advantage of this technology to deliver subscription-based programming to vehicles, offices and households all over the country. The advantages of satellite radio over basic FM or AM stations are pretty amazing. The pros include:

Syndicated shows: With lots of major radio personalities all over the country jumping on the satellite radio bandwagon, favorite shows from Boston to Los Angeles are starting to appear Read the rest of this entry »

Buying music books online may seem like an epic task, what with all the many and varied websites out there selling all manner of books on music.

And whether you’re after sheet music, tabs, guides on how to make it big in the music industry or simply a biography of your favourite group, sifting through pages and pages of websites to find the exact book you want to buy could potentially take you ages; which is where this handy little guide comes in.

No matter what kind of book you’re looking to buy, the links below, seperated into three catagories (the aforementioned sheet music, inside info on the industry, artist bios) should help you find exactly what you need.

*SHEET MUSIC*

SHEETMUSIC.COM

www.sheetmusicplus.com

As the title suggests, Sheetmusic.com has scores of titles from modern, popular artists like Green Day and Coldplay to the great composers such as Mozart and Mr. Beethoven. You can search for sheet music titles by artist, composer, instrument or in any number of other catagories. They often have a sale or two going on, and shipping is pretty reasonable too!

MUSIC ROOM

www.musicroom.com

Musicroom.com’s tag line reads ‘If it exsits, we’ll have it!’, and they’re probably not lying. With a site-wide search feature Read the rest of this entry »

Motorola Corp. is currently one of the largest leading suppliers of two way radios in the industry. They feature a full range of not just two way radios, but also an extensive selection of accessories for the radios that they sell. They span the spectrum from basic economical family models, to the latest in state of the art feature laden commercial style two way radios. Motorola Corp has also been at the cusp of the development and implementation of the latest in compact dry cell battery technology.

A Replacement for Cell Phones

In recent years Motorola two way radios have become so advanced that a growing trend has developed in people using Motorola two way radios in place of their cell phones. It began in the the work place by people discovering the convenient flexibility and ease of use of two way radios for communications throughout the day. Quite simply, people were growing to prefer two way radios over cell phones after trying them out at their jobs.

Unlimited Free Calls

Of course, you can’t make radio calls to a person that doesn’t also have a two way radio, so they are still keeping and using Read the rest of this entry »

The Doors were an American band and were formed in Venice Beach in 1965 and consisted of Jim Morrison (Vocals), Robby Krieger (Guitarist), Ray Manzarek (Keyboards) and John Densmore (Drums).

Jim Morrison made the band famous with his controversial lyrics and outrageous stage performances and antics. Jim was originally a poet and songwriter, and being my favourite singer of all time has inspired me to write many poems and songs over the years and until recently I have never shared them with anyone.

The Doors have sold over 80 million albums worldwide and still continue to sell roughly 1 million per year and have had numerous chart-toppers such as Light My Fire, People Are Strange, Break On Through, L.A. Woman, Riders On The Storm, Touch Me, Love Me Two Times and The End.

The Doors released many albums during their years before Jim’s death, the most notable being The Doors, Strange Days, Morrison Hotel, L.A. Woman and not forgetting Jim’s An American Prayer (which was a great inspiration to me and my poems when I was younger).

Jim unfortunately died age 27 on July 3rd 1971 and with him went the end of an era but Read the rest of this entry »

One of the great advantages of satellite radio is the fact that the programs are not interrupted by commercials. This is because the providers income comes from listeners and not from advertisers. Satellite radio services offer around 70 programs of commercial fee music channels each and you have a great variety of choices, from mainstream rock, hip-hop and dance music to folk music, opera, blues and many more.

Another great thing is the absence of static. You can be driving from the West Coast to the East Coast in the United States of America and you will not get any static at all on the way. The radio signal is digital, which means that you will get crystal-clear sound wherever you go.

Satellite radio tuners receive, along with the actual radio programs, an influx of metadata that consists of information regarding song title, artist, radio program and radio channel. This means that your satellite radio receiver will display all the necessary information about what you are listening to. For instance, if you hear a great song and you want to know which artist sings it, you just look at the receivers display.

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The advent of the Net and the web in the early and mid-1990s has turned commercial as well as non-commercial radio, including its “content”, as a source of growing impatience among listeners who have to wait around for programmes they might care about.

I remember way back in 1986/87 during my youth service days in Radio Nigeria2, 45 Martins Street, Lagos, how the medium was extremely powerful. We were the only FM radio station in Lagos and the best in the country. It was therefore a wonderful experience for me as my name was mentioned almost daily on air! Listening to radio was simply a must for me.

But today, the question is “do I still listen to radio?” The truth is I do not deliberately listen to radio because of any particular programme- I just tune in because of music. I actually belong to the old school so you can guess what kind of music I listen to. But primarily, I listen to news and I am also a very stubborn loyalist- one radio station and one television station always!

However, I cannot say I am particularly happy with the commercials I hear and watch on Read the rest of this entry »

Band Promotion for every musican is the key to success. To sell your music online, promote your band, promote your music or just showcase your band to the world you need to be able to promote your music with success.

As you well know, blogs have been all the rage for the last few years and rightly so. Blogs provide the reader with current news and content rather than some of the out of date and stale content that may appear on a lot of websites. If you are a musician or have your own band then starting a blog could help promote your music. Band Promotion is difficult enough and this is just one way to help in promoting your band.

Blogs also rank highly in the search engines for a number of reasons, most notably for their current and relevant content. There are, however, several key elements to creating a successful blog about your band or music as outlined below. You are competing with thousands of other bloggers within your subject area of music so you need to be different and follow each of the key steps as outlined.

Do your research! You must Read the rest of this entry »