DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Fun by any means necessary- The birth of DIY culture" In opposition corporate rock and the dehumanization of arena rock and separating stars from their audiences. Mike Watt of the Minutemen (among others) counseled young punks to put on their own shows—following the ethic of DIY—or drive their own vans and junky cars on an emerging underground tour network. (He...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The UK labels that saved 70's rock" Outside the record companies a new breed of entrepreneur was emerging to exploit this musical revolution: managers, promoters, booking agents, publicists. They were watching the fast-moving trends closely and, more importantly, they knew and understood the new music in a way that most record company people didn’t. They realized...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Happy Music for Happy People" You’re driving down the road, listening to the radio and a song comes on that flips your happy switch. Immediately you’re in a better mood and ready to take on whatever the day throws at you. The magic of music strikes once more — but how can something so intangible have such a positive effect on us? When it comes to the human brain,...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Inventions that changed music- Distortion" Distortion and overdrive are forms of audio signal processing used to alter the sound of amplified electric musical instruments, usually by increasing their gain, producing a "fuzzy", "growling", or "gritty" tone. Distortion is most commonly used with the electric guitar, but may also be used with other electric instruments...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The 27 Club" The 27 Club has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in rock & roll history. The term became widely known after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his age to that of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jimi Hendrix – though it was notable to fans in the early 1970s when those four visionaries...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The Behind The Big Beat" My story of The Big Beat Music Podcast in words and music, our 100th episode. Here all about it at DJKingblind.com #podcastsonamazonmusic #podcast #music #rock #southern #rock #djkingblind #applepodcasts #googlepodcasts  #singer  #rap  #dj  #musician  #rock  #guitar  #song  #concert  #edm  #producer  #instamusic  #pop  #bands  #musica ...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The Science of Sad Songs" listening to “sad music” can actually make us feel better, as this 2016 article by David Nield for Science Alert attests: “A new study sheds light on what's going on inside our brains when we match our music to our feels, and it looks like sad music can be enjoyable - rather than simply depressing - because it triggers positive memories...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The 10 Most Legendary Rock Clubs of all time" Rock clubs are frequently noisy, smelly, dark and cramped…and we wouldn’t have it any other way! Music history is born out of these crowded and smokey venues, where tomorrow’s megastars are today’s opening act, this week we tell their story in words and music. Here all about it at DJKingblind.com #podcastsonamazonmusic...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Greatest Live Songs"  Nothing beats seeing your favourite band live, but one thing comes close – a recording of that band at their peak, playing what is often their greatest hits, with the added energy that comes from live performance. So many great live albums have been made over the years – especially in the ‘70s and ‘80s. The live album became an art form in...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Inventions That Changed Music: The Synthesizer" The synthesizer, sometimes referred to as the “synth,” is a hybrid instrument combining the piano and electronic technology. It has been used in various genres of music — hitting a peak on many songs created in the 80s — and was a landmark invention for the history of music. #podcastsonamazonmusic #podcast #music...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The Fender Rhodes" The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, the hammers strike thin metal tines, which vibrate next to an electromagnetic pickup. The signal is then...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Earworms" An earworm, sometimes referred to as a brainworm, sticky music, stuck song syndrome, or, most commonly after earworms, Involuntary Musical Imagery, is a catchy and/or memorable piece of music or saying that continuously occupies a person's mind even after it is no longer being played or spoken about.  #podcastsonamazonmusic #podcast #music #rock #southern...

DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The Slide Guitar" Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that reflect characteristics of the human singing voice. Today we tell it's story in words and...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Music from the films of Richard Linklater" All film directors, from Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg, know that music can make a moment. But few filmmakers have used pop and rock songs to create movie magic as well as Richard Linklater. Today, we’re counting down the Dazed and Confused director’s best musical moments. #podcastsonamazonmusic #podcast #music...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "English is Overrated" If you go to another country and turn on the radio, you’ll stumble on an English song pretty quickly. Switching positions, your chances of finding foreign-language songs on an American radio station is pretty close to zero. But we've found some of the best non-english songs around, let's dive in to artists who’ve tasted international success...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The Greatest Year in Music- 1991" Perhaps, it’s part of our collective psychology to launch cultural sea changes at the turns of decades, centuries, and millennia — or maybe it’s just pure coincidence. Whatever the case, musically speaking, when the ’90s hit, it was clear that audiences were ready for something different. These songs are an excellent example of the...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Glyn John- Producer, Engineer, Genius" He launched his career during the British Invasion and never looked back. Producer and sound engineer Glyn Johns has worked on classic albums for such stars as the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, the Eagles, the Who, the Beatles and the Clash. You can’t shuffle through a record collection without finding his name in the credits....

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Songs about Musicians" Many artists are keen on sharing their musical influences with curious fans through a variety of ways—mentioning them during interviews, wedging names into liner notes etc. However, some musicians believe they owe their heroes even greater respect, devoting entire songs to their favorite artists. Both legendary and indie artists have favored...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Best Debut Singles" A great debut single is the opening line in a conversation you never want to end, and hearing a band or artist get it right on their first try is one of the greatest thrills in music. In this episode we talk about and play the best debut singles.  #podcastsonamazonmusic #podcast #music #rock #southern #rock #djkingblind #applepodcasts...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "The Road to Punk Rock" This week is the story of rock music played by garage bands & others from the 1960s to mid-1970s that foreshadowed the punk rock movement. The phrase is a retrospective label; the musicians involved were generally not originally associated with each other and came from a variety of backgrounds and styles; together, they anticipated many of...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat Music Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Label Story: I.R.S. Records" I.R.S. Records was an American record label founded in 1979. I.R.S. produced some of the most popular bands of the 1980s, and was particularly known for issuing records by college rock, new wave and alternative rock artists, including R.E.M., The Go-Go's, Wall of Voodoo , Fine Young Cannibals & many more. #podcastsonamazonmusic...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat online radio show- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Best songs of 2021" Many of the best songs of 2021 are on the best albums of 2021, . But of course there are many more: peaks of other albums, onetime collaborations, singles, random streams. Here are 15 memorable songs, arranged partly as a ranking but mostly as a mixtape. #podcastsonamazonmusic #podcast #music #rock #southern #rock #djkingblind #applepodcasts...

 DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat online radio show- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Under 2 Mins" Sometimes less is more, or at least when it comes to music. As a listener, you can’t beat a rip-roaring 90-second thrill ride in a souped-up tank rather than a track that trudges slowly for seven minutes, meandering to mediocrity, without ever picking up an ounce of pace like a battered up old Chevy Nova. This week we dive in these sub 2 min gems...

DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat online radio show- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "This is where the horns come in" Horns deserves better. They have been slandered, degraded, downgraded to a nuisance. Its stature has fallen from the seemingly supernatural musicality of jazz legends like John Coltrane and living a life as a standard part of a rock band lineup to becoming at best a gimmick, at worst an unwanted novelty, and most often a meme. In...