8 Minutes of Music History

There are many phenomenal women throughout music, but no group surpasses the glory of the Pop Queens of the 90’s and 2000’s: The Spice Girls.

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Sources:

http://oursocialtimes.com/spice-girls-break-tweets-per-minute-record-at-london2012/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/spice-girls-tour-2019-reunion-emma-bunton-geri-horner-mel-b-c-a8624301.html

https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/spice-girls-facts/

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Song List:

"Wannabe"

"Say You'll Be There"

"Who Do You Think You Are"

"Spice Up Your Life"

"Viva Forever"

"Goodbye"

"2 Become 1"

"Move Over"

Song List:

“Between the Lines” by Kai Wachi x Sullivan King

“If My Eyes Are Vampires” by Tynan x Sullivan King

“Rockin” by Tynan

“Flatline” by Tynan & Shanghai Doom

“Interstellar - Tynan Remix” by ATliens

“Daemon” by Tynan

“Sin” by Kai Wachi

“Run” by Kai Wachi x Dylan Matthews

“LUVSICK” by Kai Wachi, featuring YLTI

“Death Waltz” by Kai Wachi x PhaseOne

The 2022 Winter Olympics started on February 4th, and are taking place in Beijing, China. In honor of the event, let’s learn about the music of Chinese culture.

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/art/Chinese-music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China#:~:text=Traditional%20music%20in%20China%20is,The%20scale%20is%20pentatonic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia%E2%80%93Shang%E2%80%93Zhou_Chronology_Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasties_in_Chinese_history#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology

https://ricefield.org.uk/2020/06/an-introduction-to-traditional-chinese-instruments/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-pop

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/c-pop-music-guide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_rock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_My_Name

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Song List:

“Spring River Flower Moon Night” artist unknown

“White Snow In Early Spring” attributed to Shi Kuang

“Just Like You” by Li Yuchun

“March of the Volunteers” by Nie Er

“The Drizzle” by Li Jinhui

“Nunchucks” by Jay Chou

“Nothing To My Name” by Cui Jian

An Empty Bliss Beyond This World: the prequel to Everywhere at the End of Time, and equally as mysterious. Beautiful, yet unnerving. Peaceful, yet intense. This amazing display of how memory works in the form of music is a truly stunning work of art.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Empty_Bliss_Beyond_This_World

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disintegration_Loops

https://www.whosampled.com/album/The-Caretaker/An-Empty-Bliss-Beyond-This-World/

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Album: https://thecaretaker.bandcamp.com/album/an-empty-bliss-beyond-this-world

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Cover Art: https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4087775263_10.jpg

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Samples and Features:

“This Is Romance” by Hal Kemp And His Orchestra

“Coquette” by Layton and Johnstone

“Goodnight, My Beautiful” by Russ Morgan And His Orchestra

“dlp 1.1” by William Basinski

“The Wedding Of The Painted Doll” by Layton and Johnstone

“Piano Medley of Layton and Johnstone Successes” by Layton and Johnstone

“What Do You Know About Love” by Russ Morgan And His Orchestra

“Stardreams” by Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra

Pictures at an Exhibition: a Classical suite inspired not only by artwork of Mussorgsky’s close friend, but of the experiences they shared. Join me as we look into a Classical suite inspired by a series of paintings.

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Sources:

https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/pieces/557/pictures-at-an-exhibition-arr-ravel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_at_an_Exhibition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky

Listen here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_iN-ytBvZwwdHWajv7QT7uDAlYohh6Q

Today we will be doing a moderately deep dive on two very weird, very fun artists. Join me as we discover a new genre of music and attempt to describe it in just over eight minutes.

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Thanks to my close friend Nathan for writing this episode!

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Song List:

“Hyperreal” by Flume featuring Kuċka

“friends” by Flume featuring Reo Craygun

“The Girl From Ipanema” by Frank Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim

“How To Build A Relationship” by Flume featuring JPEGMAFIA

“Smoke and Retribution” by Flume featuring Vince Staples and Kuċka

“Razzy Beat” by Two Fingers x Ivy Lab

“Stripe Rhythm” by Two Fingers

“High Life” by Two Fingers featuring Sway

“Two Fingers” (album) by Two Fingers

“Take a Chance” by Flume featuring Little Dragon

It is often said that Rhapsody In Blue by George Gershwin is a musical portrait of New York City. The tight-harmonies, train-like movement, and sultry runs compare it to living in the Big Apple. Listen now to find out how this piece accomplishes this.

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Sources and Recordings:

https://archive.org/details/georgegershwinst00gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH2PH0auTUU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsbc

I've made many episodes, but have yet to truly delve into what music is. Let's do a deep, thorough investigation into what music really is.

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Hope you enjoyed this twist of an episode! To find the songs I used for each genre, click here!

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Sources:

https://www.musicgenreslist.com/

https://www.allmusic.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music

Ludwig van Beethoven - Arguably the greatest composer of all time, Beethoven wrote 722 pieces in just 44 years! Today, we will break down some of his musical compositions, his style, and his brilliance.

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Sources:

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5456722

https://houstonsymphony.org/be

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Song List (all pieces by Beethoven):

"Egmont Overture" performed by the Berlin Philharmonic

"9 Variations on a march by Ernst Dressler"

"Missa Solemnis" performed by the Berlin Philharmonic

"Symphony No. 9" performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

"Symphony No. 3 in E flat major" performed by the Berlin Philharmonic

"Symphony No. 5"

Get thrown back in time as we got through each decade's theme song featured on the Marvel Studios series WandaVision.

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Listen here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyQMRofVjOOr3pLUAXPyyXiCWDlTfHpS3

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Sources:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mIS8P6plRvM

https://www.insider.com/wandavision-what-tv-show-inspirations-disney-plus-marvel-2021-1#:~:text=%22WandaVision%22%20is%20Marvel's%20first%20ever,which%20the%20episode%20is%20set

https://www.disneyplus.com/video/b776a1d3-3831-4d0d-8a8e-53b87e61e46b