Music licensing can be a very confusing subject. My intent with this article is to give you enough details on what music licensing is and what are your rights to use music in advertising and / or video productions.A few months ago I was contacted by a company that was celebrating 20 years in business. They wanted to put together a radio commercial that highlighted their celebration. Their request was...

Motorhead-”Inferno”-Review by Les LewellynWhen David Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame release the sensational CD “Probot” this year it rekindled my metal tastebuds. For those of you not familiar with his project I’ll explain. He recorded songs on which he played all instruments and he had guest vocalists come in and sing as well as write the lyrics and play whatever...

Eminems roots can be found in Scandinavia through his mother Debbie Nelson and in South Wales through his father Marshall Bruce Mathers II.But Eminem has mostly Scottish blood running through his veins. On both sides( maternal and paternal sides), Scottish roots can be found.Back to the 7 th generation on the paternal side, Peter Mathers from Pennsylvania married a Scottish woman named Isabella (last...

Betty Kresin, Eminems grandmother from the maternal side , got married at the age of 14. She got six children from 3 different marriages.She first married Bob Nelson. She gave birth to her daughter Debbie in 1955.She accuses her first husband, Bob Nelson, of being verbally abusive. Both moved to Warren, Michigan, to be closer to Bettys stepmother .Despite the problems the couple esperienced, she gave...

Ann Powers said:“Dont censor the music and artistic expression.Eminem’s music, in particular the songs “Kim” and “Stan,” is a continuation of a tradition in music and American art in general: the Gothic murder ballad, which has been with us ever since the blues or Appalachian folk music. “Stan” is just like an Edgar Allan Poe tale, if you think about...

Three battles at the end of the 8 Mile movie made Jimmy Smith aka B. Rabbit a reputation in the rap arena. A real challenge for Jimmy Smith who was left with no voice at the beginning of the movie: a typical case of stage fright.People who are not very much into hip hop need to realize the importance of a rap battle; rap battles can be compared to battles we have to face in real life. Words used in...

Facts about MC Big ProofIf I was you, suicide would be a way of life. If you was me , youd kill you. (Proof)Before I start talking about D12s gifted Mc Proof, I would like to thank and to give credit to the webmaster of the following Derty Harry website for the rare info I found about Deshaun Holton aka Derty Harry aka Proof:http://angelfire.com/bxc3/dertyharry/main_bio.htmlDeshaun Holton aka Proof...