Saturday, 29 September 2012

Top Ten Indie Rock Artists


10. Rilo Kiley


      An American Indie rock band formed in 1998, the band consists of
      Jenny Lewis – vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
      Blake Sennett – guitar, keyboards, vocals
      Pierre de Reeder – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
      Jason Boesel – drums, percussion
Albums:
             Rilo Kiley (1999)
             Take Offs and Landings (2001)
             The Execution of All Things (2002)
             More Adventurous (2004)
             Under the Blacklight (2007)


9. Bloc Party

   Formed in 1999, Bloc Party are a British indie rock band, composed        
   of   Kele Okereke — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
         Russell Lissack — lead guitar
        Gordon Moakes — bass guitar, backing vocals, synthesiser,
                                       glockenspiel, electronic drums, sampler
        Matthew Tong — drums, backing vocals, drum machine
Albums:
           Silent Alarm (2005)
           A Weekend in the City (2007)
           Intimacy (2008)
           Four (2012)

8. Tegan & Sara

    Composed of identical twins, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten
    Quin formed in 1995. They both play the Guitar and Keyboards.
Albums:
             Under Feet Like Ours (1999)
             This Business of Art (2000)
             If It Was You (2002)
             So Jealous (2004)
             The Con (2007)
             Sainthood (2009


7. Death Cab For Cutie

    An American alternative rock band formed in 1997, the group    
    consists of
                    Benjamin Gibbard – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums
                    Nick Harmer – bass, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
                    Chris Walla – guitar, production, piano, vocals
                    Jason McGerr – drums
Albums:
            Something About Airplanes (1998)
           We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (2000)
           The Photo Album (2001)
           Transatlanticism (2003)
           Plans (2005)
           Narrow Stairs (2008)
           Codes and Keys (2011)


6. Modest Mouse

   American indie rock band formed in 1993, composed of
   Isaac Brock      – lead vocals, guitars, banjo, ukulele
   Eric Judy           – bass guitar, double bass, acoustic guitar
   Jeremiah Green – drums, percussion
   Joe Plummer     – drums, percussion
   Tom Peloso      – guitars, upright bass, keyboards, fiddle, horns
Albums:
            This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About                                                            
            (1996)
           The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
           The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
           Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)
           We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007)


5. Arcade Fire

    An indie rock group from Canada formed in 2001, the group consists
   of husband and wife duo 
   Win Butler            - Vocals, mandolin, guitar, violin, keyboards, piano,                          
    and                         synthesizer, bass, harmonica 
  RĂ©gine Chassagne - Vocals, accordion, drums, piano, xylophone, hurdy 
                                 gurdy, recorders, keyboards. Along with
  Richard Reed Parry - Double bass, celesta, keyboards, piano, organ,                         
                                 guitar, accordion, drums, percussion, backing.
  William Butler          - Synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, Panpipes,
                                 Sitar,Trombone, Omnichord, Clarinet, Gadulka,
                                 Glockenspiel, Musical Saw, Upright Bass,  Concertina    
  Jeremy Gara            - Drums, guitar, keyboards 
  Sarah Neufeld         - Violin, Keyboards and backing Vocals 
  Tim Kingsbury        - Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Guitar and Keyboards
Albums:
               Funeral (2004)
               Neon Bible (2007)
               The Suburbs (2010)
               TBC (2013)


4. Liz Phair

   An American singer, songwriter and guitarist, began her career in the 
   early 90's (1991).
Albums: 
             Exile in Guyville (1993)
             Whip-Smart (1994)
             Whitechocolatespaceegg (1998)
             Liz Phair (2003)
             Somebody's Miracle (2005)
             Funstyle (2010)


3. Feist

    Leslie Feist is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, She started her career 
    as a solo artist in 1999.
Albums:
               Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down) (1999)
               Let It Die (2004)
               The Reminder (2007)
               Metals (2011)


2. Pixies

    An American alternative rock band formed in 1986 the band consists
    of  Black Francis - vocals, rhythm guitar
         Joey Santiago - lead guitar
         Kim Deal -bass, vocals
         David Lovering -drums
Albums:
              Come On Pilgrim (1987)
              Surfer Rosa (1988)
              Doolittle (1989)
              Bossanova (1990)
             Trompe le Monde (1991)

1. Belle & Sebastian

    An indie rock group from Glasgow, formed in 1996 the group
    consists of 
    Stuart Murdoch - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar and keyboards
    Stevie Jackson - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
    Chris Geddes -  keyboards
    Richard Colburn - drums
    Sarah Martin - violin, keyboards, electric and acoustic guitar, and  
                              vocals
    Mick Cooke - trumpet and bass
    Bobby Kildea - guitar and bass
Albums:
             Tigermilk (1996)
             If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
             The Boy with the Arab Strap (1998)
             Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant (2000)
            Storytelling (2002)
            Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)
            Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (2005)
            The Life Pursuit (2006)
            Belle and Sebastian Write About Love (2010)
    


Tuesday, 25 September 2012

How To Make Beats – Want To Make Rap And Hip Hop Music Like The Chart Toppers?



If you are interested in making beats online and I am sure you are, then you have probably already heard of Dub Turbo by now.

It is causing quite a stir because it is the first DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) to be released with every feature that a fully functioning recording studio has and at a mere fraction of the price.

Although I wanted to write up a blog post and tell you all what the best thing about Dub Turbo was for me!

So what is it?                                                                                

The quality!

If you have a look about online you can see other programs such as Fruity Loops or Cubase to name a few and these are all very good, but when you start using them you quickly find that if you are a beginner at making rap beats then you will find it a struggle.

Yes the quality of the beats are good, but as I say when you are starting out it can be difficult to make any really good sounds until you do some swatting up on music production.

So this is where Dub Turbo comes in!

It gives you a fully functioning recording studio and all the features, keyboard, drum kit, wave editor and you can even burn your new creations onto CD!

Although the thing that impressed me was the speed in which you could get your music created and out there with it sounding awesome!

All the sound samples that it uses were recorded in a REAL recording studio and that is what will give your beats that “EDGE”.

The other cool thing is that although it has all of those features it is not very complex at all!

You can get up and running and get an awesome beat out there in just 10 mins!

Check out Dub Turbo today and start making some classy beats with ease >> GET Yours Today!

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Sunday, 23 September 2012

Top Ten Classic Rock Bands





10. Lynyrd Skynyrd                                                                  
      Free Bird












Grand Funk Railroad Capitol Collector's Series Album Cover
9. Grand Funk Railroad                                          
    Some Kind Of wonderful  
















8. The Byrds
    Turn! Turn! Turn!

















7. Pink Floyd
    Wish you Were Here


















6. Queen
    Bohemian Rhapsody

















5. The Who
     Behind Blue Eyes












4.Creedence Clearwater Revival
   Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

















3. AC/DC
    Thunderstruck



















2. The Rolling Stones
     Sympathy Of The Devil

















1. The Beatles
    Strawberry Fields Forever


Saturday, 22 September 2012

World's Most Powerful Laptop 2012

Eurocom Panther 4

Eurocom Panther 4.0

I think this laptop will freak out any hardcore gamer.     
Any PC games that's out right now can be played in
this Laptop with ultra high settings. Although the design is not-top notch, but the configuration justifies it all.
Eurocom Panther 4.0 comes with Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme(3.30GHz, 15MB L3 cache) and weighs 12.1 pounds.




Specification


LCD Display
3D; 120Hz; 17.3-inch (43.9cm) FHD 1920x1080; MATTE (Non-Glare); eDP; LP173WF2; w/ NVIDIA 3D Glasses


                                                                                         
Built-in Web Camera
2.0 Megapixels; FHD 1920x1080; 30fps; w/ Samsung HD controller



Biometric Fingerprint Device
Integrated Fingerprint Reader for Secure Data Access and Easy Management of Passwords



Embedded Security Chip
Embedded TPM 1.2 (Trusted Platform Module) Security Chip for Data Encryption



GPU / Graphics Technology
Discrete GPU; Modular MXM 3.0b; Upgradeable; Dual VGA support (SLI and CF); up to 100W per card



VGA Graphics
2x 4GB GDDR5 NVIDIA Quadro 5010M; N12E-Q5; 384 CUDA; PhysX; OpenGL 4.0; DX11; DVI-DL; MXM 3.0b; 2x 100W; w/ 3D Quad Buffering Support




Upgradeable Processor (CPU) with Diamond 24 Thermal Paste
3.20 GHz (up to 3.80); Intel Core i7-3930K; 6C/12T; 12MB L3; 5GT/s; FCLGA2011; 32nm; 130W



Memory (RAM) Configuration - Fully Upgradeable
32GB; 4x 8GB; DDR3-1600; PC3-12800; 204pin - 4 SODIMMs







USB 3.0
Built-in 3x USB 3.0 and 2x USB 2.0 Ports


Internal Card Reader
9-in-1 Card Reader; MMC/RSMMC; SD/MiniSD/SDHC/SDXC; MS/MS Pro/MS Duo



1st Hard Drive. Choose Regular, Solid State or Hybrid Drive:
600GB SSD MLC; Intel 320 series; SATA-300; 220MB/s Write; 270MB/s Read



2nd Hard Drive
600GB SSD MLC; Intel 320 series; SATA-300; 220MB/s Write; 270MB/s Read



3rd Hard Drive
600GB SSD MLC; Intel 320 series; SATA-300; 220MB/s Write; 270MB/s Read



4th Hard Drive
600GB SSD MLC; Intel 320 series; SATA-300; 220MB/s Write; 270MB/s Read








Keyboard
Backlit


Operating System(s)
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit; OEM; English


Optical Drive
6x Blu-Ray WRITER;     Tray; SATA; Panasonic UJ-260; BDXL 100/128GB media support; w/ software



TV Tuner (Internal and/or External)
External; USB; Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1950 - ATSC HDTV/QAM Receiver/Analog TV/Radio Tuner/Video Input/NTSC w/Remote




Bluetooth for Wireless Devices
Internal Bluetooth V2.1/V3.0 + EDR module


Wireless LAN
802.11b/g/n WLAN; up to 450Mbp/s; Bigfoot Networks; Killer Wireless-N 1103



ExpressCard Slot for External PCI Express Devices
Built-in ExpressCard/54 slot - Choose EC/34 or EC/54   Adapter




Built-in Subwoofer
Built-in Subwoofer Module


Standard Battery (internal)
Panther 2.0 Polymer Smart Li-Ion battery; 78.44Wh


Standard AC Adapter
300W AC Adapter; Auto-switching 100-240V; 50-60Hz; DC output 20V, 15A



                                                                           Price-$12937


Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Steps To Buy A Laptop


Buying a laptop is hard especially if you have limited amount of money like me. And that's why it took me three days deciding which laptop to buy. 

Here's how-

1. First visit their sites- HP, Dell, Samsung, Asus, Toshiba and Lenovo (Mac is out of my league). Then I check the specification and designs of each and every laptop with a price tag of $1000 below, start comparing them and read some reviews. It took me 4 hours and i went to sleep.

2. Next day-  visit some retail online shops, and again i check the specification, the designs, compare them, read the reviews, hunt for offers and it took me another 4 hours. After that i narrow down to 5 laptops.

3. The third day- Went out visit some dealer shops with the names of 5 laptops that i've research and check the price and it's always different as in the sites which confuses me (higher or lesser), wasn't too sure about that so lastly I  go to the retail stores and after i'm sure that I got the best deal, then I buy the laptop.

Don't look for Higher RAM when buying as it is upgrade able and its cheap but look for higher processor and graphics cause you can't upgrade those.



Hoping to buy HP-Pavillion-M6-1005tx. With a 15.6 inch display it's got Windows 7 HP, Intel 3rd gen core i5 and speed of 2.5GHz with turbo boost upto 3.1 GHz (superfast), 6GB DDR3 RAM, 750GB HDD-RPM 5400,
2GB DDR3 AMD Radeon HD 7670M Graphics, HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer, Dual Speakers with Subwoofer, 2 x Beats Audio Internal Speakers, Back lit keyboard, battery life of 5 hours and weighs 5.29 pound.     





Monday, 17 September 2012

Top Ten Low budget Movies

10. Night Of The Living Dead. (1968)                  

     Budget:  $114,000
     Gross:   $ 42,000,000
















9. Another Earth. (2011)                                                                                    

    Budget:  $200,000
    Gross:   $1,776,900









                                                                                                                   
8. Open Water. (2004)                                                    

   Budget:  $500,000
   Gross :   $54,667,800















7. Mad Max. (1982)                                                                              


   Budget:  $650,000 (estimated)
   Gross :   $100,000,000















6. Saw. (2003)                                                                              

    Budget:  $1,200,000
    Gross :   $103,000,000
















5. Monsters. (2010)    
                                                         

    Budget:  $500,000
    Gross :   $4,188,700
















4. Halloween. (1978)                                                                    

    Budget:  $320,000 (estimated)
    Gross :   $60,000,000
















3. Paranormal Activity. (2007)                                                                                                      

    Budget:  $15,000
    Gross :   $193,355,800
















2. Evil Dead. (1981)                                                                    

    Budget:  $375,000
    Gross :   $29,400,000














                                                                                                     
1. The Blair Witch Project. (1999)                                                  

    Budget:  $60,000
    Gross :   $248,639,000


Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Top Ten Horror Movies


10. The Devil's Rejects. (2005)                                                      

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9. Hostel. (2005)        

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8. 28 Days Later. (2002)                                                                      

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Movie Review: The Descent7. The Descent. (2005)                                                                    

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6. Let The Right One In. (2008)                                                                      

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5. Splinter. (2006)                                                                          

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4. [Rec.] (2007)                                                                          

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3. Evil Dead. (1981)                                                                      

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2. Ringu (The Ring) (1998)                                                                                                  

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1. The Exorcist. (1973)                                                                            

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