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How To : Scratch records like a professional DJ

In this tutorial, we learn how to scratch records like a professional DJ with Eric Roman. First, go to your DJ equipment and move your hand back and forth to scratch the record that is inside of it. Make sure you aren't too loud so you don't over power the song you are current ...more

Weds Night Pick : Hot Hot Heat @ Bootleg Theater $12

Hot Hot Heat / Voxhaul Broadcast / The Union Line @ Bootleg ($12) Hot Hot Heat continues it's Wednesday residency at the Bootleg Theater and the shows are so good. I went last week and had a great time dancing to songs like this one! And yes, they played Bandages for the enco ...more

How To : Play "Speechless" by Lady Gaga on the piano

Lady Gaga is one of the most secretive women in show business, hiding behind her stage performer mask and outrageous costumes so often that we can hardly believe there's a real person underneath all that fluff. But despite being private with, well, her private life, she discl ...more

How To : Access the music on your Motorola DROID cell phone

The Motorola DROID is the hottest new mobile device on the market, and playing all of your favorite music on it is a cinch. The new Android platform makes it easy to navigate through your music files. Want to know how? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains ho ...more

How To : Add album artwork to iTunes music

Almost anybody who owns an Apple product, especially an iPod or iPhone, has iTunes downloaded on their computer. It's a great piece of software that gives you easy access to all your favorite songs, shuffles your music in certain categories, and even updates you on the latest ...more

How To : Play "Gold" by Spandau Ballet on piano

This is a piano rendition of "Gold" by British superstar band Spandau Ballet. "Gold" was a huge hit in the 80`s. Dino 5254 presents a piano solo in this video which visually shows us the melody and chords on the keyboard. Instead of the pulsating electric guitars, drums, vocal ...more

How To : Understand piano scales

Nate Bosch with Piano Lessons demonstrates how to understand piano scales. A scale is a succession of notes played after each other. Scales can be major or minor and can have different modes. A scale is important because it helps define a key and helps to build chords in songs ...more

News : Brad Mehldau Trio

Here is a pretty wild video of a band called the Brad Mehldau Trio. They are an experimental jazzband, but they do alot of really cool covers of different rock songs by artists like Radiohead, The Beatles, Nick Drake, and Paul Simon. So in this video they are doing a cover of ...more

How To : Make your guitar sound like a whale's song

Do you like the sounds a whale makes? Would you like to make your guitar sing like a whale? Gary Schutt will show you how. You will need a good delay, with a half and half mix. The sweat back time is approximately every second with a long fade off. You want the distortion to b ...more

News : Venetian Snares

Venetian Snares AWESOME DRUMMER! I'm not a huge fan of a lot of electric music, and im not a fan of this song but this drummer (Mike Glozier) is ridiculous. The song is by a band called Gentlemen, It's called Venetian Snares. Normally the band has electric drums playing on th ...more

How To : Add music to PowerPoint 2007

In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to add music to PowerPoint 2007. You will be using Partners in Rhyme for background music. On the site scroll down to ‘free midi files’. On the right of the page, you will see all the genres to choose from. Select your genre a ...more

How To : Train your ear by memorizing intervals

In this video a question is asked by a viewer. What is perfect pitch and what is relative pitch? Perfect pitch is something that is developed at a young age and comes easily. When a note or tone is made, the person listening can tell what specific note is being played. Relativ ...more

How To : Control music playback in Firefox

Learn how to control music playback in Firefox by using FoxyTunes on Firefox, an add-on for the Firefox browser. It works with almost any media player, even online media players like Pandora. It runs in your status bar, allowing you to skip tracks, see info, etc. You can set i ...more

How to Use Logic Pro : Arrange Window

Get to know how to use Logic Pro's arrange page in this short tutorial. Use the arrange area to work with the audio of your song. Change the timeline by choosing a time and beat. Use the toolbar area to do some functions. Use the icons to easily open up media and list areas. U ...more

How To : Draw & color an anime face easily

Many of us would like to draw a cute anime face smiling back at us, on a white sheet of paper. To see how it's done watch this fine art video that will show, how an anime face is drawn and colored. The video is time-lapsed to show the drawing being made in a considerably time ...more

How To : Get over a broken heart using 15 tips

This video is a how-to video on how to get over a broken heart using the authors fifteen tips. The video scrolls through the fifteen tips one at a time with encouraging sounding music playing in the background. The segment explains different ways of fixing that broken heart by ...more

How To : Use iTunes (for beginners)

In this beginners video, the instructor shows how to use iTunes. Many people find it hard to use iTunes software. When you launch iTunes for the first time, it opens in window mode and, in the center, it categorizes your music according to genre and shows a cover view of the s ...more

How To : Repair fix & mod Rock Band Drums with the coin mod

This tutorial adds to the drums and it will probably help your drum kit. All you need is 4-6 nickels and some tape. This will not void your warranty. This is more of a Mod than a repair, but it basically fixes randomly missed notes when you swear you hit it exactly right. Make ...more

How To : Mix rock music

Want to mix and scratch like a professional DJ? To be a good DJ you need to understand the concepts of mixing tracks, adding cool effects, and of course you need a good sense of rhythm to line up the beats. This how to video explains how to mix rock music. Most rock, soul, dis ...more

How To : Install a pickup for your ukelele

The ukulele is a beautiful and unique stringed instrument that is perfect for the traveling musician because it is so portable and relatively inexpensive. The ukelele is a version of a small guitar that originated in Hawaii. In this tutorial you will learn how to install a pic ...more

How To : Turn a guitar into a ukulele (with a capo)

This is a short video describing where to place a capo on a standard tuned guitar to make it playable in the same positions and notes as a ukulele. Basically, you place a capo on the 5th fret and only play the bottom four strings. It's difficult to avoid the top two strings, ...more

How To : Use a cross fade in the mix as a DJ

Before you actually mix the two songs, you may want to "drop" the new song into the currently playing song. This is achieved with the cross fade. The fader can also be used for many other effects. Part 1 of 3 - How to Use a cross fade in the mix as a DJ. Part 2 of 3 - How to ...more

How To : Play a hammered dulcimer

In this series of expert videos, you will learn more about the history and function of the hammered dulcimer. Watch as our expert plays this beautiful instrument and demonstrates the function of the damper pedal. Get tips on playing the hammered dulcimer including tips on acco ...more

How To : Score Big with Simple 2-Letter Words in Scrabble

No matter what word game you're playing, whether it's Scrabble or one of its near-homogeneous counterparts like Lexulous, Wordfeud or Words with Friends, one of the easiest ways to stay on top of your opponent is knowing all of the legal two-letter words you can play. You're n ...more

L4D2 : Chapter 2 - The Underground

L4D2: Chapter two - The Underground "Ok explain something to me, how is an under-the-river tour scenic?" - Nick The second chapter(out of 3) of the Passing DLC is The Underground.  The goal is to go though a passage under the river to reach the bridge generator on the other ...more

How To : Play riffs from Rock Band on guitar

How to play guitar riffs from various pop songs featured in the popular video game Rock Band; get professional tips and instruction from an expert on playing guitar in this free music lesson video. Part 1 of 29 - How to Play riffs from Rock Band on guitar. Play riffs from Rock ...more

News : Skyrim Covers That Will Make Your Ears Climax

Without Much Delay: The Below Videos Are Awesome! 'Nuff Said. When a game like Skyrim comes out, people camp out in front of game stores (those who use Steam camp out in front of their PCs). Shortly after it releases, modders and hackers add various enhancements and improveme ...more

News : Cantio Helps You Discover New Music (Using YouTube)

When it comes to finding great new tunes for your music collection, the last place you would think to look is YouTube. But more and more artists are posting music videos on the popular video hosting site as a means to getting noticed and hopefully—building a fan base. And sinc ...more

News : Enrique Iglesias - "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" review

Leave it to to channel lust into a dance hit all about f-ing. The Spanish singer just has this impossible-to-pinpoint, irresistible charm that excuses his chauvinistic qualities and makes him radio gold.But at least he knows he's a pig, and this is the second song where he imp ...more

News : Ka$hA TaKe$ ThE To0p

As far as new artists go, 2010 more or less belonged to this 23-year-old Nashville native, who released her hit debut, "Animal," in January, then followed it up last month with a nine-track mini-album, "Cannibal." With three songs on Billboard's year-end Hot 100, and 1.1 mill ...more

The Art of Farting : Extreme Jedi Anus Control

Nearly all humans (admittedly childishly) admire the ability to emit uncannily musical armpit or hand farts, or even rarer- mouth fart motor engine aping. However, it is the rare occasion that a performer's gaseous-sounding melodic notes are indeed truly gaseous (meaning liter ...more

How To : Become A Better Guitar Player

How to be a better guitarist Have you ever just wanted to pick up that old guitar that is just laying around? Or found yourself bursting with creative ideas but don't know how to express them with a guitar? I want to show you my way on becoming the best guitarist you can be, ...more

How To : Use the Mastering Suite in Studio One

Two books were presented as suggested reading. One was by Bob Katz: Mastering audio; art and science. The other was Bob Alginski: the Audio Mastering handbook. Mastering takes a collection of songs and makes them sound like they belong together by making certain technical chan ...more

How To : Take cues from a male lead in salsa dancing

Let's face it, ladies: Salsa dancing is a guy's dance. By that we mean that whether or not you have a thrilling time dancing and look professional depends on how good your male partner is, since he's the lead. So the next time you hit a salsa club looking for a good salsa dan ...more

How To : Do the limbo dance

The limbo. Everybody knows what it is, but amazingly, only a small percentage of the population has actually participated in a limbo dance. Most think it's a thing for a huge party, but you only need a few to have fun with it. Find out just how low you can go by dancing the li ...more

How To : Transfer music from an Android phone to Mac or PC

Staying organized with your digital music library can be frustrating, especially when you're downloading songs on different devices. Transferring music files to one central location doesn't have to be hard though, even when you download music on your Android mobile phone. So h ...more

News : Cake World Creator hypnotized by...baking.

Ginger Pear might be her best. She has experimented with Apple and marzipan.  But it is not about the cake or the pie.  It is about the process.  And it is kinda hard to explain to anyone who has not personally witnessed. I have witnessed with my own eyes.  Rachel loves to ge ...more

How To : Remove Vocals from Songs Using Audacity

Need to remove the vocals from a song? Audacity just might be the answer. It's one of the few free audio editing programs out there with many, many features, making it simple to create a track for karaoke or simply to listen to an instrumental version. Don't Miss: 6 Ways to R ...more

How To : Use iTunes on a PC

Did you just get an iPod? or just get introduced to using iTunes for downloading songs and videos? This video series covers most of the popular questions and features you'll want to know how to use if you have a PC. Learn how to download music, find and update information, con ...more

How To : Use a Zune

An important feature in any gadget is the ability to customize, and your Zune offers you plenty of options. This video series covers setting up your display options and navigating songs, pictures and videos on your Zune, using your Zune as an FM radio, updating it, playing vid ...more

News : Google Chrome Web Store Gets New Look

This morning, the Official Google Blog and Chrome Blog revealed the new tab page, which lets you flip between your installed apps and your most visited web sites. To take a look at how it works, check out the video below. The Chrome Web Store also received a facelift. It's now ...more

News : Getting to Know Google's Community Managers

So you've added Google insiders, celebrities, and authors to your circles, but you want to know who you can reach out to for help when it comes to Google overall. Luckily for you, there seems to be a Community Manager for almost every Google product. If you've got an issue wit ...more

News : Alan Wake Review

Looking back on Alan Wake, more than a year and a half after its release, it's still one of my favorite games. The graphics and ambience have held up well in comparison to any other story driven game, and it's still the best third-person horror game out there, in terms of game ...more

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