Category Archives: Music

Best Places To Upload Your Music and Be Discovered

With sites like Spotify getting millions and millions of users each month, it shows just how popular online music is, and how it pretty much is here to stay. If you are a singer or have a small band, then you can use platforms online to get heard in an instant. Whether this is with the aim of getting signed, or just for a hobby as something that you enjoy, then there are many ways to get heard and seen. Have you taken advantage of the different platforms that are on offer at the moment to you? Do you know which ones are worth your time? Here is a quick guide to music platforms online, and what they could do for you.

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4 Encouraging Tips for Your Child to Learn to Play a Violin

Motivation is an important aspect in your child’s learning process. This is especially true when it comes to playing musical instruments. If you want your kids to learn how to play the violin, there are some helpful tips to encourage them to hone such talent.

How to Encourage Kids to Practice Playing Violin

Perhaps, the best way to motivate a child to learn playing an instrument is not through giving rewards. It’s actually not a good idea since it develops your child’s motivation in dependence with rewards. So here are the most encouraging tips to get your child excited in playing the violin:

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: August 2018

I’ve been crazy busy lately and this upcoming month will be nuts! I have to do a lot of traveling and need to put up some NFL team previews and fantasy football content. It will be a crunch, but it will be done for you guys.

Why will I be traveling a lot? Well, my brother needs an LVAD heart pump surgery and it has to be done down in Indianapolis (a few hours away). He will be there for a few weeks and then I’ll be over at his house a lot to help in his recovery. He still has a long way to go in the long run since he needs a heart transplant, but this should help stabilize his heart while he is put on the transplant list. If you want to donate to my brother’s heart recovery, you can find it here…or feel free to email me for his address to send him a card.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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Top 5 Indie Music Festivals

For centuries now, culture remains one of the most powerful social norms in the world.  From dress codes, food, festivals, to wide-ranging traditional practices, how else would we talk about a world that reeks of rich diversities?  But, while the hype, frenzies, and thrills of culture keep up interconnect in one way or the other, it is noteworthy that some overwhelming take our excitements into the overdrive.

Indian Culture: An epoch for which we all crave

In the past few decades, India has not only outlived economic expectations of its citizens but also developed into a powerhouse of cultural attractions.  Everyone knows about the Indian Sari, a dressing code that is colorful from far and into the heart of New Delhi. But did you know Indians boat of some of the most captivating cultural shows worldwide, attracting millions every year? A case in point is India Music festivals.  If you are to partake in a work from home writing on this subject, you will probably run out of the count.

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: July 2018

July is the month of fireworks, cookouts and San Diego Comic-Con. I know the last one was a bit random, but I’m a nerd that looks forward to watching all the new movie trailers and upcoming toy releases.

Due to the heat and seasonal allergies, I’ve been stuck inside the last few days. It gave me time to really do a deep dive and find some great new music.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: June 2018

It’s nearly June and it’s starting to feel like it outside. It has been in the 90’s for nearly a week. I live in Indiana, so it’s pretty noteworthy.

A few years ago, I did a ‘cover song month’ during June. I had a lot of fun doing it, but a lot of work was put into it…and not a lot of sports (or anything else) was covered that month. I threw in a few cover songs on this month’s playlist to pay homage to past Junes.

Most musicians get their start by playing cover songs at live shows. Some venues won’t even book a musician if they don’t play some covers (and hopefully mix in some of their original music). I think it’s important to showcase a musician’s ability to adapt a popular song and make it their own.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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The 25 Best Wrestling Entrance Theme Songs of All-time

Great entrance music can help make a superstar. The wrestler will need to back up the hype in the ring and on the microphone, but a great entrance song can go a long way.

Let’s use Bobby Roode as an example. He had a great career in TNA, but that promotion started to die off as Roode was finishing up there. There’s no doubt he would have received a good pop upon his first appearance, but his WWE entrance theme made him look like a damn superstar. It also shows the fans that they were putting ‘the machine’ behind the wrestler, so they will push them as far as they can go.

NXT has been the starting point of some of the songs on this list. I want to credit Triple H as he’s a fan of harder music and no doubt had the final say on the music. I am just thankful Vince doesn’t have his hands in NXT or every guy would be coming out to Flo Rida or Florida Georgia Line songs.

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2018 Festivals to Check Out

Summer is almost upon us, and if you’re like most people you’ll be craving barbeques on the beach, road trips with friends and perhaps a decent summer concert. This article offers some inspiration on where to check out this summer if you’re looking for popular music and a great atmosphere.

Of course, all this travel and concert shenanigans can take its toll on your ability to catch the game, which is where a sports schedule maker can come in handy, as this is a handy app you can take with you anywhere.

  1. ELECTRIC FOREST

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: May 2018

It’s almost May and we have only had maybe two days over 70 degrees. Spring has been pretty darn brutal. I have a feeling we will just leap into Summer weather soon. The only plus is that my seasonal allergies didn’t kick in until today. I will now be pumped full of Zyrtec until August.

There have been some great music released this Spring. I didn’t have any trouble finding 25 tracks to fill this month’s playlist.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: April 2018

I pumped out so much darn content last month with the NCAA Tournament and all the MLB team previews all falling about the same time. My headphones were glued to my head for most of the month while I was writing.

On top of all the content last month, I tackled the absolute last thing I wanted to do, SEO. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. I just want to ‘do what I do’ on the site, but I guess search engine optimization is a necessary evil when you run a site.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: March 2018

March is a huge month for the site. We pumped out a ton of fantasy baseball posts, MLB team previews and NCAA Tournament game picks. It’s nice to have fresh music to listen to while you’re cranking out tens of thousands of words this coming month.

New music is about to flood your ears as bands gear up for Spring releases/tours. Next month’s playlist should be quite easy to compile.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of All-Time

I don’t know why I decided to tackle such a huge music genre by doing a ‘best hip-hop songs of all-time’ post.

I planned on doing a top twenty, but it would cut off way too many records. Making the list was a lot of fun, but it took quite awhile to complete. I’m also opening myself up to comments critiquing my picks. 

Please critique away, friends.

I didn’t know what exactly to name this post because ‘best’ doesn’t necessarily fit the parameters of this list. I would say this list is more of a ‘most influential’ or even ‘most iconic’ hip-hop songs of all-time. There are a few exclusions to the rule since there are some tracks on here that aren’t really influential or iconic, but are just damn great. I just went with ‘best’ to make it easy.

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