Rotoscoping was first invented in 1914 by Max Fleischer, who used it in his series “Out of the Inkwell” with his brother Dave Fleischer dressed in a clown outfit as the live-film reference for the character Koko the Clown.
Amazon have launched their very own music download service in the UK. Boasting the fact the songs can be played on any mp3 player and in any computer software application makes Amazon, perhaps an attractive offerings.
Having received GTPlayer Express with a M-Audio USB device last year it was not long until I had invested in the upgrade the the full pro version. Well recently the product has been updated again the for of inTone – Guitar.
Any application that claims you press a button, let it listen to a few seconds of a song and it will identify it has to raise some doubt but after a few hours of playing with Shazam we can’t beat it. Literally click the ‘tag’ option, let it listen for a few seconds and the application will load the name and album art of the song nearly instantly.
Having grown up up in the 80s it is no shock that bands like Dokken eature on any guitarist’s area of study. We were lucky enough to catch up with current bassist Jeff Pilson here is what he had to say :
Described by Channel 4 as ‘girls Bob Dylan dreams about’ the have announced themselves as a revolutionary mix of folk meets blues. As one Amuze reader commented “The Smoke Fairies are a mix of the best of the Indigo Girls and
Probably most famous for his 1984 number one hit “Missing You” has proven himself as one of the UK’s top rock vocalists. John grew up in Lancaster England and had his first musical success with ‘The Babys’ quickly moving to an impressive solo career in the early 80s with the successful ‘Ignition’ and ‘No Brakes’ albums.
Recently I have been taking a trip down musical memory lane searching out old CDs (and even LPs) from the 80s and 90s from a large box I keep completely unsorted. I stumbled on a classic EP I bought about fifteen years ago.
