For a friends birthday I want to make a wall chart showing which (non-classical) musicians and bands influenced other ones. E.g. Beatles -> Oasis, Neil Young -> Nirvana. [more inside]
posted by 92_elements on Dec 24, 2009 - 15 answers

Findthatsongfilter: Lyrics containing "die together"...we think! [more inside]
posted by multivalent on Dec 22, 2009 - 15 answers

I've got a ~1 year old baby that seems to really like music, especially hip hop and electronic type beats, and I'm wondering if there exists any cool and relatively "babyproof" music gear? [more inside]
posted by ejoey on Dec 22, 2009 - 12 answers

What song does the intro to this song my friend wrote sound like? [more inside]
posted by rebent on Dec 20, 2009 - 14 answers

Music theory meets Christmas filter: I have been a good musician in my day, but my training was long on how to do it and woefully short on theory. I'm curious about the Christmas music that sounds like it's in a minor key (i.e., "Watchman Tell Us of the Night," "We Three Kings," "O Come, O Come Emanuel"). I have read that these pieces are written in Aeolian mode, but that source was quite brief and unhelpful. Can someone walk me through these songs? This question is interesting but doesn't go far enough in my direction.
posted by bryon on Dec 20, 2009 - 24 answers

ForgottenSongFilter: I am trying to help a friend recall a song, with dismal results (so far). All we know is that it is a hip hop/R&B/radio-pop type song, likely from the mid-1990s, with a female vocal in the chorus. The chorus is something along the lines of "This is the..." with a spelled out phrase following that, likely beginning with the letter L. There may or may not be "party sounds" in the background. HELP!?!
posted by broadway bill on Dec 20, 2009 - 6 answers

Recommend goa trance and digital hardcore musical acts (similar to Onoken)? [more inside]
posted by citywolf on Dec 18, 2009 - 6 answers

What are the best Velvet Underground bootlegs in terms of sound / performance quality? [more inside]
posted by ryanshepard on Dec 16, 2009 - 5 answers

Who designed the gorgeous dress Anne-Sophie Mutter wears on the cover of her box of Mozart sonatas and related DVD?
posted by Joe Beese on Dec 15, 2009 - 2 answers

Perl script to manage enormous, and growing, music library? [more inside]
posted by chez shoes on Dec 8, 2009 - 9 answers

Want to learn to play the guitar. Recently discovered the guitar I have is classical, not western acoustic. Can I still learn how I want? And other questions from a non-musical dreamer. [more inside]
posted by nokry56 on Dec 6, 2009 - 22 answers

Where do I start if I want to make my own electronic music? [more inside]
posted by tumples on Dec 6, 2009 - 27 answers

The song Gimme Sympathy by Metric has a line: "After all of this is gone, who'd you rather be; the Beatles or the Rolling Stones." What would you interpret that to mean? [more inside]
posted by Lorc on Dec 5, 2009 - 26 answers

Copyright issues with memorial DVDs? [more inside]
posted by b33j on Dec 4, 2009 - 9 answers

What musicians would you consider to be London musicians? I'm not talking about people who have merely passed through London to do a few gigs or record an album -- otherwise, you'd have to list everybody who ever recorded at Abbey Road! Instead, I'm looking for folks whose work grew out of the city's cultural scene in some real way, whether London natives like Dizzee Rascals or transplants like George Frideric Handel. More broadly, what styles of music originated (entirely or partially) in London? I know about grime and dubstep--what others are there? [more inside]
posted by yankeefog on Dec 2, 2009 - 41 answers

What are the live performance concert DVDs that stun you with their excellence and excitement? [more inside]
posted by netbros on Dec 1, 2009 - 66 answers

At 2:15 of this brief clip, the interviewer asks Elvis Costello if he wants to defend what he'd said in Newsweek about Boston (the band, I'm pretty sure, given her exchange with Nick Lowe starting at 1:58). I've been unable to figure out on the Google just what was said about Boston; can you tell me?
posted by ibmcginty on Dec 1, 2009 - 3 answers

I need a little help finding a song in my music library. [more inside]
posted by StimulatingPixels on Nov 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Tunes for toddlers: Help me find music that provides 'instant gratification' for my 2 year old [more inside]
posted by dimon on Nov 27, 2009 - 32 answers

What song plays over the closing credits in the last episode of The Simpsons? [more inside]
posted by miriam on Nov 24, 2009 - 3 answers

Argh! Please help me figure out this song fragment stuck in my head based on a clue or two. [more inside]
posted by Solon and Thanks on Nov 24, 2009 - 7 answers

What are the most fun, memorable, interesting, exciting, and long-lasting learning experiences you have had? [more inside]
posted by Cygnet on Nov 20, 2009 - 25 answers

Going to chicago this weekend and would like something other than the standard club. Where should I go? [more inside]
posted by bwilms on Nov 18, 2009 - 12 answers

My Mom loves the Thanksgiving: A Windham Hill Collection and would like the piano accompaniment for track 2, Bygone Days by Eileen Ivers. Her birthday is in late December and I'd like to buy it for her, if I can find it. [more inside]
posted by jaden on Nov 18, 2009 - 7 answers

Does anyone know where I can find short or easy songs for the tin whistle online? [more inside]
posted by emperor.seamus on Nov 17, 2009 - 9 answers

What was the really good music of the fifties and sixties? [more inside]
posted by netbros on Nov 17, 2009 - 35 answers

HELP! I am (was) using my ipod instead of a DJ for my wedding that is in 10 days and it just CRASHED! It synched to my computer without warning and now all my wedding playlists are GONE! I'm a dope and only very recently started using an external hard drive...long story short I need help to rebuild my wedding playlists. With the stress of the wedding planning I cant even remember to poop, let alone the collection of music ive been building for years!! [more inside]
posted by madmamasmith on Nov 11, 2009 - 21 answers

ForgottenSongTitleAndArtistFilter: the song: bouncy and loud, sung by a solo female. The lyrics equate love with physical abuse. (Like being hit with love, or our hearts beating one another, something like that. It reminds me of the Cardigans "And then You Kissed Me.") the video: a mostly white backdrop, and said female vocalist cavorting around, dancing and shadowboxing. Possibly things are on fire? There is a bed, and pillows, and maybe even streamers. That's all I have. Please help.
posted by inging on Nov 10, 2009 - 3 answers

What is the music that Technoviking is dancing to?
posted by jimfl on Nov 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Trying to identify an early 90s sorta ravey industrial track I only vaguely remember. [more inside]
posted by spartacusroosevelt on Nov 6, 2009 - 4 answers

What was this non-techno song I heard in Cambridge, UK dance clubs in 2005? [more inside]
posted by citywolf on Nov 6, 2009 - 7 answers

PlaylistFilter: I like themed playlists, partly because I have broad taste and they help me link together songs from disparate genres and partly because I can play a playlist or CD that suits a given mood or situation. Help me build a love-themed playlist and find resources for good themed playlists? [more inside]
posted by notashroom on Nov 5, 2009 - 14 answers

I'm looking for a specific song with whistling in it. I heard it in a bar so I couldn't catch the lyrics but the song had a singing chorus and then a whistling chorus that it started and ended with (I think). It had had an upbeat tempo and seemed to only consist of drums, a bass line and vocals (as well as the whistling). The singing seemed to be in a monotone style except for the singing chorus. Any ideas?
posted by crios on Nov 5, 2009 - 17 answers

What is this tune? [little snip from a french movie]. Thanks in advance.
posted by [@I][:+:][@I] on Nov 5, 2009 - 9 answers

how do i save a mix of songs on a usb stick in order? [more inside]
posted by anya32 on Nov 4, 2009 - 8 answers

Boyfriendbirthdayfilter: Do you know anything about buying mandolins? Please hope me! [more inside]
posted by radioamy on Nov 3, 2009 - 22 answers

Should I buy a Pacemaker if I am not a DJ and don't have all that much dance music? [more inside]
posted by jonnyploy on Oct 26, 2009 - 6 answers

What is this music?
posted by Anything on Oct 24, 2009 - 6 answers

Songfilter: help me find out what this early 90s era pop song that is stuck in my head is [more inside]
posted by MattMangels on Oct 19, 2009 - 7 answers

A little while back I heard a bass guitar player with some kind of amazing live looping set-up - what on earth was it? I keep wondering what he was doing. All I could see was that he was grabbing (sampling) things he was playing, as he was playing them (ie while he was continuing to play), using foot pedals of some sort, and then incorporating those loops into the rest of the track. Amazing. But how?
posted by monster max on Oct 18, 2009 - 20 answers

What are the best (or your favorite) songs to use when checking out stereo systems? [more inside]
posted by StimulatingPixels on Oct 15, 2009 - 32 answers

What are the options for ultra portable electronic music making (e.g. Iphone, PSP, DS, etc) either now or in the near future? [more inside]
posted by Smegoid on Oct 13, 2009 - 2 answers

Who is the artist performing the song "Under the Milky Way" by The Chuch on the new Lincoln-Mercury ads? Saw the ad on "Fringe" and "House". Good viewings selections, heh?
posted by ecollie on Oct 12, 2009 - 5 answers

Can anyone identify the artist, album, or even subgenre of this electronic music track? [more inside]
posted by 256 on Oct 10, 2009 - 7 answers

Why are there so many covers songs on youtube? [more inside]
posted by robotot on Oct 10, 2009 - 13 answers

What music was used in the intro on today's episode of NPR's On Point? [more inside]
posted by niles on Oct 8, 2009 - 3 answers

Looking for a (previously linked) musical-connections bubble-diagram. [more inside]
posted by Kiwi on Oct 7, 2009 - 8 answers

What's your favorite online fiction site, and did you find what I'm looking for? [more inside]
posted by motsque on Oct 6, 2009 - 2 answers

Help identify this song! [more inside]
posted by kitty teeth on Oct 6, 2009 - 8 answers

I work too much and don't get out anymore. Help me acquire some (more) great live punk rock albums/DVDs. [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones on Oct 4, 2009 - 13 answers