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Major Scaled Shares Upbeat Versions of The Doors, Metallica and More

The original "Riders on the Storm" single

The original "Riders on the Storm" single

By Andrew Parks, eMusic Contributor

Whether you understand music theory or not, you're probably aware of one thing: songs that follow a major scale make people feel warm and fuzzy inside, and records that go the minor scale route are a total drag. Since the weekend is supposed to be a joyful affair, we thought we'd point you in the general direction of "Major Scaled," a Vimeo project that turns frowns upside down on the regular. Here are some rather trippy examples of what we mean; be sure to leave some suggestions for future Major Scaled works in the comments section... more »

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New This Week: The Decemberists, Lee Fields, and more

The Decemberists at Edgefield, Aug 2011

The Decemberists at Edgefield, Aug 2011

By Jayson Greene, Managing Editor

Everyone in the entire world is in Austin this week, guys. But that  doesn't mean that you and I can't still hang out! We'll grab some records, have a beer or a soda or something, eat some cheese puffs; just unwind, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, you do. It's probably hot and messy down there with all that incredible live music anyway. Let's do this!

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New This Week: The Decemberists, Lee Fields, & More

The Decemberists at Edgefield, Aug 2011

By Jayson Greene, Managing EditorEveryone in the entire world is in Austin this week, guys. But that doesn't mean that you and I can't still hang out! We'll grab some records, have a beer or a soda or something, eat some cheese puffs; just unwind, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, you do. It's probably hot and messy down there with all that incredible live music anyway. Let's do this! The Decemberists, We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11 - 08.11) - Our boy Meloy and his merry band of misfits sound quite solid live on this big double-disc celebration of all thing's D that cover a broad range of their discography. Lee Fields & The Expressions, Faithful Man - The latest from one of the best working soul revivalists around Dan Epstein writes: Lee Fields doesn't mess around. On Faithful Man, his first album since 2009′s acclaimed My World, it takes the… more »

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The History of the Feelies: Playing Fast, Taking It Slow

The History of the Feelies: Playing Fast, Taking It Slow

By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorGlenn Mercer and Bill Million put together the band they called the Feelies in the mid-'70s. They were singer/guitarists who'd both started out as bassists, so they thought about everything in terms of rhythm. Their… more »