The Who’s classic Baba O’Riley is one of the great rock and roll songs of all time. Here, Those Darn Accordions! turn in a fun cover version of the song, even substituting the synths for their main instruments.
The Most Popular Tracks, Artists, And Genres on Soundcloud in 2017
The 2017 Soundcloud year end list celebrates the diverse creativity on the platform – everything from the buzziest tags in 2017 like ChillHop and Vaporwave, to the year’s most creative cities including new entries Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Seoul.
-
- Top Album: Lil Uzi Vert, LUV is Rage 2
- Top Remixer: R3hab
- Most Remixed Track: Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
- Top Podcast Personality: Shane & Friends
- Top Playlist: Created by ilyanaazman, “Best of Chill/House Nation”
- Top DJ Set: Two Friends, “Big Bootie Mix, Volume 11”
- Tags with Buzz (New tags vs. 2016 list in bold):
- LoFi Hip-Hop
- ChillHop
- Soca
- Phonk
- Synthwave
- Vaporwave
- Future Bass
- Top R&B/Soul Track: SZA featuring Travis Scott, “Love Galore”
- Top Pop Track: Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid, “1-800-273-8255”
- Top Rock Track: Linkin Park featuring Kiiara, “Heavy”
- Top Remix: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber, “Despacito (VMK, That Behavior Remix)”
- Top Electronic Track: Unlike Pluto featuring Mike Taylor, “Everything Black”
- Top Rap/Hip-hop Track: Lil Uzi Vert, “XO Tour Llif3”
- Artists who were on SoundCloud first and owned the internet in 2017:
- Top Cities Driving Creativity (New cities vs. 2016 list in bold):
- New York
- Cairo
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Paris
- Houston
- Berlin
- Jakarta
- Atlanta
- Philadelphia
- Toronto
- London
- Tokyo
- Hanoi
- Seoul
- 2017’s Buzziest Drops:
- May 16th: Travis Scott drops three tracks “Butterfly Effect”, “Green & Purple” and “A Man”
- June 8th: BTS drops “4 o’clock”
- July 15th: Chance the Rapper drops “Big B’s” featuring Young Thug
- Artists to Watch in 2018 (Rising artists showing signs of continued momentum in 2018):
*The above information was compiled based on indicators and actions taken from across the SoundCloud community including streams, likes, reposts, shares and location.
How John Prine Saved Bill Murray
Bill Murray tells the story of how he got his sense of humor back, thanks to “the humor of John Prine.”
How John Prine Saved Bill Murray
Bill Murray tells the story of how he got his sense of humor back, thanks to “the humor of John Prine.”
A simple note pattern can be heard all over music, yet can’t be described
A simple note pattern can be heard all over music, yet can’t be described without notating it or playing it. Here how it fits in to four examples of relatively modern music.
The Roots’ Questlove On Why Sister Rosetta Tharpe Is In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
The original soul sister and “the Godmother of rock and roll”, Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced early rock-and-roll musicians, including Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewi Without her, there’s no them as we know it. Her guitar playing technique had a profound influence on the development of British blues in the 1960s. A European tour with Muddy Waters in 1963 with a stop in Manchester is an important mark in the beginnings of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Keith Richards. This week, Tharpe was chosen for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influencema dlet Questlove take it from here, teaching us all of her unwavering influence.
Jimmy Fallon Is A Dark Charlie Brown in ‘Riverdale’ Parody of ‘Peanuts’
Jimmy Fallon’s “Riverdale” parody “Peanuts,” featuring cameos from KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch and Cole Sprouse.
The legendary Hansa Studio In Berlin Has A Doc Featuring Bono and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe
The legendary Hansa Studio is located in the heart of Berlin, directly on Potsdamer Platz. In a Berlin office building, built in 1912, brilliant recordings have been made since the early sixties from countless artists like David Bowie, Depeche Mode, U2, R.E.M., Peter Maffay, Nina Hagen and Udo Jürgens. Surrounded by singular music history, the spirit of hits from past decades and the typical recording studio charm of the seventies. U.K. network Sky Arts have released a trailer for Hansa Studios: By The Wall 1976-90, which you can view below and features Bono and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.
https://youtu.be/ln1Ms_9IZDo
The legendary Hansa Studio In Berlin Has A Doc Featuring Bono and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe
The legendary Hansa Studio is located in the heart of Berlin, directly on Potsdamer Platz. In a Berlin office building, built in 1912, brilliant recordings have been made since the early sixties from countless artists like David Bowie, Depeche Mode, U2, R.E.M., Peter Maffay, Nina Hagen and Udo Jürgens. Surrounded by singular music history, the spirit of hits from past decades and the typical recording studio charm of the seventies. U.K. network Sky Arts have released a trailer for Hansa Studios: By The Wall 1976-90, which you can view below and features Bono and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.
https://youtu.be/ln1Ms_9IZDo
Photo Gallery: Alexisonfire with Single Mothers at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
Alexisonfire
