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Vive La Carnival

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Carnivals, food, drinks and music! Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras is a two week long fete celebrated in the vibrant city of New Orleans, known as the “Big Easy” owing to its amazing nightlife, fabulous food and spirited music! It is, however celebrated in different European Countries for different periods of time.  Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras evinces the practice of eating richly before lent, a 40 day fast beginning on Ash Wednesday, celebrated by most Christians across the world. The party goers celebrate by wearing colorful costumes and masks and get involved in parades, parties, competitions, etc.  In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the week before Ash Wednesday  is known as Shrovetide, ending on shrove Tuesday. As for the celebratory food, pancakes are a must along with pastries and breads made of sugar, flour and egg.  In Australia, the parade held is known as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and was started to initiate acc...

Wired Gigs - Sound Engineers

Have you ever thought of the one who handles or the one behind the background score of a singer?  A song cannot be famous only because of the singer or its lyrics but a major role is played by the sound engineers the backhand or the enhancers of all these famous singers. An audio engineer is concerned with the recording, manipulation, mixing and reproduction of sound. Many audio engineers creatively use technologies to produce sound for film, radio, television, music, electronic products and computer games. Alternatively, the term audio engineer can refer to a scientist or professional engineer who holds a B.Sc. or M.Sc. who designs, develops and builds new audio technologies working within the field of acoustical engineering. Sound Engineers set up and operate audio and video equipment, including microphones, sound speakers, video screens, projectors, video monitors, and recording equipment. They also connect wires and cables and set up and operate sound and mixing ...

Nasty Battle #10 - One Direction Vs Justin Bieber

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The Scenario - Teenage girls really have been sick since the past few years, because according to them, there is NO ointment for ONE DIRECTION INFECTION and BIEBER FEVER ! The Directioners and Bielebers have been fighting since the double-digit years of the 21 st century! They both consider themselves to be on the winning side, while girls like me have our hearts cut into two equal parts! One Direction Infection -  Now a lot of people say that 1D is famous only for their good looks, just to clarify WE DON’T BUY THEIR ALBUM TO SEE THEIR FACE!!!   They are those heroes who carry microphones and not wear capes, but still charge $13,000 in Australia for a meet and greet. (FYI when girls say they are saving money, its for a one direction concert, not for a car or tuition fees as its cheaper) You see, One Direction is supposed to be the richest boy band in the history, well after earning almost a shed load from the concert tickets, 4 albums (that debut at number ...

Nasty Battle #5 - Eminen Vs Tupac

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Everyone who is into rap has definitely heard these 2 names, but the age old question has always been who is the better out of the two, sure people will say that Pac is dead and it’s not fair comparing him with Slim Shady but let’s just get on with it. Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up: Everyone who is a true fan of Eminem (or as some people prefer to call him, ‘Slim Shady’) knows that his first album was the Slim Shady LP, and that the way that this Angry White Blond Haired rapper made people notice his presence in the world of rap was with his hit single “My Name Is”. Since then this man has come to win 331 awards out of which 13 are Grammies and one is an Oscar for his award winning performance in his film 8Mile. All his albums have gone to platinum and been in the top 5 of the billboard, a truly phenomenal achievement in the field of music.  However as popular as Eminem is for his music he is equally well known for his notoriety. The fact is that Eminem has s...

Nast Battle #1 - EDM vs Punk Rock

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Situation at hand : the dispute between fans of, arguably, two of the most conformist musical genres in the industry right now. Both sides complain about the other being unoriginal and sounding exactly the same. Meanwhile, we sit back and analyse the raging battle. I know what you’re thinking. ”Don’t these people have anything better to do?!” The answer to your question: NO. Idiosyncrasies of EDM : So you think your music is ‘trippy’? Maybe its because most of the worlds population would rather ‘trip’ over a banana peal than listen to another song by Avicii (assuming they still have their ear drums intact, unlike you EDM lovers). For the record, all your music DOES sound the same.  EDM Concert Now that we have that out of the way, lets get started. Bro, I'm sorry to be the one to break this to you but fist pumping is not as cool as you think. If I see one more dude in a neon muscle tank top pumping away to another scrillex song, I am going to take your beloved drop of ...