there's no school like the old school.

Lets take a few seconds to talk about midevil music.

first the bagpipe.
The origins of the bagpipe can be traced back to the most ancient civilizations. The bagpipe probably originated as a rustic instrument in many cultures because a herdsman had the necessary materials at hand: a goat or sheep skin and a reed pipe. The instrument is mentioned in the Bible, and historians believe that it originated in Sumaria. Through Celtic migration it was introduced to Persia and India, and subsequently to Greece and Rome. In fact, a Roman historian of the first century wrote that the Emporer Nero knew how to play the pipe with his mouth and the bag thrust under his arm. During the Middle Ages, however, the bagpipe was heard and appreciated by all levels of society.
click the link below to hear the bagpipe.
http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/mp3/bagpipe.mp3

next up the shofar.
The Shofar is the ritual instrument of the ancient and modern Hebrews, the only Hebrew cultural instrument to have survived until now. Of martial origin, the shofar was a priestly instrument in Biblical times. According to the Mishna, two different forms of shofar were used in the Temple: one made of ibex horn, its bell ornamented with gold, was sounded at New Year and during the Yovel Days; one made of ram's horn with silver ornamentation was sounded on fast days.
click the link below to hear the shofar.
http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/mp3/shofar.mp3

lovely, yes?

now a one I am a fan of the harp.
The harp is one of the most ancient types of stringed instruments. It was important in pre-Christian cultures and still survives today in many forms all over the world. Harps use open strings exclusively, thus the range of each is determined by the number of strings. In the Middle Ages strings were made from twisted animal gut (usually from sheep), although horse hair and even silk were used as well.
click the link below to hear the harp.
http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/mp3/harp2.mp3

the sound of.... really, really, old music.

Above is a photograph scanned from the September 1997 National Geographic magazine. Archaeologists found this bone flute in a cave called Divje Babe, located in Slovenia. It is the oldest known musical instrument, which was fashioned from the leg of a cave bear. It was determined through a technique called electron spin resonance that the flute is more than 40,000 years old.

This particular find proves quite intriguing, since the only known instruments came from the Cro-Magnon man, who were more anatomically modern humans that existed no more than 25,000 to 35,000 years ago.

the glory of the sounds of fallout 3

We (except for those of us who haven't had the time to escape the vault to troll the capital wastes) all remember the blinding light and the destroyed school close to vault 101. Imagine if you will you have spent 19 or so years of life listening to a P.A. system. Not very interesting.

Now turn the radio on your pip boy on... Whats this!? This wonderous sound! Soon after the song ends you hear the voice of 3 dog the only DJ in the capitol wastes. "Hello childeren, this is three dogg! BOW WOW!"

But what about the tunes you are listening to? Who are the artists? What year did they come out?
I love the upbeat sounds of the past when cutting a bloody path throught the feral gouls and super mutants.

http://legalgeekery.com/2008/11/08/fallout-3-song-list/ here is a list of the songs from fallout 3. enjoy!

first post check it out

This is my first post, I've no idea what to do. This is supposed to be a music app blog and I... at some point or another will talk about music.
So mabey I should name some artists and genres I enjoy.
Goth folk voltaire, horrorcore ICP and twiztid, THE METAL Mudvayne, The misfits and Danzig.
If you have any ideas of music i should give a listen, lemme know. Send it in the form of a comment or a link.