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Virgin Launches Music Festival

Watch this video about music festivals and music licensing on HowStuffWorks. Sir Richard Branson, creator of the world-renowned UK-based V Festival, announced today that the U.S. Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile will be held August 4-5, 2007 at Pimlico Race Course® in Baltimore, Maryland, adding a second full day of music in its second year. See how music festivals work in this video from MultiVu.


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World Record for Most Guitars Played at Once

World Record for Most Guitars Played at Once (1:21)

Watch this video about the Guinness World Record for the most guitars played at once on HowStuffWorks. "Smoke on the Water" was the song chosen for more than 1,800 guitarists to play. Learn about this incredible world record in this video from... More »

Ice Festival in Norway

Ice Festival in Norway (2:01)

Watch this Reuters video about the annual Geilo Ice Festival in southern Norway. Artists from all over the world attend the festival where musicians play instruments made of ice. See how to carve an ice xylophone and change the sound it makes.

Fighting Illegal Music Downloads

Fighting Illegal Music Downloads (1:00)

Illegal music downloads are an industry-wide issue that hurts musicians and fans. QTRAX is one of the first free P2P services to be readily embraced by the music industry because it directs revenues back to the original artists. See how QTRAX works.

Virgin Launches Music Festival

Virgin Launches Music Festival (7:26)

Watch this video about music festivals and music licensing on HowStuffWorks. Sir Richard Branson, creator of the world-renowned UK-based V Festival, announced today that the U.S. Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile will be held August 4-5, 2007 at... More »

Videoke in the Phillipines

Videoke in the Phillipines (1:26)

Watch this video about videoke in the Philippines on HowStuffWorks. Videoke machines are springing up across the sprawling slums of Manila as part of a craze that's providing a much-needed respite from everyday hardships in impoverished areas of the... More »

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10 Ways to Lift a Curse: Gloomy Sunday

10 Ways to Lift a Curse: Gloomy Sunday (2:59)

Learn about the origin of Gloomy Sunday, one of the saddest songs ever written on The Science Channel's "Ten Ways to Lift a Curse." Also known as the Hungarian suicide song, it was banned from the airwaves in the late 1930s because it was so... More »

10 Ways to Lift a Curse: Curse of Macbeth

10 Ways to Lift a Curse: Curse of Macbeth (2:41)

Is Shakespeare's classic "Macbeth" cursed? On the Science Channel's "10 Ways to Lift a Curse," witness some of the tragic accidents associated with the stage production and how the supposed curse can be broken.

The Musical Genius: Brainwave Music Test

The Musical Genius: Brainwave Music Test (2:49)

On The Science Channel's "The Musical Genius," Derek Paravicini, a musical savant goes through brainwave tests to see how he reacts when a note is played incorrectly.

The Musical Genius: Life of a Musical Prodigy

The Musical Genius: Life of a Musical Prodigy (3:00)

On The Science Channel's "The Musical Genius," we learn about Derek Paravicini, a musical savant, and how he came to be the musical prodigy he is today.

The Musical Genius: A Musical Savant

The Musical Genius: A Musical Savant (3:00)

On The Science Channel's "The Musical Genius," Derek Paravicini, a musical savant, who is blind, autistic and can barely count to ten, shows us his extraordinary gift for music.

The Musical Genius: Discerning Emotions into Music

The Musical Genius: Discerning Emotions into Music (2:03)

On The Science Channel's "The Musical Genius," Derek Paravicini, a musical savant is tested to see how well he can discern emotions into music.

The Musical Genius: Note Recognition

The Musical Genius: Note Recognition (2:54)

On The Science Channel's "The Musical Genius," Derek Paravicini, a musical savant, demonstrates how he can recognize several notes played at the same time.

The Musical Genius: Music Genius Memory Test

The Musical Genius: Music Genius Memory Test (2:27)

On The Science Channel's "The Musical Genius," we follow DerekParavicini, a musical savant, through a musical memory test.

Intro to Pop Art: A Pop Culture Movement

Intro to Pop Art: A Pop Culture Movement (10:50)

This video provides an overview of the Pop Art movement, which emerged in the mid 1950s in England and realized its potential in New York City during the youth-focused, turbulent '60s. Pop art focuses attention on elements of popular culture.