Valkence
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Stephen - Man That I'll Miss (Lyrics in CC) - Duration: 3:55.
All I ever wanted was
To be the things that I was not
When I tried to touch the stars
My arms were never long enough
I didn't care, 'cause it felt like I was getting there
All the summer nights that I would stare up As I wondered what's out there
But growing up ain't what I thought it would be, nah
I'm getting older, I miss the days When there was so much time left to waste
It isn't over, there's still a chance That this is the man that I'll miss,
and one day I'll say
Come back to me, come back to me Come back to me, come back to me
Come back to me, come back to me
Come back to me, come back to me
If I still have a childhood wish, make me the man that I'll miss
If I wrote a thousand songs I still don't think I'd understand
Even if you sang along Louder than what's in my head
I wanna know why it feels so good to be alone To be so damn small that I can let go
Of the fear that I'm not good Man, growing up ain't what I thought it would be, nah
I'm getting older, I miss the days When there was so much time left to waste
It isn't over, there's still a chance That this is the man that I'll miss, and one day I'll say
Come back to me, come back to me
If I still have a childhood wish, make me the man that I'll miss
The Devil can fly, what's down below Everything I need to know
This is how we find a home This is how we find a home, yeah
Yeah, I don't have to wake up This is where the fun starts
We are, we are We are, we are
We are, we are Dream on, dream on
We are, we are Mm-mm, mm-mm
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Poo Bear On Writing For Justin Bieber & Recording 'Bearthday Music' | For The Record - Duration: 35:03.
Poo Bear: I like to say that, even with my three records, I wasn't completely crazy about
everything on 'Confessions'.
Rob: Alright bruh, this interview is over.
Thank you for talking to Genius.
We're out.
Me and Poo Bear don't agree.
If we don't agree, I cannot sit with you.
Rob: What's up Geniuses, this is 'For the Record' and I'm your host Rob Markman.
This week's guest is legend in the game.
And if you don't know his name, believe me you definitely know his pen.
Having written songs for 112, Usher and Justin Bieber.
He's finally stepping out as solo artist with his new album, 'Bearthday Music', 'Poo Bear
Presents: Bearthday Music.'
And we would like to welcome Poo Bear to 'For the Record'.
What's going on my brother?
Poo Bear: Happy Bearthday.
Rob: Happy Bearthday to you.
Poo Bear: Thanks for having me.
Rob: Nah man, thanks for coming man.
This your first album.
Poo Bear: First official album, yeah.
Rob: But, this ain't your first rodeo, right?
Poo Bear: No.
Rob: You've been around some big releases.
How does it feel to really have your name on something, your stamp?
This is your baby, your creation that you're pushing out into the world.
You nervous a bit?
Poo Bear: I'm a bit nervous.
The labor is done now, so we pushed the babies out today.
About 15 babies came out today, and it's just cool.
It's kind of refreshing and fulfilling to have my name ... Justin literally was the
only person to ever mention me as a song writer, in my whole career.
So to have a project now where my name is on every record, and you know, it's no way
around not knowing that this is something that came from me.
And it's cool, it's just a feeling of finally I kinda feel validated in a sense.
And I'm just excited for the world to hear it man, and see how they react to it.
Rob: You know man, your album's really interesting
because I think it's really indicative of a shift right now in music and where we are
at streaming.
And how people consume records and albums and entire projects.
You have "Hard 2 Face Reality" as the first single, and you have Justin Bieber and Jay
Electronica on the same song.
I never thought, I literally had to look at it twice when I saw the record come out.
Then the next record you got J-Lo on the record, you got Balvin on the record, you got Ty Dolla
$ign.
You got real, just rap, rap, with Rah-Rah, Zara Larsson.
You're going in a lot of different directions, touching on a lot of different genres, and
that was really done purposefully.
Can you explain the thinking behind that?
Poo Bear: Yeah, the whole point in me doing an album
that is genre-less is so that, it's just the way that music is consumed now.
Even, when you look at any streaming platforms.
There's no ... unless you're specifically listening to one project, you're usually listening
to a playlist.
And that playlist is just a plethora of great music, that is to be consumed.
And in my mind I'm thinking you know what, it would be amazing to make a body of work
that, first of all not only could it be on have a song on a country playlist.
To have a record on a reggae song playlist, to have a record on an urban playlist, to
have a pop record on a pop playlist.
That was a goal, to literally make a body of work so that each playlist I can support
it with a song.
And when you take and you consume the music and you hear it, it doesn't feel foreign and
it doesn't feel strange.
Because with people now, streaming is the most popular way to consume music.
Now when you're listening to it and you hear my album and it's jumping around from genres,
it doesn't feel bad.
It doesn't feel weird, because that's what your playlists are doing to you anyway.
They have their own playlist and their not just ... they might be in a certain genre
or certain thing.
But at the same time, they're still very different songs.
It's not like they're cohesive records.
So in my mind I'm like, let's make this work.
Let's make this album, so that I can have a record for Sweden with Zara.
I can have a record with Anitta for Brazil, so I can get Brazil and have those people
understand.
Even see Anitta in a whole other light, because she's singing in English for the first time.
Rob: By the way, I had to do the double take, because
Anitta right now is killing it with Balvin.
She has here own stuff too, but the "Machika" record, she's killing it.
And then all of a sudden I heard her on your record, and I was like "Yo, she's singing
in Eng..."
I didn't even know she sung in English, amazing.
Poo Bear: Yeah and it did really well, it went number
one in Brazil.
And the cool thing about that record being in English, is a lot of those kids, a lot
of the people in Brazil ... they even in the poorer areas, they don't even speak Portuguese
that well.
So, for her to perform the record and hear everybody singing these English songs word
for word, is actually teaching the kids and teaching people English.
It was just, that was another cool thing about the record I did with Anitta.
And then outside of Anitta, then you have Jennifer Lopez, she's a living legend and
I love her.
And I wanted to approach a record with her in a whole other light, so that when people
hear it they can say, "Yo is that J-Lo?".
And not be like, "Oh, that's Jennifer."
I wanted it to be, more of a shock value thing.
And just putting this album, literally having a record for each territory.
I wanted to make a record for everybody, even with Juanes, another living legend, great
human being, great musician.
To make a record with him, and Skrillex did the beat, and it's reggae.
It came out reggae, but it's still healing, it's powerful, it's for the world.
But now it's like, I have a Colombian territory that I can sprinkle this in, as well as in
Jamaica and other territories that support Caribbean music.
I really just wanted to handcraft an album that could just live forever, and be a part
of my Bearthday music legacy.
Definitely as my first, that I'm going to do every year, just like a birthday.
Every year, I'm going to put out an album.
Man it's going to be ... and I don't want you to really know what to expect.
All you can expect is that, I'm it's going to attack every genre of music, and I'm going
to take it and use my spin of how I interpret that genre.
And hope that in doing that, it connects with people and opens and progresses music.
I believe that when you get stuck in one genre and one sound, it's just there.
I feel like, it's just going to sound like everything else that's going on.
Rob: Right.
Poo Bear: And it kind of just washes out, and blends
in and gets lost in the sauce.
And then with these records, I wanted to make the illest, the flyest urban record with Ra,
with Nechie, with rappers that ... new people, with new artists as well as established artists.
Rob: Right.
Poo Bear: And it's just songs that stick out.
So now when you hear them, yeah they're cool.
You could play them on back of another record that might be in the urban world, but it's
still its' own thing, and like its' own record.
It's not about me.
I wanted to keep bringing it back to, it not being about me and more so what I'm presenting
as a curator.
And I do sing, but I'm only singing on maybe four or five songs on this album, because
I don't want to be a singer, I want to be a curator.
I want to put out music, I want to put together and structure different albums, so that I
can just deliver records that I'm a part of to the world, without having, becoming the
... it's scary.
I have a lot of friends that are super celebrities, and they go through periods, I see that they're
not genuinely happy.
And it's just because, as an artist when you give so much of yourself, you don't have anything
else to keep to yourself.
So for me, you know what, I don't want to lose that.
I still want to be able to have some sanity.
I want to be happy, so let's just put out music that's great, and see how it connects
with the world and just keep doing it.
Rob: That's definitely commendable, your whole
approach to it.
I was wondering though, because it's all about expressing yourself.
I'm sure music is a form of ... you know I speak to a lot of artists, speak about music
as a form of therapy.
Poo Bear: Yes, very.
Rob: And, to get something off of your chest.
I was wondering if the process changed for you.
When you're writing for yourself, when you're doing something for your own project.
And getting your own thoughts and ideas out, versus when you're were writing for somebody
else and creating with somebody else.
Does the process change for you at all?
Poo Bear: The process changed, because if I'm working
with someone else, for someone else, for them it becomes more of a tailoring thing.
Where, just because a tailor makes a suit, it might not look great on the next person,
because everybody's has a different body build.
So for me, when I'm working with somebody else, I'm tailoring a record, or let's use
a suit as a metaphor.
I'm tailoring a suit for this artist with the artist, and it is going to 1000% be different
from a suit that I'm tailoring, if I'm just making a suit for fun.
Even if I'm not making a suit to go into production, to go to a store, I'm making this suit.
And I might make it with, I might make the suit with short sleeves, you know what I'm
saying?
Or I might make it with some pants like Culottes, like back in the day.
As opposed to when I'm working with an artist, it's tailoring a suit that fits best for this
artist.
So, it's definitely the process of it, it's definitely still me being open to understand,
what do you want to wear?
What fits you best, you know what fits your body the best, what do you want?
You want pimp stripe, you want a tuxedo, you want a suit, you want a linen suit?
And then there, I'm able to still use my formula and my system of creating simple and effectiveness,
having melodies that are simple enough for a child to sing along, infectious enough that
you can't get out of your head, but lyrically still profound and mentally simulating enough
to move a scholar to be like, "Wow, I would have never thought of, "Early Morning in the
dawn, you wanna ride" and think of Dawn as a drop top Rolls Royce, or is it the dawn
in the morning?"
Those are stimulants that still have to be there.
So in tailor making that suit for that artist, I'm still using my formula, but it's still
a tailoring.
It's still something completely different from what I would just do if I was making
a suit by myself.
Rob: Copy, I got you.
It's interesting, off camera you were talking about it.
I'm wondering how you really found your voice in music?
How you found this love and this passion.
Because even just to hear you talk, you speak very passionately about the music that you
create.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: You didn't grow up around a ton of music.
When we talk about variety, you were telling a story which baffles my
mind.
When I was a kid I used to have to sneak to listen to NWA.
Poo Bear: Or Too Short.
Rob: And Onyx.
Poo Bear: Right.
Rob: And Too Short.
Poo Bear: 2 Live Crew.
Rob: 2 Live Crew, Geto Boys.
Poo Bear: Geto boys, 1000% yeah.
Rob: You had to sneak to listen to Stevie Wonder.
Poo Bear: Yeah, 'I just called to say, I love you.'
On top of it, it's wasn't even like Stevie Wonder has any edgy songs to begin with.
But yeah, just growing up my father's a preacher, my mom's religious.
When they were together, it was strict and I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music.
And Stevie Wonder fell under the category of secular music.
So, I would wait to about ... they would make me listen to Trumpeter music, with people
playing trumpets, or people playing guitars, instrumental stuff, not even with words.
More so like, praise and worship music for God, which was great because, I still know
I learned a lot from listening to trumpet music.
Because trumpets play the main line, the main melody.
So when I look up and think, I'm a great top-liner, a lot of that stems from me even playing the
trumpet.
But besides that, I was sneaking, listening to Stevie Wonder at 2 in the morning with
my headphones on.
Rob: Wow.
Poo Bear: Really, really low, listening to, 'I just
called to say, I love you' and 'Send her my love' "with a dozen roses".
It was a cassette tape.
Remember how they used to have two singles, A side and the B side.
The A side was, 'Called to say I love you', and the B side was 'Send her my love'.
Never got caught, thank God.
Not thank God, but my parents got a divorce, and we ended up being homeless for a while.
When we gathered ourselves in Atlanta, my mom wasn't on that same program.
And she let me listen to whatever I wanted to listen to, because she just felt bad after
the divorce.
Rob: So, when the restrictions are of off you,
what's the first record you run to?
Poo Bear: Man I want to say, in 1990?
It had to be Ice Cube, 'Predator'.
It wasn't even something that I went looking for, but it was something that I was influenced
by my older cousin.
He had Ice Cube, he had NWA, he had Too Short.
Those were records that I was appalled, growing up the little kid in church every day.
But that was the stuff that I gravitated to at first, then it went to more like some weirdo,
4 Non Blondes and Oasis, weird indie rock.
Weird, something that you would never thought that I would listen to.
Rob: Real quick, was 112 your first?
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: Okay, so riddle me this?
Poo Bear: Okay.
Rob: How does a kid growing up on religious music,
can't listen to any secular music, come out and his first writing credit is 112, 'Peaches
& Cream'?
Poo Bear: This is one of those things that, I could
save this for the end, when we're at the end, because that fact.
Rob: Okay, okay.
Poo Bear: Because what you just said is not really true,
but a lot of people think....
Rob: Okay.
Poo Bear: ....that 'Peaches and Cream' was my first
hit record, and it wasn't.
But I can say....
Rob: Okay, we'll go back.
Okay, we're going to come back to that.
Poo Bear: That's the perfect one to set up the last
thing.
Rob: 112, let's go on to Usher, let's go on to
'Confessions'.
Poo Bear: Okay.
Rob: First of all, you see how this guy is a storyteller,
right?
He's cognizant of the art of this interview.
Poo Bear: Yes.
Rob: So, were going to come back to 112 real quick.
Poo Bear: Yes.
Rob: It's going to be great, when we get there.
I believe, shout out to Regina, who's actually producing there in the back room.
What's up Regina?
Poo Bear: Happy Bearthday, Regina!
Rob: Happy Bearthday.
You gotta break the wall.
Look, I told you I'm going to do it, we're going to have fun.
Regina is a big Usher fan.
Poo Bear: Amazing.
Rob: We bond over that.
We ride around in the car, we listen to Usher.
Poo Bear: Nice.
Rob: When we're out working together, whatever.
'Confessions'....
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: ....to me has to be, honestly the greatest
R&B album of our generation.
Poo Bear: Yeah, I feel like that.
Rob: And you got three joints on Usher 'Confessions'
man, 'Caught up', 'Superstar', 'Follow me'.
How does this happen man?
Poo Bear: It just happened from being in Philadelphia
with two amazing producers, Dre and Vidal.
Also, the other writer, Ryan Toby from City High.
Rob: I remember City High.
Shout out Claudette Ortiz.
Poo Bear: Shout out Ryan, Dre and Vidal.
And we were in Philly, we were working and we were creating records.
And we created a record, we created an idea, and that idea went to L.A. Reid.
And at that time, Usher was just about to start on his next album, which ended up being
'Confessions'.
It wasn't a title at that time.
He was madly in love with Chili from TLC, so you can hear ... the idea of 'Superstar
was the first idea that actually, Ryan Toby created that concept.
I just came in and added some stuff and worked on the record, and finished the record with
Ryan.
That was the first idea that went to LA Reid, and LA Reid was like, "Usher needs to record
this immediately."
So, he was supposed to go in with another producer, I think maybe Jermaine Dupri first,
to set the tone of the album.
And ended up going with us first, to set the tone, and the first thing that we cut was
'Superstar', then we came up with caught up.
When these records mind you, they were literally another true instance of being true to that
moment.
Like 'Superstar' was talking to Chili.
"I'll be your groupie baby, cause you are my superstar."
TLC was the biggest girl group of all time.
Then you have 'Caught up', where he literally was caught up with Chili.
Then you have 'Come follow me', "you're not like them other girls".
So those records were specifically tailor made for Usher's time, at that moment where
he was emotionally, mentally, spiritually and physically.
And the scary part about that was, when they broke up.
They broke up, I was like, "Oh man."
We had spent so much time.
Rob: You thought you were going to lose the records.
Poo Bear: 1000%, because now who is he singing to now?
And thank God, somehow ... literally that recording process was like two year recording
process.
So we did five records, and out of five, we placed three.
But I for sure thought we weren't going to have anything on the album, because he was
so removed from a relationship.
And then, it just turned into great songs that he just wanted to keep.
And I was so grateful and thankful, that all that effort and energy didn't go into the
music abyss, is what I call her.
Rob: That album was so great, because it told the
story.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: I think part of the music on 'Confessions'
is amazing, but as fans we were watching the soap opera.
Poo Bear: Right.
Rob: That was Usher's life, so it was the relationship
with Chili.
And we were invested, because that's before we were #relationshipgoals, that's what they
meant.
Poo Bear: Right.
Rob: But that's what it was.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: You wanted that type of relationship.
Poo Bear: It was, it was something to aspire to.
Rob: And when it fell apart, we were like, "Oh
well, what did he do?"
Poo Bear: Right, automatically.
Rob: Because she was in the video.
Poo Bear: Right.
Rob: It's cool to think ... and you answered my
question without me asking it, but I was wondering as a songwriter, how much do you pay attention
to the media?
How much do you pay attention to what's going on and where an artist is?
And how much does that affect the songwriting?
But in this case of Usher 'Confessions', it totally....
Poo Bear: Yeah, it was real, like real time.
And then, when they broke up, I was definitely just worried that we were going to make the
album.
But we did, and it went on to sell 20 million albums.
'Confessions' was a huge milestone in R&B history, and in musical history.
Even outside of R&B, I think it affected so many people outside of the normal, typical
R&B culture.
It was great to be a part of it, it was a blessing to be a part of it.
Rob: There's a fun debate that we always have on
Twitter, and with friends.
If you could take yourself out of it and not be biased, what's the better Usher album?
Is it 'Confessions' or '8701'?
Poo Bear: Man, my honest feeling is, I love good music.
I think that 8701 maybe had ... it just had a lot of good music.
'Confessions' had yielded more hits.
But 8701 still was an amazing body of work.
It just didn't yield as many hits, so it appeared to be not as effective as 'Confessions' But
I like to say that, even with my three records, I wasn't completely crazy about everything
on 'Confessions'.
Rob: Alright bruh, this interview is over.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: Thank you for talking to Genius.
We're out.
Me and Poo Bear don't agree.
If we don't agree, I cannot sit with you.
Poo Bear: I know, that's me being honest.
Rob: I feel you.
Poo Bear: Like everything.
You know how you could just be like, me being honest.
Rob: Yeah.
Poo Bear: But that's coming from a writer, a creative
place, not from a consumer.
I haven't been a consumer in so long.
Rob: Right.
Poo Bear: I remember hearing music and getting those
butterflies and feeling that feeling, that I think people might still have weird enough,
when they hear good music.
Rob: Listen, a guy that is known for giving a lot
of people, especially young women butterflies, is your friend Justin Bieber.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: Now, there was a time you had credits all
over the place, now you're just the hottest in the industry, your pen is on fire.
Poo Bear: Oh, thanks man.
Thank you.
Rob: And you decided at one point, you met Biebs.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: That you were just going to work with Justin,
for a while?
Poo Bear: Yeah, 2013 I met Justin at a birthday party.
It had nothing to do with music, and he ended up hearing a few songs that I did for myself.
Because I always play around and do music, like I'm pretending to do an album, and I'm
not.
Rob: Except the album is out right now.
Poo Bear: Yeah, that.
But those songs were me singing.
This album is a curation of music.
But 2013, he hears a couple songs.
"Yo, can flip this Craig David idea?
Take the cords and see if you could just write something new to it?"
And that's where the song 'Recovery' from 'Journals' came from.
That was the first opportunity that Justin gave me to show and prove to him, that I had
a little bit of talent.
And I flipped it in 45 minutes, with audibles, they flipped the music.
I flipped it, I wrote it 30, 45 minutes, 'Recovery'.
Sent it to him, and he was in Boston.
He was like, "Can you fly out?".
I was like, "yeah."
And then, he flew me to Boston, kidnapped me and from there I literally was with Justin
about 13 months on tour, and he never let me go home.
It was amazing kidnapping, it was the most amazing kidnapping of all time, seeing the
world.
Everywhere we went, we were creating music and writing, which ended up being 'Journals'
and even partially 'Purpose'.
It wasn't like I decided, I'm only working with Bieber.
For me, I'm an energy person, and this kid is working with me, and really believed in
me so much and was so loyal.
And so much time went by, and we're traveling.
I don't know if he kidnapped me, so that I couldn't work with other people, but ultimately
it was like why would I go and even try?
When, here's this person that believes me more than any other artist has ever believed
in me.
And I hadn't written a hit with him of for him at that time.
So, I'm looking back at all the other hits I've written, all the people I worked with.
People call me, to reach out to me, but for the most part, everybody's always on to whoever
is the hottest at that moment.
Rob: Absolutely.
Poo Bear: And Justin, at that moment I was not the hottest.
And he took a leap of faith and was like, "I believe in you and I love your music, and
I want to work with you.
And I don't care what anybody thinks."
I don't care if the dream, or whoever was hot at that moment, is hot.
I don't care.
There was a few writers that were on top, and he was just like, "Nah, Poo Bear.
I'm pro Poo Bear."
And for me, I'm like, "You know what?
He's so loyal."
It made it easy for me, and the fact that he kidnapped me, so it wasn't like I could....
Rob: You didn't really have a choice.
Poo Bear: ....leave Bali or Indonesia or Bangkok.
These places that we were in, and go back into my regular life.
So, it worked out for the best, and just ended up being for me, the most loyal person ever
to believe in me.
And then mention me and shed light on the fact that, we were working on this stuff together.
So many artists like to get music and get songs, and then when they do interviews, they're
like, "Yeah I thought of this record when I was caught up.
I was actually caught up, and I had to write about, because that's what I was going through."
You know what I'm saying?
But it's like, no not really.
Rob: Right.
Poo Bear: But for Justin literally give me my credit,
not just on the back of albums, but verbally said Poo Bear do this with me.
Poo Bear, we did 'Journals' together, we did 'Purpose' together, Poo Bear.
And it was uncomfortable, because I was so used to being in the background, that I was
like, "Yo, you don't have to do that ." I accepted the fact that I'm going to be in
the background, I'm going to make publishing, I'm going to take care of my family.
I don't care, people don't have to know.
I want people to think that, the world needs to think that these songs are coming from
these artists.
Rob: Well, it goes back to the Usher thing.
'Superstar' works, if he sings that and we see him in a relationship with Chili.
Poo Bear: It's like you really wrote this.
Rob: You believe it.
Poo Bear: Yes, you believe it.
And what that does is, it translates into record sales.
Rob: Right.
Poo Bear: And that's the goal.
Rob: But also connect ability.
A record that I love man ... and I'm a little older, so I can't sit here and say I was a
big Justin Bieber fan, it didn't relate to me.
But as he started to grow up, and the records started to become more mature, I remember
'Where Are U Now' came out.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: And it was a time when I was working at MTV
all the time and I was on the road a lot, I was missing my wife.
It felt super lonely and that record just connected, even before it flew up the charts.
Poo Bear: It still connected?
Rob: It connected with me.
Poo Bear: Wow.
Rob: And my wife was like, "Why are you obsessed
with this Bieber record?"
Poo Bear: That's crazy.
Rob: "You a whole grown man, what are you doing?"
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: When you're writing ... you know it's been
speculated, but at the same time, if you watch the media, Justin and Selena, there was a
break up.
You see what you see on TMZ, so you wonder if the record is about that.
So my question is to you, from the outside looking in.
When you were working with Usher, you were on the outside looking in, and you wrote what
you thought Usher may say and presented it, and they accepted it, it'll work.
For a situation with Bieber, 'Where Are U Now' and other Bieber songs, you guys talk
about what's going on his real life, and really play that up in the music?
Or do you run from it?
How do you approach what we see on TMZ, versus what you guys are doing in the studio?
Poo Bear: Well that record in particular, 'Where Are
U Now' was done, and it was created on a whim of me just going into the studio and just
coming up with some ideas.
And having a nice idea to play for Justin, and we finished it together, but he loved
it.
But it wasn't one of those situations where ... that was one of those records where, I
just wanted to get an idea out.
But it wasn't like, this is what Justin's going through right now.
It was just a cool.
To be honest with you, I was at home watching TV one day, and this thing came up on maybe
E! or VH1, it was 'Where are they now'.
And I remember taking my phone ... I still have all my notes from where them songs come
from, in my phone.
And the date and time that they were created and born.
And I remember taking my phone and just saying, "Where are they now?".
I'm like, "Where are you now?"
So the idea that came from the show on VH1, 'Where are they now?'.
It was something like that, and I was like, "That would be a cool idea."
And it just turns into, 'Where Are U Now' that we heard.
But it wasn't like the Usher stuff, where it was like, oh this is what you're going
through right now.
It was just one of those instances where, the song just was such a ... the lyric was
so real in what it was saying, that it just connected, and it felt like it was something.
That everybody assumed that Justin was talking to Selena on that record, because they weren't
together at the time.
And to be honest with you, it wasn't written anybody in the specific.
It wasn't written about one person, even in my life, there was nobody that I was looking
for.
Even in my documentary, they try to make it seem like, was this song coming from you,
looking for your father when you father disappeared?
I'm like, "That's cool, but no."
Rob: It's not that deep.
Poo Bear: That sounds great, but nah.
I wish I could tell you that, yeah my dad.
Yeah, "where are you now dad, that I need you", but no.
So that record was literally just a record that was created, and Justin finished it.
Honestly, that's one of my records, that means the most to me.
I have huge records, bigger records than that, but it meant so much, because the world, everybody
had counted out my little brother.
Everybody was like, "Yo, he's done, his career is over."
And I'm just like, "Really?"
And it bothered me, so when that record took off everywhere, how big as was.
To go all the way, to win 'Best dance song', it was so meaningful, because that was his
comeback song.
Rob: Right.
Poo Bear: And to be a part of it, to look back in history
and yo, after everybody dismissed Justin and turned their backs on him.
And was like, "Yo, he's done."
Here comes this record, 'Where are you now', that Skrillex blessed.
It literally was his comeback song.
So for me that record, it's cool that you brought it up, because it has the most meaning
to me and my career.
Rob: It an amazing record.
Poo Bear: Thank you.
Rob: It's truly an amazing record, a beautiful
record.
Alright, so we're going to wind down.
I want to play a quick game with you.
Poo Bear: Okay.
Rob: And the we'll close out.
This is called 'Record Break'.
So, I'm just going to ask you rapid fire questions, about records.
All opinion based, so it's not trivia.
Poo Bear: Alright.
Rob: So, just the first very first thing that comes
to your mind.
Poo Bear: Okay.
Rob: So, what's your favorite record that you've
ever written?
I didn't say it was easy questions.
Poo Bear: Yeah, 'Where Are U Now'
Rob: 'Where Are U Now'?
Poo Bear: Yup.
Rob: What was the one record that you didn't write,
but wish you did?
Poo Bear: 'The A Team', by Ed Sheeran.
Rob: Okay.
Poo Bear: Amazing song.
Rob: Alright man.
'Bearthday Music,' there's a lot of collaborators on it.
Who's the best collaborator to make records with?
Poo Bear: Jesus, I'm just going to have to say Justin
Bieber, sorry.
Rob: Can't get mad at that.
Poo Bear: No.
Rob: Who do you want to make a record with one
day?
Poo Bear: Celine Dion.
Rob: I could hear that.
Poo Bear: Rapid fire.
Rob: Yeah, let's go.
And right now, the best record out right now, except yours.
Can't be any of yours, but your favorite record right now.
The best record at the moment.
Poo Bear: That's so tough, because I don't really listen
to music.
I don't listen to the radio.
I'm just going to have to go with ... I really love this J. Balvin and Nicky Jam's
record.
Rob: "X."
Poo Bear: I like the "X" record, yeah I do man.
I really love it.
That's where I'm at right now.
Rob: That's a great record.
We had Nicky Jam up on our 'Verified' series, breaking down the record.
Nicky Jam has such an amazing story, such an amazing talent.
Poo Bear: And, he's a great human being.
Rob: Yeah.
Poo Bear: Great spirit.
Rob: Great dude.
Alright, lastly.
This is called, 'For the Record'.
Alright, so this is your chance to tell the world, to set the record straight on anything
you want.
You just got to finish this sentence to me.
For the record....
Poo Bear: Peaches and Cream' was not my first hit record,
'We Can do it Anywhere' was, by 112.
And I was 15, in High School, in the 10th grade, when that record was done.
Rob: With Lil' Zane.
Poo Bear: Lil' Zane, AKA Tupac.
Rob: You know what though?
First of all, I had to....
Poo Bear: So, you know.
Rob: Well go back anyway.
Poo Bear: Okay.
Rob: Go back to the original question, you grew
up on religious music.
Poo Bear: Right, and that's even worst than 'Peaches
and Cream'.
That's why I was saying that, because 'We Can Do It Anywhere'.
'Peaches and Cream' was at least in a double entendre.
Rob: It was coded.
Poo Bear: Yeah, it was coded, but 'We Can do it Anywhere',
I was still ... preacher's kids man.
I think the more you take a kid away from stuff and try to hide it from them, the more
they're going to look for it.
I think that's like one of those things, even with me as a father, keeping in mind when
I'm raising my son.
Yeah, I don't want him to have candy, I don't want him to have these things, but if I just
completely hide it.
My wife makes it really clear, we can't do that, because look at all the stuff that you
were kept from that you go and find it on your own, because you're so curious.
So, I think being in such a strict household, growing up in Atlanta, in College Park.
In Atlanta, we had Freaknik, nobody had Freaknik.
People to this day are still like, "Yo, what's Freaknik?"
I thought it was something that happened nationally.
Freaknik is when everybody gets in their car and drives to Atlanta, and basically just
has sex everywhere, dances naked in the highway.
They used to let us out of Middle School, to go celebrate Freaknik.
And Freaknik was literally just, go and be as perverted as you possibly could be.
So growing up in that in Atlanta, after coming from our church every day, it was easy to
do a record called, 'We Can do it Anywhere', with Daron Jones and 112.
I'm so grateful and humble that they allowed me to work on that record with them, and that
they were the introduction to my song writing career.
I gotta shout out 112, thank you guys for that.
And my cousin Courtney, for putting me with 112, and discovering 112 at that talent show.
Rob: That's dope.
I got a 'For the Record' though.
Poo Bear: Okay.
Rob: That Lil' Zane verse wasn't that bad man.
Poo Bear: That Lil' Zane verse was amazing, but it was
Tupac.
Rob: "When 112 sing to you, what kind of feeling
do it bring to you."
I could give you that whole verse.
Poo Bear: But those were literally, like it go through
Tupac.
Rob: Absolutely.
Poo Bear: He literally was like, "I pull hard, but you
say I'm being mean to you."
It was literally like, "Got me feeling like a criminal in lockdown."
It was literally like bars from Pac, but they were broken up bars.
It wasn't like he just went and took a whole verse.
Rob: Yeah
Poo Bear: He took like a bar, a bar and it came together.
It was like, that shit's fly.
And we love Tupac, at that time we were in Tupac mode.
Rob: Absolutely.
Poo Bear: And he had just got killed.
Poo Bear: Rest in peace.
Rob: Absolutely man.
Well, yo thank you for joining us man.
Poo Bear: Yeah.
Rob: That's our time Poo Bear.
I had so much fun talking with you man.
Poo Bear: Thank you for having me.
Happy Bearthday.
Rob: Happy Bearthday brother.
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Erasure (not the band) Music Challenge - my take on Disquiet Junto - Duration: 5:38.
Hello Synthernet!
The music made in this one is too experimental (and by experimental I mean non-listenable)
to be reasonably enjoyed.
Still - it's not undone work.
Is it the ol' …. It's not the product it's the process paradigm?
Hmmm.
Not quite.
Marc Weidenbaum runs a weekly online compositional "challenge" (?) called the Disquiet Junto.
Task announced on Thursdays.
Deadline on Mondays.
Topics have been: Amplify/Magnify - Explore two ways in which
sound is scaled Sonic climate - Express your local weather
in sound Double, Quadruple, Sextuple - Compose a piece
of music that increases speed in stages as it proceeds
Last week the theme was: Make a piece of music by erasing aspects of
a pre-existing track.
Make a piece of music by erasing aspects of a pre-existing track.
You'll be taking an earlier audio track of your own and reworking it.
The theme of this project is "erasure."
You will be removing material from the track you selected.
Consider what "erasure" can mean in terms of sound: removal, texture, fragments, artifacts,
etc.
The new track should remain the same length as the source track.
That is, the canvas is to be the same, and only the contents are to be altered.
Final compositions from the participant are shared in a common thread on lines forum.
This is how I approached it!
My starting point was a short track I did for my Sixty Second Song Series a little while
back.
Check it out on Soundcloud or here on YouTube - links are in the description.
…oh and even though the final track is not something I put on while dimming the lights,
lighting candles serving shrimp and white wine for me and my partner….
I could come back to it.
Sure!
I decided to erase elements by: Phase inversion
Filtering Bit and sample rate reduction -
Duplicating the original track and inverting its phase - all sound is cancelled.
By playing with stereo width of the inverted signal, I can subtract different amounts of
the original track.
By simply setting to mono - I take out only the centre portion of the original mix.
I'll automate the erasure-by-phase-inversion, by help of the LFO module connected to Utility
gain.
When the gain matches the original - all signal is removed.
Less gain - less removal.
I record the erasure-by-phase-inversion by live playing the automation.
I've heard a lot of good about the FabFilter Volcano, so I downloaded a demo to handle
the filter chores of this experiment.
In line with the Disquiet theme, I wanted to remove large parts of the original frequency
spectrum.
I started by dialing in a band-pass filter, with a sharp fall-off curve.
This is set only to let through mid-high frequencies and is modulated to tempo by Volcano's own
internal LFO.
I wanted also some bottom, so I added a lo-pass filter letting through only bass frequencies.
Also this slightly modulated to tempo, but much slower.
The third way of "erasing" parts of the original recording is through Bit and Sample
Rate reduction - effectively reducing volume dynamics and sample resolution.
For the final mix I've combined the three of these erasure processes to remove stuff
from the original recording.
I've both played and drawn in the automation.
The results are musical (well, not "musical"), emotional (not shrimp and white wine -emotional)
build ups as well as rhythmical changes to the timbre.
…and yes - the result is experimental to say the least.
But that's the point in taking part in a creative challenge like the Disquiet Junto.
A way to push myself in directions I wouldn't go by myself.
And to allow the process to be one of learning and the result to be something I wouldn't
normally venture into.
And a way to be part of a community - being inspired by other musicians solving the task
in a hundred other ways than I would.
So - no shrimp and white wine.
But I could definitely apply chosen techniques to part of a track.
I would not have explored these techniques to such an extent without the Disquiet Junto.
So there!
If you (probably not) would like to listen to the full final track.
Head on over to the lines forum and find my version among the other brilliant submissions.
Off to SuperBooth - hope to see you there.
Hej då, Kompis!
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Plarium Fact #12 - The music in our games is awesome. - Duration: 0:41.
Did you know that the soundtracks for many Plarium games
were composed by the famous musician Jesper Kyd?
We first worked with Jesper in 2012 on Soldiers Inc.,
but he later put together the scores for four more of our games, creating the album Five Worlds of Plarium
Jesper's other projects include huge successes such as Borderlands,
Hitman, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Assassin's Creed
You can find Jesper's great work on the Plarium YouTube channel! Go. Yes, you. Go listen now
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HOT NEWS !!! Xiaomi Mi Music, Mi Video Apps Launched in India - Duration: 2:29.
xiaomi has launched mi video and mi music in India a free video and music
streaming app respectively that leveraged its content partnerships the
company says the new music app is available from today while the revamped
mi video app will be available from next week both apps are not exactly new but
rather refreshed versions of the existing local media players me video
brings together a bunch of streaming services under one umbrella including
Sony Live polymer play boot alt Balaji z5 view and tvf among others xiaomi claims
a library worth over 500,000 hours 80% of which is free me music on the other
hand has a tie-up with Hanauma music which gives it 10 million premium songs
across 13 languages if you want to download songs for offline listening
you'll need to pay Rs 899 a year for Hungama pro as for mi video it'll have a
one tab cast function so you can quickly switch from watching on your phone to a
smart TV with support for DLNA and miracast
the app also supports more local formats than before including avi mp4 mov MKV
MKA MPEG and m2ts in addition to support for multilingual subtitles multiple
audio tracks and private folders over time
xiaomi said it'll add personalized recommendations to both apps in addition
to picture-in-picture languages and genre filter for mi video music videos
and themes for mi music in keeping with its image GME said it'll listen to fans
to decide on other new features
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10. Tourist Destinations In Germany - Duration: 14:42.
10 Tourist Destinations In Germany
Germany
Prepare for a roller coaster of feasts, treats and temptations as you take in Germany's
soul-stirring scenery, spirit-lifting culture, big-city beauties, romantic palaces and
half-timbered towns.
Bewitching Scenery There's something undeniably artistic in the
way Germany's scenery unfolds the corrugated, dune-fringed coasts of the north; the moody
forests, romantic river valleys and vast vineyards
of the centre, and the off-the-charts splendour of the Alps, carved into rugged glory by glaciers
and the elements.
All are integral parts of a magical natural matrix that's bound to give your
camera batteries a workout.
Get off the highway and into the great outdoors to soak up the epic
landscapes that makes each delicious, slow, winding mile so precious.
Berlin
Berlin is an edgy city, from its fashion to its architecture to its charged political
history.
The Berlin Wall is a sobering reminder of the hyper-charged postwar atmosphere, and
yet the
graffiti art that now covers its remnants has become symbolic of social progress.
Berlin is a big multicultural metropolis but deep down it
maintains the unpretentious charm of an international
village.
Locals follow the credo 'live and let live' and put greater emphasis on personal freedom
and a creative lifestyle than on material wealth and status symbols.
Cafes are jammed at all hours,
drinking is a religious rite and clubs keep going until the wee hours or beyond.
Size-wise, Berlin is pretty big but its key areas are
wonderfully compact and easily navigated on foot,
by bike or by using public transport.
Munich
The natural habitat of well-heeled power dressers and Lederhosen-clad thigh-slappers,
Mediterranean-style street cafes and Mitteleuropa beer halls, highbrow art and high-tech industry,
Germany's unofficial southern capital is a flourishing success story that revels in its
own contradictions.
If you're looking for Alpine clich's, they're all here, but the Bavarian metropolis
has many an unexpected card down its Dirndl.But whatever else this city is, it's popular.
Statistics show Munich is enticing more visitors than ever, especially in summer and during
Oktoberfest, when the entire planet seems to arrive to toast the town.Munich's walkable
centre retains a small-town air but holds some world-class
sights, especially art galleries and museums.
Throw in royal Bavarian heritage, an entire suburb of Olympic legacy and a kitbag of dark
tourism, and it's clear why southern Germany's metropolis
is such a favourite among those who seek out the past but like to hit the town once they're
done.
Hamburg
Hamburg's historic label, The gateway to the world, might be a bold claim, but Germany's
second-largest city and biggest port has never been shy.Hamburg
has engaged in business with the world ever since it joined
the Hanseatic League back in the Middle Ages.
Its role as a centre of international trade in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries brought it great wealth (and Unesco World Heritage recognition in
2015), a legacy that continues
today: it's one of Germany's wealthiest cities.
Hamburg's maritime spirit infuses the entire city; from architecture
to menus to the cry of gulls, you always know you're near the water.
The city has given rise to vibrant neighbourhoods awash with multicultural eateries, as well
as the gloriously seedy Reeperbahn red-light district.
Hamburg nurtured the early promise of the Beatles, and today its distinctive
live- and electronic-music scene thrives in unique harbourside venues.The city's attractions
are only matched by its inherent tempting spirit.
Come, Hamburg says, have a ball.
Cologne
Cologne (Köln) offers seemingly endless attractions, led by its famous cathedral whose filigree
twin spires dominate the skyline.
It's regularly voted the country's single most popular tourist attraction.
The city's museum landscape is especially strong when it comes to art; but also has
something in store for fans of chocolate, sports and even Roman history.
Its people are well known for their liberalism and joie de vivre;
and it's easy to have a good time right along with them year-round in the beer halls of
the Altstadt (old town) or during the springtime Carnival.
Cologne is like a 3D textbook on history and architecture.
Drifting about town you'll stumble upon an ancient
Roman wall, medieval churches galore, nondescript postwar buildings,
avant-garde structures and even a new postmodern quarter right on the Rhine.
Germany's fourth-largest city was founded by the Romans in 38 BC and given the
lofty name Colonia Claudia Ara Aggripinensium.
It grew into a major trading centre, a tradition it solidified in the Middle Ages and continues
to uphold today.
Dresden
Explore the treasures and grand buildings of this baroque beauty, which is bisected
by the majestic Elbe River.
Dresden's cultural heyday came under the 18th-century reign of Augustus the Strong (August der Starke)
and his
son Augustus III, who produced many of Dresden's iconic buildings, including the Zwinger and
the Frauenkirche.
On the banks of the lovely Elbe River, the German city of Dresden is lush and green,
filled with forests and gardens and parks.
The city is rich with cultural and artistic history; the great operatic composer Wilhelm
Wagner debuted
a number of works here in the 1800s and, today, an independent light opera company keeps the
classical art form modern and fresh.
Culture vultures will love the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister and Grünes Gewölbe museums,
and architecture buffs will salivate over the mélange of styles reflected in the cityscape.Take
some time to get to know this fascinating, contradictory city.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt is ripe with culture, restaurants, history, and it's the center of banking and
business in Europe.
It's a modern city with some great dining.
Eat dinner at one of their famous cider houses, experience the flavor
of Frankfurt's local dishes, relax at a beer garden, spend the afternoon at one of the
free parks, or soak up the city's history in a museum.
There's plenty to see and do in this 2,000-year-old German city.
The gothic Saint Bartholomeus Cathedral is a perseverant structure, having been destroyed
and rebuilt twice since its 14th century construction.
Catch a screening at the German Film Museum, stroll the exhibit halls of one of Frankfurt's
many galleries, or climb to the top of the Main Tower for sweeping 360-degree views of
the city.
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf impresses with boundary-pushing architecture, zinging nightlife and an art
scene to rival many higher profile cities.
It's a posh and modern city that seems all buttoned-up business at first glance: banking,
advertising, fashion and telecommunications are among the
fields that have made North Rhine-Westphalia's capital one of Germany's wealthiest cities.
Yet all it takes is a few hours of bar-hopping around the Altstadt, the historical quarter
along the Rhine, to realise that locals have no problem letting
their hair down once they shed those Armani jackets.
The Altstadt may claim to be the 'longest bar in the world' but some attention has strayed
to Medienhafen, a redeveloped harbour area and a festival
of international avant-garde architecture.
Older neighbourhoods are also evolving.
Case in point: Flingern, which has gone from drab to fab in recent years
and has a multifaceted arty boho scene.
Nuremberg
(Nürnberg), Bavaria's second-largest city and the unofficial capital of Franconia, is
an energetic place where the nightlife is intense and the beer is as
dark as coffee.
As one of Bavaria's biggest draws it is alive with visitors year-round, but especially during
the spectacular Christmas market.
For centuries, Nuremberg was the undeclared capital of the Holy Roman Empire and the preferred
residence of most German kings, who kept their crown
jewels here.
Rich and stuffed with architectural wonders, it was also a magnet for famous artists, though
the most famous of all, Albrecht Dürer, was actually born here.
Nuremberg shines throughout Germany like a sun among the moon and stars, gushed Martin
Luther.
By the 19th century, the city had become a powerhouse in Germany's
industrial revolution.
Stuttgart
Magnificent panorama and splendid architecture, cultural diversity and traditional festivals
- Stuttgart, the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, delights
its visitors.
Due to the numerous green stripes, parks,
woods and historic buildings, some people take Stuttgart for the "paradise of Swabia".
Reflected by the awareness of life experienced staying here, this paradise
gets an even higher reputation.
In other words, the ability to enjoy
the city almost causes something like ease, even you find yourself surrounded by the original,
down-to-earth Swabes.
Highlights include the famous State Theatre, the large State Gallery, the Museum of Natural
History and the Weißenhof settlement.
Whether it's culture or relaxation, Shopping fun or musical theatre - there's lots to do
and see in Stuttgart: Discover over 125 years of automobile history
at Mercedes-Benz Museum and Porsche Museum, enjoy the world famous
Stuttgart ballet, celebrate at Stuttgart's beer festival or soak up the unique atmosphere
at the Christmas market.
Moreover, chapels and palaces can be found all around the city and do not forget to spot
one of the wine yards just
around the corner.
After a long day of sightseeing, you might want to relax in the mineral spas in the city
or just finish the evening with a perfect glass
of wine or beer.
Come to the south of Germany and enjoy!
Leipzig
The largest city in Germany's federal state of Saxony, Leipzig is known for its vibrant
arts and culture scene shaped by famous music composers like Bach,
Richard Wagner and Felix Mendelssohn.
Tourists today can enjoy performances of Bach's music at the St. Thomas Church where Bach
once served as choir leader and is now buried.
In addition to historic sites like the Old Town Hall, the city boasts several impressive
structures such as the Napoleonic Monument to the Battle of the Nations
and Reichsgericht, the former high court of the Reich.
One of Europe's largest town squares, the Augustusplatz, is situated at the central
campus Germany's second oldest university.
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A hot date to a Bavarian restaurant - Duration: 4:25.
Good morning guys
It is a beautiful Wednesday out here. It is raining. Just a little bit
But we'll figure out something I do have to finish my psych final today right now as a matter of fact
so I'm gonna do that real quick and
Another note is yesterday's vlog was a little bit blurry. I was shooting on an automatic focusing
Setting now. I'm shooting on a manual setting so we're gonna see which one's better and
We'll go from there alright, so let's see you guys what I've done with my psych final
What's up guys so I had to do a quick outfit change
Because we're about to go to dinner and this Barbarian place down the road
In regards to my final. I'm about half way to 3/4 away finished
It's not due until Sunday, so I'm working on a bit at a time kind of pacing myself
But let's go ahead out to that restaurant
All right, so we made it to the restaurant as you can see from the b-roll
They got a little kid thing back here that a munchkin is right there playing with a friend
And we are enjoying our beverages while waiting for our good to get here. I love you
love you I
Got a hot date hoping number one. There's gonna be another plate. That's gonna sit right up there
There part two let's go
What's up guys so we are done
Getting food. She is being annoying by swerving the car back and forth and making and shaking I'm trying to get good quality footage
But if it's shaking back and forth
flavor
Did you have fun back there, baby
No, okay, she had a lot of fun. She's just said that we had to leave it. She didn't think it'd keep playing
So I will see you guys later. Thanks for tuning in tonight
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13. Tourist Destinations In Italy - Duration: 25:08.
13. Tourist Destinations In Italy
Home to many of the world's greatest works of art, architecture and gastronomy, Italy
elates, inspires and moves like no other.
Cultural Riches.
Epicentre of the Roman Empire and birthplace of the Renaissance, this European virtuoso
groans under the weight of its cultural cachet: it's here
that you'll stand in the presence of Michelangelo's David
and Sistine Chapel frescoes, Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera and da Vinci's
The Last Supper.
In fact, Italy has more Unesco World Heritage cultural sites than any other country on Earth.
Should you walk in the footsteps of ancient Romans in Pompeii, revel in Ravenna's glittering
Byzantine treasures or get breathless over Giotto's
revolutionary frescoes in Padua?
It's a cultural conundrum as thrilling as it is overwhelming.
Inimitable Style.
In few places do art and life intermingle so effortlessly.
This may be the land of Dante, Titian and Verdi,
but it's also the home of Prada, Massimo Bottura and Renzo Piano.
Beauty, style and flair furnish every aspect of daily life, from those immaculately knotted
ties and seamless espressos to the flirtatious smiles of
striking strangers.
The root of Italian psychology is a dedication to living life well, and effortless as
it may seem, driving that dedication is a reverence for the finer things.
So slow down, style up and indulge in a little, "vita all'italiana", (life, Italian style).
Endless Feasts.
It might look like a boot, but food obsessed Italy feels more like a decadently stuffed
Christmas stocking.
From delicate tagliatelle al ragu' to velvety cannoli, every bite can feel like a revelation.
The secret: superlative ingredients and finely tuned know
how.
And while Italy's culinary soul might prefer simplicity,
it's equally ingenious and sophisticated.
Expect some of the world's top fine dining destinations,
from San Pellegrino World's Best 50 hot spots to Michelin-starred musts.
So whether you're on a degustation odyssey in Modena, truffle hunting in Piedmont
or swilling powerhouse reds in the Valpolicella wine region,
prepare to loosen that belt.
Spectacular Landscapes.
Italy's fortes extend beyond its galleries, wardrobes and dining rooms.
The country is one of nature's masterpieces, with extraordinary natural diversity
matched by few.
From the north's icy Alps and glacial lakes to the south's fiery craters and turquoise
grottoes, this is a place for doing as well as seeing.
One day you're tearing down Courmayeur's powdery slopes, the next you could be galloping across
the marshes of the Maremma, or diving in coral-studded
Campanian waters.
Not bad for a country not much bigger than Arizona.
Here, an overview of 13 Tourist Destinations that you can choose during your vacation in Italy:
Cinque Terre
Set amid some of the most dramatic coastal scenery on the planet, these five ingeniously
constructed fishing villages can bolster the most jaded
of spirits.
A Unesco World Heritage Site since 1997,
Cinque Terre isn't the undiscovered Eden it once was but, frankly, who cares?
Sinuous paths traverse seemingly impregnable cliffsides, while a
19th-century railway line cut through a series of coastal tunnels
ferries the footsore from village to village.
Thankfully cars were banned over a decade ago.
Rooted in antiquity, Cinque Terre's five villages date from the early medieval period and while
much of this fetching vernacular architecture remains,
Cinque Terre's unique historical draw is the steeply terraced
cliffs bisected by a complicated system of fields and gardens that have been hacked,
chiselled, shaped and layered over the course of nearly two millennia.
The extensive muretti (low stone walls) can be compared
to the Great Wall of China in their grandeur and scope.
Amalfi
It is hard to grasp that pretty little Amalfi, with its sun-filled piazzas and small beach,
was once a maritime superpower with a population of more
than 70,000.
For one thing, it's not a big place you can
easily walk from one end to the other in about 20 minutes.
For another, there are very few historical buildings of note.
The explanation is chilling: most of the old city, and its populace, simply slid into the
sea during an earthquake in 1343.
Despite this, the town exudes a sense of history and culture, most notably in its breathtaking
cathedral and fascinating paper museum.
And while the permanent population is a fairly modest 5000 or so these days,
the numbers swell significantly during summer.
Just around the headland, neighbouring Atrani is a picturesque tangle of whitewashed alleys
and arches centred on a lively, lived-in piazza and popular
beach; don't miss it.
Lake Como
Set in the shadow of the snow-covered Rhaetian Alps and hemmed in on both sides by steep,
verdant hillsides, Lake Como (aka Lake Lario) is perhaps the
most spectacular of the three major lakes.
Shaped like an upside-down Y, measuring around 160km in squiggly shoreline, it's littered
with villages, including exquisite Bellagio and Varenna.
Where the southern and western shores converge is the lake's main
town, Como, an elegant, prosperous Italian city.
Among the area's siren calls are some extraordinarily sumptuous villas, often graced with paradisiacal
gardens.
The mountainous terrain means that opportunities for taking bird's-eye views of the lake and
its towns are numerous.
And with a fraction of the visitors drawn here compared to Lake Maggiore or Lake Garda,
Lake Como and its surrounding area offer the traveller the chance
to enjoy a real sense of discovery.
Milan
Milan is Italy's city of the future, a fast-paced metropolis where creativity is big business,
looking good is compulsory and after-work drinks are an
art form.
Cultural Legacy.
Ruled by the Caesars, Napoleon, the Austro-Hungarians and Mussolini, Milan has an ancient and fascinating
cultural history.
Mercantile Milan invented the idea of the city-state and the Edict of Milan (AD 313)
ended
the persecution of Christians.
Art collections old and new mark the genius of Old Masters and provoke new
conversations about where the world is headed.
Prestigious nights at La Scala and an illustrious literary
heritage are balanced by a diverse contemporary music and publishing scene.
In short, Milan is so much more than the puritanically work-obsessed city
it is often portrayed as.
A Modern Miracle.
Since Leonardo da Vinci broke all the rules in his stunning Last Supper, the indefatigably
inventive Milanese seem to have skipped straight from the Renaissance
to the 21st-century.
Not only is Milan a treasure trove
of 20th-century art, but art deco and rationalist architecture abound.
Today the city leads the way with the largest post-war re-development in Italy,
impressive, sustainable architecture and a futuristic skyline
modelled by Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and César Pelli.
And there's more to come with ambitious plans to
mould the city into a hi-tech hub, home to the likes of Google, Microsoft, Alibaba and
Apple.
Living By Design.
Though Italian design is world renowned, its roots lie in 1930s Milan and seeing it in
a home context offers fresh appreciation.
A visit to the Design Museum is a wonderful way to pay homage to the work of Italy's
best and brightest.
In addition, Milan is home to all the major design showrooms and an endless round of
trade fairs.
And it's not just insiders who have all the fun.
Milanese fashion houses have branched out into
spas, bars, hotels, galleries and restaurants.
So, why not join them for a touch of la vita moda (the stylish life).
Buon Appetito.
Cucina povera (peasant cooking) may be the cry of the south, but Milanese cuisine is
a product of a rich urban culture.
Just note the golden hue of its quintessential dishes: cotoletta (burnished, buttery veal)
and saffron risotto.
It was in powerful commercial cities such as Milan that Italy's great cuisine was born,
marrying Mediterranean fruits, spices and herbs with cooking methods, pastry techniques
and eating styles
from France and central Europe.
Even today Milan continues to push Italy's culinary boundaries, making sushi
and dim sum their own, and holding the second highest number of Michelin stars in the country.
Naples
Italy's third-largest city is one of its oldest, most artistic and most appetising.
Naples' centro storico (historic centre) is a Unesco World Heritage
Site, its archaeological treasures are among the world's most
important, and its swag of vainglorious palaces, castles and churches make Rome look positively
provincial.
Then there's the food.
Blessed with rich volcanic soils, a bountiful sea, and centuries of culinary know-how,
the Naples region is one of Italy's epicurean heavyweights, serving up the country's best
pizza, pasta and coffee, and many of its most celebrated seafood
dishes, street snacks and sweet treats.
Certainly, Naples' urban sprawl can feel anarchic, tattered and unloved.
But look beyond the grime, graffiti and occasional gruffness and you'll uncover
a city of breathtaking frescoes, sculptures and panoramas,
of unexpected elegance, of spontaneous conversations and profound humanity.
Welcome to Italy's most unlikely masterpiece.
Pisa
Once a maritime power to rival Genoa and Venice, Pisa now draws its fame from an architectural
project gone terribly wrong.
But the world-famous Leaning Tower is just one of many noteworthy sights in this compelling
city.
Education has fuelled the local economy since the 1400s, and students from across Italy
compete for places in its elite university.
This endows the centre of town with a vibrant cafe and bar scene, balancing an enviable
portfolio of well maintained Romanesque buildings, Gothic
churches and Renaissance piazzas with a lively street life
dominated by locals rather than tourists a charm you will definitely not discover if
you restrict your visit to Piazza dei Miracoli.
Pompeii
City in western Italy, southeast of Naples.
The city was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ad 79;
excavations of the site began in 1748 and revealed well-preserved remains of buildings,
mosaics, furniture, and the personal possessions of the city's
inhabitants.
Modern-day Pompeii, may feel like a nondescript satellite of Naples, but it's here that you'll
find Europe's most compelling archaeological site: the ruins
of Pompeii.
Sprawling and haunting, the site is a stark reminder of the malign forces that lie deep
inside Vesuvius.
Positano
Positano is the Amalfi Coast's most photogenic (and expensive) town, with vertiginous houses
tumbling down to the sea in a cascade of sun-bleached peach,
pink and terracotta.
No less colourful are its steep streets and steps, flanked by wisteria-draped hotels,
smart restaurants and fashionable retailers.
Look beyond the facades and the fashion, however, and you will find reassuring signs of everyday
reality: crumbling stucco, streaked paintwork and even,
on occasion, a faint whiff of drains.
There's still a
southern Italian holiday feel about the place, with sunbathers eating pizza on the beach,
kids pestering parents for gelato and chic signore from Milan browsing the boutiques.
The fashionista history runs deep moda Positano was born here in the 60s and the town was
the first in Italy to import bikinis from France.
Rome
A heady mix of haunting ruins, awe-inspiring art and vibrant street life, Italy's hot-blooded
capital is one of the world's most romantic and inspiring
cities.
Historical Legacies The result of 3000 years of ad hoc urban development,
Rome's cityscape is an exhilarating spectacle.
Ancient icons such as the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Pantheon recall the city's golden
age as caput mundi
(capital of the world), while its many monumental basilicas testify to its historical role as
seat of the Catholic Church.
Lording it over the skyline, St Peter's Basilica is the Vatican's epic showpiece church,
a towering masterpiece of Renaissance architecture.
Elsewhere, ornate piazzas and showy fountains add a
baroque flourish to the city's captivating streets.
Artistic Riches Few cities can rival Rome's astonishing artistic
heritage.
Throughout history, the city has starred in the
great upheavals of Western art, drawing the top artists of the day and inspiring them
to push the boundaries
of creative achievement.
The result is a city awash with priceless treasures.
Ancient statues adorn world class museums; Byzantine mosaics and
Renaissance frescoes dazzle in the city's art-rich churches;
baroque facades flank medieval piazzas.
Walk around the centre and without even trying you'll come across
masterpieces by the giants of Western art sculptures by Michelangelo, canvases by Caravaggio,
Raphael frescoes and fountains by Bernini.
Living the Life.
A trip to Rome is as much about lapping up the dolce vita lifestyle as gorging on art
and culture.
Idling around picturesque streets, whiling away hours at streetside cafes, people-watching
on pretty
piazzas these are all an integral part of the Roman experience.
The tempo rises as the heat of the day gives way to the evening cool and the fashionably
dressed aperitivo (pre-dinner drinks) crowd descends on the
city's bars and cafes.
Restaurants and trattorias hum with activity and cheerful hordes mill around popular
haunts before heading off to cocktail bars and late-night clubs.
Roman Feasting.
Eating out is one of Rome's great pleasures and the combination of romantic alfresco settings
and superlative food is a guarantee of good times.
For contemporary fine dining and five-star wine there are
any number of refined restaurants, but for a truly Roman meal head to a boisterous pizzeria
or convivial neighbourhood trattoria.
These are where the locals go to dine with friends and indulge their passion for
thin, crispy pizzas, humble pastas, and cool white wines from the nearby Castelli Romani
hills.
Then to finish off, what about a gelato followed by a shot of world-beating coffee?
Venice Imagine the audacity of building a city of
marble palaces on a lagoon and that was only the start.
Epic Grandeur Never was a thoroughfare so aptly named as
the Grand Canal, reflecting the glories of Venetian architecture
lining its banks.
At the end of Venice's signature waterway, the Palazzo Ducale and Basilica di San Marco
add double exclamation points.
But wait until you see what's hiding in the narrow backstreets:
neighbourhood churches lined with Veroneses and priceless marbles, Tiepolo's glimpses
of heaven on
homeless shelter ceilings, and a single Titian painting that mysteriously lights up an entire
basilica.
Venetian Feasts Garden islands and lagoon aquaculture yield
speciality produce and seafood you won't find elsewhere
all highlighted in inventive Venetian cuisine, with tantalising traces of ancient spice routes.
The city knows how to put on a royal spread, as France's King Henry III once found out
when faced with 1200 dishes and 200 bonbons.
Today such feasts are available in miniature at happy hour, when bars mount lavish
spreads of cicheti (Venetian tapas).
Save room and time for a proper sit-down Venetian meal, with lagoon
seafood to match views at canalside bistros and toasts with Veneto's signature bubbly,
prosecco.
An Artful Lifestyle Pity the day trippers dropped off at San Marco
with a mere three hours to take in Venice.
That's about enough time for one long gasp at the show-stopper
that is Piazza San Marco, but not nearly enough time to see
what else Venice is hiding.
Stay longer in this fairy-tale city and you'll discover the pleasures of
la bea vita (the beautiful life) that only locals know: a morning spritz in a sunny campi
(square),
lunch in a crowded bacaro (bar) with friends and fuschia-pink sunsets that have sent centuries
of artists mad.
Defying Convention Eyeglasses, platform shoes and uncorseted
dresses are outlandish Venetian fashions that critics sniffed
would never be worn by respectable Europeans.
Venetians are used to setting trends, whether it be with
controversial artwork in the Punta della Dogana, racy operas at La Fenice or radical new art
at the Biennale.
On a smaller scale, this unconventional creative streak finds vibrant expression in the showrooms
of local artisans where you can find custom-made red-carpet shoes, purses fashioned from silk-screened
velvet and glass jewels brighter than semi-precious stones.
In a world of cookie-cutter culture, Venice's originality still stands out.
San Gimignano
As you crest the nearby hills, the 14 towers of the walled town of San Gimignano rise up
like a medieval Manhattan.
Originally an Etruscan village, the settlement was named after the bishop of Modena, San
Gimignano, who is said to have saved the city from Attila
the Hun.
It became a comune (local government) in 1199,
prospering in part because of its location on the Via Francigena.
Building a tower taller than their neighbours' (there were originally 72) became a popular
way for prominent
families to flaunt their power and wealth.
In 1348 plague wiped out much of the population and weakened the
local economy, leading to the town's submission to Florence in 1353.
Today, not even the plague would deter the swarms of summer day trippers, who are lured
by a palpable sense of history, intact medieval streetscapes and
enchanting rural setting.
Sicily
Eternal crossroads of the Mediterranean, the gorgeous island of Sicily continues to seduce
travellers with its dazzling diversity of landscapes and cultural
treasures.
Classical Crossroads Seductively beautiful and perfectly placed
in the heart of the Mediterranean, Sicily has been luring
passersby since the time of legends.
The land of the Cyclops has been praised by poets from Homer to
Virgil and prized by the many ancient cultures Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Elymians, Romans
and Greeks whose bones lie buried here.
Whether in the classical perfection of Agrigento's Concordia temple,
the monumental rubble of Selinunte's columns or the rare grace of a dancing satyr statue
rescued from Mazara del Vallo's watery depths, reminders of bygone
civilisations are everywhere.
Sparkling Seas, Restless Mountains Sicily's varied landscape makes a dramatic
first impression.
Fly into Catania and the smoking hulk of Etna greets you; arrive in Palermo and it's
the sparkling Golfo di Castellammare.
This juxtaposition of sea,
volcano and mountain scenery makes a stunning backdrop for outdoor activities.
Hikers can wind along precipitous coastlines, climb erupting volcanoes and traipse through
flowery mountain
meadows; birders benefit from the plethora of species on the Africa-Europe migration
route; and divers and swimmers enjoy some of the Mediterranean's
most pristine waters.
Whatever your personal predilections,
Sicily and its dozen-plus offshore islands offer enough activities to build an entire
vacation around.
Tuscany
With its lyrical landscapes, world-class art and a superb cucina contadina (farmer's kitchen),
the Tuscan experience is perfectly in symbiosis with the land.
Sensational Slow Food No land is more caught up with the fruits
of its fertile earth than Tuscany, a gourmet destination whose
residents spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about, discussing and consuming food
and wine.
Local, seasonal and sustainable is the Holy Trinity and Tuscans share enormous pride in
the quality of their produce.
Tuscan travel is grassroots: to wineries to taste blockbuster wines like Brunello di Montalcino
and
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano; to a family-run pastificio tradizionale where artisan pasta
is cut by hand; and road trips in quest of the best bistecca
alla fiorentina (chargrilled T-bone steak).
Buon appetito!
Perfect Landscapes Tuscany has a timeless familiarity with its
iconic Florentine cathedral dome, gently rolling hills dipped in
soft morning mist and sculptural cypress alleys.
But then, this regione in central Italy is postcard material.
Golden wheat fields, silver olive groves and pea-green vineyards marching in sharp terraced
rows on hillsides form a graceful prelude to soul-soaring
medieval hilltop villages, mountain ranges and fecund
forests in the north, and a garland of bijou islands beaded along the coastal south.
Get out, explore, hike and ding your bicycle bell, as this rousing
landscape demands.
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The Music of Black Christmas: Interview with the Composer of the Canadian Horror Classic - Duration: 3:29.
(Christmas music)
- After the experience that children shouldn't play
with dead things where we could really take the position
that musically almost anything goes,
we went farther in that direction with Black Christmas.
But Black Christmas I was to realize later
had a great advantage musically.
The glue around it was Christmas.
The sound of the carillon in the distance.
Christmas, children singing Silent Night
and that scene while Barb, I think her name,
the character name was Barb, Margot Kidder
was getting killed.
It has Christmas throughout
and Christmas with the super imposition
of the ugliness that was also going on
made it easier.
I don't wanna say it was easy.
It seems easy now.
It never does while I'm working on them.
It's still difficult while I'm working on them.
The only way I get through them or did at the time
is to swear that I'm never doing this again.
And then as soon as it's over I'm desperate to do it again.
- [Man] He says the calls are coming
from number six Belmont Street.
- For Christ sakes Nash, you got it wrong.
That's where the calls are going into.
- [Man] That's where they're coming from too, sir.
- But my thinking was before we can scare the audience
with a particular sound or combination of sound
we have to first establish what that combination is.
Otherwise, the audience won't get scared
when they start hearing a certain atmosphere
or a certain creepy theme earlier in the picture.
They won't know that that just means
that something terrible is gonna happen.
They may unconsciously think so
but they won't really know it.
So, I took the position that we had to establish
the vocabulary of the music early in the film,
so that when these girls actually started to get killed
the music by then would have been identified.
Then you don't wanna use exactly the same music.
I once explained it to a group of students as boxing.
You hit him here.
You use the left and you keep hitting him.
Well you're not gonna knock him out that way
because by then he knows what you're doing.
So, you do this again
and then hit him in the gut with your right.
That's how I ideally would think
that I would approach music again if given the opportunity
and I think that's what we did in Black Christmas.
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Royalty Free Video Background Music 🎵 - Duration: 7:26.
Have you ever wondered where people found the background music to go into videos?
In today's video, I'm gonna go over where you can find royalty-free video background music. So stay tuned.
The first place I want to mention is YouTube.
To find the music on YouTube,
you just go to your channel, and you can go to the creator studio.
Or go up here to the top, right.
Once you get over here, you can scroll down to create.
And in the creator section you will find an audio library. You can find free music and sound effects.
You can sort these by genre, mood,
instrument, duration or attribution. There are two kinds of attribution on YouTube.
Attribution not required, which means you don't need to give credit to the artist. And attribution required.
Another one that I want to bring up for those of you that are doing Facebook videos.
You're putting your videos on Facebook instead of YouTube or another place.
Facebook has recently come up with the sound collection. You go to Facebook.com/sound/collection
And you will be able to find a wide variety of tracks and artists and genres,
that are approved to use on Facebook. Now, I will say that these are
only allowed on Facebook.
The license states that you can use these on Facebook, but not outside of Facebook.
I will say that this is fairly new. I haven't used any of these.
And even though it loaded up fine for me last night, today
It is not loading up for me. As you can see from looking at your screen.
So we'll go ahead and move on from there. But that is something that you're going to want to keep your eye on.
Another popular one is Epidemic Sound.
Epidemics Sound is a membership site that caters to YouTube users.
There's a lot of different tracks, and you can pick them by genre, category, energy.
If you click on the pricing button right here, you
can see that the music pricing is very easy.
The subscriptions for YouTube start at $15 a month. And they're based off the channel views.
This is unlimited music for your personal channel with no risk of copyright strikes. So you won't get
given a takedown notice by YouTube.
They also have the option to get a single track licensing. If you use a lot of different music in your YouTube videos,
getting one of the plans is probably a better bet.
Another good one is Audio Hero.
Audio Hero again is another membership site.
And you can go up here to the pricing tab.
And subscriptions start at $9.99 a month. That gives you 50 downloads per month.
And all of these are cleared for YouTube use.
You can upgrade,
downgrade or cancel at any time.
Another popular one is Art List.
If you're doing a lot of video editing like I do, and you have to purchase late a lot of music,
Art List is a
membership site that charges on a yearly basis. It has a lot of high quality
music for you to choose from. And a lot of great options for people who are editing video.
You can find the pricing up here in the corner.
It's $199.00 a year. That's unlimited downloads.
And even after you no longer have the service, you can still continue to use those.
These are pre checked for YouTube monetization. And it gets a new music every month.
And you can use these in any commercial project.
Another popular site is Premium Beat.
Premium Beat is a pay per.
You pay for each one you want. But it has very simple pricing.
You can go up here to the license button up at the top.
And this is a simple licensing.
Most songs are $49 and that is going to be fine for what you use for YouTube.
But if you're doing something
where you're putting, making a TV commercial or something like that, then you'll need to go up to the premium price.
And this is price per song. This is not a membership price.
One of my personal favorites is Audio Jungle.
I love Audio Jungle because they have a lot of premium
musicians uploading their items on here. And a whole lot to choose from.
The prices for all these are pay per. You will pay for each one. And they're all different.
But before you buy it make sure you go over to the page and read the music license.
Every music license is different and going to be a different price.
So make sure the license fits what you need it for. With a standard music license, that's only $28.
But say you need a music broadcast license. That's going to be $224.
And the last one I'm going to bring up is Pond5.
Pond5 has an extensive library and has a lot of great music.
Again, you can search by category to find the kind of music that best fits you. Whether it be
through
cinematic, corporate or maybe tension,
inspirational.
Once you pick out a category,
there's a real easy section where you can slide the price, whether it's single-use license or another,
Tempo, additional files, there's a lot to choose from over here.
One of the benefits of going with Pond5,
all these are going to be different prices. But if you join a membership,
you're going to get free downloads with your Pond5 membership. And the Pond5 also, if you've noticed from the other video
I did on stock video footage, the membership also covers video.
So not only does this membership cost for audio, but you're also paying for membership.
They also have select premium music
that's backed by select music licenses. You're going to want to read that.
And a membership for Pond5 is
$199 per month. And it's going to be a bit high for the average YouTube user.
But if you're creating a lot of videos and need a lot of music, this might be just what you need.
Thanks for watching. I'm going to put the links to all these sites
I mentioned in the description below. If you have any questions, drop them in the comments down below. I'd love to hear from you.
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10. Tourist Destinations In Austria - Duration: 11:14.
10. Tourist Destinations In Austria
10. Tourist Destinations In Austria
Austria is a German-speaking country in Central Europe, characterized by mountain villages,
baroque architecture,
Imperial history and rugged Alpine terrain.
Vienna, its Danube River capital, is home to the Schönbrunn and
Hofburg palaces.
It has counted Mozart, Strauss and Freud among its residents.
The country's other notable regions include the northern Bohemian Forest, Traunsee Lake
and eastern hillside vineyards.
An overview of Tourist Destinations that you can choose during your vacation in Austria:
Bregenz
What a view!
Ah yes, the locals proudly agree, Bregenz does indeed have the loveliest of views: before
you the
Bodensee, Europe's third-largest lake, spreads out like a liquid mirror; behind you the Pfänder
(1064m) climbs to
the Alps; to the right you see Germany, to the left the faint outline of Switzerland.
Just wow.
Whether contemplating avant-garde art and architecture by the new harbour, sauntering
along the promenade on a
summer's evening or watching opera under the stars at the much-lauded Festspiele (festival),
you can't help but
think – clichéd though it sounds – that Vorarlberg's pocket-sized capital has got
at least a taste of it all.
Hallstatt
With pastel-coloured houses that cast shimmering reflections onto the glassy waters of the
lake and with
towering mountains on all sides, Hallstatt's beauty alone would be enough to guarantee
it fame.
Boats chug
tranquilly across the lake from the train station to the village, situated precariously
on a narrow stretch of land
between mountain and shore.
(So small is the patch of land occupied by the village that its annual Corpus Christi
procession takes place largely in small boats on the lake.)
The sheer volume of visitors here can be nerve-fraying,
especially in summer, with a sea of cars, buses and tour groups descending.
The centre of Hallstatt is at Hallstatt
Markt, and Hallstatt Lahn is on the edge of town near the funicular to the Salzbergwerk.
The train station is across
the lake from Hallstatt; to get into town you have to take the ferry.
Innsbruck
Famous for hosting the Winter Olympics twice, in 1964 and 1976, the city of Innsbruck is
widely considered to be
one of the best winter sports destinations in the world.
Visitors not so keen on skiing or snowboarding, or those
visiting during the summer months can find plenty to do in the historic city as well,
including exploring the Innsbruck Cathedral, the bell-making museum, or a number of local
restaurants.
Tyrol's capital is a sight to behold.
The jagged rock spires of the Nordkette range are so close that within minutes it's
possible to travel from the city's heart to over 2000m
above sea level and alpine pastures where cowbells
chime.
Summer and winter activities abound, and it's understandable why some visitors only take
a peek at
Innsbruck proper before heading for the hills.
But to do so is a shame, for Innsbruck is in many ways Austria in
microcosm: its late-medieval Altstadt is picture-book stuff,
presided over by a grand Habsburg palace and baroque
cathedral, while its Olympic ski jump with big mountain views make a spectacular leap
between the urban and the outdoors.
Kitzbuhel
Ask an Austrian to rattle off the top ski resorts in the country, and Kitzbühel will
invariably make the grade.
Ever since Franz Reisch slipped on skis and whizzed down the slopes of Kitzbüheler Horn
way back in 1893, so
christening the first alpine ski run in Austria, Kitzbühel has carved out its reputation as
one of Europe's
foremost ski resorts.
Legends have been made and born on these pistes, not least three-time Olympic medallist Toni
Sailer.
Kitzbühel began life in the 16th century as a silver and copper mining town, and today
continues to preserve a
charming medieval centre despite its other persona as a fashionable and prosperous winter
resort.
It's renowned
for the white-knuckled Hahnenkamm-Rennen downhill ski race in January and the excellence of
its slopes.
klagenfurt
Klagenfurt may not be up there with Vienna or Graz in terms of urban lifestyle, but it's
an enjoyable,
vibrant and sunny city with a compact Inner Stadt and offers easy access to lakeside villages
on and around the
beautiful Wörthersee.
At the city's western limit is the wide green space of Europapark along with Austria's largest
bathing complex.
It's a surprisingly lively place, both as a playground for partiers down at the lido
in summer and as
a university town the rest of the year.Its emblem is the Lindwurm, a winged dragon, of
which there is a fountain
on the main square, Neuer Platz.
Nearby, frescoes and reliefs adorn the opulent 1500s cathedral.
Baroque and
Renaissance buildings line the narrow streets around Alter Platz, with its yellow 17th-century
Old Town Hall.
Melk
With its blockbuster abbey-fortress set high above the valley, Melk is a high point of
any visit to the Danube
Valley.
Separated from the river by a stretch of woodland, this pretty town makes for an easy and rewarding
day trip
from Krems or even Vienna.
Combine a visit with nearby renaissance-era Schloss Schallaburg, 6km south of town,
and you have yourself a day packed with architectural interest.Melk is one of the most popular destinations
in
Austria so you certainly won't be alone on its cobbled streets.
It's also one of the few places in the Wachau that
has a pulse in winter, making it a year-round option.
Salzburg
Situated near Germany's southern border with Austria, the city of Salzburg, like its capital
counterpart, is famous for
its long-standing musical traditions, including being the birthplace of Wolfgang
Mozart.
Beyond the many examples of historic architecture and artistic attractions found in the city,
Salzburg is
surrounded by the breathtakingly epic Alps mountain range, affording visitors and residents
alike the ability to
explore the experiential contrast of rich history and stunning natural beauty simultaneously.
Beyond Salzburg's two biggest money-spinners - Mozart and The Sound of Music - hides a
city with a burgeoning
arts scene, wonderful food, manicured parks, quiet side streets where classical music wafts
from open windows,
and concert halls that uphold musical tradition 365 days a year.
Everywhere you go, the scenery, the skyline, the
music and the history send your spirits soaring higher than Julie Andrews' octave-leaping
vocals.
Salzkammergut
a UNESCO World Heritage Site - is an Austrian resort area surrounded by serene blue lakes,
verdant hills, and snow-
peaked mountain ranges, that for over a century has served as one of the countries prime tourist
destinations.
Outdoor recreational activities are prominent in the area, including mountaineering, horseback
riding, swimming
and cycling.
The Salzkammergut region is also famous for the many luxury spas and hotel resorts inhabiting
the area,
making it an idyllic destination for groups of travelers looking for both relaxation and
adventure.
Vienna
Baroque streetscapes and imperial palaces set the stage for Vienna's artistic and musical
masterpieces alongside
its coffee-house culture and vibrant epicurean and design scenes.
Known for the many diverse architectural styles peppered throughout the city, travelers can
expect to find numerous
well-preserved examples of Romanesque, Baroque, Classicist, and Art Nouveau styled structures.
Vienna is also celebrated for its rich performance-art tradition, hosting over 200 balls a year,
and a variety of
classical music concerts honoring the many famous composers who once called Vienna home,
including
Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, and countless others.
Zell am See
For travelers who are looking for the ultimate in natural scenery, and wilderness adventures,
the town of Zell am
See is a 'must-visit' destination in Austria.
Surrounded by majestic alpine mountains, world-class ski slopes, and
tranquil blue lakes, Zell am See hosts numerous outdoor recreation events throughout the year,
including a number
ski and snowboard competitions.
Zell am See, is an instant heart-stealer, with its bluer-than-blue lake (Zeller See),
pocket-sized centre studded with
brightly painted chalets, and the snowcapped peaks of the Hohe Tauern that lift your gaze
to postcard heaven.
You
can dive into the lake and cycle its leafy shores, hike and ski in the mountains and
drive high on the Grossglockner Road.
Every year, more than one million visitors from all round the world – from families
to playboys in souped-up
Mustangs – do just that, in search of the Austrian dream.
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