In fact, the entire game is all thanks to Barone. The initial release of Stardew Valley was created by a single person. This includes all of the music, graphics, coding, writing, and so on. Barone is the mind and passion behind Stardew Valley, known by his online persona as “ConcernedApe,”. Taking inspiration from the beloved classic Harvest Moon (now called Story of Seasons), he created an entire world of creative and peaceful farming. Continue reading Stardew Valley Video G

Using creative and innovative visuals, the data appears as a solar system with the covers orbiting around the Sun, or the original song in this case. This is a beautiful example of data visualization. This view shows each version of the song with the appearance of the ‘planet’ or cover song correlating to it’s characteristics. Shown by size, spead, diameter, and shape, they are able to represent popularity, tempo, valence, energy, and speechiness of each song. Continue readi

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Canada’s live music scene, causing financial hardships for artists and altering performance experiences. Although guidelines have eased, the return to normality remains uncertain. Audience confidence is low, with many Canadians hesitant to attend live shows, yet the desire for live music persists strongly among fans. Continue reading Impact of Covid-19 on Live Music in Canada

Animal Crossing has become a beloved escape for many, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering joy through its charming animal villagers and community-building gameplay. Its popularity soared, leading to record-breaking digital sales upon its release. The whimsical music, crafted by a talented team, plays a significant role in enhancing the experience. Notably, K.K. Slider, a key character, symbolizes the game’s musical spirit and even humorously suggests themes of

It’s been a year since the release of It: Chapter two completing the remake of the It Franchise. Within the It franchise, Pennywise makes a reappearance every 27 years. Granted Switching Styles is bringing you some remakes of our own choice merely a year later. Continue reading IT Remade Beyond the Movies; Pennywise Cover Songs

Animal Crossing is a Nintendo Game taking the world by storm. Of course, there’s always a musical element to it. Within the game and outside of it, there are several examples of musical inspirations. Within the game play itself, you’re able to create music. Continue reading Animal Crossing Crosses into Music With Island Tunes. Yes, we do mean Island Tune Cover Songs!!

Do you worry that your house party is too mainstream? Too boring? Needs something new? Well look no further. Switching Styles is here to bring you new music to add to your playlist. These songs are sure to be a fine addition to your current playlist that will add a new lemony fresh twist to the classics. Continue reading Kicking up Your House Party; Top 10 Upbeat Covers

Covid-19 is a pandemic that has impacted nearly every aspect of people’s lives. This is especially true for in-person events such as live music. In the case of live music, most audience members are hesitant to return to their music-loving during the pandemic. One in five Canadians has had a live music event postponed while another 20% have had events cancelled due to the pandemic. Continue reading Covid-19 Negatively Impacts on Music Audience Confidence says National Survey

Let’s get it out of the way. These are the weird of the obscure covers of well-known songs. These are the oddities of the oddities, the complexities of YouTube brought to you by Switching Styles. If you wanted something less odd, I would suggest Mike Masse, or Koto Covers, or Tarzan. Now that you’ve been warned, let’s begin with some of the oddest covers to weird out your family. Continue reading Top 5 Covers to Weird your Family Out

Although this is a serious pandemic, there is a place for humour in keeping our spirits up. That’s what people do in a time of high stress. There are so many Covid-19 parodies, way more than I thought there would be. I am continuously impressed with the music community and their responses to the crisis. There’s humour, support, information, and sharing. It’s a great community!! … Continue reading Humour from Chaos; COVID-19 Parodies

Mike Massé is a classic rock cover musician known around the world for his musical talents with passionate reviews by his audience and artists alike. Toto, Rush, Sarah McLachlan, Asia, and Toad the Wet Sprocket have all expressed their love of his cover songs and sound in general. Continue reading Discover Mike Massé’s Journey from Lawyer to Musician

Although they’re meant for comedy, that’s not all they’re used for. Many musicians have taken to using them as an instrument. This creates a genre of music covers made from rubber chickens. Yes, you did read that correctly. And yes, I do have a list of rubber chicken cover songs. Continue reading Rubber Chicken Covers

Artemis is the new album by Lindsey Stirling that’s going to be the highlight of her 2020 Tour. That in itself is exciting and we haven’t yet talked about the album itself. Stirling released Artemis in the early September of 2019. It has topped the charts for UK Dance Albums, US Billboard, US Independent Albums, US Top Classical Albums, and US Top Dance/Electronic Albums. Continue reading Album Review; Artemis by Lindsey Stirling

These are rather popular hits from the album. Though there is speculation on which are the top tracks from the album (as there always is regardless of the album or artist). LA Times considers the top 5 songs of the album as follows “Cruel Summer”, “Soon You’ll Get Better”, “Cornelia Street”, “Lover”, and “Paper Rings”. Do you notice that “Me!” wasn’t on the tip-top of that list regardless of being the album’s lead single? Continue reading Covering “Me” by Taylor Swift

Although his music career began in 2012, he started making beats when he was only 10 years old. listening to them, he knew that that’s something he wanted to do. With inspiration from several artists, he gained an ear for what sounds good. Continue reading Featuring Flakron Rexha

There’s something simplistic and yet so complex about instrumental music. Within an orchestra, there are several diverse instruments such as woodwind, brass, percussion, and string. Each of them adds their own sound to the overall melody of the song. There’s something elegant about orchestral music, even the word orchestral is in itself elegant. Below are some orchestral covers to spice up your date night. These will add a pop of fun and a bit of elegance. Continue reading Br

Second only to Dumbo (who doesn’t speak at all), Aurora had the least lines of any Disney Movie lead. The princess spoke less than 20 lines in the whole film. As the voice of Princess Aurora, Mary Costa became entwined with the character. Regardless of the lack of lines, when the audience does hear her voice especially for the songs she sings, it’s majestic. Trying to decide which specific song to highlight is almost as difficult as the fairy godmother’s trying to decide whet

Known offline as Alvaro Arizcun, Rhaeide brings forward piano arrangements of themes from pop culture including games, TV series, movies, band covers and original compositions. Examples include The Goonies Theme, Beauty and the Beast, The Christmas Piano Medley, Les Miserables, Hearthstone, and League of Legends. Continue reading Rhaeide Q&A: Epic Piano Arrangements

Most of the soundtrack is simply musical scores not sung music. The score of the film is beautiful and received a nomination for the 76th Academy Awards for Best Original Score losing against Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. I can’t argue with that choice as it’s a film series I eventually will be covering (Yes, pun intended). In fact, there are only three lyrical songs in the whole film; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Darla played by LuLu Ebeling, “Just Keep Swimm

This movie and it’s resulting music is rather dark with some seriously real undertones. Thus this article will focus on one of the darker songs. “The song “Hellfire” is considered one of the darkest songs written for a Disney film, and was nearly cut from the film,” quotes the trivia section on IMDB. Continue reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame; HellFire Cover Songs