Creating music with just the tips of your fingers is magical, but only guitarists know that behind this magic, things can get ugly. I can’t count the hours I’ve spent mastering this art form, as well as the sweat, tears, finger soreness, and sometimes even blood that goes into it. One look at my fingers …
As a full-time producer, songwriter, and composer I’ve worked on game soundtracks, musical theatre projects, and produced songwriters ranging from folk to pop to psychedelic. But I’m not going to lie to you- beneath it all, I will always be a punk. As a teenager in the mid-00s, skate punk was the first music I …
In 1982, The Ramones had already Bopped to the Blitzkreig and fully expressed their desire to be sedated. Hell, they had already moved on to working with Phil Spector and making a movie. Loud guitars and driving drums were nothing new, and you might be forgiven to think punk rock had come and gone. And …
When it comes to music, what exactly does it mean to be “soulful”? It’s not an easy question. It’s much easier to argue over the best mic for this or amp for that. But we don’t listen to music because gear moves us. We listen to music for that elusive feeling, that thing that stirs …
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In this cold world, we seek warmth in the refuge of music. Perhaps that’s why Vinyl is experiencing what can only be described as a Renaissance, even cassettes are getting more love these days than they had in decades. Even though in music studios, a computer can theoretically, accomplish any task and run circles around …
When you picture an acoustic guitar player, there’s a good chance you imagine someone holding a guitar, strumming a simple pattern, and singing soulfully. Maybe they’re jamming with other musicians, keeping time, and playing the chords while other players interject with fancy licks. But this is selling the acoustic short. The acoustic guitar is capable …
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Metal is a genre of delightfully confusing self-contradictions. How can such aggressive and abrasive music simultaneously feature some of the most delicate and virtuoso musicianship? How can someone who goes by Corpsegrinder act so lovably domestic while shopping at Target? My theory is that metal musicians and fans alike, are proud of the fact that …
The Telecaster has the bad luck of standing in its cousin’s shadow. The Stratocaster, of course, is practically visually synonymous with the electric guitar. Yet, the Telecaster is an extremely proud and iconic guitar in its own right, a worthy pairing with the Strat. With their fabulous curves and space-age portmanteau names, it’s little wonder …
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