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A bit of pride
Back around 1992 I took a week-long bass workshop with Michael Manring. I brought my 8-string Kramer (pictured in the userpic) and also brought my Chapman Stick with me for the week. (I knew that Frank Jolliffe was teaching a Stick workshop the same week, and I'd studied with him at a workshop the year prior.) One memorable afternoon I handed ( Read more... ) -
Have you met TED?
A pairing I wasn't expecting.... turns out Michael Manring was part of the TED House Band with Thomas Dolby back in 2004... Don't know if he's done it other years in addition, but cool to see.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ -
Decade Oddness
via omorka, Create a playlist for all the songs in your collection between the year you turned 13 and the year you turned 23. List the top 25 by play count, and (optionally) comment on why each one appears on the list.
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Bah.
Just got finished watching Eagle Eye on DVD, not a bad film... but it had a soundtrack by Brian Tyler using the same 4 fucking chords he uses in every single soundtrack he writes!
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New Music
charlatantric's been active lately... new albums by Mogwai and The American Dollar reviewed, in particular. (See his notes (and download links) for The American Dollar's first and second album as well, for the full picture... all good stuff)
He's also responsible for my discovery of The Photographic, which is easily the most stimulating post-rock I've heard in ( Read more... ) -
Twelve Twelves
Decided to make a new meme tonight. Original, exclusive, you're seeing it here first!- Create an iTunes Smart Playlist where Play Count is 12.
- Sort by Last Played.
- List your most recent 12.
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New Old Gabriel
From a forthcoming compilation of recordings from the early 90's at Real World, a new/different take on Burn You Up, Burn You Down featuring Billy Cobham, Peter Gabriel, The Holmes Brothers, Wendy Melvoin, Arona N'diaye, Jah Wobble.
Enjoy.
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