Notes on musicians and music and stuff |
On bands:Let's say you're in a band.If you want to, you get to decide everything: the players, the instruments, the music, the gigs... everything.Well, almost everything. You don't get to decide wheth...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:03:00 GMT |
Engineer vs. Producer.... FIGHT!!! |
........ @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } -->Put on those thinking caps, kiddies!It's time for Dr. Rock to do some 'splaning about the ever-mysterious world of... THE RECORD MAK...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:52:00 GMT |
Adventures In Music |
I've spent the better part of the last 20 years hitting "record" on one kind of device or another in order to catch music and preserve it forever. Mostly, I do this for myself; sometimes, I get peop...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:34:00 GMT |
I'm gonna add my organ... |
So...Last Friday, the 13th (oooooo! spooooky!) of July I played a full set with a band for the first time since 1996. That's 11 years, people.The LAST time I played was with the Steele Hillbilly's, co...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:34:00 GMT |
The history of me. Part 2. |
PART IIIn which our hero learns an important life lesson, does some math and teaches us all about the true meaning of a secret.So, first things first. I had to get a band together. Joey on drums, Ron ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:27:00 GMT |
The history of me. Part 1. |
PART IIn which we meet our hero and realize he is in desperate need of a life. This is the origin story, so don't worry too much about paying attention. It'll come up again. I was twelve. I thi...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT |
Layer Cake Mix |
At long last... 4...ish... years in the making... The mix they said shouldn't - nay- COULDN'T be made!! (Actually, they would be Alf, and he actually said "Huh" or som...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:40:00 GMT |
Ian's special Valentine to you- special! |
Well, it's that time of the year again when everyone is expected to buy shit for their significant other in an effort to patch up the other 364 days of their dysfunctional relationship. Not me, of ...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:09:00 GMT |
The Perfect Rock Record? |
AC/DC- Back In BlackWhy, you ask? What could AC/DC POSSIBLY be doing under the heading of "Perfect Rock Record?"Glad you asked...1. Big Ass Guitars Despite what those record store cl...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:29:00 GMT |
Mix For The Dumped |
Ok, so she left. Maybe she was never really "here". Maybe it wasn't meant to be. Maybe there are other fish in the sea. Maybe it was her and not me.Maybe I'm a professional Taiwanese arm wrestler.This...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:41:00 GMT |
