Have you ever been in a place where it seems like the world is against you, and you’re too old to start over? When you feel lost, like you just need a little extra push in the right direction? Like you have just lacked the booster rockets to help you achieve escape velocity from the… Continue reading Commencement
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September Music Suggestions
Here are some things I’ve been listening to this month that you might enjoy: Curtis McMurtry I have long been a fan of both Curtis’s father (James McMurtry), and grandfather (Larry McMurtry), and I knew that Curtis had played trombone, of all things, on one of his father’s records, but I wasn’t really aware of him… Continue reading September Music Suggestions
Vinyl Collecting
I started buying vinyl before I even owned a turntable. I would go to record stores and browse through the stacks and find the odd Amazing Rhythm Aces or Rodney Crowell record and buy it, because it was cool and old, and at a price of one dollar, it beat having to spend ten dollars… Continue reading Vinyl Collecting
Inspiration
Hey followers whom I have let down. Sorry. Please excuse my absence. Life again. I know you’re probably waiting on the edge of your seat for the return of The Walking Dead, but let me pull on your coat a second. I just want to hip you to some kick ass records that came out in… Continue reading Inspiration
In Defense of the Blues
Hey there 7 followers….long time no type….again. …yeah… Sorry bout that….life…you know? Anyway, I’ve been thinking about the usual: what it means to devote our life to music in an economy that has largely made music have almost NO monetary value…..but I think I’ve talked about that enough lately….so I started thinking about something Townes… Continue reading In Defense of the Blues
Errata
Hey there followers. Long time no type. Just a quick one this week: do yourself a favor and go read this review of the Lou Reed/Metallica collaboration: Injustice For All He has a great deal to say about the current state of the music industry in this review. It’s very good. This WeekAlmost finished with the mysterious recording… Continue reading Errata
Crossroads
Hey all! Hope everything is going according to plan this week. This one’s gonna be short and way late. This post is going to be another short one, just some thoughts that occurred to me after having been to a publisher pitch session this last week. If you’re in Nashville, you probably should try to… Continue reading Crossroads
Slipperman’s 10 Commandments of AE Beatdown
If you have done a bit of audio engineering, you may have come across a huge amount of discussion fora on the subject. Most are full of people that talk as if they have a clue, but actually do not. There is one shining exception: the World Of Media Boards, or the “Womb.” If you… Continue reading Slipperman’s 10 Commandments of AE Beatdown
Music Theory: Part Six! (The Last)
Hey there seven followers, I hope the week has proven to be productive and song inducing…. Let’s get right into the final post in the Nashville Number System/Music Theory Introduction Series: The Last Page The last page is so unbelievably simple, I don’t think I even need to scan it and upload it. Here it… Continue reading Music Theory: Part Six! (The Last)
Music Theory: Part 5
Hey there seven followers! I hope everything continues to go well with you out there in internet land. Page 2 This week, we’re going to wrap up the strangeness that is the Nashville Number System. We have covered the first page of our chart, and I hope you went through it in both D and… Continue reading Music Theory: Part 5