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Oh the Glory of Podcasting Once Again

2006-12-13T16:35:00.000-08:00

Well now I have the ability to place audio in Odeo once again, I can only do a few at a time until my connection gets severed, so here are a few for now. It feels nice to be able to do this once again. These are all guitar tracks, from jam tracks, metal, and twangy. All recorded with Acid Pro, a Behringer Eurorack, a Schecter Exotic, a Line 6 Flextone series amp, and MXL Microphones.

Modern Major General

2006-12-12T15:05:00.000-08:00

I don't know why I always like hearing this song, they did a little add on at the end

My Top Five Masters of the Shred

2006-12-12T14:58:00.000-08:00

Not in any order
Randy Rhoads, influential, outstanding, and groundbreaking abilities
Darrell Abbott, kept metal alive and helped a new era of music evolve
Joe Satriani, unique style that always brings a smile to my face
Mike Einziger, unique style, always changing his sound
Will Adler, catchy complicated riffs, one of the best metal players around

Close on the list is Kyle Gass, just because he is bald, wears tube socks and rocks the hell out of the acoustic!

Unfortunate Podcasting Delays

2006-12-05T14:31:00.000-08:00

I have had a few drawbacks to my podcasting capabilities. I used to have a direct connection to the net, but now that my household has switched over to a very poor wireless signal, it makes it almost impossible for me to post anything. I have yet to get out to the store and purchase some cd-r's so that I can just burn them and bring them somewhere else for the posting process. I have lots of guitar licks done, so get ready.

Moving on in the Top Five

2006-12-05T14:22:00.000-08:00

Well we did the Vocals last time, next in line, is the masters of the guitar. Give me at least five guitarists who you think have the right to be known as the best of all time. Are they going to be metal shredders, classical masters, tapping extremes, effects wizards, ridiculously good songwriters, simple strummers, or some combination of the above? Blues, rock, funk, metal, folk, jazz, punk....etc. There are so many guitarists out there, and they are yours to pick through your personal opinion. Try to give some explanation to why they are your top picks. I want to see what we have coming so I will post my picks later, hah!

Dimebag guitar solo age 18

2006-11-28T16:30:00.000-08:00


Check out Dimebag when he was a youngin, absolutely amazing. It makes a guitarist want to either play until their hand falls off, or just quit.

Oh, what a world!

2006-11-28T12:44:00.000-08:00

Ok ok, I decided to take an early Thanksgiving vacation, thinking I would be able to relax at my folk’s house, and get some quality posting in. Little did I know, their internet connection was recently disconnected, and I was stuck in smallville Minnesota without a way to update my blog. So I figured the best thing I could do would be to sit down with a notebook and write out my soon to be blog entries, along with writing and remembering guitar licks so that I could put a few more Rockin Recordings and Podcasts up. So they have all built up over the week, and now that I am back to technology I can transfer them from my notebook to here, sorry if it is a few too many posts at once, but there is no other way man!

Drop the pin, throw the Light Grenades!

2006-11-28T12:38:00.000-08:00

Incubus, one of my favorite bands, has a new cd that is being released today. It is titled Light Grenades and the first single released is called Anna Molly. By the sound of the first single, they are picking up right where they left off from there previous album, but knowing them they have found a way to reinvent their sound again, exploring a whole new world in music. That is what I appreciate most about them, they keep changing their styles. They started out as sort of a thrash jazz band, and then moved their way closer to a funk heavy metal group, then on to lighter soulful rock, continuing to a soothing yet screeching alternative, then on to an experimental lash out jamband, which brings them to where they are now. I am not sure what they have in store for listeners now, but I am anxious to find out. Their guitarist Michael Einziger is what I believe is one of the most underrated guitarists out there. His licks are catchy but skillful, and his solo’s draw you deep within the sound. To me his works sound like a mix between a new age Jimmy Page and Tom Morello, but his are unique nonetheless. He has the crafted songwriting talents of Page, with the experimental groove like Morello. If you want a good example, find a way to listen to their last album, A Crow Left of the Murder, and listen to track 6 titled Sick Sad Little World, and track 9 titled Priceless. If you haven’t been a fan, these tracks might at least build some respect and show that they are not the screaming girl fan based band that you might believe. Or you could always go to their Official Site, enjoyincubus.com to get a better scope into their group. They have everything from photos to tour dates, and a link to (sigh) their Myspace page.

Top Five, let's hear it

2006-11-28T12:34:00.000-08:00

Who’s your favorite and why? I am talking about musicians. I am asking who you believe is your top five vocalists amongst the music world. I will have more postings down the road for top five guitarists, drummer, bassists, etc… But this one is all vocals baby. I want some feedback on this as well. Your picks can be for whatever reason you hold, whether it is something like raw vocal talent, or songwriting capabilities. My top five will not be in any order, so here we go. First off, Freddie Mercury, amazing tenor and an uncanny ability to produce harmonies. It is hard to find any harmonizing vocal sounds like that on any Queen album. Brandon Boyd of course, if you knew me, you knew this was coming. Incredible range, amazing songwriter, ability to reinvent sound, and near perfect live performances make this man land in my top five. Moving on to a very well known amazing vocal artist, Robert Plant. Screaming highs and songwriting skills that helped mold Led Zeppelin into the legend that they are today, and will continue to be tomorrow. Bob Dylan is quite possibly one of the best songwriters ever, his vocal talents though were not anything special, but it shows that you don’t have to hit ridiculous notes to be considered a great vocalist. Tool’s front man, and A Perfect Circle’s, James Maynard Keenan wraps up my five. Incredible lyrics and a voice that holds some of the most dedicated fans in the world, believe me you do not want to insult Tool in front of any fan. The thing about these artists is that one knows after hearing one or two words who the vocalist is. They are very unique and distinct, and have earned their way to be known as great vocalists. I bet you thought I would start off with top five guitarists, hah!

Wanna be a Guitar Hero?

2006-11-28T12:29:00.000-08:00

Many of you may be familiar with a video game known as Guitar Hero, well they have just come out with a second one titled Guitar Hero 2, clever I know. Anywho I have the luxury of being good friends with my neighbors, and they have the luxury of being able to afford both of these games. So once in a while I step over next door, and if they aren’t playing it at the time, which they usually are, it doesn’t take a whole lot to get them to fire it up. The game controller has five “fret” buttons, a strum bar, and a whammy bar. It is basically a guitarist’s version of Dance Dance Revolution. The fret buttons are different colors, and during songs you have to hold down the corresponding button, or buttons, and strum the bar. You get more points for chords, flawless streaks, and using the whammy bar. The concept that I want to throw out there is that this is actually a decently effective training tool towards picking up a real guitar. It teaches you note related hand eye coordination, and what I think helps best is the rhythm. Your strumming has to be right on, and rhythm is a vital part of guitar playing. Another thing I would recommend doing is learning a song on the game that sounds like it should be learnable on real guitar. Learn it note for note, chord for chord until you have mastered it on the expert level. Then pick up your real guitar and sit down and try to study tablature or notation to that song. You will find that the song comes along much faster, because you already know the rhythm and how many notes go where, it is just about translating it onto your real fretboard. I am not saying to do nothing but play the game by all means, but I am saying that it can most definitely be more that just a video game. Just click this for Guitar Hero's official site.

Help!

2006-11-28T12:26:00.000-08:00

This may seem like an unusual post, but as you can tell I am very interested in the precision craft of guitar design and construction. Guitar builders, or Luthiers, have to know so many details to create even the simplest guitar. There are a handful of noteworthy schools that teach this craft, and we actually have one here in Minnesota. What I am asking is if anyone knows how to find what the job outlook looks like for luthiers. I have attempted at emailing some of the well known companies about it but the responses I have received are not what I was looking for. I would like to know what the average luthiers bring in. I know that if you are looking for a career you should do what makes you happy, but what makes you happy might not put food on the table or a roof over your head. Any info would be helpful.

Senior Recital

2006-11-28T12:21:00.000-08:00

Attending the Senior Recital of Jonathen Woods was a truly unique experience. There was so much creativity and abstract art that I don’t know where I should begin. Well it started off with a quartet, a piano, a clarinet, a flute, and another brass instrument that I am unfamiliar with. The melodic lines played with seducing. No major or whole sounding scales were played. I am not positive if any scales were played in general, but the harmonies were brilliant. The composer experiments with every kind of harmony. Everything was homophonic in texture. The music was soothing, yet questionable. The pieces to follow all had that same feeling to them. There was a solo violinist, and a slide guitarist with digitally mixed accompaniment. There was a spectacular use of the four speaker panning during the slide guitar piece. There was one in particular that was my favorite. The digital composition seeping out of the speakers while a man was in the spotlight molding on a clay wheel! At first it was odd I admit, but the more and more I watched, the more mesmerized I became with the sound and the site as a whole. The sounds kept speeding up and building and building until they reached their peak, just as the tower of clay spinning kept growing and growing up and up until it reached its peak. Then silence came, and the clay pot fell back into an unshaped pile. The combination of manipulated noise and thrilling site made me feel like I was the clay pot, being tossed and turned, shaped and carved by the music. The music stops, and so do I. There was another piece that caught my attention, and had me wanting to point out every little detail to a friend that I had brought along. It was a trio of percussionists. They circled around a wooden xylophone, and metal xylophone, and a pair of timpanis. Each one of them also had a bow, yes that is right I said bow. They used the bow to stroke one of the planks on the xylophones, making very soothing hums both alone, and with accompaniment. There was also cymbals lying atop of the timpanis. They were lightly struck creating a hollow chime that had a little bit of rumble to it. Those cymbals were taken on and off, to the T’’S were used normally as well. Overall some very experimental composition, but very well done and very intriguing.

Podcast/Rockin Recording

2006-11-07T13:31:00.000-08:00

A new day and a couple new recordings for you to listen to. Since my mic's weren't cooperating with me, the Weekly Podcast is by an artist known as the Bamboo Demon, recorded in a dorm room while I was attending Hamline University, and the Rockin Recording is something I threw together earlier, you know where to find them, enjoy!

Lucille

2006-11-06T23:34:00.000-08:00

Ok Ok, I just couldn't help but touch upon the famous Lucille. If you are not aware of who's lovely lady this is well it is the one and only Riley "Blues Boy" King. B.B. King has been playing Gibson guitars for over 40 years, and finally in 1982 he and Gibson merged and Lucille was born. Now Mr. King has gone through many Lucille's, not just one. I read an interview with Guitar Player Repair Guide that has B.B. saying he is on Lucille the 15th. Some have been stolen and some given away. I also believe that he claims a few have saved his life. Either way it is a gorgeous instrument and taylored to the likes of B.B. King. Probably the most peculiar thing about Lucille is that it is a thin lined semi-hollow guitar, with no sound holes. He thinks of it as the big brother to the les paul. For the sake of not repeating alot of good info, check out Gibson's Official Lucille Site. B.B. Likes to wind just about all of each string onto lucille, which looks more interesting than it sounds, but Lucille rarely comes out of tune. He also says that he does all of the restringing himself. Lucille has a bit more narrow neck than standard, and also his relief is a bit higher than normal. This means that his strings are a little bit higher off of the neck of the guitar than what is considered standard. This probably helps account for some of his famous bending abilities. Lucille is one of most famous guitars and B.B. is well known for his amazingly influential and monumental musical talents, and for being one the kindest hearted person you could possibly meet.

Bad Day

2006-10-31T13:16:00.000-08:00

My perception of music drastically changes when I am not feeling very good. I am in the mood to hear soft, slow, meaninful songs versus the fast paced loud songs I usually get into. I have been listening to things like A Perfect Circle and slower Incubus tunes. I am not sure what I have right now but if I don't make it to class, you guys know the reason!

Glory Years re-lived

2006-10-31T09:16:00.000-08:00

Ok, as much as I appreciate musicians and their work, sometimes you have got to be told when to pull the plug. Or at least tame it down a bit. One of the worst things I saw was good old Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones out performing for half time during the superbowl, you all know the one. Well I believe Jagger is about 62 years old, and I definately aplaud the effort and the energy, he is in pretty decent shape for a man of his age. So they put on a decent show at best, but any stones fan or any fan of musicians would not want to see one of their favorites unwind at a show. As much as I like some of my favorite artists (Incubus, Tool, Lamb of God, Primus...) I don't want to see them 30 years past their prime, it is just saddening. I got the opportunity to attend an Ozzfest tour in 2003, and it was amazing. Chevelle, Korn, Disturbed, Manson, Ozzy, not to mention Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, and so on. Great show, great audience, when Ozzy hit the stage the older part of the crowd got energized. But Ozzy, wasn't looking to good. His motor skills are falling fast, he pranced back and forth on the stage with his shoulders shrugged forward and awkward steps. He really looked bad in my opinion. The image thing doesn't bother me as bad but when I am not able to understand lyrics that I know already, then it is time to step aside Ozzy, you have had a fantastic career. It is going to be tough to keep seeing things like this happen, too many artists past their prime are beating out the last few breaths of music life they have. I am not saying that I just want them to quit, I want musicians to play music as long as they can, but I don't want to see a 62 year old shaking and thrusting his pelvis in front of an enormous audience. The stand out artists who I believe went out in style was Mr. Johnny Cash. The cover song "Hurt" was well played by Cash I think. You could actually feel the sorrow and sadness with him. He knew that he wasn't about to get on stage and try to dance around with his guitar. It is sad to think that some bands are saved from this relived glory by a tragedy of some sorts. Nirvana is to be forever held as an Icon because of the Death of Cobain shortly after reaching their peak. The Beatles are immortalized because of their brilliant career but the losses of the band members played a role as well. Elvis is huge and people want to believe that he is still alive, Tupac is the same story. An infinite amount of respect comes to excellent musicians if they die during the middle of their careers. It is kind of sad to think of it that way.

Podcast and Recording! Well it's about time!

2006-10-23T21:45:00.000-07:00

Ok I know I have said this for some time now, but I do finally have one guitar recording out. It is under the weekly podcasts called "Rockin Recordings". It is a crude recording and still needs to be touched up. Also keep note that it is just a jam session, nothing that I have written or realistically worked on for more than a few minutes. What did you think I was going to shame one of my good works as the first trial recording. Hah! Oh well it is just my way of saying I pretty much just threw it together so if it doesn't sound good, my bad folks. Anyway I also have a new Podcast up, it is in the player to the right titled "What you left me(acoustic)" and that is exactly what it is.

Ric Rac

2006-10-23T21:03:00.000-07:00

The Rickenbacker 650D Dakota
One word, beautiful. Rickenbacker just may hold the secret to my heart. Solid walnut body, through body maple neck, Humbuckers with a single coil tone. It is so difficult to make decisions upon instruments! The list price for this guy is right around a grand, but the more I look into it the more I see that it is actually a bargain. Excellent tone, great hardware, hand polished neck, what's to go wrong here?

Weekly Podcast

2006-10-17T10:08:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, this one is by Downside, don't worry there are only a few more from these guys. This one is acoustic and was recorded all at once in Fergus Falls Minnesota. To give it a listen just click on the play button on the player to your right under the heading Weekly Podcast.

Ahh yes Fernandes

2006-10-15T21:49:00.000-07:00

Well well we have here a Ravelle Elite electric guitar by Fernades of course. This badass has a Carved maple top, Mahogany Body/Neck, The patented Fernandes Sustainer system built in also a Seymour Duncan humbucker at the bridge. I was borderline at buying this guitar over my Schecter for many reasons. Great tone, good looks and unlimited sustain! The Sustainer system put out by Fernandes is truly unique. I played around with it for a bit while I was at the store making my final choice and it was difficult. The Sustainer gives you a few options, it can have infinite sustain, allowing to hold out notes for an unnaturally long time, and the notes being held don't change from their true tone. But if you flip a switch then you have something else to play with, it automatically creates a harmonic to the note(s) you are playing which can be something similar to a pinch harmonic, and I found that pinch harmonics all of a sudden become all too easy. My guitar guru that I grew up with said I made the right choice in the Schecter because he would have called me a cheater for the whole harmonic deal... guitarists out there, you know what I mean. It's body structure carry's some similarities to that of the Les Paul, but cut just a bit more. I was told by the salesman that Fernandes was currently in a lawsuit with Gibson because of their similarities with that of Gibson's. True or untrue I do not know how the story ended. Anyway it is still an amazing instrument, one of which I would very much like to add to my collection some other time down the road, hopefully sooner then later. For some more depth or just some better looks at this beauty just go right here to Fernandes' official site

Beginner's Luck

2006-10-10T09:42:00.000-07:00

Well now looking at being an all-star guitarist someday? Or maybe you just want to play some tunes around a campfire. Whatever your reason is, I am going to give a few little bits of advice for someone who is just picking up a guitar for the first time. First of all, before you can really 'play' you need to get your fingertips used to the wear and tear that those lovely strings provide to your hand. The best way to begin playing I believe would be on a classical, nylon stringed guitar. The strings are loose, thick, smooth, and really easy to get sound out of. An electric guitar would be the next step up, then an acoustic. The thing about electric and acoustic guitars compared to that of a nylon classical is that the stings are steel or some metal, and are wound much tighter than that of a classical. The tight steel strings will shred your fingers down to the meat, which is very unpleasant (I've done this many times). If you don't have access to a classical though, you are just going to have to either take it slow, or play through the pain. Anyway, once you can pick up and play your guitar for a decent amount of time without crying, it is time to start learning some fundamentals. You need to get used to chords and have nice transitions between them, not to mention have a smooth strumming pattern. The easiest chords to learn are G,C,A,D,E,Em,Am and power chords, which you can find tablature/notation for on just about any guitar website. If you master these you can master almost everything off of many artists albums. Take Greenday and Jack Johnson for starters, almost all of their songs are based around these few chords, and once you train your ear by learning the chords, you will recognize more and more from other artists too. So you have your chords, now it is vital that you develope a smooth strum pattern. each string should be plucked through the strum just as evenely as every other. It should be solid and whole, not choppy. Have someone listen to you try some chords and see what they think, because most people can hear a chop, or muted strings. A good way to keep motivated is to learn some of your favorite songs (those containing guitar that is). As soon as you get your first verse correct or even simple riff it is really exciting. Take you time and listen to some of those songs without your guitar in hand. Really memorize the sound, strum pattern, the beat, the transitions with the lyrics and so on. If you know the whole structure to a song before attemtping to play it, things go very smooth. Well I believe that is about enough for now. I will spit out some more hopefully helpful words at another time.

Testing Testing 1..2..3..

2006-10-02T23:20:00.000-07:00

This is a sample of music from my old band. The members are as follows: Taylor Seibel on Vocals, Ryan Davis on Drums, Bob Haley on Bass, Chase Hendrickson on Guitar, and yours truly on guitar and back up vocals. A fair warning, it is somewhat old, so keep in mind I will have some newer material out soon.

Click here to get your own player.

Pea Pods

2006-10-02T22:19:00.000-07:00

Podcast Music Blast
Well PMB is a fairly basic site, basic setups as well. The quality of the podcasts are fair, nothing spectacular by all means. I listened to three musicians: Lanky, Billy Harvey, and Shane Bartell. Overall not my style of music, and I think that a live recorded podcast is alright but there is a lot of down time when the artists are just speaking to the crowd, so it is kind of a drag. They used Beta's Podcast Ready as their method of delivery, and were also sponsored by Fresh Media Works and PMC top 10. The audio itself came out of iTunes, which many of them have. I like listening to 45 plus minutes of live music and all but it really bugs me when i can't see the performance, so I would suggest cutting out some of the stage talk and get down to the music.

Mark Forman's Getting a Leg Up Podcast
This Podcaster was somewhat confusing for me to figure out. His podcast touched upon a bit of opinion, but he wants to be all about the music. There are one or two songs between each of his times he speaks, but he never mentions what the name of the artist about to be played nor any information on the music track whatsoever. I came to the assumption that the songs were the same as listed a little bit up the page from the flash driver he used to play his podcast. One nice thing he had was that you had an option to add the podcast to iTunes.

Rough Mix
Rough Mix does exactly what it says, it is "Live Daily's dedicated spot for music below the big label radar.." They deliver a pretty decent audio quality and give their respects to the artists that they are playing. Similar to a radio station. minus the commercials and worthless conversation. This is their first podcast, right around 45 minutes in length. So hopefully I see some updates in the future.

Digital Phlow
This one was difficult to figure out, i believe the large majority of text is in either Swedish or German. But the song titles and descriptions were not so I thought I would see what kind of music is being podcasted from across seas. They try to focus on podcasting individual songs, through an embedded player. A lot of techno and remixes and also seems to be pretty thick with updates. Some pretty good beats, makes me want to dance inside of a Mitsubishi.

Podcast Map
This is a great site to hear some great music. It is literally a map of the world, you can narrow down your region and find a particular podcast that might catch your eye. I was caught listening to the Texas Blues Cafe, They use a great flash player through Podomatic, where you can leave comments, add the file to your own iTunes, leave an email address in order to get new episodes, or even get the player for your own purpose. They have several podcasts to find what you want to hear.

All Too Familiar

2006-09-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

The Guitar pick of the week, for some obvious reasons is ....

The Schecter C-1 Exotic

This Badass was chosen because it is chief among my collection. It comes in either an antique black stain (shown) or a honey satin finish. Set neck, solid flame top, Grover Tuners and Schecter Super Rock II humbuckers. The tone nob can be pulled up in order for "cut off" half of the pickups, emulating a single coil sound. More and more artists are showing off with their schecters, including the guitarists from Papa Roach, Seether, Smile Empty Soul, and Avenged Sevenfold. This monster has extra thick lows, and squealing pinch harmonics. When the single coil effect is activated, you might think someone was playing on a fender tele or strat, but when it is just stright humbucking this guitar will rock your world. When I figure out how to get my recordings from my computer to this blog this will be my main choice of electric guitar.

Independence Day

2006-09-25T20:40:00.000-07:00

Well well, we were asked to find and chat a bit about a few independent record labels. I personally do not know a whole lot about the indepentdent record label world, so this is a perfect mission for me.

Silver Dragon Records
The first thing I have to say about this site is busy busy busy. There is a lot of small text that gets somewhat exhausting to search through. Silver Dragon Records is a rock record label, promoting alternative rock, agressive rock, and metal bands. You are able to purchase cd's of SDR's signed bands, download some free samples of songs, and find out a decent amount of information on the main bands. Like I said the print is small so you have to suffer through the reading but it is there. To be honest, this site looks all too familiar to that of a blog. Most of the Links on the side are the same as the links throughout the text, and there are a lot of them.

Victory Records

Victory Records, home to a few bands that are quite popular at the moment, such as Hawthorne Heights and Atreyu. Downside, a group i was formerly part of, was in the process of setting up shows with Four Letter Lie , who is signed with Victory, so I just had to blog them. Victory's website is far superior to that of SDR's. It is very easy to use, very clear on what to do in order to get what you want. You can do anything from watch video's, to buying cd's. The bands are readily available to find, all of which are accompanied by pictures, and decent biographies. They also have links to the band's own sites, which is great. Go Four Letter Lie!

Epitaph Records
So I asked my roommate, who is basically my guru of indie music, for what he thought was a good independent label to write about. The first thing that I see when I go to the website and look at the artists was. . . Atmosphere and Dropkick Murphy's. Now most of us here in MN know who Atmosphere is, and the Murph's, well enough said. Everything a label's website should be, just like Victory's. You can find just about everything you want, tour dates, cd info, artist info, watch videos, purchase cd's and merchandise. I am glad to have a roommate who previously worked for a cd warehouse.

Annotate This

2006-09-12T17:15:00.000-07:00

The Luthiers Blog This blog was put together by a man named Bernie Lehmann, a luthier (guitar designer/craftsman), and an experienced one at that. He posts recent projects and techniques for the interest of other luthiers. This blog is just over one year old, and hasn't received too much attention yet. It is fairly basic and very easy to follow, it seems that Mr. Lehmann might be too consumed with his projects to update his blog further as he only puts up about one post every other month, but who can blame him? Check out his site www.lehmannstrings.com for a peak at his instruments.

Garage Spin This Blogger has done a great job setting up their blog. It is made for garage bands (unsigned bands), and deals with anything from recording equipment, recording software, random videos, and even album cover art. I found some excellent links on this site, all very interesting. This seemed like it was aimed more at the recording or studio engineers than anything, so it really grabbed my attention.

Music Thing As I search further and further into the blog world I find more and more that hits home. This blog is definitely my favorite yet for many reasons. It touches broadly on the musicians world. All types of recording devices are analyzed, different guitar rigs are shown, and innovation is huge. See it for yourself, someone interfaced a Kaoss pad into the body of a Les Paul, that takes the words right out of my mouth.

Earvolution Earvolution is mainly about signed musicians/groups and their albums. The gossip is either when the album is to come out, what to expect, or when to possibly catch said artist at a live show. This is not as exciting to me because it is more fact and news than opinion. I would rather here about things you wouldn't be able to find at the artists website or on MTV.

Online Music Blog This blog is somewhat similar to Earvolution, just less said. Not very well developed and just another music "news" site for the most part. They also seem to be promoting various music companies for an unknown reason which is somewhat odd to me. No video links nor photos to keep short attention span folk like myself interested enough to read the few sentences under each post.

Stereo Gum Live music is a big part of this blog. The first post I see was that of Joyn Mayer or J-May as Stereo Gum refers to him as. The creators actually post their own personal photos from being at live shows. I applaud the effort and the opinions for the content, not an easy task to accomplish. They did a great job by creating links to finish reading articles eslewhere so that one long article doesn't take up the whole post area.

Guitar Guitar Guitar This blog suprised me when I was under the impression that guitars would be the main focus. It turns out that it is more about celebrities and well known musicians and their guitars than the guitars themselves. I found more detail on the performers than the instruments. So the title threw me off and I was ultimately dissapointed.

Guitar Blog If you haven't figured it out yet I am a big fan of the guitar world. This blog has a video embedded of Pat Metheny playing a 42 stringed guitar! It turns out that it sounds closer to that of a harp, but it is still amazing. The other content was all guitar talk which made me a very happy camper.

Calder Guitar and Violin Case Design A very interesting craft it is, and very important to anyone with a high priced instrument. The designer tends to produce things that look closer to that of a rifle case than that of a musical instrument. This blog takes you inside a craft world that is rarely seen.

Guitar Dreamz A good place to go to become more interested in the guitar playing world. It contains such things as lessons, tips, and tricks. It is aimed more at a beginner but it contains some vital information that one needs to help them do anything from buying a guitar, to tuning.

Drake

2006-09-12T16:10:00.000-07:00

Cheers to Mr. Smith. This is a Paul Reed Smith (PRS) double cut Dragon model guitar. This is a very limited edition which PRS previously put out a different model each year.

Then the question arises...
Would you even play on such a thing of beauty?