Geert Bevin pointed out the LinnStrument this morning. Color me jealous - that thing looks awesome. It's basically a MIDI controller built on a pad, largely on a grid - much like a stringed instrument's notes are, except providing expression…
Category: music
I hate to admit it, but one of my favorite songs right now is Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," which I first heard on American Idol. What... a... song! The lyrics are freakin' STUNNING. Amazing piece of work. The relationship between sex…
Today I read an article from Guitar Player, from 1980, where Geddy Lee solved a question I've had for years, about what kind of bass was featured in a number of pictures. See the bass immediately to his right? It…
As an artist - an artiste, thank you - I get all worried about creating stuff that people might find offensive. When I was nine or ten, for example, I wanted to write a poem that used the word "damn."…
"It's a Miracle" is a creepy, scary, bitter, sad song in more ways than I think I can count. The last verse is a personal rant by Roger Waters on Andrew Lloyd Webber - and God forbid I ever feel…