Music
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Are the technology and music industries engaged in price-fixing?
Bloomberg: Apple, Amazon, Google Agree to Royalties on Cloud Service “The Digital Media Association, which represents technology companies, the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Music Publishers Association reached an agreement to set rates for 2013 to 2017. The contract will be submitted to the Washington-based Copyright Royalty Board for ratification, the groups… Continue reading
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The Times They Are A-Changin’
Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Please Vote! Continue reading
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Two and a half or three lives ago, I was a guitar maker…
Back when I was in college, I spent about three years obsessed with the design, construction and customization of electric guitars and basses. For the most part, this was a natural side-effect of my more central obsession with music itself, and one which I’ve since observed is shared by musicians the world over. We collect… Continue reading
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Unbelievable 7-Year Old Drummer
This is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen: Apparently he’s now in his 20s(?), and he’s got his own website with some great samples. Prince says he’s the “most frightening drummer I’ve ever heard,” and that’s certainly something. (I don’t think he was kidding.) Continue reading
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The Best Beatles Book Ever?
Tonight, my frind David took me to downtown Seattle to hear Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew speak about their book, Recording The Beatles, and the roughly 10 years (!) of research that went into it. These guys are working audio engineers and producers, who wanted to write the book they themselves had always wanted, about… Continue reading
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New Music from The Hambones
Last Tuesday, I went down to the Hole In The Wall to record BB Campbell and The Hambones. They needed a few songs on short notice for a radio interview with Blue Lisa on KNON. We recorded three songs in the first set, before the jammers got up to play. The Pillow Song is attached… Continue reading
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Deep Thoughts — Part II
Featuring the George W Bush Singers. (From the SXSW 2005 Showcase.) Are you working hard to put food on your family? Continue reading
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‘Little’ Willie Brown
Saturday evening I had a rehearsal with Willie Brown. This is a band I’ve done work with on-and-off for a little over a year. I did some pickup gigs with them in Oct 2004, and engineered their live album shortly after. Since then I’ve done a few pick-up gigs when their regular bassist has been… Continue reading
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Thought I’d Share This…
I thought I’d share this with the people of the Gulf Coast and particularly New Orleans, and also with the rest of Americans who are reaching out with their hearts, their homes, and their pocketbooks. I don’t think Jaco would mind. Continue reading