Archive for November 2007

Daptone Records

I was just reading the little blurb about Bosco Mann in the newest Bass Player Magazine and something just didn’t sit well. I have a few of the Daptone Records’ releases, and I really enjoy the music… to a point. On one hand, I think the Dap-Kings and their associated projects are a welcome antithesis [...]

Time Theorists

My friend Brett and I have begun doing some collaborations– well it’s a little unfair to call them collaborations, actually, since he does most of the work and I just put some bass tracks on top of his compositions, but it’s turning out to be fun so far.
Brett is an amazing metal guitarist and guitar [...]

Kim Said it

So we’re stopped at a light on Military Highway and some bonehead with a sailor haircut, a bluetooth headset and a pasty white face in a late model Z28 is poised next to me. It’s one of those situations where you know what’s going to happen before it does. The car actually sounded and looked [...]

The Easiest Way I Can Say It

Whiskerino 2005 = Woodstock 1969.
A magical event that was bigger than anyone could have anticipated. Whiskerino 2005 bordered on being “life-altering” which is not an easy thing to be when you aren’t even trying.
Whiskerino 2007 = Woodstock 1999.
Though not commercially forced, the participants (myself included) are looking for a bottled version [...]