Archive for January 2008

James Jamerson Tattoo, Session One

I have been feeling like my life has been without meaning. I have been seeing a therapist. I have been growing a beard on the internet. I have been struggling to make music a priority in my life.
Making music a priority is hard when your life has been completely transformed by burden. I went [...]

Practice, Part II

I was reading some old posts and I came across this one ambitious article about practicing. While reading it I found myself saying things about my own work like it was written by someone else: “This is great advice!” and “This is bullshit!” and “I wrote this??” and “Could I ever practice this much again?” [...]

Mike Muir, 1985

I just found an old Suicidal Tendencies interview conducted in 1985 for a zine. While it was mostly spastic and impossible to follow (not his fault, Mike gets excited when he talks, but it’s easier to listen to than it is to read verbatim, however) I thought this little blurb about the “hardcore scene” was [...]

Machine Girl

Thanks, Os. I can’t f**king wait.

David Lynch vs. iPhone

Happy New Year! (II-7 V7 Imaj7)

The title of this post is a musical pun concerning resolutions… it isn’t even funny to other musicians.
Kim is participating in a library / book enthusiast phenomenon called “52 in 52″ which means she will attempt to read (and finish) a book for every week of this year. I have encouraged her to blog her [...]