Put That Finger Down There!

For some reason, I am reminded of the expression -
"Those that can - do; those that can't - teach."

Whatcha think this guy gets for a half-hour?

Artist Spotlight

On one of my other pages, I write a weekly series that focuses on artists that have some tie to my home state, Michigan. This series has been running for about nine weeks now. This series has been a blast for me because it lets me explore some of the history of the selected artists. With my background in the music business, some of the focus artists I knew about previously.


I have opted to share information about the more obscure or lesser known artists. I have also tried to present a wide variety of artists by bouncing from opposite genre from one week to the next.

Through this experience so far, it has led me to expand the focus of this blog quite a bit wider than originally intended. I think it will make both pages a bit better - at least for me.

eric johnson: cliffs of dover

All I can say is....
damn! this guy can play like nobody's business.

Another favorite song of mine by Eric Johnson. Cliffs of Dover was on one of my "car trax" cassettes I used to keep in the car.

Warren Zevon Remembered

Warren Zevon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

"Warren Zevon was born to a Russian Jewish father and a Mormon mother and soon moved to California. By the age of 13, Warren Zevon was a regular visitor to the home of Igor Stravinsky where he, along with Robert Craft, would study music.

Zevon turned to a musical career early, including a stretch as part of a Sonny and Cher-type male/female duo called lyme and cybelle (a band whose correct spelling is all lower case), and he spent time as a session musician (notably as piano player and band leader for the Everly Brothers) and jingle composer. He wrote several songs for his White Whale label-mates the Turtles, though his participation in their recording is unknown."

Guitar Intonation and Setup

Guitar Intonation and Setup:

"As always, I'm tearing out what's left of my hair trying to keep guitars in tune. I'm from a small area and there is no “go to” guy for setting up guitars. I've got a few buddies who do a solid job, but I hate to keep bugging them to intonate guitars."

Music thing: eBay of the day: Amazing 60s Mosrite/Von Dutch guitars

Music thing: eBay of the day: Amazing 60s Mosrite/Von Dutch guitars:

"This kind of thing doesn't come along too often: These three guitars were made for the 60s psychedelic one-hit-wonders Strawberry Alam Clock by Semie Moseley of Mosrite (much more about him here) . As if that wasn't cool enough, Semie sent the surfboard-shaped guitars to Von Dutch to be painted. After the band played them in a film (possibly 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'), Semie got the guitars back."

You really have to see these guitars to believe it. They are beyond description. Very cool article.

The Gauntlet :: Porcupine Tree - Heavy Metal - Buddy Icons - Porcupine Tree Videos - Porcupine Tree Ringtones - mp3s - Tabs - Wallpaper - lyrics

The Gauntlet :: Porcupine Tree - Heavy Metal - Buddy Icons - Porcupine Tree Videos - Porcupine Tree Ringtones - mp3s - Tabs - Wallpaper - lyrics:

"Roadrunner Records is delighted to welcome epic rockers PORCUPINE TREE to our family.

Porcupine Tree is unquestionably one of the most difficult-to-categorise and innovative bands out there. The music is breathtaking, ranging from psychedelic trip-hop to progressive metal, and a compendium of other sounds in between.

Evolving from one man’s self-indulgent creative outlet back in 1992, Porcupine Tree has grown into a well respected major-label-signed four-piece who have released several albums. Their most recent, 2005’s ‘Deadwing’, served to further skyrocket the band's renown and they are currently hard at work on a brand new record - set for release on Roadrunner (excluding North America and Japan) in early 2007. "

Rush: Analog Kid

Here's a clip of Rush playing at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan. This is doubly good for me as this is one of my favorite tunes, Analog Kid, by Rush plus having it recorded in my home state is sort of cool.



Hat tip: Rush Blog