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Nige Horrocks: Radiohead's Thom Yorke is amused that...
Radiohead's Thom Yorke is amused that Prince has told YouTube to block his version of their song "Creep". Yorke replied "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our f-- song." The video was uploaded by a fan who took it with a mobile.
No surprise this …
Broken Guitar? No prob, get the bass
Today I played over at the SKOB (Siesta Key Oyster Bar) a super cool "come as you are" type pub that features cool local live artists like myself. Anyways, midway through my medley of Fat Freddy's Drop's "Roady" mixed with Sublime's "Garden Grove" my guitar stops …
by Ben Hammond
Jammys, Spring Tour Downloads, Festivals!
Photo April 13 Copper Mountain, CO, courtesy of Avant/Chicago / Brent Kado. For more wonderful photos of the CO run & Avant/Chicago please visit:
http://flowfeel.blogs.com/photos/72_hours_awake/
Hello hello everyone!
The Jammy Awards
Today (Friday May 2) is the last …
Ambient Bass Practice
I've been making a concentrated effort to actually practice my new bass--patricularly playing arco (with a bow), which is completely new to me. I've got quite a ways to go... but after several weeks of scratching and screeching, I think I have the slightest of …
Wicked Looping, Live
I've seen Kid Beyond and Kaki King. This isn't how they loop. But it works for me.
I present two new songs:
Come So Far, and The sun is on my back.
Not downloadable as of yet because I am damn tired.
Both songs are fairly similar. I've tried to keep …
Sankt Otten and Slow Dancing Society on Ultima Thule ambient radio
Tracks from the latest releases by Sankt Otten and Slow Dancing Society have been featured on the latest edition of Ultima Thule ambient radio. The show also featured new music from Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie and Robert Rich to name but a …
Acoustic Guitar as a Band
*Since it seems like Brody is the only one really interested in the guitar posts, I would like to dedicate this post both to Brody and the letter "M". *
I'll try to boil this down to a one post size article.
Acoustic guitar is a strange animal. Like a …
Liam Finn, Miracle Fortress and The Most Serene Republic
Liam Finn and EJ Barnes at The Mercury Lounge (03/21/08)
I was kind of pleasantly surprised with Liam Finn and Elizabeth-Jane Barnes on Friday night, I guess I didn't know what to expect and for the most part it was good (except for that awful mess of electronic …
SXSW Find #1: Wax Fang
My Morning Jacket drummer Patrick Callahan served as Wax Fang's "roadie" at the day party where I saw them play, and I almost didn't recognize him amidst all of the beards and long hair. The Louisville trio's sound certainly flirts with the indie-leaning jam rock …
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