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Local Band Tips #7
The Importance of Good Gear: I’ve seen some great bands who had some really catchy songs that somehow just sounded a little flat. The biggest culprit for this is poor gear. While playing a ton of shows with what I would consider my bands ” sister band” (A band you travel and share shows
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Jim Marshall has died
A truly sad day for guitarists everywhere. Legendary amp master Jim Marshall has died. Since the sixties Marshall has been the most recognized name in guitar amps all over the world. Used by names like Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, the legendary Jimi Hendrix, Slash of Guns n Roses, Angus Young of AC/DC, and
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Songs E.lectroshock loves and why #1
This is my latest creation, a list of songs I love and why. Please tell me why you love or hate these songs. I’ll start with some of my true favorites. 1. Stevie Ray Vaughn: Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix wrote this tune, SRV did an instrumental cover one of his albums. This song reminds
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Local Band Tips #6
Curb your ego!!! Ego is the worst thing you can bring to your band. Confidence, self-assurance, even a lil touch of cockiness have always been a characteristic of the rock musician,but being humble has its place. Ego is the ugly version of these things. Ego infects every aspect of a band: Songwriting is a
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The Donnas
The Donnas: Spend The Night When i think of true rock and roll, I think of Marshall Stacks cranked to eleven, hair flying, heads banging ,flashy guitars, powerful drums, beer and sexuality. This band has a healthy dose of all of the above. This album has been out for a long time, but its been in
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Local Band Tips #5
Dont Over Saturate Your Audience !!! Every band starts building a fan base by getting friends and family to come to shows. They tell other friends and the bands you play with have friends, and so on and so on. If you have something people like ,you will start to develop a following. This is
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A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream : Career Suicide This is one of my favorite albums by far. One of those few and far between bands who are still willing to be dangerous in a world of self-indulgent rock star cliché crap!! Punk rock these days is looking more like MTV and HotTopic got in a head on
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Local Band Tips #4
Style I’ve seen some bands that sounded really good, had nice gear, plenty of energy on stage and great songs, but something was a little off. One guy was dressed like a rocker in black with studded bracelets, one guy was a hippy with dreads and tie dye, one guy was wearing a jersey like a sports
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Local Bands Tips #3
Put on a show!!! Nothing is more boring than watching four or five guys stand still with their heads pointed at their guitar or feet while they play. People come to be entertained,to feel a part of an experience happening on stage. Music can be cathartic, energizing, inspiring and moving. People came to see you
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Local Band Tips #2
The importance of merchandise These days clubs are not paying a lot of cash to local bands. Since any good time charlie with a detuned squire strat can write a heavy riff in drop D , make an iron on T shirt ,start a facebook page and call his group a band. Club owners are
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Local Band Tips #1
This is the first of many tips for succeeding as a local band. The Raffle: When I was in local band Heres To Honor http://open.spotify.com/album/7uvu7yB4LanERhyBWUa93D in west palm beach, we would always make good money with a raffle. Yager was the drink of choice for bandmates and fans alike. Heres how it works: Buy a large bottle of
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Neotropics
Neotropics UK band Neotropics is a pleasing blend of Dance, Pop, Electro, and Rock. Blending driving dance beats reminicent of classic bands like Depeche Mode with the rock sensibilites of pop giants like Oasis and the Killers glued together with catchy and emotional vocals. Add to it a killer sounding production and you have a formula
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Zac Brown
Zac Brown- You Get What You Give This cd is not a brand new release ,it came out in 2010. But as you will come to know this blog is not all about new music,just great music in general. This and other Zac Brown cds make regular rotations in my daily playlists. Catchy songs with
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The Best of Strung Out
Top Contenders: The Best of Strung Out Strung Out has been a major force in the Punk Rock genre for many years. Long enough to have compiled a 23 song album of their most iconic songs. Add three previously unreleased tracks and you’ve got a jem on your hands. Strung Out has always blurred the line
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311 Does it again!!
Universal Pulse - The Latest effort by 311 will not disappoint! 311′s tenth album to date is packed with all the flavors we’ve come to love about the Omaha rockers. Heavy rock and reggae riffs intertwined with catchy hooks and tasteful soaring vocal harmonies.You can’t help but groove along to tracks like “WILD NIGHTS” and “SUNSET
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