The story of learning to play bass is a strange combination of curiosity, necessity, hubris, and stupidity. I was leading the band at church and we always had trouble finding and keeping bass players, which I was later to find […]
Tag: music
Feeling Fantastic This Morning
When it comes to reinventing the blues while not losing one ounce of where it all came from, I don’t think there’s anyone else doing it better than Fantastic Negrito (@MusicNegrito). Without apology or exception, he keeps pushing expectations and […]
Do or Die Friday
Maybe we’re turning a corner on 2020. I really hope so. Vote.
Don’t Play The Butter Notes
Miles Davis was a fascinating person. A titan among musicians, insightful, mysterious, cool – he had the whole package working. This morning, my mind got wound up early after watching this story from Herbie Hancock. When it comes to music, […]
The Friday Five | September 18, 2020
The Friday Five is a semi-regular feature here on the blog where I post about some things from the past week that I’ve enjoyed reading, listening to, watching, or am just thankful for. Cory Wong – “Sidestep” (live) I’m probably […]
The Friday Five, Music Edition – August 21, 2020
The Friday Five is a list of things that I’m thankful for, inspired by, or have found interesting over the last week. #1 – Ibrahim Maalouf – S3NS … This listening recommendation came by way of a Tim Ferriss newsletter. […]
Furious Word Wednesday
There are times when I’ll have music on while writing. It can be a pleasant way to add a little life into the room, drown out whatever might be happening outside – a bit of functional white noise. Sometimes, the […]
The Friday Five | July 24, 2020
The Friday Five is a collection of things I’ve enjoyed or am thankful for from the past week. This time around, it seems like music has been on my mind, so here’s some things to cram in yo’ earhole. #1 […]
Wildflowers
Bit of a brief post today because I feel like someone else can give you some better words today. Here’s a song from the late, great Tom Petty from his solo album Wildflowers – something everyone should check out immediately. […]
Queen At Live Aid Turns 35
Thirty five years ago yesterday, Queen played one of the greatest sets of rock n’ roll ever at Live Aid, and Freddie Mercury personally taught a masterclass on How To Be A Great Front Man. Oh yeah, and Freddie also […]