Night Train

If you’re not friends with Jonathan Toubin, then you haven’t met him. He is one of the most likable folks I have ever known; and if you’re with Jonathan you’re where the party’s at. But even better to get him to yourself as his catalog of Rock n Roll stories is [...]

I was figuring out why the lightbox image on our band website was not centered when

I noticed that the reverbnation events widget “no upcoming events” solution isn’t all that nice to display on a band website, especially since we do have an upcoming event.

In order to stop reverbnation from lying about 3Tons schedule I had to login to reverbnation; at which point I was met with a [...]

With All Due Respect

The first Apple product I ever owned was an iPod Touch 4th Generation. It’s also the only Apple product I’ve ever owned. And it is a pretty good one. I don’t use it very much though. The screen is too dinky for browsing the web. Music technology has changed for the better to [...]

Super Slap Bass Sunday

un d Dancin u nd Ies Kreeem

2 ways to enjoy your Sunday that are more enjoyable than researching detached garage construction.

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Shopping and Tinkering

a digital piano recently,

and in fairly short order a MIM Silver Burst Telecaster (here’s a GearPage thread about this guitar that ruminates well on such purchase).

a Squire Bullet that you can fit a shot glass between the neck and the strings.

My preferred computer operating system these days [...]

drumstruck

http://www.vimeo.com/7754939

a review

Adventures in Singing

The other night at practice I realized we’d reached a key point in band development which is to say the band is pretty damn solid; meaning that we make it look easy, however now all ears are on the lead parts – the parts that float above it and give it reason. Most particularly [...]

Rockstar Fades

The winds of time may be blowing but they got me stuck in a daze. I went from working out of a granny room in my boxers blasting the Mighty Diamonds to sipping martinis watching the busking robots down my nose.

I’m spinning coming out of the dentist; sorting out my thoughts. I’m looking [...]

I am visualizing sound

and you are hearing it.

There’s a correlation between the waves in the ocean and the sound from the shore.

If you sing to a diaphragm frosted with cocaine, you’re really rocking a good party. You may also see familiar magical shapes like sugary flowers but only if you use the drugs in a [...]

repurposing

The wife and I have started a mom and pop software enterprise. Here’s the first bit of PR we’ve mustered – something the artist requested to put in her site’s upcoming events area…

tigerBaby is a new mom and pop software enterprise based in Chicago. tigerBaby’s primary mission is to match great Chicago print [...]