Category Archives: Music

A Ramones concert clip from 1977 courtesy of Boing Boing and Dangerous Minds

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Karl

Wow this must have been an amazing show. The video is high quality. If you were there, you were bound to be affected. Boing Boing: “The Ramones at their best in London, 1977″. YouTube: “Ramones – It’s Alive (The Rainbow) … Continue reading →

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“a staccato hit, three more accents, then the infamous descending chromatic riff”

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Karl

My brother, Dante, runs one of my favorite blogs focusing on Metal, and recently featured an interview he held with former Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane singer, Blaze Bayley. It intimate and revealing look into his struggles. Rock Nightmare: “interview with … Continue reading →

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“What was the point in trying? Who wants to be laughed at?”

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Karl

Erika Meyer shares what it was like learning to play guitar, fighting to make it happen, being a woman, and being told a few times along the way she had ‘no talent’: “How I Learned To Play Guitar”: In 2000 … Continue reading →

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Clarence Clemons, RIP

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Karl

NYTimes: “Clarence Clemons, Springsteen’s Soulful Sideman, Dies at 69″ I kept looking on the radio today for some tribute, somewhere. Philadelphia radio is in a sad state. Rock and roll lost a giant.

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“Perfect”

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Karl

“Perfect”, by Pink is a kind of cousin to Radiohead’s “Creep”. I’m sure I lost a few folks there who suddenly clicked away. Good, this post isn’t for them. “Creep” is one of those songs that, if you ever felt … Continue reading →

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Hope you are well Shannon

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Karl

I was going through my song library tonight, strumming my guitar, and ran into one of Shannon Campbell’s (now Shannon Gunn) old tunes, “Less Like You” from around 02 or so. “Pet Rock Star”, it was good to hear your … Continue reading →

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“Master of Puppets” turns 25

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Karl

“Master of Puppets” was the among the first three Metallica cassettes I owned. I bought “…And Justice for All” and “Garage Days” at a music shop in Kensington during 1988 and worked my way back through their releases shortly thereafter. … Continue reading →

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Maria Aragon (10) joins Lady Gaga on Stage

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Karl

You probably know her from her cover of “Born This Way”, Lady Gaga took notice too and invited her on stage for a song! YouTube: LADY GAGA – Born This Way (Cover) : YouTube: BORN THIS WAY – Lady Gaga … Continue reading →

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Metallica’s Sanitarium guitar parts broken down

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Karl

Invisible Oranges analyzes the isolated guitar parts to Sanitarium – and you can listen to them to – in its post, “”Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”: Just the guitar”.

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Gotta relearn this – Extreme’s “Hole Hearted”

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Karl

YouTube: “Extreme – Hole Hearted “: Call me a hippie but I believe that you shouldn’t let ego ever get in the way of love and being there for others. Only that truly matters. This song sings that loud Life’s … Continue reading →

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