Hey, Buffistas! This is just a drive-by boast to say that I'm going to start taking guitar lessons from Richard Lloyd via Skype tomorrow. Expecting either polite scorn or drunken tirades, and I don't really care which way it goes.
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Hayden - Jan 16, 2013 4:44:44 am PST #5490 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
DavidS - Jan 16, 2013 5:06:44 am PST #5491 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This is just a drive-by boast to say that I'm going to start taking guitar lessons from Richard Lloyd via Skype tomorrow.
Whoa! Who knew that was a thing? How're you doing, Hayden?
Liese S. - Jan 16, 2013 5:57:17 am PST #5492 of 6436
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Wow! That's awesome, Hayden!
I submitted a song for critique to my songwriting hero, and he started out the response by saying, "Now don't mistake my being blunt for rudeness..." And I was all happy because I was about to get ripped to shreds by this bigshot. I responded to him, "Well, I know you, Rick, so if it didn't sound at least a little rude, I wouldn't believe it was really from you!"
Jon B. - Jan 16, 2013 7:11:00 am PST #5493 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm going to start taking guitar lessons from Richard Lloyd via Skype tomorrow.
Suh-weeet!
sumi - Jan 16, 2013 9:48:01 am PST #5494 of 6436
Art Crawl!!!
Hayden - that is totally awesome. I hope you keep us updated!
Hayden - Jan 16, 2013 10:50:52 am PST #5495 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Thanks, y'all! It's quite exciting!
I'm doing well, David. Been super-busy at work, which is nice after being sidelined with no work for so long. Both of my bands are on hiatus right now related to being old-person bands: in one, the drummer just had hip surgery, which is both funny and kinda horrifying. In the other, the singer/other guitarist (this is Mark Edwards, Jon) has been ill for about six months with damage to his leg and foot. He's been on and off a bunch of medications and hasn't felt well enough to play for months now. I'm hoping he'll turn around soon because this whole ordeal has been very tough on him.
Jon B. - Jan 16, 2013 1:17:49 pm PST #5496 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Sorry to hear that about Mark, Hayden. Tell him he's in my thoughts.
Hayden - Jan 17, 2013 4:08:47 am PST #5497 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Will do, sir, and thanks.
tommyrot - Jan 17, 2013 9:39:23 am PST #5498 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Famous album covers, converted to death-metal versions: [link]
They are poorly done, which adds to their charm. The Satan and Garfunkle ones might be my faves.
tommyrot - Jan 21, 2013 9:13:06 am PST #5499 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, this is the freakiest thing I've listened to in ages:
REM's "Losing My Religion" shifted into a major scale
Michael sez, "Someone has gone to the trouble (I don't know how but would suspect using Melodyne DNA or somesuch) of processing REM's minor-scale downer hit 'Losing My Religion' so that all the minor notes are now major. When I followed the link I thought it'd be a cover, but no, it's the original, processed. It's uncanny - the song is just as familiar as always but the impact is utterly different. Kind of like finding a colour print of a film you'd only known in black and white, or seeing Garfield minus Garfield for the first time. I like it."
I like it, but it also makes my brain hurt. It's the weirdest thing--part of my brain thinks it's beautiful while some other part thinks it's an audio abomination.
eta: Major Scaled #3 : The Doors - " Riders On The Rainbow"