Good Jam Session
Had an awesomely fun 5 hour jam session today with Colin and Conrad, here’s some highlights.
A Week of Practicing Drumming
Playing some more drums, recorded to see my progress. I played the crappy guitar riff separately, because I haven’t figured out how to play guitar with my nose yet.
Damien Plays the Drums
I wanted to record myself on drums, then record myself playing guitar…but the video got kind of fuxxored. :/
A Song a Week
I’m gonna try and write a song a week. Whether it sucks or not. I vow to produce something each week, and move on! Theoretically I will get better at writing songs… Theoretically… At the least it’ll keep me from playing the same riffs over and over for a month. In the unlikely event that [...]
Guitar Building Pt. 4: Drippy
Well my home made guitar is done, and named. She’s called Drippy, named after either a bad experience in the 70’s, or my (lack of) lacquer spraying skills. I can’t believe this used to be boards!
Adrian Belew is Fucking Awesome
Adrian Belew (Guitarist of King Crimson fame) is really, really, really good at what he does. o.O
He make look questionable, and play the silliest looking composite guitar ever, but god damn. If you’re not up on Adrian Belew, or guitars, everything you hear in this is him, he’s not just playing over a backing track, [...]
Building a Guitar
Well, I’ve been locked up in a room making sawdust for the last week. I’m building a guitar. From scratch.
Some pictures of how it’s coming so far: (Ignore the dates, I’m using some cheap old camera so I don’t have to worry about the sawdust killing it)
This is what real Jazz sounds like
Well, the New Orleans stuff anyways. These guys are so awesome, and the singer kills it.
Nickle Creek covers Toxic
Pop Bluegrass band Nickle Creek covering the Britney Spears song. Yes, it is awesome.
How To Play Angel’s Son
Here’s how to play Angel’s Son by Sevendust. It’s in a funky “limp floppy string” low tuning: C#-G#-C#-F#-B-C#
Hang Drum
A street performer playing a hang (pronounced “hung”) drum. Pretty wicked. I’ve seen people make their own out of old propane containers too, but they sound a bit more tinny and less wicked.
