Op-Ed

Best & Worst New Musical Instruments of the 2000s

Best & Worst New Musical Instruments of the 2000s

Posted August 27, 2010 at 7:00 am | One comment

Copied below is my response to the contributors’ poll H+ Magazine published on New Year’s Eve Eve, 2010: “What were the best and worst _______s of the 00s?”

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Op-Ed, Reviews

An Ode To The Chapman Stick

An Ode To The Chapman Stick

Posted August 26, 2010 at 7:08 am | 7 comments

It’s called the Chapman Stick, and it was one of the most radical developments in music from the second half of the Twentieth Century (the first half goes to the electric guitar).

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Op-Ed, Reviews, Singer Songwriter

YOU’RE The Musician; YOU Make Some Noise!

YOU’RE The Musician; YOU Make Some Noise!

Posted August 25, 2010 at 6:38 am | One comment

I have been consumed by thoughts regarding the changing role of the artist in our culture.

Posted in: Op-Ed, Reviews, Singer Songwriter

The 3-2-1 of Musical Performance

The 3-2-1 of Musical Performance

Posted August 24, 2010 at 6:57 am | One comment

For whatever reasons, our culture has decided that we are not all musicians.

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