Is Music Piracy OK?
I’m old enough to have grown up back when the only way to listen to music at home was to listen to the radio or buy the album. Almost every weekend I headed into Philadelphia to “3rd Street Jazz and Rock”. They had the best selection around of all the punk, new wave, alternative stuff […]
Thousands of Free Songs from SXSW Artists
SXSW is an annual music and arts festival that takes place in Austin Texas. For the past 8 years the festival has released songs by the groups featured at the event. These songs can be downloaded in bulk from the unofficial SXSW torrent site at – http://www.sxswtorrent.com/ This year’s collection alone includes 1,219 files totaling 7.52GB. Over […]
“Sleepwalk” – Swart AST amp – Eastwood Airline Tuxedo guitar
I’ve always liked this song, and this is a really nice solo guitar arrangement of it. I really like what Eastwood does, bringing back the cool funky guitars I’m always looking at on ebay. But I’ve had a chance to play two different models, an early Hi-Flyer and a hollow 12 string called the Classic […]
Bill Frisell – Tiny Desk Concert
Bill Frisell has a very unique style. The spaces between the notes seem as equally considered as those he chooses to play. When he performs with his quintet, the spaces he creates get filled in, making it feel diluted to me. His style comes through the strongest when it’s just him and his guitar. The […]