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songs stuck in my head

Monday, August 30th, 2010

last weekend, i played a bonfire-at-the-beach set for friends… it was probably the longest i’ve played the guitar at one time in a loooong while… my fingertips were hatin’ me the next day

the playlist was pretty diverse — from weezer to dave matthews to roy orbison (yea… random)

anyways, these three songs stuck out from the night — they’re stuck in my head still… i gotta say, they’re pretty fun to play and they bring me back almost 10 years when i was first startin’ out on the guitar…

gonna try soundcloud for this — we’ll see how it works

Richard Marx – Now and Forever by gorirrajoe

Extreme – More Than Words by gorirrajoe

Mr. Big – To Be With You by gorirrajoe

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bumpin’ beats again

Monday, May 10th, 2010

rockford fosgate p1s410 (10"/150watts)

so i replaced the sub in my car with a rockford fosgate p1s410 (10″, 150 watts rms)… it was sort of a pain to take out the old sub — another rockford fosgate that pretty much lasted me 5+ years (it finally got a tear in it)

apparently the previous bestbuy installer put this tar-like sticky substance that bonded the speaker to the box… to prevent any kind of rattling (and keep it airtight)

anyway… the new sub is in and i HAD to test it out… what song/album did i go for? the album i always look to for testing a new subwoofer: the fight club original motion picture score (by the dust brothers)

“why that album?” you may be asking yourself… well let me answer you with some examples

for some highs, The Dust Brothers – Corporate World
for some fast tempo beats, The Dust Brothers – Stealing Fat (also the opening credits song)
and for some awesome lows, The Dust Brothers – Hessel, Raymond K (warning, if played in a proper system, it will induce involuntary bowel movements)

got any other suggestions for system tester tracks?

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lazy rock!

Friday, May 7th, 2010

i’m gonna lose some of my street cred, but here we go

for a change, i started listening to some “lazy rock”

don’t get me wrong… i’m still all about the kanye…

it’s essentially indie-rock or indie-folk, but it pretty much all sounds the same… i’m digging pomplamoose, she and him, the bird and the bee

once you listen to these bands, you’ll see why i affectionately call it lazy rock… normally it’s a female singer who doesn’t try to belt out the lyrics… it’s more melodic and subtle

pomplamoose has some pretty cool youtube videos that show how they record their songs… not sure if it’s really their process… seems easier to play a full on drum set instead of each piece separately… but that’s just me. oh and it should be stated that nataly’s facial expressions get me every time…

Pomplamoose – Expiration Date

she and him is zooey deschanel’s band… and yes… she’s hot — so this helps me like their music a bit… i swear tho, she has something in her movie contracts that she has to sing in them (i think there’s like one or two that she doesn’t sing in)

She & Him – Sentimental Heart

she deserves a second video shout out!

i found out about bird and the bee from their hall & oates covers… whoa whoa whoa… hall and oates?! yes… if you think me liking hall & oates isn’t cool, then you think sarmad isn’t cool… so there…

The Bird and the Bee – Kiss is on my List