Category Archives: Music

A weird birthday present

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Dan

What’s on the wires 36 years after the day I was finally shot out of the womb?  Just days after the long-awaited news that Van Halen is finally back together with Dave, which means I have to start saving my … Continue reading →

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The Taylor T5 has arrived

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Dan

This is one of the nicest-playing, coolest-sounding, sweetest-looking, hardest-to-photograph guitars it’s ever been my pleasure to own. I tried to take some photos outside in the sunlight but all I got were reflections. Hopefully these shots that did come out … Continue reading →

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Pssst…wanna buy a guitar?

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Dan

I’m selling a few. Gotta make room for the T5 as promised. Would prefer to sell to friends simply because I can probably deliver in person and I will know they are going to good homes. I really hate to … Continue reading →

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Taylor T5 OMGSNIPED!1!

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Dan

Anybody want to buy a guitar? Because I just got one, so I’m keeping to my promise and selling three others. A little creative math, some consideration of freelance/band wages, and good ol’ gear lust led me to win this … Continue reading →

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MP3 of the Moment: “I Wanna Be A Witch”

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Dan

Whenever I updated my old site, I’d throw an obscure MP3 on the page as “The Best Songs You’ve Probably Never Heard.” I miss doing that. Behold, the MP3 of the Moment. Today’s entry: “I Wanna Be a Witch” by … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve with the DINKs

Posted on December 24, 2006 by Dan

How do double-income, no-kids families spend Christmas Eve when their shopping’s all done? – Go to Fry’s, which Andy once perfectly described as “the nerd supermarket.” It’s on our way to a destination a little later on in the day, … Continue reading →

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Why Guitar Player isn’t cool

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Dan

To me, the answer is Editor-in-Chief Michael Molenda. I grew up learning to play guitar from magazines. Most of the magazines had sheet music in them–the “put your fingers on this number fret” guitar shorthand known as tablature–and most of … Continue reading →

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All you need is…

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Dan

Every song in the Beatles catalog, lovingly stripped piecemeal and mashed-up with itself, courtesy of George Martin and his son Giles, now on CD. The excuse was the soundtrack for a Cirque du Soleil show, but any excuse is a … Continue reading →

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A Guitar Hero milestone

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Dan

I’m a big fan of Guitar Hero. I’m not a terribly good player; I finished the first game on Medium but I never even knew you could do hammer-ons and pull-offs. So today I got Guitar Hero II, and I … Continue reading →

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NIN (a bit late)

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Dan

Happiness is finding exciting music on your iPod that you didn’t know you had. I tend to listen to the same things over and over again, for calming and concentration purposes, but somehow I found my way to With Teeth … Continue reading →

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