Weird Bass #06

"Chicago Blues 1880" from the Rainy Days Instrument

Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil demands Facebook account back

What can we do if somebody takes over the control of our Facebook page?
Interesting article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil demands Facebook account back

Pharrell Williams about the Blurred Lines verdict

via Billboard:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6509350/pharrell-blurred-lines-marvin-gaye-based-on-emotion-video-interview

Weird Bass #05

Omni Bass by NS Design
More information: http://thinkns.com/instruments/omnibass.php

8 Things About The "Whole Lotta Love" Isolated Bass Track

8 Things About Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" Isolated Bass Track

1. John Paul Jones played this track on an 8 string bass (This is why the bass sound so thick)
2. The "G" note in 0:35. Is it a mistake or not?
3. I never recognized before the mistakes between 1:12 to 1:21
4. The finger-percussion after 1:50
5. The slide tones between 2:44 to 3:10 (I never noticed these notes.)
6. The "C" note in 3:25
7. The original ending-phrase. On the album this song ends by fade-out.
8. The tempo changes. He sped up, then pulled back, it's unacceptable in this Pro Tools and click-track area. (But who cares? This song is amazing, and almost 50 years later it's still full of energy, and I try to be so "bad" like JPJ.)

Listen to a little preview from the 'No Room For Tears' single

The 'No Room For Tears' single

Coming Soon!

Blurred Lines versus Got to Give It Up

The best article what I read about this case:

Did Robin Thicke steal ‘Blurred Lines’ from Marvin Gaye?

Weird Basses 04

Basslab STD Blue Fretles Bass

The 11 Best Practice Tips Ever

Transparent Clouds - The video

How Blondie Created ‘Heart of Glass’

Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein talk about ‘Heart of Glass’
Via WSJ

Weird Basses #03

Custom upright stick bass - via monsterbass.nl

The Great 4 Chords

How many song use the same 4 chords? How many well-known hit build around the I. V. VI. IV chord pattern? It's uncountable but the guys from Axis of Awesome tried to help for answering this question.

The Fluxing Uranus

J. Ashley on the Amazon review: "Clearly inspired by the novel by Adam Shadowchild. Can't wait to hear Jenny Starpepper and the Spitting Worm!"
The Fluxing Uranus is the opening song of my "Transparent Clouds" album.
The title "The Fluxing Uranus" is one of the book of the fictional author Adam Shadowchild played by Jeffrey Tambor in the 2011 science-fiction film Paul. The filmmakers Simon Pegg and Nick Frost wrote a whole bibliography for Adam Shadowchild. It has very pretentious science fiction titles (Prison Hulk 441, The Venusian Pangenesis, The Robot's Mistress), and I thought that this is a perfect match for this song.

Sunday Tension - The Video

In my life: Paul Gilbert

Great interview with Paul Gilbert on the Musicradar.

In my life: Paul Gilbert