JP reminded me that today, October 3, is Stevie Ray Vaughan's birthday. In his post, JP linked to the video below, which is marked as being from May 11, 1980. I've said before that Stevie Ray is one of my favorite guitar players of all time, so I'm always interested in seeing videos like this. Apparently, Number One actually did used to be sunburst! In celebration of … [Read more...]
Quick Links
This is a collection of links I’ve found interesting over the past week or so. Oliver Sacks on Earworms, Stevie Wonder and the View from Mescaline Mountain - Interview with Oliver Sacks about his new book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (via TDS) Album art gets short shrift in digital marketplace - I remember pouring over my parents albums as a child marveling … [Read more...]
YouTube Hero – Eric Mongrain
I was browsing YouTube the other day for interesting guitar-related videos, and I came across a video called AirTap! featuring a guitarist named Eric Mongrain, and with over 2 million hits on YouTube, I'm certainly not the first person to discover Mongrain. Mongrain uses a technique called "lap tapping" where he places the guitar on his lap and taps the guitar like a pianist … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet: Brazil
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet have released their latest CD Brazil, which features the music of Sergio Assad, Marco Pereira, Hermeto Pascoal, Baden Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and more. This CD marks the first recording with newest member Matthew Greif, and also on the recordings is vocalist Luciana Souza. The Brazil CD was recorded at George Lucas' … [Read more...]
Amazon MP3
Today, Amazon.com launched the public beta of Amazon MP3, an MP3 downloading service featuring DRM-free, high-quality (256 kbps) tracks. I'm very happy to see Amazon entering this market, as it finally gives iTunes a viable competitor, and will hopefully further the proliferation of legal, DRM-free digital music for sale on the Internet. Because these tunes are DRM-free, they … [Read more...]