Seared Tuna Sashimi
April 23, 2012 – 9:36 pm | No Comment

My recent adventures to the grocery have been without a shopping list. I feel that going without a shopping list gives you the opportunity to see what’s fresh and available in order to have the …

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Clara C – Heartstrings
March 22, 2012 – 6:05 pm | No Comment
Clara C – Heartstrings

I picked up a flyer at my local Guitar Center for the free workshops that they offer and found and advertisement for TC Helicon and then on the other side some person named Clara C.
I …

Pac-Man / Badtz-Maru Guitar Part 2
March 19, 2012 – 9:45 pm | No Comment
Pac-Man / Badtz-Maru Guitar Part 2

I finally finished the setup on my Badtz Maru Pac-man guitar. My last update was finishing up painting and assembly. The original goal of this project was to make a “boutique” guitar that was more …

PRS SE Series
March 12, 2012 – 9:41 pm | No Comment
PRS SE Series

I see it every year – the mad Christmas rush of youngsters and their parents jamming up Guitar Center to make the first monumental purchasing step in their rockstar careers: buying their first axe.
There are …

East Bay Center for Performing Arts
March 8, 2012 – 9:17 pm | No Comment
East Bay Center for Performing Arts

What defines a community? For Richmond, California, the answer has long been poverty, violence, and gang warfare. Much like it’s nearby neighbor, Oakland, communities had been taken over by desperation. There are still places in …

Guitar Center – Emeryville
February 2, 2012 – 11:49 pm | One Comment
Guitar Center – Emeryville

I take pride in visiting Guitar Center stores all over the nation starting from San Francisco to Hollywood to Las Vegas and all the way to New Hampshire. In fact, I frequent Guitar Center stores …

Line 6 M5
October 30, 2011 – 9:45 pm | No Comment
Line 6 M5

I found out that I was lacking a certain kind of sound on my guitar pedal board. I have a tuner, chorus, distortion, flanger, overdrive, and reverb pedal. I was looking into getting a digital …

Someone Like You – Adele
January 24, 2011 – 12:45 am | No Comment
Someone Like You – Adele

Someone Like You by Adele
I heard that you’re settled down.
That you found a girl and you’re married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things I didn’t give to you.
Old friend why …

TC Helicon VoiceTone Harmony G-XT Review
January 16, 2011 – 9:14 pm | No Comment
TC Helicon VoiceTone Harmony G-XT Review

I’ve been looking around for voice duplicating, harmonizing, pitch correct, etc…I looked into TC Helicon, Digitech’s stuff, and computer based software. Out of all these I picked the TC Helicon device based on features and …

Everything Green – Dan Wilson
December 2, 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Everything Green – Dan Wilson

Everything Green (lyrics)

You gave me the first love
That I ever knew
And I folded open
Like wings on a warm day
No one ever tamed you
You made your own rules
When you ran beside me
Your freedom was mine too
I …

My Chemical Romance – Sing
November 27, 2010 – 12:19 am | No Comment
My Chemical Romance – Sing

I’m prepping for NSSN (Not So Silent Night). My Chemical Romance is one of the highlighted bands next to Smashing Pumpkins. I might be getting old but I think the Smashing Pumpkins should try a …

Country Strong – Gwyneth Paltrow
November 13, 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Country Strong – Gwyneth Paltrow

Just saw Gwyneth Paltrow on CMA Awards. Her performance was amazing and it totally beats Cruisin’ with Huey Lewis. You can see a hint of nervousness but around midway she starts having fun with it. …

Bay Area Guitar Center Review
October 25, 2010 – 9:56 pm | 2 Comments
Bay Area Guitar Center Review

There are a number of stores in the San Francisco Bay Area where you can buy guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, PA systems, DJ, and other musical equipment. A good chunk of these stores are 50% …

Line 6 Relay G30 Review
October 5, 2010 – 11:28 pm | No Comment
Line 6 Relay G30 Review

I’ve been researching wireless devices for my guitars for a while now and I’ve been comparing Shure, Nady, Sennheiser, and Line6. From my standpoint, they are all really great devices. I used the follow criteria …

Fifteen – Taylor Swift
August 30, 2010 – 3:20 am | One Comment
Fifteen – Taylor Swift