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Some stuff that I’ve been listening to: Lou Reed – Coney Island BabyRatt – Out of the Cellar, Invasion of Your Privacy, Reach for the SkyDavid Bowie – Earthling (I love this album)The Flaming Lips – The Soft BulletinVan Halen – all of the David Lee Roth era records.
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Who knows if this is a theory, but I’ll give it a shot. Whenever I’m feeling that my creativity isn’t flowing properly, I rearrange stuff. Having issues playing your guitar? Change something. Play standing up. Swap out a pedal. Change picks. Change gauge of guitar strings. Play with a slide. Play with your eyes closed.…
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I’ve been entranced by Public Enemy’s 1990 masterpiece “Fear of A Black Planet” since it came out. I’ve worn out a number of cassettes, gave away multiple CDs and recently added a vinyl copy to my collection. What struck me about the vinyl version was how the “inner voices” leapt out of the speakers. Buried…
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I spent a few days up in the mountains of northern Arizona with my dog Marty recently. Sitting there at camp, staring out into the forest got me thinking about the album cover for Styx’ “The Grand Illusion.” This led me down the rabbit hole of re-listening to the four pack of middle era Styx…
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Here’s some of the things I’ve been listening to lately (in no particular order.) Opeth “Damnation” (2023) One of my favorite albums of all time. Finally snagged an original vinyl pressing of it. So good. Styx I’ve gone down a Styx rabbit hole recently. Dennis DeYoung is an amazing musician/singer/composer and a fascinating character. Being…
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Just in case you didn’t know, I’m the guitarist/singer/resident composer of Kiss The Frog. KTF is a “psychedelic thrash-bop” trio, we assimilate vibes of hard bop jazz, sludgey metal and the great American tradition of experimental rock music. We’ve got a pretty large discography and almost all of it is now available via streaming services…
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As happens from time time with inquisitive artists, I’ve fallen into a deep dark beautiful abyss. The abyss I find myself is the post- “A Love Supreme” music of John Coltrane. My guide through this is Ben Ratliff‘s gorgeous and highly musical book Coltrane The Story of A Sound from Faber press. I’ve read a…
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Hello friends! Just a note to let you know that in addition to the Spacefuzz store, Increvable! is available via Bandcamp in digital and physical formats. It is also available at these great retailers here in Phoenix: Uncle Aldo’s Attic6016 E McKellips RdMesa, AZ 85215 http://www.unclealdosattic.com Uncle Aldo’s is one of my favorite record shops…
