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Contrapuntist Guest At Decibel Blog

April 19, 2010

Viola and I have written quite a bit about our recent experience vacationing in New Orleans.  I was asked to contribute to the Decibel blog. Thanks to David, the community manager, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. You can see what I wrote at the following link. Decibel is an new website that is [...]

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Musicians Can Spruce Up Facebook Pages with BandPage Plus

April 12, 2010

Facebook has emerged as the go to network for all sorts of brands. The majority of applications built to support branded Pages are geared towards consumer packaged goods.  Now, musicians have a new application to leverage. BandPage is a new application that launched last month that offers musicians a free and a paid product.  The [...]

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Treme Pays Tribute to Local Musicians of New Orleans By Featuring Them

April 10, 2010

HBO will debut a new show, Treme, on Sunday, April 11th. Set in New Orleans, Treme tells the story of the city rebuilding itself three months after Hurricane Katrina struck by focusing on the musicians. Producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer, who worked together on The Wire, have taken special care to reveal the reality [...]

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NPR’s 50 Great Voices – a Fascinating Way to Discover New Music

March 31, 2010

NPR’s 50 Great Voices series explores 50 of the world’s greatest voices in recorded history. This list was of great interest to me because I’ve become a bit of a voice connoisseur. I’ve been doing an occasional series of my own on outstanding voices, so if you’re interested in knowing who I’ve written about so [...]

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Album Review – Reinventing Guitar, Performed by Smaro Gregoriadou

March 30, 2010

Thanks to Delos Music for sending this album for me to review.  All images included in this post are from the CD booklet and are used with permission. When I first received Reinventing Guitar: New Perspectives In Guitar Sound (2009), I wasn’t sure what to think.  I flipped to the back of the CD and [...]

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A Little About Kertsopoulos Æsthetics For Guitar

March 23, 2010

The aural aesthetics of today’s instruments has evolved over time.  Pick your favorite instrument and I guarantee that what it sounds like today is different from even 30 years ago.  Musicians and instrument makers constantly find new ways to improve upon existing instruments.  Whether it is exploring how to improve the construction of an instrument [...]

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GRAMMY Camp For Kids, Deadline Approaching

March 21, 2010

I often give the Grammys grief for the awards, but the organization does have an important role when it comes providing a musical experience for kids.  GRAMMY Camp® is a ten-day residential summer camp for high school students with a focus on the music industry. The Camp is hosted in Los Angeles by the University [...]

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Win A Chance For YOUR Band To Record An EP With Slash

February 2, 2010

Yes, I mean the former Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist.  Guitar Center has teamed up with Slash to find the next band.   The contest began yesterday, February 1st and ends April 30th.  Winners will be chosen by YOU…the fans. Bands across the U.S. are invited to submit their music at YourNextRecord.com for a [...]

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White House To Host Civil Rights Movement Concert With Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and More

January 27, 2010

Since this evening was the State of the Union, I thought it would be nice to pass along some news I found from the Chicago Sun-Times. In celebration of Black History Month, the Obamas will host “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” on Wednesday, February 10th.  [...]

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Round Up of “Best Of” Lists for 2009 and Decade

January 2, 2010

First off, allow me and Viola to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!  I hope 2010 is off to a good start. To start us off this year, I thought I’d provide a collection of “Best of” lists.  When it comes to selecting what albums, songs, artists, etc. ruled during a particular year, decade, century, [...]

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