admin | April 25, 2010
Update 5/26: He won? Cool.
Ok,
Normally I would never admit to watching American Idol, but I have kids (and I have an excuse).
I don’t see him winning it all, Crystal Bowersox seems to have the top spot firmly within her grasp. But for runner-up I think that Lee DeWyze has the best chance. He’s [...]
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Tags: American Idol, Artist Spotlight, guitar, Lee DeWyze, music, musician, musicslinger, tunes, vocals
admin | March 13, 2010
Who would you go to if you needed a custom guitar? Better yet, who would Harley Davidson go to??? Let’s see; Epiphone? No. Fender? Maybe??, Gibson? Bigger Maybe. B.C. Rich? no.., how about Bolin Guitars? Yes. That’s just what HD did in 2009. They needed a great guitar that fused with the unique design of [...]
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Tags: Bolin, custom, guitar, music, musician, musicslinger
admin | March 10, 2010
I don’t usually put humor videos on this site. But… I just have to share these with you.
The first video is just so weird that I can’t even begin to properly categorize it. According to his Russian Wikipedia page, Edward Hill was born in Smolensk in 1934, and finished his studies at the Leningrad Conservatory [...]
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admin | February 17, 2010
This is an amazing genre of music. I remember Bobby McFarrin doing his rhythmic vocal arrangements back in the 80’s and thought it was cool. Today’s vocal harmonizers have leaped far beyond simple drum bops, and voice-works, to establish all out orchestrated compositions. Often, they get extraordinarily close to the original. Recently I was introduced [...]
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Tags: amazing, groups, music, musicians, musicslinger, rock, vocal play
admin | February 14, 2010
It’s hard to pick a 12 (eh 11) string guitar. John Butler makes it look so easy. The song “Ocean” makes me actually feel that I’m hanging out in Depoe Bay, Oregon listening to the waves crash against the wall. This is really an amazing song, so very well done. I started [...]
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Tags: 12 string, guitar, john butler, music, musician, musicslinger, youtube
admin | February 11, 2010
Sometimes I can’t wait to post. DJ Earworm’s work amazes me. What he’s done during the past several years is create not only a mashup of the Billboard top 25 songs – he mashes the videos together as well. What is made is amazing. He’s got a great sense about how the song should sound [...]
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Tags: billboard, dj earworm, earworm, mashup, music, musicslinger, pop
admin | February 11, 2010
Sit back, relax and see how Hamer guitar hand makes their custom guitars. This is probably one of the best guitar making video series I’ve seen so far. I’m impressed by the amount of information presented and the high quality of the videos.
In Part 1 you’ll see how the body is cut, the process of [...]
Category: Artist Spotlight, Cool Stuff, Tips & Tricks, guitar |
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Tags: guitar, hamer, music, musician, musicslinger, youtube
admin | February 3, 2010
Ok, I work about 4 miles from Tom Anderson Guitarworks, whom many consider to be one of the very best custom guitar makers in the country. Although, I didn’t film this tour, I have been to the workshop. It is not very big, appx 3,500 sq. ft – it all happens here. Neck, body, pickups, [...]
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Tags: guitar, music, musician, musicslinger, tom anderson, video
admin | February 1, 2010
Although I think Beyonce has an amazing voice and her song “If I Were a Boy” (although not always right about us) was an incredible vocal performance. I have to acknowledge the amazing genius that gave us all a reason to rock. Les Paul’s contribution to music is almost unequaled. His love for complex [...]
Category: Artist Spotlight, Cool Stuff, Lessons, Tips & Tricks, guitar |
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Tags: grammys, guitar, jeff beck, les paul, lesson, musicslinger, tab
admin | January 27, 2010
I’ll just start with this:
My first Rush album was 2112 and I played it until the vinyl basically wore off. What terrific songs, and I found it hard to believe that there were only three band members. They rocked and still are. I think that, while I’ve always respected Neil’s drumming, I have a greater [...]
Category: Artist Spotlight, Drums |
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Tags: Artist Spotlight, drummers, Drums, musicslinger, neil peart, rock, rush