The Novo Serus J: The Guitar That Wouldn’t Leave My Head
The Obsession I went to N Stuff Music to drop off my Ibanez RGEW521FM (easy name to remember, huh?) for a pickup swap. The stock pickups
Tag: Music in your 40’s
The Afghan Whigs, 40 Years, and the Band That Made Me Want to Write
Published by Rob Hoffman – Down on Jane Last Saturday night I stood in Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale with Tom, Scott,
When You’re Not Feeling It: Why Playing Covers Saves Creativity
There’s a strange pocket of time I’ve found myself in. I’m home from Las Vegas. The noise, the lights, the reset button
Closing Time
Two weeks ago, I landed in Las Vegas with a laptop full of mixes I was determined to finish. Two weeks later,
What’s The Story Morning Glory
It happened… The band got together.What’s the story, morning glory?It turned out to be the jam we didn’t know how much we
The Guitar I Didn’t Know I Needed: Falling for the Martin GPC-16E
Before I get into this story, I should say this: This post is a continuation of something I wrote earlier in “Strings
When the Screen Just Blinks Back
Some nights I open up Logic, stare at the empty track, and… nothing. Just that blinking cursor when the screen just blinks
Buying A Gibson Firebird For All The Wrong Reasons
I’ve always been a gearhead when it comes to guitars, amps, and pedals, just like some people are with cars. For a
Starting a Band in Your 40s: What I’d Do Differently This Time
There’s a sweet, chaotic magic in starting a band in your 20s: the dreams are bigger than the rehearsal space, the gear