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A Prize Worthy of Serious Consideration
On more than one occasion throughout the years, I’ve considered the unimaginable, that the business of recorded music could become as redundant as A Jester with a Lute. Intellectual Property Rights & Copyright Law were designed to promote creativity, these days however the laws is more of a corporate tool than a protective mechanism for [...]
News to Meet Screws
Somewhere in an office in New York… “We’ve already apologised, but we’ve been let down by people we trusted”… Barked the gruff old Aussie newsman, baying for some sympathy. “Never mind Mr Murdoch [or can I still call you daddy] its not your fault, its that dam media – Wait a minute, we were once [...]
There’s Only One John Lennon
There is a constant sea of folks peddling the idea that anyone with the basic means to hit play & log-on to the endless self-promotional tools available can have it all in music, its made to sound so simple, just get connected, juice up your SEO, idle your life away on social networks and there’s [...]
Celebrity Culture as Music & Other Stuff…
Music has been Hi-Jacked by a dreadful phenomena of our times – Look at the UK singles charts, not a real band in sight save Noah & The Whale with 3/4 of the offerings coming from & I use this term loosely, solo “artists”. There are some noteworthy distinctions, but this is the exception & [...]
Blog on The Tyne
The music I grew up on has unfortunately inherited this awful tag of “Classic Rock” which panders to the need of media & some duffer journalists to promote a category for everything with a beat, as if folks can’t actually decide for themselves what it is they are inclined to indulge in … This music [...]
Its Been a While – Now Its All Gone Bonkers
Since we last spoke, there’s been more that a little news to digest… Near & Middle Eastern Revolution – Hey ho, were at War AGAIN – The Cinematic Tragedy of Japan – I finally succumbed to an I-Phone – Oh and that weird flu that keeps you coughing for 4-5 weeks, what’s that all about [...]
Life’s a box[set] of Albums…
Ive been working deep into the wee-hours finishing what used to be known as “a new album” possibly the most satisfying & fulfilling place to be at this point in the proceedings, even though the concept of the album is becoming somewhat of an anathema, there’s really nothing else to use as a template upon [...]
The Story of the Yamaha SG 90…
In response to a number of questions regarding the guitar sounds on the first DD albums & The Old Yamaha SG 90… Most of the guitar sounds on DD albums 1 & 2 came from a Yamaha SG90 [with the addition of a few basic modifications to soop it up]… Yamaha SG Series SG-90 [...]
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