March 19, 2013
My Ibanez Jem 555 switch-job: out with the Lo-TRS II – in with an original Floyd Rose Tremolo as replacement
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Sebastian
So, about 8 weeks ago I saw a used Ibanez Jem 555 in my music shop and as luck would have it I was actually looking to buy one. It looked old, had some stains on the hardware and the original Lo-TRS II tremolo didn’t stay in tune face with ‘regular’ abuse, but it played […]
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Werbebranchenblätter am Scheideweg? Qualität zurzeit Mangelware
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Sebastian
Die Qualität der Beiträge von W&V und Lead Digital ist zurzeit echt peinlich. Und damit meine ich nicht mal die Tatsache, dass im letzten Jahr Facebook runter geschrieben wurde und jetzt die Facebook-Werbebudgets steigen und deshalb entsprechend jeder CEO ein Statement zum neuen Agenturfokus geben darf. Vielmehr stört mich, dass im Moment Texte online gehen, […]
Review: Neal Morse and Flower Kings live in Hamburg, Markthalle 2/25/2013
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Sebastian
I had originally planned to interview Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy for Backstage in Hamburg but my request wasn’t even answered. So I changed plans, spent the afternoon with the kids, arranged with the neighbors to take the baby monitor once they were asleep and then headed to the Markthalle. I did catch the last […]
What a musical year ahead: Releases by KSE, Satriani, Soilwork, Adrenaline Mob, Sebastian Bach, Dream Theater
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Sebastian
At one point last week I began collecting album release dates from bands I like and I have to say, 2013 is going to be a big year: March 1st Soilwork March 8th Bon Jovi March 11th Amplifier March 12th Adrenaline Mob March 26th Sebastian Bach, Sevendust April Spock’s Beard April 2nd Killswitch Engage April […]
Infographics are nice. But only if they inform.
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Sebastian
Yesterday I came across this infographic from Wishpond via ethority: I scanned it and was close to hitting the “Pin it” bookmarklet because you never know, might come in handy one day, when the questions popped up. Why are there two figures for average time on Pinterest? Oh, American and overall users. Pinterest referrals spend […]
Something New: BackstageInHamburg.com
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Sebastian
I am glee with excitement. After starting a new job at the beginning of the year and a big concert last Friday with my band I am very happy to announce another new project: backstageinhamburg.com. It is an online video interview format, bringing my video and interview podcast experience together with passion for music and […]