Got my Stevie Salas back
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Sebastian
Three years ago when we moved back to Hamburg we decided to not display the 800+ CDs in our living room anymore, since everything was digital anyway. That is a lot of CDs, I can tell you, we used to have a thin rack behind the door up the wall. Anyway, it turns out that […]
Concert review: Pain of Salvation, Support Beardfish, 10/15/10 Hamburg
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Sebastian
This was a concert I had been looking for a lot, since Pain of Salvation (PoS) is one of my favorite bands. Summary: Beardfish started on time, with a couple of great tunes amd bass player was the unsong hero. As soon as he bandleader switched from keyboards to guitar, the songs suffered. PoS played […]
Kickstarting Bleu
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Sebastian
If you have been following me and my musical tastes for a while you know that I am into Bleu, a rocker from Boston who the brother of my Montclair host mom used to play guitar with. Last year, “Watched Pot”, some years in the making (or rights holdup), finally came out and he’s been […]
Rhyming like Eminem
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Sebastian
I actually paused, rewound and listened again. She sitting there gettin liquored up at the bar. She say’s it’s quicker to count the things that ain’t wrong with you than to count the things that are. There’s a seven disc cd changer in her car, and I’m in every single slot, and you’re not. Aww. […]
Quick thoughts on publishing: Kindle and last.fm
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Sebastian
Ok, so the Kindle 2 is out, with read-out-loud feature which the publishers don’t like. I don’t get it. This is a prove of concept feature. People will realize, they like having a book read to them, when they are driving. Or on the treadmill. And the Kindle 3 will have more HD space and […]
The Portfolio Project: Make music
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Sebastian
My wife passed the portfolio project on to me. A 12-week action burst. DO stuff. After doing several 30-day trials and participating in the 2 Weeks 2 a Breakthrough programme, I am ready and game. My weapon of choice will be the guitar. Following the brief lunchtime concert series (with exactly one installment) and my […]