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Here's to hoping energy will return, I hope anyone else with this disease can check him out on the show and see an energetic performance from someone living with the disease.  

A very interesting and different view of the decline of the music industry. Whats so funny about this is that he never got to see how bad it really got, he passed away before Napster took hold and really brought the industry to it's knees....there's a Zappa song in there somewhere. I'm sure at the time the execs where brushing it off as some artsy bullshit....just like Frank's idea to have people buy music through the phone lines before the internet existed. 

And with the shrinking metal fan base we see glimmers of hope in kids like this. From the same streets where Biggie and Jay-Z grew up who would've thought? These kids are less than half my age and seeing their drive and determination is truly inspiring. Here's to hoping we see them on the world stage in a few years.

The real issue is going to be how hard they push other sources using the song. If a little kid sings it on youtube to send to their grandmother as a link can they be slapped with a lawsuit? We are walking a fine line here and the results of the lawsuit mentioned in this article will be very telling and interesting. I for one will do all i can to make sure I don't give Warner any of my business or money based on my own ethics.

I for one am excited to hear this. Looks like Brian basically wrote a new Beach Boys album, and since Mike Love is a douche he's going to be making it on his own. After Mike Love ended the reunion for no good reason Brian decided to move on, and take some original Beach Boys collaborators with him. If that isn't exciting enough he's also got Jeff Beck on guitar. 

I’m a huge fan of most of his work, but like most amazing artists, he’s more than a little insane. Here he talks about his use of the Theremin in his hit “Good Vibrations” along with a host of other crazy ramblings. For those who don’t know, the theremin is an old instrument played by moving the air around it to change pitch, but believe me, you’d rather hear Brian Wilson explain it. This is one of my favorite artist interviews ever, still love you Brian….and fuck Mike Love, more on that asshole later

For starters I tried putting it on a turntable, sounds WAY better this way. You can try this at home, notice how much better this album sounds with the scratching screeching sound of a needle dragging across its surface. They could've saved a lot of money on studio costs if they heard this first.

Not sure if you've ever heard this before, but it provides great insight into the life of a recording engineer. Here we have Diamond Dave's isolated vocal track on "Runnin' With The Devil" from Van Halen's first album. A classic song with one of the best front men of all time, reduced to the sound of kittens being stepped on and thrown into a wood chipper. Trust me, this is worth a listen, some of the best parts come at 3:05 - the end of the track. Of course the asshole engineer in me would like to point out the massive bleeding from his headphones into the mic, but most others can enjoy this as a hilarious look at late 70's rock vocals.

A lot of people ask me about my experiences composing and recording music for television. I think people try too hard. Music in television is meant to support the visual aspect, not take over. This is a great example of a "bumper" which is a very short and simple audio clip meant to be behind a brief visual. It is a single guitar (pictured above) playing a very simple riff with a definitive ending. This clip aired live today on The Tennis Channel during the French Open. It was a quick clip introducing USA Tennis star Sam Querrey. These bumpers usually only last 10-15 seconds and also have audio of the player speaking over it. One easy guitar riff, one instrument and recorded on a very simple interface to computer set up. So remember, if simple is what they are looking for, give them simple!

Ladies, what do you think of this? There are some bad ass bassists out there but I suppose there is some truth to saying in general the chart above is quite accurate. Pretty sure this was an official study done by the IGS....Institute of Groupie Studies, a dissertation by Professor David Lee Roth, often disputed by Dr. Gene Simmons who's done extensive field studies on the subject. 

I really think this band is going to be huge, if you havent heard them, check out the article here, get some music, and thank me later!

well said Phil. Love the quote and what he is trying to do but not sure I'm loving the song. That being said, I'm a huge fan of about 90% of everything this guy has been involved with so I'm gonna reserve my judgement for the album and a few more listens of the song. I guess the beauty of Phil is that no matter what you, me or anyone thinks about him or any of his music, rest  assured he doesn't give a fuck, which is what is missing from a lot of today's music. This attitude is what makes something new and creative happen, so whether you give a flying fuck or not Phil, you rule, keep kicking ass, looking forward to the album. 

You know in my opinion, Metallica haven't done anything to great lately. Specifically the horrendous pile of shit with Lou Reed, which I hear is now bad luck to mention by name. The massive suckness of that was a failure of the worst kind. That being said, I'm still a fan and will always love them for a large portion of their previous efforts. This video of The Star Spangled Banner being played by Metallica is pretty damn cool. Those harmonies make me think of their better days.

One ore dedication to Hanneman. Had no idea Bob Ross was a fan, a happy demon here...maybe some fluffy playful blood here...RIP

Damn it, damn it, damn it. As if things couldn't get any worse for Slayer. Earlier this year there was so much drama about the way Kerry King has treated the other band mates, so much to the point that Dave Lombardo left the band mid tour. These are guys that have been friends for years screwing each other financially and poisoning an excellent band with bullshit. Speaking of poisoning, Hanneman has been on hiatus since 2011 because of a spider bite that gave him a flesh eating disease! I saw them at the Big Four concert last year at Yankee stadium, with the guitarist from Exodus sitting in for Hanneman. Supposedly he was hard at work rehabbing his arm so he could play again, but according to a recent interview with Kerry King he wasn't trying all that hard and Kerry didn't give a shit. Then again after all the drama, who knows what's actually going on. Nevertheless, this sucks, Hanneman not only shredded like a mofo, but he wrote some of Slayers biggest and best songs. He will be sorely missed in the metal world. South of Heaven...not anymore, glad I got to see him play the times that I did.