Author Archives: Alex
Young kids and instruments
This kid’s got style. Look at him not even looking at the kit. He’s got the demeanor of a professional drummer, but the sound of an awful one. He’d kill in Metallica.
But fail in any other band.
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Ozzy has funeral plans
Ozzy is thinking about his funeral (can you blame him?) and he got it figured out. He wants it to be a celebration and not just a bunch of people crying…
“I don’t care what they play at my funeral; they can put on a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle and We Are The Diddymen if it makes ’em happy — but I do want to make sure it’s a celebration, not a mope-fest. I’d also like some pranks maybe the sound of knocking inside the coffin, or a video of me asking my doctor for a second opinion on his diagnosis of ‘death’.“
Read full article here.
I wanted to joke around about this but hell, the guy is right. Death is a hard thing to cope with and funerals are making it worse for your family. The death itself is a huge blow, no need for all these stupid traditions gathering people you don’t know, don’t know well or want to avoid faking sadness and feeling sorry for you.
And who wouldn’t want that medley at their funeral? This man deserves a medal.
Interview: Andy McKee
Andy McKee is one of my favorite guitarists. I’m not just saying that because I got to interview him, it’s true. Like a lot of people, I first noticed him when his Drifting video went viral.
What I love about him is that unlike other ‘slap guitarists,’ he doesn’t rely on that technique for all of his work. A lot of his other songs are ‘traditionally played’ and they’re just as amazing.
Two weeks ago I wrote an article about the Top 10 Ugliest Guitars and Andy‘s harpguitar (pictured above) came in second. I said it resembles a deformed penis. Andy’s fans weren’t too happy with it, as you can read in some of the comments. But what did Andy think of the article? How did he go from listening to metal to the acoustic guitar and does he like sweatpants? Make the jump to find out!
Oh, and today is Andy’s birthday so wish him a happy birthday on his Facebook page.
Young kids and instruments
Ladies and gentlemen, the “Stairway To Heaven” solo. One of the best solos of all time butchered by a sloppy little kid. Now, the first seconds sound okay, you think “Damn, he’s good!” but then he already messes up the second chord. Then comes the actual solo.
I don’t want to be mean, but let’s just call it a first degree murder. Someone needs to practice his pentatonic scales a bit more. Sloppy.
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Young kids and instruments
There is so much fail in this video, I don’t even know where to begin.
First of all, don’t do monologues if you can’t form a coherent sentence. If you’re camera shy, just start the damn song. But don’t do it, unless you can actually play guitar.
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