A Strange But Beautiful Flower Has Died When Amy Winehouse died of an overdose at such a young age, I felt worse about her death than I expected to. She’s not someone I listen to all the time. But the first time I heard her, it only took a few seconds before I realized that [...]
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Because I’m a flamenco guitarist, people often ask me about this, because they look pretty similar. Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time there were two brothers. Their musical talent was evident very early on, and they both took up guitar. Though they enjoyed listening to electric guitar, they were more [...]
Read more →When I heard about the Sing-Off, I was skeptical at first. Even though I enjoy some of the talent contest shows, sooner or later fatigue can set in. Every time you turn around, some other contest shows up. But I was very pleasantly surprised by this show. The quality of the talent is extremely high. [...]
Read more →Is Autotune (aka Auto-Tune) merely a helpful tool for those who can’t sing, or might it be a cause of pestilence and halitosis? I suppose it’s not quite that bad. I even enjoy it sometimes when it’s set high enough that it becomes a tone color, a particular fun futuristic bizarro tone. And let’s not [...]
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