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Music

Greamer’s kit

03.06.2010

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Sitting at the DW kit in Greamer’s studio. Pedals by Axis.

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Perpetuum Jazzile: choir performs storm simulation with hands

03.04.2010

The first couple minutes are particularly bad-ass.
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More on Perpetuum Jazzile here.

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Dauz Drums moves to a new shop, 1991

03.03.2010

Just in from my old pal Dan! From 1991, a time-lapse video of us unloading the U-Haul at the loading dock behind our new shop in the hood at 338 W. 130th Street in Los Angeles CA. I was 22 years old. Dan’s the curly guy, I’m the other one. We were here when the [...]

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Black Giving Way to Blue

03.02.2010

After Alice in Chains, Palladium, Hollywood CA, 02.13.2010.

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Avenged Sevenfold to enter the studio with Mike Portnoy

02.17.2010

How poetic is this?
On December 28th, just weeks before going into the studio to record their next record, Avenged Sevenfold lost their drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Not just a drummer in a rock band, The Rev was the backbone of the whole thing. A pivotal part in the songwriting. Jimmy was particularly excited about [...]

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Alice in Chains, Palladium, Hollywood CA

02.13.2010

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Iron Monkees: The Trooper Believer

02.03.2010

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Enjoy this mashup of Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” and The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer“.
(via Derrick)

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STOMP

02.01.2010

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The opening sequence from the classic Stomp Out Loud DVD. Also check out the basketballs and kitchen sequence.

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People ages 1 to 100 banging a drum

01.22.2010

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If I Fell

01.21.2010

I’ve noticed myself getting drawn to the moptop-era of the Beatles library recently. Below’s one of my favorite earworms; I keep tripping out on its unusual structure, especially for a pop song. After the intro, notice how the whole piece is just a sequence of embellished verses, with no no obvious chorus or bridge section. [...]

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R.I.P. JIMMY “THE REV” SULLIVAN – TRIBUTE VIDEO

01.20.2010

Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows has finally broken the silence after three weeks. His thoughts on The Rev:
“I don’t know how to start this or know where to begin. First I would like to thank all the fans for their support through the passing of Jimmy. It has been comforting to see his fans, our [...]

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“Like it’s a magic trick or something.”

01.20.2010

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Dana Carvey Critic’s Choice: Guitar Humor. From Dana Carvey’s 1995 HBO Comedy Special.

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Five-Year-Old Drummer Jonah Rocks Toxicity by System of a Down

01.14.2010

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More info on Jonah here.

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Morrie Louden live, 12.05.2009

12.10.2009

Got jazz? Via the Jazz Network Worldwide, enjoy this stream of the Morrie Louden gig the other night at Alva’s here in San Pedro. Morrie brought a four-piece string section to this one! We’re lounging down in the front row behind Mike on piano.
Great night.

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Madonna covers Dimebag Darrell

12.09.2009

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Because Dime is undeniable: the Queen of Pop covers the Cowboy from Hell. Pantera’s “A New Level”.
If there’s a Hell, there’s a Heaven; if there’s a from there’s a to. DIMEBAG RIP

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