Tag Archives: Reptile Like Me

New People in Old Bands

Name drop time. Phil X is back in Bon Jovi!  Which is very kick ass!   What I loved about this, is how fast I found out.  Phil tweeted a picture of himself getting on a random private jet.  Less than 24 hours laters, a friend told me Richie quit in the middle of theContinue reading “New People in Old Bands”

Familiar and Different – Secrets to Success

It was 19 years ago today, that Kurt Cobain passed away.  Nirvana was a very interesting success story.  At the time, they seemed totally out of left field for most of the business.  Years after their success, labels were signing clones, but no one had the songs or the attitude right.  Just a bunch ofContinue reading “Familiar and Different – Secrets to Success”

Led Zeppelin – The Original Internet Band. AKA, Your Competition!

Anyone else notice, that no one cares about new music?  With the entire history of music at our fingertips, a band needs to be abso-friggin’-amazaballs for anyone to give a damn! I’m always a bit of a late adaptor.  Got my first iPod in 2002-ish.  Everyone I knew, including myself, were completely blown away that we couldContinue reading “Led Zeppelin – The Original Internet Band. AKA, Your Competition!”

Phil X’s Surprise Birthday Bash

This is the kind of party that can only happen in a few places on the planet Earth.  Los Angeles being one of them. (Stole this pic from Dan’s FB page) About three months earlier, I get a party invite from Phil’s girlfriend Lindy.  Awesome women, by the way.  She was planning a surprise party forContinue reading “Phil X’s Surprise Birthday Bash”

Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Then/Now-Media Edition

Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Then/Now-Media Edition. I recommend all musicians subscribe to Bob’s emails.  He’s not just my favorite Mr. Crankypants, he speaks lots of truth!   We’ve never met. Click the link below to visit his blog.  You can sign up for his emails there too. http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2013/03/19/thennow-media-edition/

Making The Best With Whatcha Got.

Tangent time! Ever have one of those days where nothing sounds good?  Bouncing from amp to amp, guitar to guitar, and nothing satisfies?  Is buying more gear the solution?  Maybe, if I just get those different pickups, THEN I’ll be satisfied and inspired!   Well, my week started out like that.  I hated the sounds of everything I owned,Continue reading “Making The Best With Whatcha Got.”

Friedman Amplification | The Pink Taco

Friedman Amplification | The Pink Taco. I got to play one of these at the LA Amp show the Fall of 2012.  Mr Friedman said it’s basically a brown eye single channel head.  20 watts of point-to-point wiring means, this will probably be my next purchase.  I love my Hard Wired Edition Tiny Terror, theContinue reading “Friedman Amplification | The Pink Taco”