29 August 2008 ~ 2 Comments

Music: The King of Pop turns 50

Michael Jackson. What a genius, what a voice, what a career. I am not particularly fond of pop music (of the Boyband-girlband variety) but this man is something else. He has been an inspiration in composition, voice, performance, and sheer creativity. And he turns 50 today. A tribute is due.
From the time of the famous [...]

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17 August 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Music: Discover Tommy Emmanuel

One of the reasons I love fingerstyle guitar. One of the reasons I think genius can actually make an instrument come to life in a way that mere talent struggles to imagine. One of the reasons I discovered Chet Atkins and one of the reasons I own a TE thumb-pick even though I can’t even [...]

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