So, this happens sometimes. I’m playing around with music I’ve selected for my next song, and taking breaks where I just play whatever chords my fingers want to shape. It’s kind of a music stream of consciousness where I’m zoned out and just making sounds. Then it dawns on me that I’ve strung a few [...]

I’ve come up with two chord progressions I like. I’ve been testing them out with different tempos and styles, trying to decide which one I want to take to completion. I’m hoping to settle on one and make a basic recording in the next few days, so I can begin working on lyrics this weekend. [...]

Over the past week, I’ve been in song creation mode. I mentioned in an earlier post that when I’m fooling around on the guitar and come up with a possible song, I make a quick recording of it. Then later, when it’s time to write a new song, I go through these recordings, looking for [...]

Since my last post, I’ve been looking at several “Best of 2009″ and “Best of the Decade” music lists for anything I’ve missed and want to add to my collection. I’ve found a number of groups I like, and some that I really like. Unfortunately, because of the size of my library, and the fact [...]

I was able to change the levels of the vocals and lead on yesterday’s recording of “Let’s Blow Your Mind” and come up with a better mix that passed my crappy speaker test. It’s now live on this site. This is me channeling a few of my favorite groups, such as The Black Keys and Spinal Tap. [...]