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Songwriting, and the various approaches thereof: Part The First

Songwriting. Ever since Buddy Holly became the first major pop/rock artist to write much of his own material (and the first to openly hiccup on his records) it has become the norm for people to write their own songs. Continue reading

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On Persuading Someone to be a Bassist

We’ve already covered the problems associated with choosing various people to populate your band. In our specific instance, the missing link following “Dimebargate” was a bass player. Continue reading

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Expressing Musical Differences Through Dime Bars

When you form a band with your friends, it can lead to problems. Firstly, despite all that backs-against-the-wall romantic camaraderie associated with gangs of teenage boys, you’re actually probably a little bit competitive. Continue reading

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Bassists & Drummers: Supply and Demand

Until the advent of such determinedly minimalistic bands like the White Stripes or the Black Keys, it was taken as read that every band needed at least the following components Continue reading

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Part The Third: In Which Our Hero Buys a Guitar

Ever since Jimi scorched the fuck out of his guitar at Monterey, the electric guitar has been the emblematic totem of youth (if we ignore all the bad middle aged guitarists like me, which we are doing). Essentially it boils down to it vaguely looking like a cock, being fucking loud and being available at reasonable prices.

My first guitar fulfilled all these criteria.

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“Gregarious Escalators” and Similar Diversions of a Ridiculous Nature

A band isn’t much cop with only one person in it. Continue reading

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