The Vocal Instrument

Music is made with a wide variety of instruments. People constantly think of new ways to create unique sounds and tones. When you think about percussion instruments, you can create one out of almost anything. When you talk about the elements that make up music, you can find several different answers. The main elements youContinue reading “The Vocal Instrument”

March 2022 Grapevine

Here we are in the month of March. There was the old weather saying “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” (or vice versa). I don’t usually see that around here. My pessimism says ‘in like a dark cloud, out like a dark cloud” or “in like a weasel, outContinue reading “March 2022 Grapevine”

From The Vault 4 – ERP Covers Social Distortion’s ‘Dear Lover’

As I was searching through files and demos of older songs for the ‘From The Vault’ series, I came across this version we did of Social Distortion’s ‘Dear Lover’. This song was from their fifth album ‘White Light, White Heat, White Trash’ which was released in 1996. Social Distortion has been around for quite aContinue reading “From The Vault 4 – ERP Covers Social Distortion’s ‘Dear Lover’”

February 2022 Grapevine

There are many sources I try to go through to find music I’m going to use for the monthly Grapevine. As I’ve stated before, I’m trying to highlight lesser known bands, although I don’t ignore a song I really like just because it’s popular. Recently I watched a few videos that were discussing songs thatContinue reading “February 2022 Grapevine”

Messin’ With The Music Part 19 – ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’

Welcome back to Messin’ With The Music. For this episode we’re covering The Hives ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’. It was originally released as a single in 2000 and is from their album Veni Vidi Vicious. It’s a straight ahead garage rock style song although it has cleaner studio production than you wouldContinue reading “Messin’ With The Music Part 19 – ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’”