October 2010
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I built a guitar!
I made this guitar from a kit. It came out surprisingly well, considering I had very little spare time to work on it, no experience, and it was a really cheap kit.
A close up on the headstock. Shaping this was one of the hardest parts.
Close up of the body. Nothing especially tricky here, just lots of sanding. I decided to go with a matte finish and sand through the paint in a few...
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The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 is streaming on npr.org until October 19th. This has already replaced John Wesley Harding as my favorite collection of Dylan songs for several reasons. One, the recordings are beautiful. The tones of the instruments and his voice are just right; as far as my ears are concerned, some of these recordings are much better than the ones that made it onto the actual...
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My brother-in-law and bandmate, Ben, created this cool lo-fi album. I really like it. I like the sounds and the texture of the sounds, and I like how he makes you work to hear what he is saying in the songs. Good music doesn’t tell you everything the first time you listen; it reveals itself bit by bit over time. Check it out.
