February 2012
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December 2011
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October 2011
5 posts
“He was quite distant during that. It was kind of odd. He was in orbit. His place...”
– Thom Yorke on Michael Stipe’s demeanor during their 1995 tour.
“I definitely found [The String Cleaner] worked positively. By using it after...”
– Justin K.
Thanks, Justin!
WatchJeff Mangum - who you might know by his performing pseudonym of Neutral Milk Hotel - graciously filled the void left in the wake of the Radiohead rumors, by showing up at the Occupy Wall Street protests and giving a surprise, intimate performance last night.*
*or about as intimate as something can be in the middle of Manhattan
September 2011
8 posts
GEARING UP FOR MUSIC CHINA (PUN INTENDED) →
“I have purchased three [String Cleaners] so far (one for each guitar I use for...”
August 2011
9 posts
THE MUPPETS TAKE ALT MUSIC →
First listen of the new “Muppets: The Green Album” - courtesy NPR.
Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel fame PLAYS... →
STREAM THE NEW JAY-Z / KANYE ALBUM →
“The string cleaner is in my hand. not lurking around somewhere in some forgotten...”
– Muzz Murray, who posted this, along with other comments, on our facebook page. Thanks Muzz!
July 2011
7 posts
You Like Us, You Really Like Us!
Thanks to Steve and the good folks over at Gear-Vault.com for their recent review of the entire ToneGear line! Here’s our favorite line:
I like what the minds at Tone Gear are up to. With creations like these, I’m eager to see what else they continue to churn out in the future.
We’re excited, too! Who knows WHAT we’ll do next?! We got all these ideas…
WatchThe Onion AV Club is currently running a series entitled “Undercover 2011”, which, as you might have guessed, involves bands doing cover songs (sadly, no stealth, covert operations to this point). We profile one on our facebook page last week. Here is, in our opinion, an even better one - featurin New Jersey’s own Titus Andronicus covering They Might Be Giants’ BIRDHOUSE...
ARCADE FIRE MAKES A MUSIC VIDEO JUST FOR YOU... →
…Sort of. WIth the services of Chris Milk, Google, and HTML5, Arcade Fire has put together a little experiment in the music video / web experience. The result is something pretty innovative. Though it feels at points like the first step in something much larger down the road, it’s still a fun trip.
June 2011
9 posts
That Dude from MODEST MOUST is doing the score to... →
Just generally awesome
REMIX
An oldie but goodie from the archives:
“How can NOT cleaning my Guitar or Bass Strings cause neck and fret damage to my guitar?!!”
It’s very simple. 90% of all the junk that collects on Guitar strings, deposited from your fingers, ends up on the bottom of the string. SO, when you play your guitar with dirty strings you are grinding all of this Junk(oils, skin, acids, wing sauce) into the fret...
"ONCE" to be a Broadway show (almost) →
If you haven’t seen the movie, it’s worth movie to the top of your Netflix queue, or whichever proprietary viewing service you utilize.
May 2011
9 posts
MAKE SOME NOIZE →
The SpiderCapo received a lovely review from the guys over at guitarnoize.com. Check it out here, and have a look around their site while you’re over there. A great place to see what’s happening in the guitar world Down Under.
FRIENDLY FORUM
If you have not made your virtual way over to Spidercapo.com recently, you may not know that they have added MESSAGE BOARDS to their site. They are a tremendous resource for all things SpiderCapo, including questions, tuning possibilities, and videos. It’s a great way to get even more out of your SpiderCapo, and a fun place to play around.
Plus, it gives you another outlet to create...
BJORK HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT, I THINK... →
Or some sort of astrological, star-gazing experiment.
April 2011
9 posts
