From Gibson.com: Symmetrical scales are one of the most fun – and easiest to wrap your head around – ways of making harmonically interesting music without having to spend 10 years at music school (although if you can afford to spend 10 years at music school, please do, then tell me all about it so I may live vicariously though you, ’cos that sounds rad!). Two very well … [Read more...]
Tweeting With the Devil: How the Grammys Launched a Misinformation Campaign in 140 Characters
First, the L.A. Times hears it was the Beach Boys instead of Van Halen, then Rolling Stone, then VHND, and now The Hollywood Reporter... From The Hollywood Reporter: Tweeting With the Devil: How the Grammys Launched a Misinformation Campaign in 140 Characters (Opinion) Were Van Halen supposed to appear on Wednesday's Grammy Awards nominations special or the … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar: ‘Dance of the Electric Hummingbird’ “A Must-Read for Redheads”
Here's something different! There's a newly released book which Sammy Hagar calls "A MUST-READ for Redheads." "DANCE OF THE ELECTRIC HUMMINGBIRD: An Ordinary Woman's Accidental Journey to Enlightenment, the Supernatural, and Rock Star Sammy Hagar" by Pat Walker. The original cover artwork is by Aaron Hagar. "Pat Walker takes to heart the same type of messages I try to … [Read more...]
Van Halen Never Slated to Appear on the Grammys – Mystery Band Was The Beach Boys All Along!
Today we are hearing some very interesting things that explains why, to the disappointment of many fans, Van Halen didn't appear at the Grammy nominations concert last night. There's a pretty good reason for this, and it's that Van Halen wasn't the mystery band in the first place! Immediately after the show last night, the L.A. Times spoke to their sources close to the show … [Read more...]
Duped By The Grammys?
Rampant rumors have Van Halen making an appearance at the Grammy Nominations Concert tonight to announce their forthcoming album and tour. It was the Grammy's themselves who started the rumor. Yet some of our sources have been telling us that they can't confirm the rumored appearance, and others have flat out told us that it was never anything but a rumor in the first … [Read more...]