Recent content by the mongrel cat

I'm always amazed by 21st Century Schizoid Man and its peculiar ability to get people to start headbanging/dancing randomly. On the other hand, yeah, it depends on the crowd. In some of the weirder locales I've played at, people really seemed to like Radiohead's "Myxomatosis" more than I ever did.

Just had a gig canceled, and well... My band was scheduled to play in a local festival, set up by a guy who was a known organizer of stuff like that. We were ready to play, all songs rehearsed, even called some friends for backup to get the instruments there (keyboardist insists on using two...

I don't know, personally. While I love distorted/effect-heavy sounds, this one sample is too dirty for my tastes. Maybe dial down the fuzz a bit? The bassline on Hysteria is not so fuzz-heavy (although you'd need some pretty specific pedals to reach Wolstenholme's sound).

"Monty Got a Raw Deal" by REM was written in honor of Montgomery "Monty" Clift. Also, Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz. I'm happy, I'm feelin' glad...

Well, the man who started it all for me is not really a famous bassist. Or even a lesser-known bassist. Or a bassist at all, for that matter. I was playing classical guitar (been taking lessons for a few years) in a musical association when the association band's head guy comes waltzing up to...