What I see in different shades of gray, from behind my reading glasses
Steve Albini recorded Nirvana’s best-selling album In Utero over 20 years. This letter was written by Steve to the band just after their agreement on his involvement.
I would like to be paid like a plumber: I do the job and you pay me what it’s worth. The record company will expect me to ask for a point or a point and a half. If we assume three million sales, that works out to 400,000 dollars or so. There’s no fucking way I would ever take that much money. I wouldn’t be able to sleep.
Some catchy music and some interesting instruments from Russia. Leningrad – Fish
Keeping time is an art, and being a master of precision, or a percussionist, takes time & training. This mom shows off her skills. Kickass drummer! Have a great weekend!
A Capella Science project – the Higgs Boson explained in the tune of Adele’s Rolling in the Deep, Worthy of your time.
The 12-foot tall Octobass plays so low, it’s lowest string when played fully open is barely in the human hearing registry. To play it, a musician must stand on a stool and use leavers to fret the notes. It resides at the new Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the only one in North America. Watch
There’s good music and good musicians out there. Murder by Death, performing their 2010 “As long as there’s whiskey in the world“
Found this music beautiful. Violinist Kishi Bashi.
Musical innovator Andrew Bird winds together his trademark violin technique with xylophone, vocals and sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becomes a riveting one-man orchestra.
A young Polish street musician performs Flight of the Bumblebee on the accordion.