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Music

November 17, 2008

Double Bass

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I’d like to take a moment to recognize some bands who employ not one, but TWO bass players…

Enjoy.

Girls Against Boys – She’s Lost Control (Joy Division Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsCmekHUIg

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Grey Cell Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts_-4iGdSD0

Godspeed You! Black Emperor – 09-15-00 (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nUml7Ijznw

Slug
(Sadly, there are no videos available for this band… However, they released 3 good post-rock albums in the mid-nineties, which are EXTREMELY hard to come by.)

Honorable Mention: The Cure – Lullaby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waia83h6Y2k
Robert Smith and co have been known to incorporate the 6-string bass along with the instrumentation. This song is a good demonstration.

Literature

November 8, 2008

NaNoWriMo, week 1

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After a hectic and rather stressful week, I have found myself less than motivated to write. However, about a week into November, my fictional juices are flowing, and I finally have made some progress.

Builing on an idea that has been floating in my head for nearly two years, I am finally putting pixels to paper so to speak, and am fairly confident that I’ll be able to complete 50,000 words before month’s end…

Knock on wood.