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Best Gear for YouTube Guitarists: My Recording Setup
The real guitars, amp, interface, and camera gear I use to film guitar videos for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram — what I'd actually recommend to a fellow content creator.
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The real guitars, amp, interface, and camera gear I use to film guitar videos for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram — what I'd actually recommend to a fellow content creator.
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How beginners can approach the world of vinyl without trying to get everything perfect or spend a ton of money. Audiophiles and gatekeepers, avert your eyes. Best record setups for beginners and tips to get started with vinyl
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Featuring: The Smiths, Mary J. Blige, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles.
Part 2 of rebuilding an original 1962 Fender Jaguar: choosing Lake Placid Blue, getting the body repainted, and laying out the original chrome pieces.
Part 1 of rebuilding an original 1962 Fender Jaguar: finding the body in a family friend's shed, plus a look at the guitar many people haven't heard of.
Plus: Pearl Jam, Lil Wayne, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Gang of Four, Grateful Dead, LIz Phair
Deep diving the algorithms that (sometimes) help us find the best new music.
Plus: Radiohead, Kanye West, The Kinks, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen
Plus: Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Primal Scream, Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello
Plus: The Byrds, Robert Johnson, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Curtis Mayfield
Plus: Snoop Dogg, Pixies, Johnny Cash, Shakira, Hank Williams, The Doors, J Dilla
Plus: Beastie Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Arctic Monkeys, Tom Petty, and Pavement
Maybe it'll never come... but what if? Also: Janis Joplin, Smashing Pumpkins, Ray Charles, Radiohead, Phil Spector
Plus: Miranda Lambert, Santana, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin
AI news can give you whiplash. Here's why, despite the noise, I'm genuinely hopeful about what generative AI means for the future of human-made music.
Plus: Otis Redding, Taylor Swift, Tame Impala, Cream, and Big Star
Plus: Kanye West, Sparks, Rod Stewart, Daddy Yankee, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake
Plus Michael Jackson, Television, Bob Marley & The Wailers, The B-52's, LL Cool J, The Ramones
I downloaded my full Spotify data export and went through every file — here's what's actually in it, and how to use it.
Plus Prince, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, The Ronettes, Bad Bunny
Plus: Mariah Carey, Amy Winehouse, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Big Star, Boyz II Men, Lucinda Williams
Drake, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Brian Eno, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan & The Band - Why context is so important as a music listener