There’s a great book called ‘The War Of Art’ (inspired by the ancient text by Sun Tzu ‘The Art Of War’), which focuses on the challenges of being creative. I first read it a couple years ago and glance at it regularly for inspiration. There are many examples within, including one description of a [...]
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Goodbye Steve Jobs
October 5, 2011 – 9:19 pm
With the passing of Steve Jobs, we’ve lost one of the great ones.
Like many, I’ve spent thousands of dollars on Apple products and admit occasionally grumbling about the prices, the upgrades, the compatibility of Apple Products etc… But stop [...]
Skolnick & Broderick’s Winter Guitar Retreat
September 26, 2011 – 2:35 pm
I’m excited to announce a new endeavor- the Skolnick & Broderick Winter Guitar Retreat. It’s a bit like a Summer camp in the winter (which is more conducive to serious music practice). No it’s not ‘cheap,’ but for the price, you get high level lodging, food and other [...]
Covers That Kill
September 20, 2011 – 9:22 am
The title of this post can be taken two ways. One is musician slang, as in the exclamation of a great performance- a phrase heard in the metal world (‘That was killer, dude’) and the jazz community (‘Man, you cats were killin’). The other is a literal killing- not of a living being, but of [...]
Ten Years Gone
September 11, 2011 – 6:44 am
As I trudged up the streets of Manhattan away from the two spheres of smoke, black serpents in the sky, I saw scores of fellow New Yorkers filing out of buildings like one of those school fire drills from my youth. But this was no drill, this was real. We were all grown up now. [...]
Eating The Dinosaur Part II
September 2, 2011 – 11:15 am
So what does Chuck K. Mean by ‘Eating The Dinosaur?’
Like a lot of topics in the book, it’s open to interpretation, and the meaning attached to it depends on the mindset, thought process and logic applied individual readers. For this reader, a first guess is that the [...]
Eating The Dinosaur (Part I)
August 29, 2011 – 8:47 am
I’ve just finished a terrific new book, the latest from Chuck Klosterman: ‘Eating The Dinosaur’. It’s one of those rare books that makes me want to start all over from page one and read through again. In fact, I may do just that.
I picked up [...]
Bollywood Jam Video
August 12, 2011 – 1:56 pm
It’s finally here! We filmed this video last September. Like so many things, it’s gotten caught in the crossfire of scheduling difficulties and other changes. But it’s done and the reaction so far has been great!
I’m very proud of [...]
The Skol Sessions Vol. 2: John Leckie
July 27, 2011 – 10:57 am
Following KK Downing in my series of interviews is another UK resident: the legendary John Leckie.
I can already hear you asking: ‘Who?’
You may not know John Leckie’s name but you’ve heard his work. As a [...]