So this week we reformed our old band. Cosmic Space Pirates. I’ve missed it, greatly, summing it up a while back in The little things I miss about being in a band. I was going to try and express my thoughts on getting back into it through the usual blog, but I came across this […]
Gigging is the ace up your sleeve Read Post »
Happy New Year everyone! I just wanted to start off the New Year with a quick refresh of what The Blogging Musician is, for any new readers out there…… “The Blogging Musician has grown from a personal hub into a valuable resource community for musicians and writers alike.” I also didn’t want to lose track of
Happy 2018 from The Blogging Musician! Read Post »
If you’re a music lover, you’ve probably experienced this scenario lots of times: you wake up early in the morning to see if tickets are on sale to see your favourite musician, but after searching for tickets, you find that they’re all sold out. The reason? Ticket touts. They have been around for decades, and
How Ticket Touting Hurts The Music Industry Read Post »
Back at the Wenceslas Square / Na Příkopě crossroads was only one remaining direction, toward The Old Town Square. Four directions, all with contrasting characters. The in-your-face, still-raw modern history of Narodni, the regal splendour of Wenceslas Square, to the skin-deep chic of Na Příkopě. My remaining route was instantly odle worlde, homely even. I was
Prague : The Musical City. The Old Town Square & Astronomical Clock Read Post »
It finally happened! My debut publication, Goa : A Lesson is Life now sits at the top of Amazon.co.uk for “Goa”, ahead of big names including Lonely Planet and Marco Polo. Thank you to everyone who took their time to purchase it and rate it, but most of all thank you for letting me share
Goa : A Lesson in Life tops Amazon search. Read Post »
Stef Ramin is the webmaster and eBook’s author on jazz-guitar-licks.com, online resource for beginner and advanced guitarists. Passionate about jazz and blues music, he is an expert musician, composer and guitar teacher with over 20 years experience. Let’s all welcome Stef to the community! Stef @ The Blogging Musician: How to develop scales on the guitar
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As a guitarist, I’m always on the prowl for what’s new in the guitar world. New guitars. New amps. New effects. New gizmos and gadgets. After the birth of powerful digital companies like Line 6, we now see more and more digital technology. Amps are showing up on the market one after another with built-in
Recommended Guitar Apps Read Post »
Adam Harkus wrote a great blog recently: Is the Human Race going backwards? This exact thought has shot through my head countless times over recent years. There was a film in 2006 by Mike Judge called Idiocracy. 400 years into the future, people turned into lazy, sloth-like nitwits. They threw garbage out of their windows
Is Idiocracy En Route? Read Post »
Sometimes, despite your best intentions and plans, you’ve just got to roll with it. I was nearing the end of a 15-week ‘fit-club’ , my attempt at shedding 3-stone to give me a fighting chance for the challenges to come… moving house, the regular family events, and finishing off with the daddy of them all
Dad Diaries : All good plans… Read Post »
