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Only had a minute, since its the holiday I don't listen to Hip-Hop much (the only artists I can think of are the Black-Eyed Peas and Saul Williams) and didn't have too much time to listen. That said: I would make Baby Phat the video song, and find a nice-looking girl to dance through most of...

An Exercise for Finger Independence and Economy of Motion This exercise should help your fingers develop the ability to move independently, lending flexibility and speed to (hopefully) everything you do. Also, it will train your hand to keep unused fingers close to the fretboard. Purpose being...

I do that ALL the time. Slowly working away from that . . .

Hey All, Thanks again for all the insight. I'm bumping the thread because a shopping experience last week threw some curve balls at me: I went to a store, asked if they had Taylors. Response, "All we have are used, we stop dealing them because we were having so many problems with them."...

I've been reading Saul Williams' The Dead Emcee Scrolls; The Lost Teachings Of Hip-Hop recently, which has prompted more than a few cool ideas. I've pimped this book before in various threads: http://www.amazon.com/Palm-Your-Hand-Portable-Workshop/dp/0884481492 With that recommendation, I...

Tolex, got it. Thanks!

I think this very much depends on the idea. There's no formula for finishing ideas. If you know some theory, you can start building chord progressions from the key the riffs are in, or writing other riffs in the key. You can come up with a vocal over the riffs, then see what type of other song...

Hi All, I just bought a cheap used vocal/acoustic amp. I'd like to redo the . . . finish? Cover? I don't know the term, likely why I couldn't find anything by searching the forums. DIY stores online? Any advice?

Ooh. ::cringe:: Sorry to tell you, Steve. Actually, what you thought was an increased understanding of poetry, was actually the death of your creative spark. Its a shame, you can't actually learn anything about poetry, art, or music from anyone but yourself. Thats a shame. Also, we replaced your...

Um, no. Criticism does not try to "put a formula" to art. It comments on it, in an attempt to further understanding. Generalizing poetry as free of form or grammar rules is just wrong. Were you to say that about certain movements or particular poets (the Beats and Cummings come to mind), then...

What? That is terrible, misguided, and ignorant advice. Reading, understanding, and writing poetry, are skills that must be developed through practice. A book that effectively guides that practice will help a person develop those skills. Period. People learn to play instruments from books and...

I agree that critical or theoretical analysis (what you call intellectual thought) are best kept away from the writing process. But, always limiting yourself to what comes naturally is a great way to stifle growth. Also, I might be reading this wrong, but that statement about dissonance implies...

Word. I suppose you would need perfect pitch to just know the specific note, rather than its relation to the tonic. Of course, you could figure it out knowing which scale tone it was and which scale you were in. I have, at times, played a note, sung it, and sustained it while then playing a...

While I agree that feeling is everything, I think that to use that blanket statement to answer this question is a bit of a cop-out. Developing a creative sense and style certainly depends entirely on learning to feel a song out and trying to best express an original vision. But, IMO, from the...

The song is good. Reminds me very much of that song that goes "I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end. . . " The melody is nice and the vocals are good, but at some times are a little indecipherable. I can't tell if it articulation, levels, or what. I think the guitar tone could be...

New bookmark. Hot. Thanks for the repost, I'd never heard of it.

Did you get a pro stencil made? If so, how costly? Where'd you get the shirts bulk, and for what price? Just typical, buy it at home depot, spray paint?

That might work, we're in CT.

I didn't, but I'm curious, how hard is it? I was thinking about buying a kit guitar and doing my first DIY project - is a finish that tough?

Looking to get shirts made for a fund raiser for a local organization. Anybody used a web based print shop and had good results? Only one I know of is cafepress, which was rather lackluster.