I am having a super fun time writing for the blog at Reverb, an online marketplace for music gear. It represents a great break from my work on geopolitical economy. My latest is a combination Behind the Music and literature review of medical data about the scientific reasons why bass players turn up as the night goes on. It turns …
Check out the 6 classic bass amps you should know
Hey guys, lest you think the only things I ever write about regarding music are negative, I submit to you my new article for reverb.com, 6 classic amps every bassist should know. Regarding the Acoustic 360/361, made popular by Jaco Pastorius and John Paul Jones, I offer the following: The volume of guitar amplifiers was on a hyperbolic curve throughout …
Forty things I learned in forty years
This year I turn forty. I am spending all year considering the meaning of this chronological milestone, if any exists. Mostly, I want to give back to people who have made my life so rich. Most days I feel ignorant and frivolous in the face of a universe I can only perceive with a brain designed for the Stone Age …