Groove Neuter’s blog

State of the Groove

2008-08-08T00:08:34Z

I find myself in the unlikeliest of predicaments. I do not want to tell my friends how great parenting can be, for fear that their experience will not be so swell and make them feel lesser. I do not want to tell my friends how awful parenting ca...

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But do you know what it means?

2008-07-30T15:55:24Z

It's always a tricky course to navigate when a performer sets out to cover a song written and performed (usually made famous) by another artist. A good cover version requires that the artist performing it puts their own stamp on the work without ...

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Tapping, Hammering-on, Pulling-off as done by John Frusciante

2008-07-28T15:17:51Z

For my next little guitar noodling self-lesson, "Don't Forget Me" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers The girls love the Youtube video for Anthony and John freaking out and spinning. I dig the non-speed metal application of hammering-on and pulling-off...

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I Know The Band

2008-05-29T23:09:31Z

So, I've been in Nashville right at one year now and I finally started making contacts with the local music scene. There was a backyard BBQ this past weekend with one of my meetup buddies, who apparently has quite a history. Should you get the ...

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QotD: This One Goes Out To...

2007-11-07T20:13:14Z

It's dedication time. What song are you sending out, and who is it dedicated to? Tom Petty "This One's For Me" from the album Echo. Dedicated to myself. This one's for me, this one's for me Not for anyone else, I need it you see I threw all ...

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Found Music

2007-11-07T15:07:41Z

Does it still count as found music if the music finds you? Good stuff from A New Breed of Monkey Take a listen and reward them with a purchase if it works for you. Available for download/purchase from iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody.

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Music Fans and Music Labels both A-holes

2007-11-06T23:24:27Z

Apparently, neither one of the two groups want to pay the artists much per album. Most Radiohead fans paid $0 to download album. So, enough bitching about the greedy label execs. The fans are just as greedy.

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QotD: The Song Remains The Same

2007-10-18T00:13:11Z

Led Zeppelin will finally offer their music online starting next month. Of the music you buy, about how much of it do you download and how much do you buy on physical formats (CDs, vinyl, etc.)? 100% physical graffiti. I'm not opposed to digi...

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Favorite Monuments to Visit

2007-06-14T16:25:51Z

Appropriately enough, it was sunny last Sunday. The neighbors on both sides of us were gone to the subdivision pool. I was in no condition to enjoy the water myself, having been sunburned in an odd pattern the day before at the pool. The shape ...

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Cum On Feel The Noize - President Elect Obama

2007-06-06T00:42:07Z

Props to Barak Obama to be the first (to my knowledge) of this rounds U.S. presidential candidates to use an 80's Metal band name in a speech. Quiet Riot as performed by current Illinois Senator Barak Obama. You know, the one guy that stands a c...

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