You know, I'd actually give Panic! At the Disco's "Pretty. Odd" a chance if it wasn't annihilated by Auto-Tune. The band obviously shows that they want to move in a different direction, but the vocals remain the same-mundane, void of any real dynamics and constantly raping the listener with incessant vibrato and a heavy dose of pitch-correction

silver springs is a tremendous song ( Read more... )

this whole production business--it's almost over. i laid down the final guitar overdubs (i hope) tonight, so all that's left is mixing. i keep on saying to myself "well, at least the hard part's over," but i'm quickly learning that each and every aspect of producing a song is difficult and strenuous and draining. i mean i was having a hard time ( Read more... )

i've posted entirely too often in this thing. it just seems like the busier i am, the more i have to say ( Read more... )

my partner in my production class has a nice audio setup. brand new imac with 4gb of ram, digi 002 with pro tools LE, and some gorgeous mackie monitors. what does he do with it all? nothing. he uses the imac and the monitors to listen to all of the jam band shit he has. how much money is he wasting there? well, the digi 002 with pro tools retails ( Read more... )

Dear Matthew Santos,

I know that you're probably experiencing some temporary fame right now, but when you and your manager/booking agent/whatever tell girls at Panera Bread that your music is "Damien Rice covering Radiohead while listening to Bjork"........yeah, you're full of shit.

With Warmest Regards,

Sean

nevermind.

hi diablo cody.

there will be blood's gonna sweep it tonight.

I think I'd really be a big proponent of Sufjan if he didn't come off as such a novelty act. Listening to "John Wayne Gacy, Jr" for the first time in literally two years tonight, it's still eerie and soothing at the same time. The piano getting more frantic as Gacy's vices are revealed one by one. The kind of track you feel guilty listening to over ( Read more... )

I doubt many people actually watched the Grammy's, but I discovered an interesting tidbit of information concerning the winner of "My Grammy Moment," Ann Marie Calhoun. Turns out she's toured with Jethro Tull, Steve Vai, Ringo Starr's band and recorded with Dave Matthews Band ( Read more... )