From the monthly archives:

September 2006

Bela Fleck On NPR

September 27, 2006

Bela Fleck appeared on NPR Monday, in the This I Believe segment of The Morning Edition. Fleck read an essay he wrote called Doing Things My Own Way. The essay provides a great deal of insight into Bela’s approach to his music. I found it amazing that Bela (who has adapted Bach to the banjo) [...]

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Pandora Music Player

September 18, 2006

Lifehacker has an excellent post containing fifteen ways to get the most out of Pandora, the music player that I’m constantly raving about. One thing they recommended was a very slick desktop application for accessing Pandora called Open Pandora. I’m constantly looking for more ways to enjoy Pandora and one thing that I like to [...]

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Willie Nelson & Ryan Adams

September 13, 2006

I was just reading on Rolling Stone’s website how Ryan Adams produced Willie Nelson’s latest album entitled Songbird which is set to be released on October 31. Ryan Adams has really gotten a ton of attention lately. In addition to putting out 40 albums per year he’s been playing shows with Phil Lesh and Friends. [...]

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DIY Upright Bass

September 6, 2006

I couldn’t resist posting these instructions on how to build your own upright bass from cardboard and other household supplies. The only thing I’d change is that I’d upgrade the Radioshack Science Project Buzzer to an actual pickup. This is my next home project for sure! (via makezine)

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