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Mensch & Burnstein On Tesla

Subject: Tesla – 5 Man Acoustical jam Bob, The behind the scenes story is even a bit better and I’ve copied Cliff who may be able to shed some more light. Queenie did suggest we play accoustically at her club but we couldn’t just play 1 show, so we booked an acoustic tour (I can’t […]

Giving Up

I want you to listen to Fred Armisen on Alec Baldwin’s “Here’s The Thing” podcast. Because he talks about giving up. Sometimes you’ve got to do that. Fred was in a band called Trenchmouth. With his buddies. For ten years. They toured not only the U.S., but Europe. With no roadies, lugging their own equipment […]

The Amanda Palmer Kerfuffle

Musician on musician hate. With a dose of jealousy thrown in. In case you don’t live on the Interwebs, many players are shocked that Amanda Palmer is giving them a chance to play for free. Well, not completely, there’s beer and hugs and audience enjoyment too. They believe she should pay. Because she raised a […]

The Apple Keynote

Apple Special Event September 12, 2012 It went on too long, they showed Al Gore too much, Foo Fighters overstayed their welcome in a venue in which they were far from appropriate. But Apple knocked it out of the park. You see it’s a band. Kind of like Van Halen or Genesis. Wherein the indispensable […]