Be A Star Online » musician http://www.youcanbeastar.net Find sites to upload original music or video Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:15:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 One day at a time; sunlight and starligh fall silently in line. by infinite intimation http://www.youcanbeastar.net/2009/10/one-day-at-a-time-sunlight-and-starligh-fall-silently-in-line-by-infinite-intimation/ http://www.youcanbeastar.net/2009/10/one-day-at-a-time-sunlight-and-starligh-fall-silently-in-line-by-infinite-intimation/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:31:05 +0000 admin http://www.youcanbeastar.net/2009/10/one-day-at-a-time-sunlight-and-starligh-fall-silently-in-line-by-infinite-intimation/ MeFi Music serendipitous collaboration on a (haunting) song.

Was playing with all the cool things at the local music store.. just jamming away on gear that costs WAY too much for any human musician to actually buy (come on i know SOMEONE out there does the same sometimes… uses the amazing gear, for [...]]]>

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serendipitous collaboration on a (haunting) song.

Was playing with all the cool things at the local music store.. just jamming away on gear that costs WAY too much for any human musician to actually buy (come on i know SOMEONE out there does the same sometimes… uses the amazing gear, for hours on end… and buys some strings… any music shop owners… i know, it’s ok if you hate me already :)
anyway, this guy comes up and asks if I would be able to join him and his producer to record something with him…

long story not told, it was an amazing time, played till 9 the next morning recording stuff, drove to class an hour away, and never have seen them again… This man was amazing… both philosophically, and his musical skills.
So this is a song never rehearsed, but it was a little rhythm that I had in my head, started playing, and he just walks up to the mic… and does this.

Guitar’s me.

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An autumnal song about and for walking to work in the rain. Featuring the piano and a heaping amount of spring reverb. My friend Danny mixed it and managed to make our hamfisted, sloppy musicianship sound almost classy. Almost.

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]]> http://www.youcanbeastar.net/2009/10/raven-by-dobie/feed/ 0 First Listen: Dead Man’s Bones’ “In The Room Where You Sleep” http://www.youcanbeastar.net/2009/09/first-listen-dead-man%e2%80%99s-bones%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9cin-the-room-where-you-sleep%e2%80%9d/ http://www.youcanbeastar.net/2009/09/first-listen-dead-man%e2%80%99s-bones%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9cin-the-room-where-you-sleep%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:51:11 +0000 BASOAdmin http://www.youcanbeastar.net/2009/09/first-listen-dead-man%e2%80%99s-bones%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9cin-the-room-where-you-sleep%e2%80%9d/ Photo: Hama SandersWith their psychedelic flourishes, suffocated vocals and lyrics featuring love stores about werewolves, ghosts and other creatures of the night, Dead Man’s Bones sound like the demon spawn of the Misfits, Bauhaus and the Zombies. The Los Angeles duo, comprised of actor Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, release their self-titled debut [...]]]>


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With their psychedelic flourishes, suffocated vocals and lyrics featuring love stores about werewolves, ghosts and other creatures of the night, Dead Man’s Bones sound like the demon spawn of the Misfits, Bauhaus and the Zombies. The Los Angeles duo, comprised of actor Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, release their self-titled debut album on October 6th, and Rolling Stone has your first listen to the ghoulishly infectious track “In the Room Where You Sleep” right here:

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“In the Room Where You Sleep” could fit on either a psych-soaked Nuggets compilation or the soundtrack of a Vincent Price film. For a song that employs no electric guitars — in fact, no stringed instruments appear on the album at all — the track truly rocks. While the Silver Lake Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir feature prominently on the duo’s debut LP, and early versions of “In the Room Where You Sleep” included the choir, the final version finds Gosling and Shields painting the creepy picture themselves.

Dead Man’s Bones came together when Gosling and Shields met in Toronto while dating sisters in 2005. (Fun fact: actress Rachel McAdams and her sis Kayleen.) The pair shared a fascination with ghosts, so they began working on a monster love story for the stage. When that undertaking proved too great, they refocused what they had written and turned it into their debut album. Growing up in Canada, the Langley Schools Music Project — a choir featuring 60 untrained children singing songs of the era — served as a major inspiration for Gosling, and led him to recruit the Silver Lake Conservatory.

When Dead Man’s Bones embark on their first tour next month — the trek fittingly kicking off two weeks before Halloween — they will recreate the songs off their self-titled debut by employing a local choir from the cities they visit on their trek. To add to the old-time feel of the performance, each concert will feature a talent show in place of the traditional opening act.

Check out the tour dates below:

Oct. 14 – Cambridge, MA @ Brattle Theatre
Oct. 15 – New York, NY @ LPR
Oct. 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
Oct. 17 – Washington, D.C. @ Sixth And I Historic Synagogue
Oct. 19 – Montreal, CA @ Le National
Oct. 20 – Toronto, CA @ The Music Gallery
Oct. 21 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern (two shows)
Oct. 23 – Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door
Oct. 24 – Vancouver, CA @ Venue
Oct. 25 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
Oct. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent

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Police will reportedly review their investigation into the 1969 death of the Rolling Stones’ guitarist Brian Jones after uncovering new evidence related to the case, the BBC reports. Jones was found dead in his swimming pool in East Sussex in 1969, just months after leaving the Rolling Stones at age [...]]]>

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Police will reportedly review their investigation into the 1969 death of the Rolling Stones’ guitarist Brian Jones after uncovering new evidence related to the case, the BBC reports. Jones was found dead in his swimming pool in East Sussex in 1969, just months after leaving the Rolling Stones at age 27. While the coroner originally ruled that Jones had drowned while under the influence of drugs and alcohol, it’s long been rumored that he was possibly murdered.

Behind the Rolling Stones’ 1969 U.S. tour: Photos including some of Brian Jones’ final shots with the band.

Police decided to reexamine the case after 600 pages of documents regarding Jones’ death were handed over to authorities by investigative journalist Scott Jones, the AP reports. Scott Jones — no relation to Brian — reportedly spoke to Janet Lawson, the woman who discovered Brian Jones’ body on July 2nd, 1969. Lawson, who died last year, told Scott Jones that before Brian’s death, she saw the guitarist and builder Frank Thorogood fooling around in the pool. Soon after, Lawson saw Thorogood shaking badly as he reentered the house, and then she found Jones in the pool.

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Thorogood was also the central suspect in a pair of 1994 books about Jones’ death. In Who Killed Christopher Robin?, Terry Rawlings writes that Thorogood took responsibility for killing Jones on his death bed in 1993, telling Rolling Stones’ driver Tom Keylock, “It was me that did Brian. I just finally snapped.” Keylock died last month. Why the police will reexamine the case now following Lawson’s statements as opposed to Thorogood’s statements from his death bed remain unclear.

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As word spread of the death of guitar pioneer Les Paul today, many of those he influenced jumped online (and called up Rolling Stone) to share their tributes to the father of the electric six-string. The next issue will have more tributes, but here’s a survey of artists’ immediate reactions to the [...]]]>

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As word spread of the death of guitar pioneer Les Paul today, many of those he influenced jumped online (and called up Rolling Stone) to share their tributes to the father of the electric six-string. The next issue will have more tributes, but here’s a survey of artists’ immediate reactions to the loss of one of the instruments’ true heroes:

Look back at Paul’s life in photos: Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen and more stars with the father of the electric guitar.

“My friend & mentor Les Paul died today at 94, he was one of the most stellar human beings I’ve ever known, rest in peace Les.” — Slash

“Remembering Les Paul today. Just happened to have his namesake Gibson around my shoulder the last few days. Pictures of Les Paul all over the studio today. Very special day in here. You should wiki his life. Pretty amazing.” — John Mayer

“RIP Les Paul-thankyou for the instruments that changed the course of music. If u have ever “rocked” or “been rocked” u can thank Les Paul.” — Tom Morello

“The World Has Lost a Remarkable Innovator and Musician.” — the Donnas

“The music industry has lost a giant! I’m very saddened by the news of Les Paul’s passing. I was lucky enough to have known Les as a friend, and admired him as a musician and innovator. He forever changed the way we listen to music.” — Ace Frehley

“Les Paul set a standard for musicianship and innovation that remains unsurpassed. He was the original guitar hero, and the kindest of souls. Last October I joined him onstage at The Iridium club in NYC, and he was still shredding. He was and still is an inspiration to us all.” — Joe Satriani

“There are very few human beings in history who touched so many people the way Les Paul did. Not only musicians. But anyone that loved music. He shared his gifts with all of us and brought people together with his brilliance and devotion to music and the art of sound. It was a privilege to have met him. He will be incredibly missed. But our blessing is to know that his spirit and soul will live for eternity in music everywhere.” — The Hold Steady’s Tad Kubler, who shared this photo with us as well:

Read Rolling Stone’s Les Paul obituary here.

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