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ACE

Orange County, California, UNITED STATES


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Tiny Vipers

October 1st 2009 00:31
I recently heard a Tiny Vipers tune on XM. I have to admit I am a sucker for striped down acoustic guitars and female singers. From Joni Mitchell to Kaki King, there is just something about a woman and an acoustic guitar…



Tiny Vipers is Jesy Fortino from Seattle, Washington. Just her and her haunting vocals and eerie sounding acoustic guitar. The songs are very minimalist and almost avant-garde in there construction (or should I say, lack of conventional construction).

So if that is your cup of tea (or pint of Fosters), give Tiny Vipers a spin. Her sub-pop site has a couple of free MP3 and a couple of cool videos for those who would like a sample.

Tiny Vipers


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Tiny Vipers – Dreamer
Tiny Vipers – On This Side

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By the way, don't forget to check out my all new "How To" articles:

How to Master the Barre Chord on the Guitar (tips, tricks, metods, etc.)
How to Expand Your Musican Horizons, Tastes & Recharge Your Passion
How to Find Free and Legal Music Online - Live Shows, Demos, etc
How to Learn Guitar from the Internet (Free!)
How to Choose an Acousic Guitar (Body, Wood, Scale, etc.)
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My How To Articles - Music Guitars

September 25th 2009 17:52
I have begun writing various "How To" articles at a particular website.

1970 Gibson Dove
1970 Gibson Dove


While most of them are probably going to be geared toward techical topics (I am an engineer by trade), I am also putting up some articles regarding music, guitar, etc. In other words, stuff people who read this blog may be interested in. Please check it out. Here is my first one:

How To Choose an Acoustic Guitar

More to come. Please check back! Thanks!
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MTV VMA - Remeber when they mattered?

September 17th 2009 00:48


I know, I know. VMA in the news because a jackass interrupted a tart (good call Obama). But let's be serious: the MTV Video Music Awards hasn't mattered since, oh I don't know, when did MTV stop playing videos? 1992? 1993?

I will nominate 1992 as the last year MTV mattered. Remember: that years awards show?
Kris from Nirvana self-inflicted face smash.
Axl & Elton.
The Black Crowes marajuana pants.
The Chili Peppers giving it away.

Great performances - ever the underremebered ones:
U2 (at their peak)
Pearl Jam (just getting started)
Eric Clapton (unplugged)

Yep. Grunge killed MTV. Well, thats not fair. They really killed themselves by abandining music in favor of reality TV.

I kinda miss those days when you looked forward to a video. I remeber being so fired up after seing GnR "Patience" or Plant's "Eyes on You". Even Madonna (who I am not a fan of) provided interesting work with "Justify My Love" and "Like a Prayer".

I barely remember seeing videos in the post-grunge era. Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" comes to mind, as does Oasis' "Wonderwall". After that. Zilch.

Bummer.
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Beach Boys - Smile

September 7th 2009 18:12
Well, it is the end of summer. Like most years, I didn't go to the beach as often as I'd hoped. Strange how when we get older, there is less and less time for such things.

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The Avett Brothers

August 23rd 2009 23:38
I love making musical discoveries. With so much great music out there, it is hard to keep up.


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Musical Blasphemy

August 14th 2009 03:43
... that I (more or less) believe:


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Don't You (Forget About Me)

August 8th 2009 00:40
I would be terribly remiss if I did not take the time to reflect on the passing of John Hughes.


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Playlist: August 2009

August 4th 2009 01:43
I am sure that I am not alone in this, but every once in a while I like to make a playlist of songs that I am currently digging. With such a large iPod at our diposal, it is sometimes convienient to pare that down into digestable chunks. Here are my chunks this month:


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Best of 2009 ... So Far

July 26th 2009 03:05
Amazon.com, Spin Magazine and other various online media outlets have weighed in with the best music of 2009 … so far.


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THE ALBUM THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE

July 12th 2009 00:45
I was listening to the Soundcheck radio program the other day and the topic was "The Album That Changed Your Life". It got me thinking about my own experience and Significant Albums.

Many come to mind, in fact. Wilco's A Ghost is Born turned me from a Classic Rock Snob to an Indie Rock Hipster


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Comment by ACE
on The New Wilco Record: Live Preview

May 14th 2009 02:14


Soundr
Wilco is now streaming the record on their website.



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on Swapped Tuners (pics inside)

August 19th 2008 23:48


Soundr
It is much lighter. Can't tell you the exact difference, but noticable. My stock still dives, tho. Grr...

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on Random Thoughts: Earthquake & Comic-Con 2008

August 5th 2008 01:45


Soundr
Funny reactions:

Really Long Link

Comment by ACE
on Bad Taste Songs

July 16th 2008 01:54


Soundr
How about GnR's "One in a Million" from the Lies LP?

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on Top Records since Y2K (A biased opinion)

July 16th 2008 01:52


Soundr
No Dance, Electronica, Hip-Hop, Funk, Ska, Grime, electro pop, Disco House, Electro Funk or R&B.


Music, like all art, is subjective. While I do not find any of these genres compelling (anymore, at least), your entitled to your opinion. That is what makes art so worthwhile - we all see it with our own perspectives and take something different away.

Their is probably only one album on your list that might get close to a list if I made one and that is The Garden State Soundtrack.


Funny, I almost left this one off - due to its inclusion of pre-Y2K music (Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel). But it defined a new genre that was born this decade. Therefore, worthy of inclusion.

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on Five Decades of Music - Your Top Five Artists

July 14th 2008 01:13


Soundr
Here are my favorites by Decade:

1960s: Dylan
1970s: Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
1980s: INXS, Police
1990s: Uncle Tupelo, Radiohead
2000s: see my post here: http://soundr.com/

Comment by ACE
on A True Golden Age of Music

June 23rd 2008 00:44


Soundr
When a band of today last like the Stones, Beatles, Beach Boys or Who, THEN you can say this is the Golden Age of music.

I assume you are joking, right?

Beach Boys didn't make it out of the 60's with imploding and begining the neverending greatest hits tour.
Beatles obviously didnt "last"
The Who hasn't put out a good LP since Keith whent over the moon.
And the Stones are the poster children for recylced baby-boomer nostaglia and egoism.

No, I am referring to this as a golden age precisely because those dinosaurs no longer have the influence over the culture like the used to. Technology has opened the doors of perception (to borrow another out-dated phrase of a dead generation).