Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Music Machine

Posted on June 30, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

There is something I find just a bit horrifying about this NPR Planet Money blog entry in which the approximate cost of releasing one (mediocre) pop single is laid out. The source of that horror, however, isn’t really in the … Continue reading →

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365 DotU, Day 43: TradCore II: Electric Boogaloo

Posted on June 30, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

Today’s song is a shortened a capella version of a common traditional tune called The Parting Glass, which has been recorded and performed by (I think) every Irish singer/band ever.  I first learned it a while back, after a gentleman at a … Continue reading →

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365 DotU, Day 42: In Which I Do A Bad Stan Rogers Impression

Posted on June 29, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

I really do have sort of a strange thing for Canadian folk musicians. I don’t know why. We all have our quirks. You’ve already encountered one of my little obsessions (Lynn Miles), and today you’re going to meet another: the … Continue reading →

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365 DotU, Day 41 Goes TradCore!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

Well, not really. But still, I’ve gone a little bit over to the (Irish) traditional side of the Force today, as I continue to explore more-or-less a capella sounds for the week. The tune is an old traditional bit of singing … Continue reading →

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365 DotU, Day 40 Is All About the Benjamins

Posted on June 27, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

I know I’ve been whining about being busy for days now, but it really is a problem. It takes a while to put a song together, especially if I’m learning one I’ve never played before or using an instrument I’m … Continue reading →

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365 DotU, Day 39: Signs of Improvement

Posted on June 26, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

A while ago, before I got this challenge idea, I recorded a version of Blood and Fire (an Indigo Girls tune I like) with artsy Flippage and craptastic sound quality. Because I have no time to do better, that’s what … Continue reading →

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365 DotU, Day 38: Busy Weekend!

Posted on June 25, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

Between the musical and the wedding I’m playing this weekend, I don’t have a lot of time to post anything new, so today and tomorrow you get a couple of old performances to tide you over. Whew! Today’s offering is … Continue reading →

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365 DotU, Day 37: In Which I Totally Fail To Sound Like Annie Lennox

Posted on June 24, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

I noticed a curious thing not too long ago. It’s a fairly common compliment for a woman who sings rock music (especially of the louder and harder sort) to be told that she sings like Janis Joplin. Not Anne Wilson, … Continue reading →

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365 Days of the Unoriginal, Day 36: Celestial Hotness

Posted on June 23, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

I really, really love the Squirrel Nut Zippers (another band that, in my current context, only I seem to have heard of). They are brilliant. They make some smokin’ hot jive and jazz and klezmerized craziness, and it’s all kinds … Continue reading →

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365 Days of the Unoriginal, Day 35: Time to Go (Photo) Negative

Posted on June 22, 2011 by L. M. Bernhardt

Melissa Etheridge’s eponymous first album was kind of brilliant. There are a lot of terrific, crunchy songs on it, just as much fun to play as they are to hear. The jam band I play with actually got some of … Continue reading →

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