I guess the approach to song writing for me so far has been to use more chords and less math. And tempo has been really important too, as a lot of feeling can get lost in playing these riffs too fast. Pitchfork: What are the general themes on the record? I was looking at the ...
The main chord progression for this song is mad-easy to play, yet I've never heard another song that uses it. That simplicity is compensated for in the outro, which has a couple of Black Flag chords thrown in there to stretch your fingers. (Check: 'Miss Van Houten's Coffee Shop' by...
I just got the Korg and it’s one of the few synths I have without preset memory. So it forced me to really dive into it and learn how to balance three or four VCO’s into a patch. I made a lot of arps, bleeps, chords and bass sounds with it....
65. “Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.”-Paul P. Harris 66. “Mothers are the necessity of invention.”–Bill Watterson 67. “My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion tha...
I had to breathe in deeply as the music was getting me high. I didn’t want to write any more notes, just lose myself in the music. Their music can make you forget about all your troubles. Next they played ‘Cycle’, which is one of my favourite songs of theirs because I can ...
don’t let me down please let there be some light in the cloudy weather Talk part: That day, we were drinking tequila as always. I smiled as I heard him said he’s getting married. If I said: “I would be the cause of your death”, I bet he would laugh. ...
Jordan: I tell him that, and he’ll come to take you to lunch, and end up moving into your dorm and sleeping on your floor for no less than two weeks. Angela: Well tell him hi for me. Jordan: Yup. Angela: Have a safe trip. Jordan: See ya. ENDSometimes...
But we ended up writing something that we really liked with three chords.” For the dramatic “The Grudge,” Rodrigo said she got a lyrical prompt from Morrissey. “I was just driving to the studio, and I was trying to find an idea, and I was listening to the Smiths. And there’s...
Dot:One of the best ways to be profound is not to think you’re profound — just have a conversation like you would with your homies over a drink, a blunt, or a game. When being profound becomes your identity, you lose the potency of the wisdom. It’s really...
s something about that hex closing in that made me nostalgic for my kids growing up. And because so much of the show is through the sitcom lens, through this idea of family, of not wanting to let your kids go… there’s a lot to chew on. I was very moved, and I couldn...