It requires to be heard a few times, but when those otherworldly sounds and bleek lyrics start becoming familiar, you will be immersed in a dark world of rape, perversion, frustration, alienation, bad relationships and all the hurt in hell - and enjoy it. Hearing these songs in my head ...
Notes: Though this tuning is listed with the lyrics, Thurston had abandoned this specific tuning (if ever used) in favor of F#F#F#F#EB (or rather, the guitar which happens to be in F#F#F#F#EB and now has a drumstick wedged under the strings) as early as January '85. G G C G C...
Well, I have to be able… if I’m going to sing a song, I have to be able to believe the lyrics. I have to be able to live them. Bob Dylan has a line in one of his songs on his latest album, which says, “I can’t sing a song I don’t believe” and my god, can I...
But yeah, I’m a lot blunter in my lyrics and my delivery. So, while someone could be singing a song, conjuring up all these things with words that I couldn’t understand, I’d be telling you about my house and how many bedrooms it had and what colour bathroom it had – quite no...
At just 17 years old, it’s already clear Zoe Haynes has all the tools to succeed as a singer-songwriter of note – that classic combo of strong songs, relatable lyrics and an emotive delivery that have made the world swoon since Joni Mitchell et al first picked up an acoustic guitar. ...
As the Los Angeles Dodgers and their $450 billion payroll face off against the Yankees (the one team who, somehow remain even more deserving of your hatred) in the 2024 World Series, it’s important to remember that Issue #30 of Zisk exists, and that it should be required reading for ...
Disclaimer:Dave Grohlis one of my heroes. I think he is one of the most significant cultural figures of our time. I have followed his music since I heard the opening chords toSmells Like Teen Spiritalmost 30 years ago. His art evolved over the decades from the frenetic concussive will of...
So, that’s my starting point really. Now, accidentally, the first influence really was The Who. In fact, it was my brother who was learning the guitar and I started to pick it up. At a jumble sale I got a book called ‘10 years of The Who’ and it had all the chords in it ...