(If This Then That) rules, and buy new bulbs. The IFTTT integration makes me worry for humanity: You can set the lights to react to various events, some of which are very useful like blink lights when your Uber arrives, or turn off the lights when you leave home. You can even blink...
In a recent interview withGuitar World, he said he’d resorted to special measures in order to get the best out of the guitarist for his 1978 self-titledsolo debut. “Ace is interesting because many interesting things go on in his brain – but you must get him in the right mood to ge...
He played guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singles. He has been praised by the band for his guitar skills and Ray Charles-influenced vocal style. Growing up in a musical family, Kath took up a variety of instruments in his teens, including the drums and ...
We made two or three revolutions before the message told us how many degrees of compass deviation we had so we could adjust it to our actual course heading. Done! Our autopilot is fixed. For those who don’t sail, this device allows us to set a course, set the sails or run the engi...
This past weekend, I was up in Vermont with some friends visiting some other friends. There was hiking (more on that later), conversation, a little Guitar Hero, and plenty of fresh air. There was also some shopping, mainly at a Michael Kors outlet. My shopping companion, A, writes afa...
“One of the drawbacks about adventures is that when you come to the most beautiful places you are often too anxious and hurried to appreciate them.” -C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy
In 2002 country music was in need of the next generation of great country guitarists, and Urban andBrad Paisleystepped forward in big ways at about the same time. “Who Wouldn’t Want to Be Me” is the obvious example of all of the above coming together. When you see the future Hall...
something for many. I’d love to hear from you. And if it’s helpful for you to nail your colours to the mast, this is a good chance to do that. It’s great to be inspired, it’s another thing altogether to allow that fire of inspiration to ignite something that propels you ...
Deep Purple (1972):A run of early ‘70s heavy-metal supremacy achieved its commercial zenith with a Deep Purple album that featured the guitar riff to end all guitar riffs: “Smoke on the Water.” But Purple’s multi-million seller was no one-trick pony, thanks to other benchmarks like...
Eventually, you’ll discover that F major fits over “Sign of the Times.” That means the song is in F major, and F is our tonic!Tip: If you’re new at this, try as many scales as you can. You’ll discover that some scales sound like they almost fit, but don’t quite. That...