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Every documentary on heavy metal sucks

Thu 2014 Aug 14

Above is a two-and-a-half hour documentary called Heavy: The Story of Metal, which originally aired in 2006 on a cable channel here in America called VH-1. I don't know how long it's going to stay online, so watch it while you can before it gets pulled. (ETA: Yep, it got pulled, sorry, but I still got stuff to say about this.)

Is it any good?

No, it sucks.

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Chiptune music sucks

Sun 2014 Aug 3

If you ever wanted to know what kind of musician puts forth the most effort and gets the least results, the chiptune musician is it.

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Why you will never be a rock star, and why that's okay

Wed 2014 Jul 30

Trying to become a rock star in this day and age is a total waste of time because nobody wants you to be.

The last great rock stars existed in the 1990s. After that, they pretty much vanished.

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How much does music gear instrument insurance actually cost?

Mon 2014 Jul 28

Insuring your music gear, whether it's a guitar, amplifier, violin, cello or something else isn't something most musicians think about - until they actually need it.

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Are cheap microphones any good?

Sat 2014 Jul 26

I just recently bought a microphone because the one I have is old (probably at least 15 years old) and never really sounded that good. So I decided to buy a SM58 clone of sorts, the Pyle PDMIC58.

The PDMIC58 is a cheap microphone, but the reviews for it say it's good for what it is. Is it? Yes. It gets the job done.

Can you get a good recording out of a cheap microphone? When you know how to use them, yes you can.

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