menga

driving a dorky car and getting away with it - part 2

Years ago, I wrote driving a dorky car and getting away with it. Six years ago, in fact. I figured it was time for an update on what I think will be future classic cars.

As said in the original article, any car that was made 25 years ago or earlier is considered a vintage. Year 2015 is close enough at this point, and 25 years prior to that was 1990.

What "dorky" cars were made in '90 that could be considered classic vintages now?

Here are my personal picks.

► Read more...

Songwriting tip: Start with the bass guitar first

yamaha rbx170 electric bass guitar

If you want to make the songwriting process go faster, put down the guitar temporarily and pick up a bass.

► Read more...

If the song is over 20 years old, a kid most likely has never heard it and thinks it's yours

House Of 1,000 Pleasures is a song from the band E-Z-O. It's from their debut album, and you probably never heard of it until you heard it here. How did I find out about it? A friend of mine let me borrow a compact cassette of it back when it was new in 1992. And where did he get it from? No idea, I never asked. Probably some other kid he knew.

► Read more...