Category: Life

Depending on where you’re at in the South (Georgia, perhaps), this Charlie Daniels Band classic may as well be considered the 2nd National Anthem.  It's been covered a billion times by a million bands, the story has been animated, done with stop-motion and claymation, turned into children's books, and more. Still from Primus' rendition and … Continue reading The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Looking for a Washing Machine

What happens when you give a quirky inventor $126k to invent an instrument? This... Henry Dagg is a sculptor who was commission by the English Folk Dance & Song Society for the hefty sum of £56,000 to invent three art installations relating to music and sound. Not one to be limited by such a pittance … Continue reading The Sharpsichord – A Giant, Solar-Powered Pin-Barrel Harp

On February 27th, 2017, the NoCro News dropped some serious fire. Totally unexpectedly. This is a small, obscure Youtube channel that posts the daily NoCro News clips and usually gets a few dozen views, but on this fateful day, anyone who watched it was in for a surprise. Once in a blue moon someone sneaks … Continue reading NoCro News Drops an Insane Rap Video in the Morning Broadcast

If you are within the age range of, let's say... 25-35 or so, then you'll remember this video.  You don't know that you remember.  It will burst forth from the deepest recesses of your memory, and you'll be like "OH YEAH!" And that, my friends, is the Animusic masterpiece called Pipe Dreams.  The Animusic team … Continue reading Animusic’s Pipe Dreams – You’ll Remember This!

Justin Johnson has not only mastered the guitar but mastered making them as well.  That just seems to be the natural progression guitarists take.  I've known several that became just as passionate about woodworking all in the name of learning to make their own guitars.  If you can pull it off and get a reputation … Continue reading Shovel Blues on the Fretless 3-String Shovel Guitar!

Having been to (and graduated from!) the 4th grade, I know a thing or two about what it's like.  I also was a teacher for a few years that included young people in elementary school.  It's pretty much a nightmare if you can't capture their attention nonstop. This is that age where you either have … Continue reading Welcome to the 4th Grade! Mr. Reed Raps to His Class

How many of us have had plans to learn to play the piano or guitar, but haven't even made the first move after even a decade or more?  We are full of excuses.  It's crazy how we find time for things that don't bring us true joy or happiness, but keep resisting what we truly desire. … Continue reading Peep Dude’s Music Skills Despite His Birth “Enhancement”

This 24 year old Norwegian lady put her foot down.  If you really want to learn an instrument or anything else in life, you need to be like the Violin Newbie: Like many of us, she dreamed of learning how to play masterfully the instrument that spoke to her heart.  For me, that'd be the … Continue reading Violin Newbie to Fiddle Pro in 2 Years – Video Progress!

Life is crazy enough itself without trying to wonder about the afterlife.  Is there one or is there not?  The only way to know is to fully shed your mortal coil and then manage to come back.  You could even argue that coming back means you never really passed on. Yes, life is crazy enough. … Continue reading Dude Dies, Comes Back, & Busts an Acapella?

A lot of us were raised by Baby Boomers who taught us "you can be anything you want.  Chase your dreams!"  For the most part, that was horrible advice.  Mixing our hobbies with work is a quick way to no longer enjoy our hobbies and to find ourselves broke and struggling to make ends meet. … Continue reading Kid Loses Football Scholarship After Pursuing Rap Career