Just got the album “Ritual Union” from Little Dragon.
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An Excellent Resource for Independent Artists
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If you’re an independent musician who values your creative freedom and control and who is keen to take a DIY approach to your music and everything connected to it then you could do a lot worse for yourself than visiting the fantastic Bemuso website which can be found at: http://bemuso.com
You will find all sorts of useful information about the music industry, how it works, how you can use it to your advantage and how you can take a DIY approach to safeguarding your creative talents and retaining some control. It’s a hugely tough game to make sustainable progress in even for the most talented. However, one thing that is absolutely beyond doubt is the simple fact that knowledge and preparation will NOT cause you harm. The information in the site will definitely help you understand the industry better.
Go ahead, check it out if you’re an unsigned artist, an independent artist, a promotor, a manager or just an interested individual.
DISCLAIMER: I’m not associated or involved with the site in any shape or form. I’m just a very grateful consumer of the information that has very kindly been made available free of charge on the site and feel it deserves promotion. Consider this a sincere thank you to the site owner.
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Paul Weller Guitar Tabs
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I’m not an accomplished musician but I’m a very keen trier 
Along the way I’ve been helped by many talented and creative people who have given up time to share the love with beginners like me. In particular, two names crop up in connection with guitar tab for Paul Weller songs – the first one is “Dodger” (username on the Paul Weller forum at http://www.paulweller.com ) and the other is the older and long gone “Paul Weller Guitar Archive” from Christian Korbanka.
Dodger has created several amazing collections of tabs covering Pauls music (including some great original artwork) and made them available free of charge. I believe at one time he planned releasing the latest one as a commercial venture but that didn’t get off the ground (not sure why). Some people on the fora at http://www.paulweller.com were having problems getting hold of accurate tabs and I offered to email them to anyone who was interested. That worked quite well but wasn’t very efficient so I’ve decided to post them here for download by anyone who wants them. I’ve listed them below – just click the link and you can download them to your local drive, they’re all in PDF format. Happy playing – and remember, credit the original authors not me, I’m just trying to help ensure such amazing work gets out there and the guys get the credit they deserve.
Paul Weller Guitar Tab Files:
Paul Weller Complete
The Jam Chordbook
The Style Council Chordbook
Paul Weller Guitar Archive
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Guitar Chord Sequences
If you play guitar, or you’re trying to learn and you’re anything at all like me, you will sometimes find yourself tied down, bored, fed up, frustrated and just despondent with messing around on the fretboard.
This usually happens to me when I’m trying to find new and interesting chord progressions but my fingers keep getting in the way by just repeating the same old sequences I know or am familiar with. This is partly caused by my own lack of familiarity with a broad range of chord sounds and what works well together (no formal musical training) and not necessarily knowing the chord shapes to try. This usually ends up with the same few chords cycled around in different sequences and, naturally enough, all sound the same or very similar which gets very boring very quickly.
I’ve spotted a web based application that helps with this situation by giving you a chance to put the guitar down and focus on the chord progressions instead. The application is called “Key Chords” and has been developed by Mike Gieson. It lets you select a key along with timing (strumming pattern, beats per minute etc) and then drop chords for the chosen key into a timeline. the app plays the chord progression back to you in line with the chosen timing and strumming pattern.
Key Chords also has a feature called “Roll the Dice” where you can let the application choose sequences for you. You can run through multiple choices of chords and strumming patterns until you find something that works for you or creates that little something that gets you moving.
This isn’t a tool for composing nor is it intended to be, but it’s a great little tool for informally playing around with ideas and maybe generating some new ones – I think so anyway, and it’s free to use. I also find it’s helping me learn new chords and the relationships beteen them better by actually doing something.
The electronic sound isn’t great but it’s not really intended to be a professional music tool – just the musical equivalent of a sketch pad to capture early “doodles” and sketches.
You can use it by visitng: http://www.drumbot.com/projects/key_chords/
In addition it’s available as an iPhone app which I’ve bought and find quite useful for messing about on when I’ve got some time to kill – you will need earphones though as it’s not the most melodic sound to be subjecting fellow passengers to etc
Paul Wellers New Single – Preview Stream
Pauls new single “Around the Lake” from his forthcoming “Sonik Kicks” album is available for a streaming preview on the Rolling Stone site.
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