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02 Sep 2009 No Comments

Lucid Dreams in Hollywood

A week ago today, I was in Los Angeles, roaming around in “the world’s largest independent record store,” Amoeba Music, sifting through vintage rock posters, walking among aisles of CDs and vinyl records… and brushing shoulders with director Michel Gondry.

Oh right, ’twas Hollywood.

Vasthy, Liz, Christina and I had just come from eating dinner at Hard Rock Cafe on Universal City Walk. At Amoeba, we were all exhausted but willed ourselves to get lost in the music – literally. I mean, it’s why we were all here.

19 Aug 2009 2 Comments

No Doubt was icing on the cake

Last week, I won tickets from BAMP, a local concert promoter, to see No Doubt’s second show here – their last one of the tour. Although I’m not a huge fan of theirs – I had a brief No Doubt phase when Tragic Kingdom came out; I was ten – I figured it’d be nice to go to a concert when your tickets are complimentary! So together with Tracy, who I met at the Franz Ferdinand gig in Tempe, we went to the show.

26 Jul 2009 No Comments

More Muse Piano Covers

See me play bits from “Space Dementia,” “New Born,” “Sunburn,” and “Ruled By Secrecy”; and “Apocalypse Please,” “Starlight” and “Butterflies and Hurricanes” in full. (Videos)

24 Jul 2009 No Comments

“Butterflies and Hurricanes” in Full. Finally.

After MONTHS of putting this off, I sat myself down last night and learned the rest of this Muse song on the piano. (I learned the solo part back in September/October.) This is me playing the whole thing, just 24 hours after learning the rest of the song. Not perfect by any means! (Video)