jefftweedy

Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)

I love learning songs that are challenging to me, vocally. And this one is right at the edge of my upper range, right where it crosses over into falsetto. That's actually kind of a fun place to sing.

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How Peter Frampton Changed Tom Morello’s Life

There's an arrangement trick that he does in 'Do You Feel Like We Do' that I lifted for Rage Against the Machine. And it's basically where there's a long breakdown where the rock power goes away, the title of the song is said over and over again, then it comes crashing in with a completely monstrous rock power that raises the hairs on your arms and makes you want to jump around the room. Well, that's the formula for pretty much every Rage Against the Machine song.

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Ten New Albums I'm Recommending Right Now

Chicago harmonica star Billy Branch has been teaching blues for 46 years but, he claims: "Never have I encountered anyone as young as Harrell Davenport with such a laser focused drive and ability to play the blues as it was played in the bygone golden era of the masters."

jefftweedy

In My Life (Beatles cover)

If you haven't heard them, you should check them out. I'm always turning people on to that band.

jefftweedy

Baby Where You Are (Ted Lucas cover)

I'm sharing a cover of a Ted Lucas song today, using the overdubbing capabilities of an iPhone, which are rudimentary but fun.

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The Neurophysiology of Enchantment: How Music Casts Its Spell on Us

When we listen to music with others, the great rhythms of our bodies — heartbeat, breathing, hormonal fluctuations, sexual cycles, bodily motion — once separate, merge into a synchronized pattern. We sense that we are part of something larger, a community, a pattern of energy, an idea of the times — or what we might call the sacred.

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12 New YouTube Videos I'm Recommending Right Now

Even from this tame adaptation you can see how wild this stuff is from a purely musical perspective—no polka dots required.

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New Music Is Slowly Dying

Instead of going to music school, you are advised to find a wealthy spouse—that's how you will prepare for a music career in the future.

jefftweedy

Year of the Horse

I want to feel what it feels like to make that song go. I think that's taught me to recognize when a song of my own feels right.

jefftweedy

Year of the Horse

Since then, when I hear a song that I really love, if I have the aptitude to try and learn it, I usually do. And it's because of the same impulse. I want to feel what it feels like to make that song go.

jefftweedy

Year of the Horse

I want to feel what it feels like to make that song go. I think that's taught me to recognize when a song of my own feels right. The same excitement I feel about someone else's song, the desire to be moved, is intact when I'm trying to write my own.

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25 Years of iPod Brain

Maybe this is the essential blessing of the iPod: the software gives you the potential for an unlimited musical library, but the hardware's limits still lock you into a committed relationship with the songs you choose.