Guitar lessons with Tom Morello

8:37 AM // by Pär // , , // 0 kommentarer
For a long time I've been amazed by Tom Morello's (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave) ability to create all those strange sounds from his guitar. Thanks to the two video clips down below my curiosity is now appeased. Tom shows how he, with simple means, makes the guitar sound in his own unique way. On top of this he talks about his equipment and show how to play some selected songs (e.g. "Bulls On Parade", "Cochise").
After viewing theese clips I feel an urge to go home and plug in my old, decrepit guitar into my even older east german amp and try som of Tom's trick out.

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Record internet radio streams

4:07 PM // by Pär // , // 0 kommentarer


Wouldn't it be useful to record songs from your favourite internet radio station with just a press of a button? Thanks to Screamer Radio you can do just that. You can even record the full song even if it has begun. Imagine listening to an unknown song and by the time of the second verse you start to like it, then just press "REC" and it's stored on your harddrive. On top of this there's a whole bunch of preset radio stations to choose from. So if you're in the mood for some free form jazz, presto, you got thirty to try out.

I really like this program and warmly recommend it.

Oldie but goldie from Bowie

9:10 AM // by Pär // , // 0 kommentarer


Thought I throw in a nice old, but oh-so-sweet, tune from no other than David Bowie. The video clip is "Space Oddity" and was released just in time for the moon landing in 1969. I think that the majority's already heard the song before so a presentation may not be needed. What not all may know is that Rick Wakeman, known from the group Yes, is the one playing mellotron and piano on the track.





Tom Petty at Super Bowl XLII

8:18 AM // by Pär // , // 0 kommentarer


Most of the swedes have no idea how (american) football is played and thus is the Super Bowl a minor event here. I actually know the rules of the game and I can enjoy watching a game from time to time. A week and a half ago Super Bowl XLII were played and in the half time show Tom Petty performed. Since I like Petty I'll put up some clips from the event.

"Free Fallin'/Running Down A Dream"



"I Won't Back Down"



"American Girl"

The new Opeth album's called Watershed

4:18 PM // by Pär // // 0 kommentarer


The new Opeth album title is now official. It's "Watershed" and is going to be released in late May or early June.

The songs are as follows:
  • "Coil"
  • "Heir Apparent"
  • "The Lotus Eater"
  • "Burden"
  • "Porcelain Heart"
  • "Hessian Peel"
  • "Hex Omega"

Besides this four other tracks has been recorded. One own composition, "Derelict Herds", and three cover songs; Robin Trower's "Bridge Of Sighs", Marie Fredriksson's (female singer from Roxette) "Den Ständiga Resan" and Alice in Chains "Would?".

Mikael Åkerfeldt about the new record:

I've worked so hard with these songs for quite some time now, I've listened to 'em a zillion times. I don't hate them just yet! The album sounds great sonically and I think I can hear us evolving as the record plays on. It is taking us somewhere musically and I don't know where. It's very exciting to say the least! I can't remember having enjoyed a recording this much ever before.

I'm really excited about this record and it seems like an eternity to its release. Read more at Opeth.com.

Who am I?

3:03 PM // by Pär // , // 0 kommentarer
Does the world really need another music blog? Well, maybe not but as an ego trip I'll throw myself into the english-speaking blog scene.
My name is Pär Eriksson and I live and breathe in the northern country of Sweden. My native tounge is not English so you'll probably find some spelling errors and other strange mistakes here. But hopefully I'll make myself understood. Let me know otherwise.

Since this is a music blog I'll give you my musical history.
When I was young my older brother gave me a cassette tape containing som Kiss albums which I listened to over and over again. This early start made me listen to more of the easy accessible hard rock of that era with such bands as Accept, W.A.S.P. and Iron Maiden.
When I began junior high there was only one band to me, namely Led Zeppelin. For a three-year period i barely listened to anything else than Zeppelin.
A friend was very much into Marillion and Pink Floyd. I didn't really appreciate them so I stuck to Zeppelin. But come high school I was stuck. I bought Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" and Emerson, Lake & Palmers "Trilogy" and the world of progressive rock opened. After that I became a prog rock purist, if it wasn't English '70s prog I couldn't care less about it. The works of groups like Yes, Genesis, Camel and King Crimson was the only music that was good enough for me. I still think that the records made by that lot in that decade are some of the best ever made. New swedish prog bands such as Anekdoten, Änglagård and Landberk were discovered and also Rush found their way into my cd-player.
As I gew older my purist view of music softened and I began to listen to Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and the swedish band Kent.
My present musical taste has taken a more heavier turn and bands like Opeth and Slipknot are two of the bands of that category that I enjoy.

So, that's my musical history for you. I have of course left out many favourites but if you read this blog in the future you'll surely get a taste of what I like?