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Watch this nine-year-old girl play Geddy Lee’s bits from “Tom Sawyer”

Geddy Lee is widely recognized as one of the best bass players who ever lived, a guy who spent decades

Paul McCartney is one of the most melodic bass players in the history of music. Before he came along, no

Election day. As soon as you’re done with reading music news for October 21, 2019, go vote. Apologies for the

Anyone who knows anything about Rush’s Geddy Lee is familiar with his fascination with collecting things. It started with stamps

The bass provides that crucial link between rhythm and melody and while four strings seem to be enough for most

I remember a gang of us all going to see The Who doc The Kids Are Alright when it first

Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick is famous for his five-necked guitar. Davie504 loves his bass. He’s turned into the Rick

March 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bass, Dave504

Here’s an interesting experiment in musical instrument quality. About 18 months ago, Dave504 compared the sounds he could get from

Bass player Tim Commerford has provided the bottom end for Rage Against the Machine, Audislave, Wakrat, Future User and now

Many years ago, I read an interview with Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton. When asked why he chose that instrument, he

I’ve posted material from The Instrumentals before–love the Fact Man–and everything they do is both interesting and informative. Open Culture

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver