Here's the song I've been working on the last couple of days. Now I reconsider the lyrics it seems a bit of a downer.

https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/117/453/878/651/664/525/original/23b36cdde1fb0d2f.mp3

I worked in the studio much of yesterday. After managing to fool my inertia with "this is only a demo" I successfully put down the first two verses of a recent song in a reggae style.

I also "completed" a similarly demo-ish recording of another new song, but realise I'll have to go back and give the vocals a decent working over. Perhaps I'll take them behind the bikesheds when no-one's around and dole out a solid kicking ...

The exploits of Japanese cult act, the Flower Travellin’ Band.

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/hideki-ishima-sitarla

'“When I think back on my musical life, for better or worse, I feel good about it.

“I don’t think back on what I could have done as a player, but what my soul could have done. We tried to reach a foreign audience and wanted to see if our music could impact the world. As time has gone by, I’ve found that our music has done that. I have no regrets.”'

“Blow, Howie, blow! … Yeah, yeah, yeah! You’re cookin’ now, Howie! … All right! … Charlie Parker, move over! … Yeah!”

https://www.thefarside.com/2026/09/18/4

Leland talks about getting his career start with James Taylor and Jackson Browne.

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/lee-sklar-jackson-browne-jamaica-say-you-will

'We’d cut something, and sometimes we’d come back a few days later and go, ‘Let’s try that one again, now that we’re in the right groove.’ It was a rich period in the studio. People weren’t clock-watching, and we had a lot of leeway.

That album probably stretched out six months or so.'

Sometimes we EQ a track in a mix when reaching for the fader mght be a better move.

https://graph.org/A-lesson-from-the-far-end-of-the-bar-10-10

'This is why I always come back to static mix first. When the balance is in a good place, your ears are hearing each part as it really is, and any EQ moves you make from there have a clear reason behind them.

The fader is your first EQ. Listening carefully before you make any changes is your second. Everything else follows on from those two.'

A thread exploring ways to make very low bass audible on small speakers.

How pivotal was Mick to David Bowie's success?

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-rise-and-fall-of-mick-ronson

'But working with Bowie had its challenges for Ronson, a now-25-year-old who, until recently, had been a practicing Mormon. In January 1972, shortly before the Ziggy Stardust sessions were complete, Bowie told Melody Maker he was gay, or, more accurately, bisexual. Ronson admitted he found it hard to deal with at first.

“It embarrassed me,” he said. “I wondered what people would say about me."''

Amit Dattani discovered he would have only two more years of playing guitar ... and figured out how to work around that diagnosis.

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/amit-dattani-wrong-kind-of-one

'“I got talking to Pat Hammett and we hatched a plan to create a custom electric with lower string tension and a flatter angle for my picking hand, plus super-wide string spacing. It has single-handedly helped me carry on playing.”'

Once you have the basics, it's a versatile technique.

https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/techniques/acoustic-bluegrass-folk-lesson

'This example piece is played unaccompanied (Blackbird-style foot taps are optional, of course), so you’re responsible for holding the whole thing together. If you take a look at the transcription, you’ll see this isn’t a hugely complex exercise, but keeping the alternating bass clear and regular is crucial, so tapping your foot (audibly or not) is a good idea.'

How would you feel recording an album that wasn't released for eighteen years ... and then leaving the band just before they became big? Franché Coma seems sanguine about it.

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/franche-coma-misfits

'We always have regrets – especially when you see a band you were in playing Madison Square Garden. Doyle’s image is phenomenal, and his stage presence is outrageous. So I have no animosity. I left the band, and I shouldn’t have. We can’t undo what was done.'

How high pass filters can degrade a mix.

https://graph.org/The-hidden-side-effect-of-the-high-pass-filter-10-04

'High-pass filters are still one of the most useful tools in your EQ. Knowing what they do beyond removing low end means you can use them with intention, and trust your ears when something doesn't sound quite right.'