Ever since the isolated vocal track of David Lee Roth singing the Van Halen song “Runnin’ With The Devil” got out on the Internet there have been some pretty funny mashups of David Lee Roth singing with various other songs. This is one of the funnier ones and is a mashup of “Runnin’ With The Devil” and the Michael Jackson song “Billie Jean”. I figured with the release of the new Michael Jackson movie “This Is It” it would be a good time for Mr. Roth to pay tribute to Michael Jackson. (more…)
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Weekend Set List For Your Live Band To Play – Top 90’s Songs 1
Here’s another set list for your live band to learn. I’ve noticed a lot of people in the clubs are really digging hearing the hits from the 90’s now. So today I’ve put together a setlist of top hits from the 90’s. Most of these songs hit #1 on the charts and they all sold millions of copies.
As you know, when a song sells millions that’s a good song for your band to play because there’s an excellent chance that a lot of people will know the song when your band plays it. These songs were compiled by VH1 and were included on the VH1 list called top 100 songs of the 90’s. If your band doesn’t want to learn them it’s still a good idea to keep them on the iPod to play during band breaks.
I’m linking to the songs on Amazon.com MP3 download service because the quality is excellent. They are encoded at 256kbps so they sound excellent. You don’t need any special software to download them and they work on any MP3 player including iPods and iPhones.
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Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
U2 – One
Madonna – Vogue
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
Britney Spears – “…Baby One More Time”
TLC – Waterfalls
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Eminem – My Name Is
Radiohead – Creep
Spin Doctors – Two Princes
Collective Soul – Shine
En Vogue – My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) -
Make Equipment Hauling A Breeze With A Mini Cart
Rock n Roller R6 Mini Cart One of the biggest things I dread about playing in a live band is hauling equipment in and out of the gig venue. I have hauled more equipment up stairs and ramps than I care to remember. I always hoped I would get rich enough one day to afford my own roadies to haul my equipment. That’s only happened a couple of times so it’s usually me that has to carry my gear in.
That’s why today I’m recommending to you an excellent mini cart designed to fold extremely small for stowing in your vehicle yet is still strong enough to have a hauling capacity of 500 pounds. This cart is called the Rock n Roller R6 Mini Cart and it’s a real back saver for all you live musicians out there. (more…)
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What To Do When One Of Your Band Members Won’t Practice
A Weak Bass Player Is No Problem At All For AC/DC What can you do when one member of your band will only play their instrument when the band gets together to practice? They just won’t practice on their own? I get this question all the time from friends and colleagues that play in live bands. It’s actually a lot more common than you may think to have a band member only practice when the band gets together as a group to practice. It’s something that you may have to deal with in your live band so let’s discuss some of your options.
It may seem like a no-brainer to just kick the member that won’t practice out of the band. That may seem like the easiest solution but let’s face it, this person may have other qualities that make them very hard to replace. For example, I was working with a young band that consisted of 3 brothers and it was a great marketing opportunity having 3 brothers in the same band. The problem is, one of the brothers would never practice his instrument unless it was band practice. It was very obvious that this brother was far behind the other two in terms of being prepared and also in his actual playing ability. But, it was crucial to keep this brother in the band.
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Sunday Funnies – Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions
This is a funny video called “Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions” by a group of filmakers called The Lonely Island. The Lonely Island is comprised of cast members and writing staff for Saturday Night Live so I’m sure you’ll recognize the people in this video. There’s a pretty funny cameo of JJ Abrams playing a wicked keyboard solo too.
The song itself will give you a good chuckle and will make you realize, hey, cool guys really don’t look at explosions! (more…)
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Make The Leap To HD Radio With The Microsoft Zune HD
Microsoft Zune HD One of the most important things any live musician can do is keep listening to music on a daily basis. It’s no secret that you are what you listen to and it’s in any musicians best interest to listen to the widest variety of music possible. One of the reasons I love satellite radio so much is because of the wide variety of non-stop music available to listen to.
I have been subscribing to satellite radio for about 5 years now and had all but given up listening to my local radio stations. But there are some drawbacks to satellite radio broadcasts. The three biggest drawbacks are the monthly subscription fee, the fact that you can’t receive it indoors without a good antenna and the fact that it doesn’t sound as good as a CD. So I was very intrigued with the development of the new HD Digital Radio format. (more…)
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Alice Cooper Theatre Of Death Concert Review
Alice Cooper Theater Of Death Tour 2009 I had the opportunity to see one of my all time favorite artists, Alice Cooper, in concert on October 17, 2009 in Wendover, Nevada. I’ve been a fan of Alice Cooper since I was 6 years old. I would go cruising around with my older brother Craig in his car listening to the “School’s Out” 8-track. In fact the song “School’s Out” is the first song I can remember wanting to hear over and over and over. I would beg my brother to play it while we were driving and he’d always put it on for me.
I’ve only seen him Alice Cooper live once before and that was during the “Constrictor” tour in the 80’s. I remember how amazed I was with the incredible stage show he put on. I was also struck with how fantastic his voice sounded live. That 80’s Alice Cooper concert is one of the concerts that I’ve been to that really sticks out from the crowd. I’ve been to a lot of shows over the years but I still remember almost all of that concert. (more…)
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Sunday Funnies – Stuff People Send David Choi
David Choi is a musician from Los Angeles who has generated a pretty good buzz for his music and merchandise. You can check him out at davidchoimusic.com to see what he’s all about.
I’m posting a funny video that he made showing all the crazy things that people send to him in the mail. It’s amazing the amount and variety of things that people all over the world send to him in the mail. One part that really cracked me up in this video clip is when he’s playing the miniature bagpipes that some lady in England sent him. It’s pretty hilarious and I hope you enjoy watching it too. (more…)
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Weekend Set List For Your Live Band To Play – Classic Rock 3
The week we continue the live band set lists with another set of Classic Rock for your band to learn and play. You just can’t go wrong throwing in some classic rock songs at your gigs. Pretty much everyone that likes listening to live bands also loves listening to classic rock songs. The great thing about classic rock is they’re usually very easy to learn and they fill the dance floor with people. (more…)
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Is Your Live Band Feeling Stale? Bring In A Guest Musician
The Beatles With Guest Musician Billy Preston If you’ve been playing in with the same group of musicians in the same live band for a while it’s pretty common for things to become routine. A problem arises when the doing the same old routine every time you get together starts to get boring and stale. This happens to a lot of bands over the course of their career and it doesn’t matter what your bands routine is.
Your band may be playing the same 3 clubs over and over to the point of boredom. Or you may get together regularly to create music in the studio and make recordings but never play out. The Beatles became a recording studio band and guess what? It still got stale and boring even for The Beatles! So what did The Beatles do to get some fresh ideas and some new life in the band? They brought in guest musicians to play on their recordings. (more…)
