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 Sean Barrett, one of Michigan's best and most versatile guitarists, has emerged with a new online presence at SeanBarrett.Net. As well as including the usual contact, calendar, press clippings and biographical information, the virtuoso/teacher has also thought to include a page for online guitar lessons.
"There will be plenty of mp3's ranging from traditional Classical and Flamenco repertoire, original nylon string compositions, and innovative progressive-rock instrumentals," reads his greeting. Barrett is also starting a mailing list that will include updates, performance schedules and 'tons of pratice tips.." Click "Read More" to find out more.
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| Random Reviews: Liquid Road |
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Band - Liquid Road
Song - Spirit of Contingency
Starting with a simple acoustic lick, paralleled by a feeble melody line and trailed by a wandering fuzz guitar, scattered drums and vocals that would make even the employees of Star Trax blush, Liquid Road is an example of what happens when someone brings home that first four-track after three weeks of guitar lessons. If you'd like a vicarious peek into the bedroom of every fourteen year-old boy with dreams of stardom, then Liquid Road is your case study of the embryonic stage of every musician. Although it's awful, it's an interesting yet painful listen. Liquid Road is fearless in their pursuit of lyric, melody, rhythm, meter and tone. One wonders which of these four will be discovered by the band first. As for "Spirit of Contingency", I'll entrust Webster's to give us a clue: Contingent - 2 : not logically necessary - 3 : intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen. True that.
- Mitch
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| Random Reviews: Objects of Wrath |
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Artist - Objects of Wrath
Song - Woe
Objects of Wrath label themselves as hardcore / rapcore but their song "Woe" turned out to be much more interesting than the typical tommy-gun lyrical thrashing over heavy-metal guitars I expected. Stylistically, "Woe" departs from your average rapcore song, borrowing shades of what sounds like Lou Reed in his Velvet Underground daze. Featuring a fuzz-box guitar, back-room production quality and an anthem-like chorus, "Woe" is refreshingly low-brow.
- Mitch
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After almost four years and countless hours of what turned out to be volunteer work (unfortunately) our illustrious webmaster, Rick, is leaving Michiganartsts.com. Due to the lack of administrative communication, hard promotion and ad revenue for the site, Rick has decided his talents are better appreciated and remunerated elsewhere. Although he will no longer be the solid backbone of Michiganartists.com that we've come to rely on so heavily, he will continue to be a genius behind the scenes, creating stellar sites on the web for all kinds of businesses. Rick we wish you all the luck, power and money you deserve for your selfless contributions.
UPDATE: MA might have let him get away, but MB will give him the respect he deserves. Drop Rick some e-mail and let him know how much you appreciate his hard work.
Sincerely,
Mitch
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| Featured Artists: Blade & Phly Hunniez |
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Artist - Blade & Phly Hunniez
Samples -
How We Do It / Ballers / Straight Dawgin'
It wouldn't be right to highside our Feature Artist, Blade & Fly Hunniez, as their mugs' been up on our crib wall for over thirty. This is slickly produced hip-hop techno-dance music that, in keeping with tradition, leaves little to the imagination [parental guidance is suggestive(sic)]. Featuring three samples from their CD "Ballers," Blade & Phly Hunniez do for local hip-hop what skirts have been doing in local rock for years; drawin' punani to keep you scopin'. 'But ay yo trip - dese aint hoodrat, sack chasing boo-boo heads - dese is honey dip with grip who got head in D-town, dig? Dese is tasties who got their swerve on. Go on now, check 'em out.'
-Mitch
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| Random Reviews: Section One |
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Artist - Section One
Song - Make No Mistake
Smashcore brats Section One from Lansing prove that there must be a collective unconscious as Carl Jung professed almost a hundred years ago. What other explanation could there be for this band sounding exactly like a thousand other bands I've had the misfortune of hearing? Ok, ok. It's angry, it's loud, it's "bassy," it's what happens when you piss-off a whole generation of young men by pretending they don't exist. So ROOOOOOOAAAAAR!!!!!!
-Mitch
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| Random Reviews: Fathers of the Id |
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Artist - Fathers of the Id
Song - Skilled In the War
Like Living Colour during a nervous breakdown, Fathers of the Id (and I love that name) whip your basic drives into a frenetic anxiety attack and keep funkin' you till you break something. This 1998 release from the "Liberation by Hearing" CD can be put on your list of "great independent music you always meant to buy but wasted on video rentals instead." With any luck you can still find a copy out there in the bins.
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| JIBILIAN/GLASS opening for The California Guitar Trio. |
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Anonymous writes Detroit's Progressive Duo, JIBILIAN/GLASS, will be opening for The California Guitar Trio, Monday, October 29, at The Ark, Ann Arbor, Mi., 316 S. Main St. Doors open at 7:30pm. For more info, check out www.garyjibilian.com.
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