In the not too distant future, be prepared for the unveiling of the iAid. It will be available in at least 3 standard Mac colors, they will come in sleek and simply designed pairs, and they will be infinitely more comfortable than your earbuds. They will be popular with all ages, but especially with the thirty-somethings who spent a decade or more with their earbuds engaged at all times and are sure to be experiencing difficulty hearing any sounds other than the same midrange tones they’ve been torturing their eardrums with over the course of their young adult lives. You’ll probably be able to use them with iPhone version 34.8, which will be the first cell phone to be officially brain cancer-proof, though that’s a whole other story... read more >
Not too long ago, a friend of mine sent me a YouTube video of a little boy playing drums. According to the title of the clip, the kid is five years old, and apparently, he has spent all five of his years behind the drum set. He’s not just keeping time and playing along with dad and Uncle Bill; he’s totally shredding at home, and then he’s holding it down with some kind of jazzy European orchestra, complete with an epic drum solo. I’m pretty sure I could dedicate the next 8 years of my life to doing nothing but playing the drums and I still wouldn’t hold a candle to this little Tiger Woods of a drummer. Some people are put in front of an instrument, given a few tips or hints or diagrams, and they simply get it. It’s as if they w... read more >
When I was a youngster just developing calluses and learning some sweet chords from my Mel Bay guitar book, I thought long and hard about being a rock star. I was pretty sure that I still wanted to be a pro baseball player, but I ended up spending a lot more time rocking out in the garage than I did swinging aluminum in the batting cages. One of the main things that tempted me out of my would-be career as catcher for the Chicago Cubs was the idea of life on the road. Surely I would have at least one giant tour bus with a heli-pad, hot tub, harem quarters, full size kitchen with refrigerator, the latest arcade system, as well as a giant personal room of my own, though I probably would’ve been down with a bunk bed and curtains. Mayb... read more >
