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Johnny Cash: Life, Love, and the Magic of Being Your Badass Self

May 21, 2013 By Chantele Theroux 1 Comment

Johnny Cash, original men, Man in Black, musician, passion, dedication

Chantele Theroux on how to live and love like the Man in Black.

Filed Under: A&E, Men and Masculinity, The Good Life Tagged With: addiction, alcoholism, charisma, charity, charm, chivalry, dedication, drug abuse, heterosexuality, Johnny Cash, love letters, male role models, Man In Black, manhood, masculinity, musician, original men, orphans, overcoming failure, passion, prison reform, romantic love, S.O.S. Children's Villages, San Quentin, sex appeal, social justice, tragedy, woman on Johnny Cash, women on men, women's gazes

How to Play Guitar Like a Sweet Rockstar

January 30, 2013 By Josh Bowman Leave a Comment

Hey you! You want to rock so hard that everybody’s head explodes and they orgasm at the same time? You want hot licks and sweet grooves? You want to bust out some sick solos? Here are some amazing tips to turn you into the guitar god you were always meant to be.

Filed Under: Ten Things I've Learned Tagged With: acdc, Fascists, guitar, heavy metal, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Jonny Greenwood, musician, rockstar, Woody Guthrie

Cisco Araya, Real Father

August 31, 2012 By Cecille Simons-Araya Leave a Comment

Cisco Araya is a a little bit opera, a little bit heavy metal, and an entirely devoted husband and father.

Filed Under: Featured Content, RealFatherhood, The Good Life Tagged With: #RealFatherhood, blue collar, children, construction, creativity, Families, fathers, heavy metal, macho, manhood, marriage, masculinity, men, music, musical families, musician, punk, real fatherhood, respect, Sex and Relationships, Slayer, songwriter

Phil Collins Saved My Life

August 13, 2012 By Christopher Banks 7 Comments

Phil Collins expressed the despair and emptiness of millions of listeners, and convinced at least one lonely teenager that his pain could also be channeled into something beautiful.

Filed Under: A&E, Suicide, The Good Life Tagged With: bullying, comedians, depression, failure, Genesis, giving up a dream, mental illness, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Phil Collins, pop music, radio, suicidal thoughts, suicide, Tony Hancock

Full Blast: G. Bruce Boyer & Rev. Gary Davis

July 31, 2012 By John Tinseth Leave a Comment

The recorded music of the late Reverend Gary Davis, an itinerant, blind street musician of the Jazz era, “simply sears my heart,” says G. Bruce Boyer.

Filed Under: A&E Tagged With: Afro-American music, Baptist preacher, Big Bill Broonzy, blind, blues, Brownie McGee, Buddy Rich, Cocaine Blues, festivals, folk music, G. Bruce Boyer, Gibson guitar, gospel, guitarist, holy blues, itinerant musicians, music festivals, musician, preacher, recordings, religious street musicians, Rev. Gary Davis, singer, South Carolina, street musicians, The Reverend Gary Davis, the South, The Trad

Music: Malcolm “Verbal” Barrett Virtual Listening Party This Sunday [@malcolmbarrett]

November 11, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Getting his hyphenate on, actor Malcolm Barrett unleashes Verbal the Rapper in an exclusive event

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 15-minute mixtape, actor, backpacker's guide to the galaxy, better off ted, lem, malcolm barrett, music, musician, professional amateur, rapper, Sin city, verbal

Respect: The Jazzy Styles Of Thelonius Monk

August 15, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The skill. The sound. Thelonius.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: jazz, musician, respect, thelonius monk

Artist of the Week: Daniel Bernard Roumain

June 28, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

“About as omnivorous as a contemporary artist gets” this artist may be the only composer to collaborate and perform with Philip Glass, Cassandra Wilson, Bill T. Jones, and Lady Gaga.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: artist, daniel bernard roumain, komplicated, musician, violin