Rachel Plays “The Old Guitar” in the Summer of 2013
Sometime back in the summer of 2013, I returned home to meet up with a local East Coast artist named Corey Paneheart, who has a lovely video series called The […]
Tag Archives: Music
No Shame. Music Connects People.
There is no shame in that I clearly have no life if my past ten Instagram posts have had something to do concerning Meg & Dia / Archis / Dia […]
The MaD “Meg & Dia” Boardie Reunion I did not expect to be this much fun (ARCHIS EP Release Day, 2-23-2015)
It’s amazing how much music can bring people together. It’s been three years since the last “boardie” reunion. Three years ago, I didn’t know any of these people; rather, they were […]
The Beast of Burden: The Story Behind Meg & Dia Frampton
Last fall quarter, I took my first Literary Journalism workshop here at UC Irvine. It was required of us to seek out a long-form narrative story (in just ten weeks) and, […]
Milo Greene’s epic, high-energy hometown performance lit up the El Rey (2-19-2015)
I’ve seen Milo Greene around four times now, and even though I’ve been familiar with their songs for years, it’s amazing how much an impression they can still leave on […]
Archis set to release this Monday: What have you missed?
With the release of singer-songwriter Dia Frampton and music composer Joseph Trapanese’s latest musical collaboration Archis this coming February 23, you ought to prepare yourself for a truly unique musical listening […]
Milo Greene gets groovy on Conan with “Lonely Eyes” (1-28-2015)
If this performance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien isn’t enough to get you to listen to Milo Greene’s newest album Control, released just this past Tuesday, I don’t know what will. […]
Postmodern Jukebox Takes Pop Back in Time, Live at the Segerstrom (1-23-2015)
Place yourself in the 1940’s. A time period where flapper dresses and cabaret singers were a thing. Women seduced with their discreet sexuality. Men flung their money around while big […]
Let’s Play Some Music (Feat. My Fishman Loudbox Artist Amp)
I’ve been itching to record a new video cover, revamping an old tune with my new Fishman Loudbox Artist acoustic guitar amplifier. The beginning towards 2015 has been a strange […]
Cassadee Pope makes us feel like we are in outer space with Bon Jovi’s “Bed of Roses”
This performance made me a lot more emotional than I was expecting. “I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses,” Cassadee Pope cries, illuminated by the lighters–or cell […]
Flashback to My Cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk”
Here is my take on “Tusk,” the orchestra-filled jungle-rhythm classic song by one of my all-time favorite rock bands, Fleetwood Mac. This song definitely does not belong on the sole acoustic guitar, […]
Best Modern Spins on Fleetwood Mac Classics
As the weekend and holidays are quickly approaching, we ought to give cheers to what a great year 2014 has been for Mac fans. This has been the year that Fleetwood Mac, the […]
Ayana Giann & I cover Meg & Dia’s “Cardigan Weather” (for Old Time’s Sake)
This was recorded earlier this past summer, before I cut my hair and we were able to knock out three covers in one day. “Cardigan Weather” is probably one of those […]
My “Daughters” by John Mayer Cover on the Electric Guitar
Once upon a time, many years ago, a young and hopeful teenage girl sat in this room alone falling in love with the moodiness of John Mayer’s Heavier Things album. Deciding to […]
“Whiplash” gives real sweat, blood and tears to become one of this year’s best films
There couldn’t be a more fitting name for Whiplash. It haunts your nerves, shakes your bones, and drives you right to your core. The struggle to be the “best of […]
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