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Death Metal and Music Criticism: Analysis at the Limits

Updated March 2, 2024 | Published March 29, 2021 by Mic Hael

Death Metal and Music Criticism: Analysis at the Limits. By Michelle Phillipov. pp. xx + 158. (Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, 2012.95. ISBN 978-0-7391-6461-7.) Abstract Michelle Phillipov challenges the tendency of popular music studies to focus on questions of a political nature. The first half of the book is a thorough critique of ‘The Rise … Read more

THE BROWN SOUND | The Secret of the VAN HALEN Guitar Tone!

Updated February 28, 2024 | Published June 10, 2021 by Mic Hael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juA98y_nMv0 Eddie Van Halen famous guitar sound. How it was achieved. The “brown sound” is a term often associated with the guitar tone of Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist of the band Van Halen. It refers to the rich, warm, and distinctive tone that he achieved, particularly in the early days of the … Read more

Welcome fellow traveler, discerning, open-minded and rational afficionado of truth and beauty, to our constantly-curated cornucopia of curiosities delving deeply beyond the beyonds of esoterica, eclectica, engineering, and “-ologies” of endless endearment.

Here is our collection of “excellent, important info” for smarties, a cornucopic top-drawer overflowing delicious variety and intrigue. This website largely concerns vibrations and oscillations — vibratory anything, with life, physics, science, music is primary focus plus oddball tidbits mixed-in for flavor and zest.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Ben Franklin

All is inseparably connected via vibration. Per scripture, sound was the beginning: If “God is two octaves above man,” but ‘silence is golden,’ doesn’t that leave us somewhere between precious and divine? We should live up to that.