09/05/2018
As mentioned in previous Deep Thinking columns, I have always admired the bass playing of the late Bernard Edwards (1952–1996), ...
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I’ve always been an admirer of Sting ’s songwriting and singing (especially while playing some very tricky bass lines). ...
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What more could a bassist ask for than something to play while sitting in the sun waiting for the onslaught of New Year’s ...
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Back in February, I had an accident that every musician dreads – I cut the tendon and nerves that control my left index ...
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Just as I had finished writing about the mathematical complexities of Meshuggah and Tessaract in the last edition, the news ...
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In this issue we are going to look at polymetric basslines and drum patterns that have been recorded by two bands described ...
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After close to 30 years of publication NZ Musician Magazine has today released its final bi-monthly issue. Rather than ...
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In this issue I am looking at a tune from a musical I saw when I was 15 years old. It was one of the reasons I became a professional ...
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The Verlaines have been a musical force for 35 years (in various guises), and intriguingly currently exist in two versions, ...
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