There are many musical genres I enjoy and rap is no exception. Polka and country, they are the exceptions. I

The life of the hired guitarist is at times an interesting one to say the least. Many tasks are expected from you as the hiree and the performer

Most groups can get through recording fairly easy. Write a tune, all approve, record, get high off of the novelty and move on. This article is for groups for whom the novelty has completely worn off and now you want your best work to shine, and will fight tooth and nail to make that happen

Listen: Since I’ve been back from the tour I did with Every Time I Die, I’ve been basically bombarded with emails, postcards, feather-pen-inked salutations and occasionally bumped into cruisin’ the mean streets of downtown Wilmington, with people all wondering the same wonder: What to do about filling in on drums for Every Time I Die

In my line of work you meet a lot of interesting people. Some more interesting than others. It seems that these days the average music fan feels that it is necessary to “out weird” the musicians in hopes that they will be remembered by the people they hold so dearly