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Sexiest Musical Instrument

A study in 2014 found the sexiest musical instrument you could play is Guitar. What Instrument do you think is the Sexiest? If your guy/girl played this instrument you would find them sexier. Would you say Guitar? Or maybe a collection of instruments such as brass? (edited)

What is an instrument that you wish you could play well?

Mine is the Cello. I learned and played the violin as a child and I was ok, but something about the resonating thrum of the cello with the deep, rich tones resonates with me.

The Fiddle

In Irish music, the fiddle becomes the voice that's passed down through generations. Laughing, weeping and rasping as it goes. It breathes life into memories of Guiness drank in smokey bars with sawdust on the floors, great company, reels, jigs and songs sung until our throats burned. Where the... read more

Some heavy cello this morning

Ghosts - Lord of the lost x Tina Guo

1 year ago today

After 5 months of uncertainty, I finally got one of my favorite albums of all time by my favorite supergroup of all time, "Above" by Mad Season, a one off project, formed by Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to keep Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley out of rehab and away from narcotics after the... read more

Jacqueline du Pré

On this day 1945, cellist Jacqueline Mary du Pré was born in Oxford. I recommend that you listen to her iconic 1965 recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto in e minor op.85, with Sir John Barbirolli conducting the London Sympgony Orchestra. (edited)