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Way back in 1970, before MTV and iTunes, Sixto Rodriguez recorded Cold Fact. It was a cool, trippy, hipster kind of folk-rock album with promises of a new and refreshing pop artist. But it was summarily ignored.
NYC songstress Gnesa is using the Internet to make us sick. Sick of extremely talentless bimbos shaking their floppy boobs and stopping short of revealing a nasty gunt while screeching and squawking over a revolting techno soundtrack.
The Music Of John Gilliat
- Mosaic Festival & WCGN 2012Here's a few photo's from the gig's this weekend. Friday Rossi Tzonkov, Marlin Ramazzini and I performed at the Mosaic Festival then Ben Woods and I played for West Coast Guitar Night. […]
- New Guitar Slinger Episode!Playing for the Keg Charity Event at the Shaughnessy Golf ClubJoin Rossi Tzonkov and John Gilliat behind the scenes at a gig for the Keg Restaurant playing a charity event at the Vancouver Shaughnessy Golf Club. […]
- RC300 Tutorial – Looping with different loop lengthsRecently I've had a few emails of loopers asking how to use the rc300 to create loops with different lengths. So here's a youtube video to help you work it out. […]
- John Gilliat, Rossi Tzonkov & Ritmo Caliente!The band is in it's development stage so there will be a lot of tweaking with music, arrangements, instrumentation, etc... One thing for sure is that Rossi and I are having a great time working together in my own group, Ritmo Caliente, and Carumba. […]
News of the Americas
- International Justice on an Uneven Playing FieldSignificant progress has been made in prosecuting human rights abusers, but accountability mechanisms vary greatly depending on the context. […]
- Viewpoints: Hugo Chavez's DeathChavez was a man of controversy and contradiction. Worldpress.org takes a snapshot of world news coverage following his death. […]
- When Will the U.S. Hit The 1947 Wall?In an effort to control interest rates, Fed policy in 1947 led to hyperinflation and high unemployment-something we could see repeated very soon. […]
- Chuck Hagel: Revising U.S. Strategic Postures?The nomination of Chuck Hagel for the post of the U.S. defense secretary has garnered significant criticism from Israel and the powerful Jewish lobby. […]
- Political Journalism in the Electronic AgeWith the Internet continuing to dismantle the business model of political journalism, what will the future look like for the fourth estate? […]
- Viewpoints: Gun Violence in the Wake of NewtownWorldpress.org offers a sampling of world news coverage related to the massacre last week at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. […]
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