It’s been a very long time since I’ve made any home recordings, but I’m trying to get back into it. This is a demo of a new song, check it out. Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies – Fiction Also, come to this:

Welcome back to my analysis of David Bowie’s Life On Mars. In Part 1, I examined the verse, which contained some surprising chord choices. I found a logic in the harmony that was largely dictated by the chromatic bassline. When effectively utilized, this kind of movement by half-step can lend a chord progression a smooth, [...]

To learn about the ways of the Force I travel to Skull Island, the home of Greyskull. Here I am in the inner sanctum with my friend Johnny Pain.

It’s way past time for another edition in the Notes On series. The song I’ll be examining today is Life on Mars by David Bowie. This is one of my favorite songs for many reasons, but I’ll be focusing here on the incredibly tasty chord progressions. I’m also going to try and streamline this a [...]