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Amps Have Been Lowered to Half-Stack for Jim Marshall

Posted by Lance Davis - April 7, 2012 - Dinosaur Jr, J Mascis, Jim Marshall, Marshall Stack

Jim Marshall, creator of the Marshall stack, died Thursday morning at the age of 88. Of all the men who pioneered rock music between 1964-67, including fellow innovators like Leo Fender and Les Paul, and musicians like Pete Townshend and Jimi Hendrix, it was Marshall who fathered LOUD.As fundamental as Gibson and Fender guitars were, […]

Ringing the Doorbell in Your Mind

Posted by Lance Davis - August 4, 2009 - D. Boon, Dinosaur Jr, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, J Mascis, Mike Watt, Minutemen, Ray Charles, Richard Manuel

When in doubt: Minutemen. That’s a personal code and I’m passing it along to you free of charge. Don’t forget it. Etch it in your brain. Not many people got a code to live by anymore. To that end, I’ve found that playing Double Nickels On The Dime at least once a month is […]