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Posted by Corey on May 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
I wasn’t alive to see the civil rights movement or even the first British Invasion. I even missed out on Woodstock: an event that some call the crowning act of the 1960’s. To make matters worse, the extent of my knowledge on interesting cultural figures of the [...]
Filed under Rants and Misfits · Tagged with 1960's, 1980's, Atomic Finger, Bray, British invasion, Bruce, corey, Dickenson, generation, Industry, MTV, music, revolution, video, VJ, Woodstock
Posted by Corey on May 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Let me start out by saying that Eternal Essence absolutely rocks. This is so good, I have to grab my pair of Sennhiser headphones for another listen while I write. My initial impression of this band was that it was heavily influenced by Dream Theater. You [...]
Filed under Band Reviews · Tagged with 2009, Atlantic City, Atomic Finger, band, corey bray, EJ, Essence, Eternal, Gary, Greg, instrumental, Josh, May 3rd, metal, New Jersey, progressive, review, rock, Sunday
Posted by Corey on April 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This one man band, namely Guy chambers, from the UK is too much. The sound effects are eerie, the beat is hypnotic, and the overall feel is like being drug underground and left in a dark cement walled tunnel with the echoes still bouncing around in your head to prove [...]
Filed under Band Reviews · Tagged with 2009, 6, April 22nd, Atomic Finger, band, Chambers, corey bray, drums and bass, dub, Electronica, Guy, Mushroom Clouds, Quantum Soul, rating, review, United Kingdom, Wednesday
Posted by Corey on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO:
In this three part lesson, Michael Angelo Batio takes us through how to harmonize the A harmonic minor scale, applying the Phrygian and Aolean Modes, and some thoughts on his approach to writing songs.
MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: Harmonizing the A harmonic scale
MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: Interesting Mode [...]
Filed under Beginning Guitar Lessons · Tagged with Aolean, Atomic Finger, corey bray, Guitar, Guitar World, harmonic, harmonizing, lesson, Michael Angelo Batio, minor, mode, Phrygian, scale, solo, song, study, writing
Posted by Corey on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We all dream of it: a two car garage, a job we absolutely hate, and even looking forward to coming home at night to flop down in front of the boob tube to waste what remains of those few precious moments we refer to as life. If we are lucky, [...]
Filed under Ultimate Guitar Experience · Tagged with Atomic Finger, corey bray, Crazy Train, Dean, Fender, Guitar, Guitars, metal, Michael Angelo Batio, Mustang, pro tools, racks, Randy, Rhodes, rock, shred, studio, ultimate
Posted by Corey on March 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In a recent controversial exchange with music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz, a defiant Gene Simmons made a plea to bands and the music
industry corporate structure to urge both to realize the dependency that they share on one another in his grand vision of how to rebuild the music industry. The moment [...]
Filed under Rants and Misfits · Tagged with Atomic Finger, Billboard, Bob Lefsetz, Canada, corey bray, corporate, crooks, Derrick Heffner, freckles, Gene Simmons, internet, Kiss, major labels, music industry, piracy, roadie rage, six feet under, Steve Albini
Posted by Corey on March 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Playing the guitar is easy, it’s becoming the guitar player you want to be that is the hard part. Most people can reasonably learn to play a few chords, crank out a little lead piece, or make it over a hump or two in the learning process. But, when they [...]
Filed under Guitar Articles · Tagged with article, Atomic Finger, awareness, axe, confidence, corey bray, exploration, Guitar, instrument, learn, lesson, limiting beliefs, make mistakes, relationship, Satriani, teacher, tips, troubleshoot
Posted by Corey on March 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
No matter how hard the RIA tries to put an end to online music piracy, the truth is that the RIA has accomplished nothing. Internet piracy is just a symptom of a more serious problem. That more serious problem is that technology itself has advanced to the point where the [...]
Filed under Rants and Misfits · Tagged with 8 tracks, access, antiquated, Atomic Finger, business, cassettes, CDs, corey bray, devices, digital storage, home, labels, model, music industry, piracy, record, recording, RIA, roadie rage, technology
Posted by Corey on March 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Whether you realize it or not, you are a lab rat in a sick human experiment being conducted by the Monsanto and other like minded companies. For years, Monsanto and friends have been tampering with the food supply. A little genetic modification here and a little genetic modification there, and [...]
Filed under The Healthy Musician · Tagged with AMA, Atomic Finger, company, conspiracy, corey bray, crisis, death, disease, Doctor Who, FDA, genecide, genetically, global, GMO, health, modified, Monsanto, nut, organisms, padded, room
Posted by Corey on March 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
To be a true shredder, you have to understand the whole concept of arpeggios and sweep picking. And, there is always the fact that sweeping arpeggios sound awesome. This first video that I include below, draws on your knowledge of diatonic progressions. And even though Siggi may not be as [...]
Filed under Intermediate Guitar Lessons · Tagged with arpeggios, Atomic Finger, chords, class, corey bray, diatonic, Dominant, Guitar, intermediate, lesson, major, master, metranome, minor, minor 7th/flat 5, practice, scale, Siggi Mertens, strategy, sweep picking, technique, Tom Hess
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