Tag Archives: music

The (In)Complete Roots of Led Zeppelin

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Before I post this one, I need to put a disclaimer: I will NOT tolerate any comments that bash LZ for being an “unoriginal cover band”. For one thing, if you do the math on how many of the songs … Continue reading →

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Led Zeppelin – Reshuffled

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I decided to do a few posts about music… specifically, Led Zeppelin. Why? Because they are the greatest. Full stop. No arguments allowed. 😛 So anyways, two of these posts (this one and the next one) will be highlighting my … Continue reading →

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Great Guitar Solos – Heartbreaker live at “How the West Was Won” (Led Zeppelin)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Sadly, this you can’t watch, because there’s no video footage. But you can certainly listen to it. And please do. Eat it up. Enjoy it. Get it. Live it. Love it.

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Anatomy of a Guitar Solo

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

So I’ve done two posts for my Great Guitar Solos series, and I realized… I never really explained what I like in a guitar solo… that what… what good guitar is too me. Now, of course, what makes a guitar … Continue reading →

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Great Guitar Solos – This Entire Show by Kaki King on TED Talks

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I was looking for a solo by Kaki King to showcase, and decided it was impossible to find just one. Her playing is absolutely incredible and she absolutely deserves to be noted as one of the greatest guitarists of the … Continue reading →

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Great Guitar Solos – Comfortably Numb P*U*L*S*E*

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I love guitar solos. A lot. I love picking them apart and figuring out what’s being played and what techniques are being used and if it’s sloppy and if that sloppiness is on purpose and so on and so forth. … Continue reading →

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“It’s a Guy Thing” – Lead Guitar

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

So… as a few of you might know, I’m a guitar player. My first style is Blues, but I’ve been getting very heavy into Progressive, Psychedelic, and Experimental guitar. I love alternative styles of playing, where the guitar is played … Continue reading →

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Music Reviews – I SAW LED ZEPPELIN LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone
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HOLY CRAP LED ZEPPELIN O2 OFFICIAL RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Apologies, but for me, as a fan of music and as someone who is perhaps clinically obsessed with the music of Led Zeppelin this is pretty close to the greatest news I’ve had in a long time .

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On Commercialism

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

If you read my blog, you know that I was a grade-A cynic and misanthrope (still am, but I’ve mellowed considerably over time). Back when I worshiped Bill Hicks, one of the things I agreed with him on was commercials … Continue reading →

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