Shoegazer 101 Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer; practitioners referred to as shoegazers) is a genre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted until the mid 1990s, peaking circa 1990 to 1991. The British music press (notably
NME and Melody Maker) called this genre "shoegazing" because the musicians in these bands often maintained a motionless performing style, standing on stage and staring at the floor while playing their instruments; hence, the idea that they were gazing at their shoes. The shoegazing sound featured extensive use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars. Some notable bands are
Ride,
Lush,
Swervedriver,
Slowdive,
Curve, and American bands
Lilys and the
Swirlies.
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posted by psmealey
on Oct 3, 2007 -
113 comments
So you wanna be a rock and roll star. Here's a place to start.
GOSK, or the guitarist's online survival kit, is a very handy guide to both
scales and modes as well as all
chords in all positions on the neck. In order to put it all together, and map modes to chord progressions and really start jamming,
this little php widget is pretty helpful. Though in all things, even if you want to
learn from the masters, you should never forget
the basics. However, if you decide that using these online utilities to improve your performance is too much, you can always go
back to school, or else forego training entirely and
emulate rock star attitude and style in real life situations.
posted by psmealey
on Mar 20, 2007 -
18 comments
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