http://www.metafilter.com/tags/praxis Posts tagged with 'praxis' at MetaFilter. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:35:37 -0800 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:35:37 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/54383/Good%2DLick%2DFingering <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86DEKFissl4">Weirdest Instructional Music Video Ever.</a> He is the chicken-picking, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_HKhy5kmi0">pop-locking, nunchuking</a> <a href="http://www.guitarworkshop.com/guestinstructors/patmetheny/">avant-garde</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead">guitarist </a>that is part giant robot and part <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtdJFtdXYps">Michael Myers</a>. In his 15-year recording career, he has released <a href="http://www.bingeandgrab.com/discography_projects.html">over forty albums</a> with the likes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntyOO9Z-p4Y">Bootsy Collins</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTxm7z7ztlA">Bill</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge8JquM4k4k">Laswell</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Robot_%28album%29">Iggy Pop</a>, and <a href="http://music.ign.com/articles/496/496645p1.html">Viggo</a> <a href="http://www.percevalpress.com/Intel_failure.html">Mortensen</a>. His work under a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000010ET/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">pseudonym</a> inspired <a href="http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/books/idoru.asp">William Gibson</a>. He toured with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWK99RS18JQ">Guns 'n'</a> <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458813/20021121/guns_n_roses.jhtml?headlines=true">Roses</a> and was offered a job by <a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=31127">Ozzy </a>but refused to perform without the bucket. His best conventional work may have been with <a href="http://www.fearsmag.com/REVIEWS/music/praxis_transmut/praxis_transmut.htm">Praxis</a>, but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGt4J9oBKKo">his solo work</a> is not to be ignored. His real name is <a href="http://www.geocities.com/stringcheese242001/images/bucket.jpg">Brian</a>, but you can call him <a href="http://www.bucketheadland.com">Buckethead</a>. For your consideration <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWDY3rD71Ic">1</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJud5kqFEDU">2</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61k041I4aEo">3</a> <a href="http://travisdickersondownloads.com/mp3/Nottingham_Lace.mp3">4</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.54383 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:35:37 -0800 batshitinsane buckethead chicken guitar praxis Pastabagel