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it's not really that great of a mike mccarthy interview, but it's a mike mccarthy interview nonetheless...

http://www.recordingproject.com/article ... =20&page=2

i read an interview where Britt Daniel said the best bass sound he's ever been able to get is playing through a fender twin with an sm58 on it. On "The Way We Get By" they used a metal pick and I think he said they compressed it twice. i don't know much about the recording of the new record, but the...

silver jews - tennessee

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Silver Jews - American Water
Built To Spill - Theres Nothing Wrong With Love
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

The entire 7" was done with 14 dollar dynamic mics and one sm57. Most of the drum tracks are in mono which would account for the thinness. I had no preamps, equalizers, compressors or anything else that people usually have, but that would have been really nice. the signal path was Mic-------Mixing B...

http://www.myspace.com/blackwallsss

we just pressed a 7" and it's been super fun!

it's kinda pavement-y kinda silver jews-y kinda built to spill-esque things...

check it out if you want!

That is some excellent stuff.

I never expect to hear something that i'm going to like.

Andrew Bird - Mysterious Production Of Eggs
Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers
Stephen Malkmus - Face The Truth
The Fall - Fall Heads Roll
Animal Collective - Feels

there are more, but i can't remember them all...
it was a great year for music.

My friend jeannine and i went to the columbus show too. We were towards the back under the balcony The seats were good though. My only complaint is that I couldn't hear the guitars all that well. The wexner usually has great sound, but it seemed a little muddy that night. Oh well. I was really excit...

Me and tony and some pals have a band that only exists in the studio (for now) called "the book of knots." One of the songs on our new record has Tom Waits singing on it, and I prepared the masters to ship to him today, actually. I am just glad he is going to be on our new record, which also featur...

This is a shameless plug, but my friend Jeannine and I did a whole record of cello and viola and it's all instrumental. If you want one, PM me your address and i'll send you a copy for free.


-jim

heh. I have sort of the reverse problem. My gf doesn't play any instruments (I've tried to teach her guitar and bass at different points but she doesn't stick with it) and I think it puts a strain on us because I play a bunch instruments and I'm in a couple bands and put out records and all that dr...

hey, we're not stupid!

we know who the verve are.


...at least i do.

I usually bottom-mic my snare when I want it to be real bright and kinda glassy.