Playing Music is About Having Fearless Style

There are two things holding back most musicians: lack of practice and fear. Most good musicians are acutely aware of their weaknesses when it comes to their particular instrument (your voice counts as an instrument). It could be a lack of dexterity or strength, weak lung capacity, weak knowledge of musical theory and how it...

Songs Are Tricky Little Things

Writing a song can be a real pain in the ass. It gets even worse when you feel like you need to come up with a wealth of new material all at once. With the hiatus of Far From There and looking for a new direction, it's sort of fallen on me to crank out...

State of the B – August 2010

I figured, since I've been gone so long, that I should probably post an update on a bunch of things. Far From There will be going on a 3 year hiatus while Jeff goes off to grad school. We may play shows when he's back in town from time to time, though. Jeff is going...

Force Fed Lies

Alright, time to pimp a band that really deserves it. Force Fed Lies is a hardcore band based out of Charlestown, MA. My introduction to them was through their guitarist and my friend/co-worker Ken. I've been going to their shows for a while now, and even got a change to pop out to the studio...