Greg Loesch (compulsiveguile) – Blog

Some fellow students of mine at the Ohio State University participated in a “flash mob” the other day at the Ohio Union, our new student union. I missed this by literally a few minutes. I went in to get tickets for something around 12:30pm. I thought there were an odd number of people just standing around doing “nothing.” Kinda disappointed I missed it.

FYI: The guy walking with Brutus near the end is Gordon Gee, our school president.

Check it out! (Note: To view higher quality, click the video to be transferred to YouTube.)

Music is the Glee cover of “Don’t Stop Believing.”

I was recently contacted by a guy, Gleb Lisichkin, who is an independent music promoter from Moscow. He provided me with a link and permission to distribute (free of charge!) the first release of an upcoming indie rock Russian band (English lyrics) that goes by the name “Cheese People.”

I’m not going to lie. I was pretty skeptical at first. Quality music usually doesn’t just fall in your lap. I was pleasantly surprised though. The music is a little different – more along the techno rock lines – but it’s pretty fresh. Cheese People  have put together some pretty catchy tuneage. My housemate Steve is usually into the latest techno artists, and this album received the “Steve Stamp of Approval.” I haven’t taken a good listen to the lyrics… so I can’t make any comments on that content. We’re all adults here, right? Make your own decision Read more…

I just went a Mae concert on 11.1.09 at Skully’s Bar & Grill in Columbus, OH, and as usual, I kept record of their set list. It was an overall good concert, and the small venue made for a pretty cool experience. The band members were practically standing next to me in the front row (at one point in time, the lead singer of Mae was standing like 3 people down from me listening to one of the openers… pretty awesome).

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This was an unfinished blog post from a few weeks ago that I thought I’d post. I was watching an Acoustic Guitar Techniques podcast – lame, right? – and this was my  ”application” of the Drones and Chord Relations lesson.

Like a lot of guitar principles/techniques, this was something a lot of you guitarists have probably already messed around with without knowing the proper name for it. It involves constantly picking (droning) on open strings (usually b and high e) while changing finger positions on other strings. It’s relatively easy and comfortable to play, and the open strings give it a “full” sound making it fun to jam with by yourself.

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A friend of mine recently “rekindled” my interest for MuteMath by raving about their latest album Armistice. With a local MuteMath concert on the horizon, I picked up the latest album on amazon for like $8 and gave ‘er a listen. After my infatuation stage of Armistice passed, it stood as a solid album, yet it still remained off my top 10. I have had MuteMath’s self-titled album for some time, but it had long since fallen from the forefront of my frequently played tuneage. In my mind they were good, but they didn’t quite hit the bulls-eye. Enter the MuteMath concert. Read more…