[ad#post-ad]On the day of the concert I was dismayed to find myself running late to meet my brother (Mark) and get to the Air Canada Centre (ACC) on time. We made it to the city fine, but construction delayed us by 40 minutes and all of the parking lots close to the arena were full. By … Read more
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Bass Guitar Rocks: Harris and Butler are instrumental in the songwriting of their respective bands, do you write songs in your current or previous bands?
Necro Hippie: I did some writing on the second CD for Gutshot, and I wrote a little bit while I was in an Ottawa based band called Tidrake. The four songs on the Ash Lee Blade [self-titled]EP are written by myself and Ash. I’ve also written or co-written up to eight other songs in our set.
[ad#post-ad] My introduction to Necro Hippie and the band Ash Lee Blade was by way of a friend of mine. His comment to me was, ‘…check out the Zakk Wylde of the bass guitar.” In the email he attached a YouTube clip of a long blonde-haired dude rockin’ out on bass with wah and distortion … Read more
I recently read an article online about owning guitars. The author’s belief was that there is always ‘room for one more’, but I disagree. After a certain amount of instruments (the exact number will vary for each of us) you exceed the number that you can use and/or maintain on a regular basis. So Many … Read more
