Bass shot of the day

The Creole Quartet plays a little jazz on the Heart of Wales line in this photo en route from Swansea to Shrewsbury:Related Posts:Maggini exhibition photobeautiful Millennium Park photodemotivational postersBassfest 2007 photos and videoBass hedge from Robert...

2004 Gagnon double bass for sale

I just put out a new listing on the bass blog For Sale page that I’d like to call to people’s attention. Milwaukee-area bassist Mike Britz is selling a 2004 Gagnon double bass which is a really excellent instrument. I’ve played on several of these in...

Luthier directory now active

I have finished laying down the groundwork for the Bass Blog Luthier Directory and am starting to add shops. This process will take a while, so expect to see a few new shops added each day. You can always e-mail me your suggestions or leave a comment on what other...

Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace

I stumbled upon a fascinating essay recently through Dana Boyd’s blog about how class differences manifest themselves in whether a teen chooses to use Facebook or MySpace. In it, she hypothesizes that the ‘preps’ go for Facebook while the...