As the profile of www.doublebassblog.org continues to rise, I have noticed a great deal of extremely amusing spam sites linking to here and scraping content. Now, for folks unfamiliar with content scraping, the term refers to someone (or some nefarious scraping robot...
I was thinking recently about a funny and masterful prank pulled by the principal bass of a very high-quality orchestra while performing Mahler’s First Symphony several years ago. Now, part of this piece utilizes offstage trumpets, and this particular...
This is completely non-bass related but tons of fun. This commercial featuring Mr. T promoting World of Warcraft is especially fun for folks familiar with either WoW or the great Mr. T himself. It’s good to see that he doesn’t take himself too...
One can’t help but have their interest piqued by the title of Justin Locke’s expose about the inner workings of the music business. Real Men Don’t Rehearse is the exact sort of book I love to read–witty, lighthearted, yet insightful and full...
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving in the United States today. I’m going to an all-vegetarian dinner myself tomorrow (and I’m not a vegetarian!), which should be an interesting way to celebrate. Thanks for checking in with the blog, have a...
