by DaveStuff | Feb 22, 2014 | General, Music
Back in the early days here in Tulsa OK my friend Gary Hunt and myself shared a house over by Tulsa University… We
Biblioteca McFarlin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
were *like* college kids…But didn’t go to school at TU. You know what I’m saying?
Yes folks…We were right there on campus.
We were a bunch of kids thinking we would make a difference in Tulsa pop culture.. We were the underground music kids. We were busy working out our sexual frustrations and tortured youth with a Fostex 4 track recorder.
We drank beer, wrote songs, drank beer wrote songs, drank beer, wrote songs.
Do you see the pattern here?
We talked about art and dreamed big… And, you know? Had fun!
Are you interested in learning more about it? See here:
D&G ARTS
That is an old static html site I designed years ago that talks a bit about that period… It has several songs for download if your into that sort of thing… They are all LoFi stuff of course. – To us, back then…They were HIGH FI
We were cutting records after all… Ya dig?
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Demented Dave – My Solo Project
I recorded a short EP of songs I had written during this period. I believe it is rendered a a little better bit rate than the songs offered on the D&G pages:
Download Demented Dave
Hey! It’s all for free! You could be listening to this stuff while driving around… On your bike tonight! -With your iPhone
Song Titles
- Welcome to My Show
- Music
- Zero
- Tina How are You
- Oklahoma Cowboy
- Drumming with myself
by Dean | Nov 21, 2011 | Movies, Music
Cover of 8 Mile (Widescreen Edition)
Eminem, in 8 Mile, plays a Detroit post-teenager who dreams of becoming a rap singer, who both has black friends and receives hostility from blacks who don’t like his career intentions. For all its hokiness it’s a good movie, chiefly because of its depiction of working-class life in an American city. Scott Silver’s script is fragile, but Curtis Hanson directs it with flair and know-how. Eminem’s acting is hollow but the other performers shine. E.g., Mekhi Phifer is urban tough but nonthreatening as one of Eminem’s friends, he who asserts he intends to square things with the Lord but never gets around to it. Kim Basinger gives a nicely complex performance as the white rapper’s mother, and the late Brittany Murphy effectively plays, er, an affable slut. It’s not much of a role. It is not even clear that Silver is aware she is a slut.
Another problem: the obligatory embarrassing sex scene. And another: rap music. The one Eminem rap song I have heard in its entirety struck me as trivial and unfunny, and the tripe spewed out in 8 Mile is no better. One wishes we had Duke Ellington and Scott Joplin around to teach this white kid a lesson.
by DaveStuff | May 23, 2011 | Music
This post goes out to my good friend and musical colleague Neal Hutto. We were hipsters back in the day and remained good friends throughout the 90s and beyond till his death in 2010.
Our History
To occupy the resources of the Federal Agents I now offer the Filibuster.
-Neal
Neal and I went to Carver Middle School together here in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was a talented musician then…And a hipster… I was a dork. But with his help and the influence of other hipsters I sorta became hip myself.
We drifted apart and I did not see him again until the early 90’s when he was the MC of an open stage night at the Eclipse club in Tulsa. I used to get up on that stage every Tuesday with my guitar and cheap beer and sing my little heart out.. Ya know? Memories
Neal had always been the free spirit kinda guy….. He lived out of his car for over 11 consecutive years… And was fine with that. He lived within his means and always had money and the stuff he needed… His car was insured and he was totally legal. This was the life he chose and he enjoyed it, folks… His method of living under good Karma was his code.
A lot could be said about Neal. His concerns with government interference in his life were quite the puzzle to me…Still, his stories and adventures in his car were always quite entertaining and it was always a good time when he would roll by my house to see me and do some jamming.
Hutto Hippies
Hutto was a talented guitar player, singer, songwriter, and piano player. He would often get up and do a set at the Eclipse himself and was always a hit with the crowd. His music was exciting and complex. I have recently found a demo of his songs and am in the process of digitizing it and will share that on my music site.
In the 90s we attempted to put a band together and wrote a few songs… We could never seem to get out of the basement stage of the band but did manage to get a few things recorded. It would have been fun to actually get out and play some shows… But our lifestyle at the time seemed to prevent this… If you know what I”m saying?
Free Download
I have recorded a song that Neal wrote with our band back then. I am offering it here to honor Neal and our great friendship his talent and legacy. It was fun recording it and I hope I do his song justice. Actually, it was co-written by K-Lor over at Funjob. A mutual friend of ours.
The Lyric
Why won’t you deal with me? Instead you… Flee…. That’s fine……
Rest in peace Neal P Hutto… You are missed my friend… See ya on the ‘other side’ YOU DIG?
Button Pusher (Download it here it’s MP3)
The players
- Dave (me) Acoustic, electric guitar, and vocals.
- Don Holt Bass
- Courtney Douthitt – Backing vocals
- Tommy Maxey – Lead guitars.
by DaveStuff | Jan 31, 2011 | Music
ARZ is a progressive rock band from Portland Oregon. These guys are crazy talented. Reminds me of back in the day when I was a big Rush fan. The music sounds similar and just as tight… But with only 2 people.
From what I have heard so far these guys have got to be the hardest working musicians in Portland… They are currently working on a new record and already have several projects going at the same time… They also play live in several bands throughout town, are music teachers and both are working on independent recording projects.
If you check out the video posted you can see the winding arrangements and complex instrumentation…All done LIVE by 2 people… And it’s incredibly tight. The song is way catchy too. (more…)
by admin | Oct 3, 2010 | Beliefs, Music
I was talking with this musician. He said he didn’t like the Beatles. He said that he only likes maybe 3 or 4 good songs from their entire catalog. Wing’s stuff included.
“They are overrated.” He said
I said.”What?”
“You heard me.”
I guess so. I was practicing some selective hearing there. It always freaks me out when I hear that kind of thing. Only 3 good songs. Very strange. (more…)
by Dean | Oct 3, 2010 | Music
So many dubious words have been written about this Disney lark, sequel to the TV specials, that I decided to respond with my own review.
Now a big-screen item, the movie benefits from having mainly the same cast as the debut “HSM” and “HSM2,” the former of which I have seen (and enjoyed), the latter of which I haven’t. I’m not a good judge of choreography but that which Kenny Ortega, the film’s director, and two others have provided seems impressive to me. (more…)
