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LISTEN: New song demo - "Clean My Brain"
I think I wrote a song about getting a lobotomy. It sounds like Weezer. I’m stoked. Let’s talk about your best life - by all means Let’s talk about it…
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GUITAR TUTORIAL: "Fool For Waiting"
I’ve received a bunch of messages from folks saying they’ve been trying to figure out how I play Fool For Waiting live. Of course, there’s no guitar on…
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LISTEN: New song demo - "For Him"
I played this new song at the solo Vancouver show back in Feb. I didn’t realize until the audience began to laugh that, though it may be a sad song…
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GUITAR TUTORIAL - "Easy"
Watch now (4 mins) | Got such a great response for the Cold In The Summer tutorial, I figured I’d put up another. Put questions or requests for other…
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LISTEN: New song demo - "My Dreams Are Getting Weirder"
Some time last year, I discovered Leith Ross on TikTok, thanks to a recommendation from Said The Whale’s Tyler Bancroft. At the time, I thought TikTok…
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Being Somewhere Lyrics
I was asked in the AMA section for lyrics to the new album. Of course, they’re included in physical copies (CD or LP) but I figured it’d be nice to have…
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GUITAR TUTORIAL - "Cold In The Summer"
Watch now (5 mins) | Often, folks will reach out asking if the tabs they’ve found online are correct. Nearly 100% of the time, these tabs are garbage…
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