Posts Tagged ‘music’
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17 Jul, 2024
40 Reasons to come to Frostapalooza
HOLY SHIT! Frostapalooza is happening in exactly one month! I’d really, really, really, truly love for you to come to this one-of-a-kind, one-night-only concert fandango happening on August 17th in Pittsburgh. Here’s 40 reasons why you should come: Sounds pretty […]
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01 Jul, 2024
Design Downtime – Brad Frost Loves to Play Music
🎸 I had a fantastic conversation with Guy Segal on the Design Downtime podcast about my love of playing music. We talked about: My musical background The beauty and role of the bass guitar The importance of having hobbies for […]
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22 May, 2024
Every Sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys
One of my all-time favorite albums. Fantastic to listen to all of the source material. This video catalogs every borrowed sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys, from the soundtrack to Car Wash to the Sugarhill Gang to the […]
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17 May, 2024
The age of average (encore) — Alex Murrell
The age of average (encore) by Alex Murrell is a wild analysis of how the technology landscape has changed the shape of music. “Media has always shaped music,” the author states, (David Byrne’s How Music Works is a wonderful book […]
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22 Mar, 2024
People hearing music for the first time
One video phenomenon that has me enthralled hook, line, and sinker is people hearing music for the first time. Watching vicariously as others experience amazing music for the first time brings me so much joy. Sure, it’s entertaining, but it […]
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13 Feb, 2024
Can Apple Win Back Music | Vulf Opinion
I love me some Vulfpeck. Especially the music. But also the aesthetic and really the whole package. This piece of commentary is great for a number of reasons, including his sensible proposed change in business model around music. But the […]
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06 Feb, 2024
Come to Frostapalooza!
Woohoo! I am so incredibly excited to announce that Frostapalooza is now live! The show is on August 17th at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA, and you can see the event on Mr. Smalls’ website and get tickets at […]
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16 Nov, 2023
Tina Weymouth’s Moog Rogue with Stop Making Sense Presets
This is so cool; I found this image on Facebook that shows the Moog Rogue Tina Weymouth used on Talking Heads’ incredible Stop Making Sense concert film. It’s fascinating to see the song presets laid out using tape and shapes […]
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11 Oct, 2023
Finding a way to make it happen
I’ve discovered — or rather rediscovered — that playing music is one of the biggest sources of joy and fulfillment in my life. I play music — usually by myself — every day, but it’s the connection with other musicians […]
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17 Aug, 2023
Frostapalooza!
I’m elated to announce that on August 17th, 2024 — exactly one year from now — I’m throwing a big-ass charity concert/party/happening in Pittsburgh, PA featuring an array of my talented musical collaborators, friends, and family. I’d love for you […]
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30 May, 2023
Mini Moog Factory
Mini Moog Factory is a really fun piece of web design. The aesthetic reminds me of Habbo Hotel from way back in the day.
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04 Apr, 2023
Joe Dart Teaches Slap Bass – YouTube
This is fantastic.
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30 Mar, 2023
Retroactive Journaling
I wish I was better at journaling. I love it and love having documentation of the things I’ve done, feelings I’ve felt, experiences I’ve had, etc. I just haven’t built the habit yet. I’d like to change that. While I […]
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22 Mar, 2023
Brad Frost – Music, Web Development, & Artificial Intelligence – American Blues Scene
I had an unique opportunity to be interviewed about my interest in both music and web design. I covered a lot of ground! The interview is pretty raw (meaning not super edited), but it’s interesting (to me anyways). Check it […]
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23 Feb, 2023
Amateur – Lasse Gjertsen
For whatever reason, this video just crashed into my memory like a meteorite. I remember likely landing on this video via Stumble Upon (!!!), and I remember showing it to everyone. It was incredibly influential for me as it combined […]
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22 Nov, 2022
Wah Wah Watson with Herbie Hancock 1976 (live video) – Hang Up Your Hang Ups
This is so badass. The control the band exhibits is absolutely incredible. It feels super organic, groovy, and even jammy, but it’s all totally locked in. When you feel like they’re just jamming over a groove, all of a sudden […]
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19 Apr, 2022
Daft Punk – Around The World (In The Classroom with Michel Gondry
The music video for Around The World by Daft Punk is one of my all-time favorites, so I thoroughly enjoyed this video with (a very young!) Michel Gondry.
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21 Feb, 2022
Jacob Collier on writing interesting lyrics
I’ve always hated writing lyrics, and felt everything I came up with was shallow, contrived, and s. In three and a half minutes, Jacob Collier provides a treasure trove of techniques for writing interesting lyrics. Watch it here.
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20 May, 2020
The Isolation Station with Brad Frost
I got to share my quarantine playlist on The Isolation Station, and gave a bit of context behind some of the picks in my interview.
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17 Apr, 2020
The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic
I’ve been listening to Weird Al Yankovic my entre lif, and spent a good part of my childhood trying to make parody music like his. So this deep dive into Weird Al’s life and music was supremely entertaining for me. […]
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08 Mar, 2020
#158 The Case of the Missing Hit | Reply All
A man in California is haunted by the memory of a pop song from his youth. He can remember the lyrics and the melody. But the song itself has vanished, completely scrubbed from the internet. PJ takes on the Super […]
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22 Jan, 2020
Musicroll
Last night I had the pleasure of welcoming Ben Callahan and Rob Harr from Sparkbox over to my office/studio to hang out, talk shop, and play a little music. Ian and Melissa joined us and we had some fun jamming […]
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11 Jan, 2020
3s and 7s by Queens of the Stone Age on Drums
I’m kicking off the new year trying to continue making things like I was attempting to do all of December. While I didn’t make something every day in December, but I made a lot of headway on projects and made […]
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28 Dec, 2019
Making Things in December #19: Bad Girls by M.I.A. Drums
For day 19 of making something every day in December, I recorded myself playing drums along to Bad Girls by M.I.A. I really like playing drums along to other music, and Bad Girls by M.I.A. has long been a favorite […]
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23 Dec, 2019
Making Things in December #18: Jamming with Melissa
For day 18 of making something every day in December, I recorded a late-night jam with Melissa. As with our other jams, there’s nothing planned and there are no expectations to make something that resembles a finished piece of music. […]
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23 Dec, 2019
Making Things in December #16: Another Jam with Ian
For day 16 of making something every day in December, I recorded another jam with Ian. Like the others, there’s nothing particularly special about this recording, but what is special is the deliberate act of playing and recording music. I […]
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14 Dec, 2019
Making things in December #12: Making progress on a song
For day 12 of making something every day in December, I made some progress on a song. Here are the results: This is a song that I’ve had around for a long while now, and while going through some stuff […]
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14 Dec, 2019
Making things in December #11: Lunchtime jam with Ian
For day 11 of making something every day in December, I recorded another lunchtime jam with Ian. I realize I’m one day behind in my posting (cross-country travel throws a wrench into lots of things), so hopefully I’ll be able […]
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06 Dec, 2019
Making things in December #5: jamming with Ian
For day 4 of making something every day in December, I recorded a jam with Ian. This is a pretty typical lunchtime session for us: just a couple minutes between lunch and work to plunk around. Nothing fancy, but lots of […]
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04 Dec, 2019
Making things in December #3: Assembling a Jeweler’s Bench and Bonus Track
For day 3 of making something every day in December, I assembled a jeweler’s bench for my wife, who runs a jewelry studio called Frost Finery. She’s moving out of current Frost Finery headquarters (in our basement) and getting a […]