Touché Amoré Vinyl Discography

As I have stated before… I am not sure how I got caught sleeping on Touché Amoré. They flew under my radar for too long. However I fell in love with them almost immediately.  I was able to catch them at Furnace Fest 2021 and then a week later, opening for Thrice at the Underground. I know I am not the only one in the vinyl community who gets bitten by the bug. It’s in my genetics. […]

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FURNACE FEST 2022 – Back to Birmingham

With only a few weeks before FF 2022 I was blessed with another photography pass. First I must say in all my years of being around the music industry this is the most well put together production I have been a part of. It’s also very communal. Hardcore music is not everyones cup of tea. Though it’s commonplace to me, the mainstream market is oblivious to this type of music. I really like this photo

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Beam Suntory Dinner Pairing at Dot Dot Dot

Another amazing cocktail dinner pairing with Beam Suntory at Dot Dot Dot. Lead by owner Stefan Huebner and Beam Suntory rockstar Kevin Creasy! And let’s not forget the amazing DotDotDot staff that made it all happen! The menu included… Welcome Cocktail –  Roku Gin, sweet Yuzu cordial, lime and elderflower.Paired with….Amuse-Bouche – tuna sashimi, wasabi, peach peppers, puffed rice and ponzuTasting – Suntory Toki Japanese Highball – Suntory toki, carbonated water and grapefruitPaired with….Salad – Mizuna, Satsumaimo, Sesame

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Pretty Reverend Machine

First off I would like to thank Ken, Tim, Zak and the whole Reverend Guitars family. They have been taking care of my crew since 2017. Such an amazing company! Shortly I will be happy to announce a new music project. For this project I needed a solid, specific guitar. It needed to hold tune and sound good in drop B tuning . This is often a hard task unless you play baritone specific guitars.

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Be vewy vewy quiet I’m Hunting Hollywood – a year long saga

2004 – I remember being at a red light and our spaz of a merch guy jumped out of his car and threw a CD-R in my Jeep window. He shouted “Mandatory auditory listening” and he sped off.  It was a burned pre-release copy of Wilmington, NC’s own HE IS LEGEND.  I had mp3’s of their original project The Uriah Omen. I also had their debut EP entitled “91025” released on NC’s Tribunal Records. But this was

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Les Paul Standard Project with Planet Tone Pickups

For the record, None of my guitars are stock. I play aggressive music in drop tunings. I always replace my stock bridges, humbuckers and tuners. Humbucker I had been hearing great things about Planet Tone pickup co. After a few phone chats and emails with their staff I settled on the “Defiance” humbucker. “The Defiance humbucker offers a tasty mid range, and big bottom end for high power, high gain tone. Perfect for heavy styles

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We Sing With our Heroes, 33 Rounds Per Minute

What could make a Plaza Midwood bottle shop even cooler? A vinyl Record store, that’s what! Years ago when I found out Tip Top Market was adding Premium Sound to their space I was super stoked. I mean, my favorite bar (Hattie’s Tap & Tavern), Tip Top Market and Premium Sound, all in a row?!?! Yes! At the time I lived literally right behind the building. This was convenient and addicting at the same time.

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Legend Bourbon Dinner Pairings – The Public House and Trolley Barn Fermentory & Food Hall

This is my 4th round working Legent Suntory. A true collab of east + west, this is a bold Kentucky bourbon made by Jim Beam master distiller Fred Noe, and blended and refined by Suntory chief blender Shinji Fukuyo. Legent is matured in oak and finished in wine and sherry casks. Get hints of spice and dried fruit. Two-nights back to back at some of Charlotte’s great spots; The Public House and Trolley Barn Fermentory.

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Darci Frank – The Vintage Cigar Bar – Purple Drink

I first met Miss. Darci Frank at a Jim Beam industry event in 2016. I was pleasantly surprised to see she was (amongst a myriad of things) mixing up amazing cocktails at The Vintage Cigar Bar in Southend.  Check out the full story at https://southparkmagazine.com/lovely-lavender/

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Kurt Cobain Signature Mustang VS 2002 Competition Mustang Reissue

$4,500,000 was the final closing price for the infamous “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video guitar at Julien’s Auctions. Well, since that is ridiculous, here is my replica! A 2002 Japanese  1969/1973 reissue, Ocean Turquoise, Competition Mustang with matching headstock and racing stripe. The bridge pickup (on both guitars) was swapped out. A Seymour Duncan 1990’s Hot Rails on the 2002 and a SH-4 JB on the Cobain model (stanard from Fender). The horrible stock Fender bridge was swapped

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