Who do you think of when you think of a talk box? Probably Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, and/or Stevie Wonder pop in your head, or maybe Richie Sambora, right? Well, check this guy out. Apparently there’s some controversy as to who really invented the talk box, but it might be Pete Drake, who pulled it … Read more
I’ve never been particularly tempted to try turning a leisure pursuit into a living, and part of the reason is that I’ve never known a cheerful hobby shop owner. I think the guys who were cheerful in their pre-hobby shop lives must be the ones who bottom out at a sort of deliberate numbness. Our … Read more
Full story here. Go on, click. You know you want to, you freak. I try (eh, mostly) to stay above the shank of the base pop culture nonsense, as well as the whole voyeuristic reality thing. Unfortunately, The Smoking Gun is a heaping shot of both, and a longstanding guilty pleasure. Incidentally—and I add this … Read more