This / not this: grunge

June 7, 2015
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What can I say, I’m feeling nostalgic. This 1994 video of Portland band Iommi Stubbs playing at The Satyricon is pretty much the epitome of grunge every respect— from the horrible recording, to the lack […]

This / not this: what’s a bass drum for?

October 17, 2014
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First, an eerily-passionless video demonstrating the manipulation of a piece of machinery: a pedal mechanism, which is attached to a product called “a bass drum.” We are left to speculate about what purpose these space […]

This/not this: death metal

February 17, 2014
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By popular request (well, one guy), here’s another one of these— we’ll take this in reverse order: Not this: This: [h/t to Bo] Bonus Melvins after the break: Hog Leg, from Eggnog, still my favorite […]

This/not this: polyrhythm

February 10, 2014
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This post was going to be a survey of YouTube videos on polyrhythm, but most of them were so bad, it was shaping up to be a real bloodbath. So let’s just summarize by reviving […]

This / Not This – episode 5 – free jazz vs. basement metal

April 6, 2011
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I have to apologize again for the light posting- I’m working on some unrelated projects that need my attention. I do have a couple of big pieces you’re going to enjoy coming soon, though! In […]

This / Not This – episode 4 – New Wave

February 24, 2011
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This: Not this flaccid little move at 2:18:

This / Not This – episode 3 – duets with bassists

February 11, 2011
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This: Not this:

This / Not This – Episode 2

February 9, 2011
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This: Not this, Tacoma:

This / Not This – Episode 1

February 7, 2011
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This: Not this: