I look forward to the scores by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross — as much as I look forward to David Fincher’s movies. At this point: The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and Gone Girl are inextricably linked with their gritty soundtracks. […]

“The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.” ― Colin Wilson Don’t be a cow in the rain I do talk about following your ideas and passions at all costs. However, it might […]

“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Give your mind a break. Play guitar. It is critical to play guitar at least once a day. If anything, to give your mind a break while […]

Recently, I’ve become obsessed with personal finance. For no particular reason other than, I want to optimize my situation. Also I’d rather not be left out, when other’s are smartly saving and investing for a rainy day. Sound’s boring right? I thought so too, but things […]

Herbert Gronemeyer (left) “I go into the studio and I start making whatever it is that I feel like I’m missing.” – Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. For success, solve your own problem Essentially Intellimusica is my way of creating the music that I’m personally […]

From my early 20’s onward, I have been an enormous Blur fan. Their guitarist, Graham Coxon, is one of my all time favorites. Blur’s front-man, Damon Albarn, has proven himself to be a visionary musician though solo projects and Gorillaz. What’s my favorite Blur song? […]

So far, the most interesting thing about HBO’s The Leftovers is the opening title sequence which aired at the beginning of the second episode. It’s a dark, hedonistic riff on the Sistine Chapel — with a fairly compelling theme song by composer, Max Richter. A […]

Fargo’s composer, Jeff Russo, is also a guitarist and founding member of the late 90’s rock band, Tonic. In case you’re too young to remember, Tonic was a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling band — who had a string of hit singles from 1996 onward. Jeff […]

I was listening to a fascinating interview on the Tim Ferriss podcast with Brian Koppleman: screenwriter of Rounders, Ocean’s Thirteen, and The Illusionist. [Not to be a total Tim Ferriss fanboy — but if you’re a creator of any kind, there is no better resource […]

“Play is the highest form of research.” ― Albert Einstein I’m interested in HBO’S new series, The Leftovers, so naturally I wanted to find out what the music was all about. I knew Max Richter was composing the score, but I wanted to hear, and […]

I’m a recent Lykke Li fan. I first heard her music when a Facebook friend shared this video of Dance, Dance, Dance. There’s also another version of her performing the same song with Bon Iver. Save for the fact that Lykke Li is an incredibly […]

Some good advice from Henry Rollins Henry Rollins’ Letter to a Young American is making it’s way through the internet. Unfortunately, there’s many edited down versions. I recommend the full version here. Personally, I would have skipped the references to politicians, but the central focus […]