Music Lesson: The Harmonic Major Scale
A pleasant and mellow scale, the harmonic major scale has been used in many popular songs, including the jazz standard Dream a Little Dream Of Me…which I first learned how to play 30 minutes before […]
January 2019
The Death of WCW by Reynolds and Alvarez
Yes, I’m reviewing a book about professional wrestling—but before half of you lose your respect for me and leave, hear me out! Obviously, pro wrestling is not for everyone (it’s […]
Shape Up With Arnold (Workout Fail)
Ah, what can be said about Arnold Schwarzenegger that hasn’t already been said…either in glowing praise or in a marital indictment? In this workout video from 1982, he is spiritually […]
Love’s Reproach: The Video
One of my earlier poems, based on an even earlier experience I had as a young man, now a video. It remains Hypergamy: The Poem I reiterate: As for the […]
Thoughts on Wuss Music
Yes it’s a music-centric week here on The Barbaric Gentleman. I’ve alluded to it before, and now we’re doing a whole piece on it—wuss music! Which is to say, music […]
Introducing Failsons
This video (and corresponding blog post) are introducing my new show: Failsons! In which we will discuss men who have utterly failed in being masculine in their lives, and how […]
Music Lesson: Ionian Scales
The Ionian scale is most commonly played scale—you probably know it already if you are already playing an instrument. The most common scale is properly known as the Ionian Major […]
The Manson Family and Modern Liberalism
Charles Manson is, of course, a name that needs no introduction to any of my readers. A halfway decent song writer/producer and leader of a cult that committed brutal murders […]
Vin DiCarlo: Nuclear PUA
Vin DiCarlo is an alleged nuclear physicist who was until now best known for hijacking the Swingcat Video. Now it’s his turn to shine: Vin di Carlo was part of […]
Music Lesson: The Chromatic Scale
In which I discuss one of the most simply formed (yet surprisingly versatile) scales: The Chromatic! I told you all that I would be doing more music lessons and…here it […]