Nathan Larson Gets Gang Raped in Jail
Yep, it’s finally here; the hip-hop stylings of a very uncool white man rapping about jail. Bummer Drummer is the twerp who made that unbearably awful “Free Nathan Larson” rap […]
Music
Thoughts on Musical Penises
I’ll give you a second to guess what the hell “musical penises” refers to. And so… It’s a very music-centric week here on the Barbaric Gentleman! I’ve already given you […]
Larsen’s 5 Hour Opus
In a further example of my nobly futile quest to prove I can do crappy pop music better than the people currently doing it, another opus I wrote in 5 […]
More Thoughts on Modern Music
In my new video, I discuss some more thoughts on the modern music industry: my reactions to the Seabrook book, tepidly defending The Archies, and most importantly…an original song by […]
Why Does Music Suck Nowadays? The Video
A while back I did an article asking why music nowadays is the aural equivalent of ball cancer—here’s a video going more in depth into the subject! If you want […]
Music Lesson: The Locrian Minor Scale
From Locris to your instrument..the Locrian Minor Scale. And while I typically start with the equivalent major scale before I go into a minor scale…for various reasons detailed in the […]
Music Lesson: The Four Chord Pop Progression
Ever notice how all music nowadays basically sounds the same? This chord progression is why! You’ve all noticed how modern music, well, kinda sucks and all sounds the same right? […]
Music Lesson: Pentatonic Scales
The pentatonic scale. For when you want to get your Orientalism on (see also the Asian riff): All of the scales we have gone over thus far have been diatonic […]
Music Lesson: The Streets of Cairo
Yet another one of those songs that everybody knows but nobody knows the name of…and yet another song that was not invented in its purported place of origin. The Streets […]
Music Lesson: The Minsky Pickup
Yet another “Standard snippet”, the stock “Da-da-da-DA-DA-DUM” fanfare intro to a song that announces “wacky shit is going down!” derp The “song” consists of three of the same notes repeated, […]