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What Did You Create This Week?
It's all about you this week! I want you to tell me what you're working on, even if it isn't part of the "23 in '13" Challenge. What did you create this week? Are you writing short stories or songs?...
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Top 5 Albums of Fantasy Author Tom Lloyd
Tom Lloyd was born in 1979 in Berkshire. After a degree in International Relations he went straight into publishing where he still works. He never received the memo about suitable jobs for writers and...
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Download "Detective One"... For Free!
Detective One by John AnealioI've got a brand new instrumental piece to share with you this week. It's called "Detective One." You can click here to listen and download it for free:Detective OneI'm...
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What Podcasts Do You Listen To?
I hope that your creative work is going well. Instead of talking about our projects this week, I'd like to ask you this question instead:Do You Listen To Podcasts?For the uninitiated, podcasts are...
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Download The "Wine & Twitter" Song... For Free!
Wine & Twitter by John AnealioToday, I present you my first vocal song of 2013. It's called Wine & Twitter and it's about... well, drinking wine and farting around on Twitter. If you enjoy...
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Download "Hoptimus Prime"... For Free!
Hoptimus Prime by John AnealioI've got a brand new instrumental to share with you this week. It's a folky piece that features Irish Bouzouki, Lap Steel and Piano. It's called "Hoptimus Prime." You...
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What Are You Creating This Week?
It's all about you this week! I want you to tell me what you're working on, even if it isn't part of the "23 in '13" Challenge. So...What are you creating this week? Are you writing short stories or...
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Download "Zombinista"... For Free!
Zombinista by John AnealioI've got a brand new instrumental to share with you this week that's part surf rock, part rockabilly and part horror movie soundtrack . It's called "Zombinista." You can...
View Article5 Reasons Why Every Dork Plays The Guitar
The guitar is the most popular instrument by far. Yeah, the guitar is synonymous with cool, but why? What are the reasons behind the guitar's prominence? The piano is pretty dope too, but there are...
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Are You Enjoying The Journey?
Not the band Journey, who we can all agree are awesome, but your own personal artistic journey. It's Not The Destination, But The Journey That Matters MostYou don't read statements much more cliched...
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Download "I'll Be Your Thor"... For Free!
I'll Be Your Thor by John AnealioMy wife had zero interest in the Marvel movies... until Chris Hemsworth took off his shirt. Now she's an expert in Norse mythology. I'll Be Your Thor is a love song...
View ArticleI Quit
I've been plugging away at this particular phase of my artistic life for about 7 years now. I've spent the majority of this time trying to write good songs and to get people to listen to them. Songs...
View ArticleMy Biggest Role Model Is...
Even as adults, many of us have people that we look to for inspiration; as an example for a way to live our lives. If you reflect back upon your formative years as an artist, I'm sure you can rattle...
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Should You Do It Yourself?
"I think the downside today is that people think you can do this yourself, and you can do it yourself, but you'll be a much happier human being if you do it with other human beings." - Mick Fleetwood...
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How Much Is Too Much?
"So from now on write music constantly, post it online, every live show, keep feeding the beast. If you know exactly what resonates with your audience, you’re wrong, you must experiment to find out,...
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Are You Analog or Digital?
"The computer is really good for editing your ideas, but it's not really good for generating ideas. There are too many opportunities to hit the delete key. We start editing ideas before we even have...
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Are You Using Everything You Know?
"You'll use everything you ever knew."- Johnny Carson (to Steve Martin, from Martin's autobiography Born Standing Up)You are unique. I know that sounds like hippie bullshit, but it's true. Your set...
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You're a Teacher
Summer is over. I start my job as a school music teacher again this week. And no, my colleagues and students have no idea that I'm a singer/songwriter with tunes like "George R.R. Martin Is Not Your...
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How Do You Listen To Music?
I've got one simple question for you this week:How do you listen to music?Do you purchase downloads from iTunes or Amazon MP3? Do you stream through services like Spotify and Pandora? Are you old...
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Let's Share
The Quitter's Waltz by John AnealioMy new year's resolution was to spend less time talking about creating and more time, you know, creating. I've been good on my promise, and I've been quite...
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The Crescent Sonata (Piano Version, W.I.P)
Works in Progress by John AnealioI'm going to start sharing works in progress here. Here's a piece that I finished composing called "The Crescent Sonata." This is a bare bones piano version. The...
View Article1 minute of a 17 minute prog rock song
Works in Progress by John AnealioI've had an abiding love for progressive rock since my teen years. But for some reason, my own music has never reflected this. So here's my shot at composing a...
View ArticleNerds Arguing About Spaceships (Acoustic)
Works in Progress by John AnealioThis has been the opening song for my live set for more than two years, yet I'm only now getting around to recording it. This acoustic version is pretty much how it...
View ArticleThe Crescent Sonata (Solo Guitar)
Works in Progress by John AnealioI was really hoping that the solo acoustic guitar version of this piece would work, but I don't think it does. Sounds a little empty to me. What do you think?My...
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