In this Thomann's Guitars & Basses video, Julia Hofer shows off five of William Earl "Bootsy" Collins' most iconic bass lines from his time with James Brown, P-Funk, and his solo career. She does the demos on a Warwick Rockbass Bootsy Collins Signature bass.
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Five super-funky Bootsy Collins bass lines
Prepare for some funky spring dancing with these 10 Earth, Wind & Fire bass lines
With some recent posts on Boing Boing, I discovered that there are a bunch of funkophiles here. So, I thought many of you fellow members of the Mothership might appreciate this recent video two-parter on Thomann's Guitars & Basses where Julia Hofer runs through ten of Earth, Wind & Fire's most epic bass lines. As… READ THE REST
Let's celebrate Sly Stone (and other music greats) while they're alive
This piece, from 2016, in The Guardian makes a fantastic point. Instead of having a massive outpouring of love, admiration, and respect for amazing musicians after they die, why not honor and celebrate them while they're still with us. Case in point: Sly Stone. Even when Stone does pass on (hopefully many years from now),… READ THE REST
This deep funk Hanukkah song is a holiday classic in the making
Many have tried and all have failed to create a proper holiday pop song for Hanukkah that is both educational and possesses a nasty bass line. Luckily for us, funk wizard Chaki Sklar has stepped in to fill this void with an ear worm called "How To Hanukkah". The video features a solo performance by… READ THE REST
CrossOver lets Mac users run Windows programs seamlessly — and it's $20 now
For decades, they've been mortal enemies. Oil and water. Fire and ice. Hatfields and McCoys. Windows and Mac. Never the twain shall meet. Nowhere is the dichotomous relationship between the two programming giants more evident than when you run an emulator to try and make a Windows app work on a Mac. There's a good… READ THE REST
You Need To Be Running Your Website With GoDaddy Websites + Marketing
If you're running a website, you want people to visit that website. Presumably. Wild guess. If you're going through the work and cost of operating a website just to dump your thoughts on the web, that's cool. Diary is probably safer, but whatever. Back to the point at hand: If you're operating a website, you… READ THE REST
Tired of marketers stealing your data? Winston can protect your home's internet traffic
How do you protect yourself from everybody online trying to get all up in your business? And we aren't just talking about cybercriminals and other malevolent black hats rummaging around the internet either. We also mean all those "legitimate" businesses that use trackers, cookies, and other online tricks to harvest as much usable information from… READ THE REST