http://www.igiggit.com/blog Revolution of Social music Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:30:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Born in 1911 in southern Mississippi, Robert Johnson grew up in the heart in the heart of the Delta, where the local musicians he listened to and emulated included Charlie Patton, Willie Brown and Son House. Beginning in 1936, the guitarist recorded extraordinary body of work he is known for ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/rant/robert-johnson-the-blues-guitarist-and-singer/ RANDALL RB35DT Bass Amplifier Randall’s RB35DT is a thumping 35-watt bass amplifier with a highly regarded 12-inch Randall Jaguar speaker. Features include sweep control active inputs, compression and a double tuned cabinet enclosure for enhanced performance. Approx used amp price: $50 - $75 (if one can be found) Note: The Randall RB ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/general/randall-rb35dt-bass-amplifier/ DOD TEC series Processors DOD has dazzled us with two righteous pedals in its TEC Series of multi-processors, the AcousTEC and VoTEC. The AcousTEC was designed with the acoustic guitarist in mind and features a more responsive analog compressor, three band EQ with boost/cut capabilities and effects that include chorus, flange ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/general/dod-tec-series-processors/ ERNIE BALL Music Man Axis Sport Guitar Ernie Ball’s Music Axis Sport guitar is now available with a Music Man MM90 vintage-style soapbar pickup that is designed to deliver the classic soapbark sound. The Axis Sport features a 25 ½ inch scale, 10 inch radius neck and Ernie Ball’s patented silent ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/general/ernie-ball-music-man-axis-sport-guitar/ By Dan Gillogy It was 1996. Life was good. I was working a lot. My wife and I were expecting our 4th child. I had set up my own jingle house after freelancing as a session cat for years. I went out on my own after I had gotten fired from a theater ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/music-news/how-indie-musicians-can-creatively-market-music-part-1/ The 1970s was probably the first decade in which the cynicism of a generation was widely reflected in the popular culture and music of that generation. Like most decades, musically the ‘70s could be divided up into five year periods; the first years saw the rise of the influence of ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/music-news/history-of-indie-music-1970s/ Hello IGiggIt children and welcome to the Artist of the Month blog for August. I'm delighted to announce that the artist we're paying homage to for shiny August is Sharon Paquette! What an astoundingly awesome singer she is too; she more than deserves to be artist of the month for her breathtaking track ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/aritist-reviews/artist-of-the-month-august/   G’day, bienvenue and so on! It’s great to see so many new fans and new artists on site, so from us all here at IGiggIt! thank you for joining us and for supporting the cause of bringing class A new artists to the listening world.   It's also great to know that there ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/uncategorized/whats-new-pussycat/ I would like to welcome acclaimed writer, Lynn Connoly (a.k.a IGiggIt Junkie and AudioSlave) to the IGiggIt! family. Its fairly odd how strange (not bad strange, unfamiliar strange) people show up at the right time. I am not going to spend anymore time on it but am very glad she ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/site-news/the-lynn-effect/ IGiggIt! is delighted to announce that Dakota Wade is our Artist of the Month for this most glorious July! Ah, life’s great isn’t it? The sun’s up, the surf’s up and there’s a beer in the cooler. Not only that, there’s new music on the scene that livens up what ... http://www.igiggit.com/blog/aritist-reviews/igiggit-artist-of-the-month-dakota-wade/