The busy bee has no time for sorrow.– William Blake Like all creative endeavours, the Plectroverse has a cast. Characters crop up time and time again, and while there is certainly room for everyone, it’s wonderful when someone comes along and shakes up the script a little. Makers also take inspiration from each other – […]
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This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence. – Ben Elton I get to handle some pretty exotic stuff while I’m reviewing, and some picks come to me from very diverse sources. This particular review came as a result of having a conversation with everyone’s favourite shredding granny-cat-mother Mrs. Smith. One […]
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. – George Orwell Seemingly incapable of writing pieces that aren’t both technically crushing and melodically astute, Tosin Abasi has carved out a significant niche in the modern era of the guitar. More of a composer than just a shredder, and now with his own […]
Bring your pretty face to my axe! – Gimli of Gloin An awful lot of romantic fiction has been written about the desert. The endless savagery, vast expanses and infinite interpretations of that wild, barren place conjure mystic, incredible notions of ancient thoughts and spiritual realms. What does this have to do with the subject […]
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.― G.K. Chesterton Over the course of my journey through the Plectroverse, I’ve been presented wtih some incredible materials. Woods, plastics, bone, rocks, compressed corn somehow, recycled landfill – but cheese is right up there. Why am I mentioning this? Well, that’s because this pick is […]
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one. –J.R.R. Tolkien The heat in Arizona is quite something. A huge portion of this southwestern state is desert, and as romantic and Kyuss-y as that sounds, all that expanse can do crazy things to people. These insane […]
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. – Henry David Thoreau It’s not often that I have to be talked into trying picks out by anyone, but I’m always happy to put my hand up and declare when I’ve made a discovery off someone […]
花は桜木人は武士 – Japanese proverb Weathering the storm like a pro, Matthew Heafy has taken a fair bit of heat over the years, ever since his band Trivium leapt onto the scene in 1999. For all the beef and slander, Heafy has risen above it, with Trivium releasing their eighth album (What The Dead Men Say) […]
They had curved swords. *Curved* swords. – Whiterun Guard A Nepalese/Indian weapon not meant to be a laugh, the Kukri is a lethal blade developed in the 16th century, designed to give you the death. I remember seeing them in books as a young man – there’s a romantic drama to this sort of weapon […]