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...hang the dj

...hang the dj is a music blog. Old school, shoegaze, psych, and darkwave are featured genres.

Legal disclaimer: This blog is my personal, independent website. It is not affiliated with Bell Media, nor does it represents the thoughts, opinions, desires, etc of Bell Media

For music submissions, press releases, or questions/concerns:

hangthedjmag (at) gmail.com

Or hit me up on Twitter: @CristinaRocks

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

If you're into playing guitar or if you're into the Smiths at all, the video I posted below is REQUIRED viewing. The footage was taken from an old BBC documentary The Story of the Guitar and features Johnny Marr discussing his influences, riffs, and how he was drawn to the guitar at a young age. Bonus: Marr explains how the riff from "How Soon As Now" became that much better by using tremolo.

In this segment Marr discusses "How Soon Is Now" (at ~2 minutes in)



Marr explains how he was drawn to the guitar from an early age:



Marr discusses the relationship between a guitar player and singer in a band: