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Word of the Day

Prattle (v., PRAT-ull)

To go on and on talking about something that's not important, to babble, to yammer for no reason at all except just to fill the air or to tell you exactly what happened this past weekend. May or may not related to one of the Hollywood Chrises talking.

Gif of the Day

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Link of the Day

James Jamerson basslines, visualized

James Jamerson is the greatest Motown and rock bassist of all time. He was Paul McCartney's hero and revolutionized how the instrument was used, creating melodic runs that enhanced the melody instead of a simple root-fifth-root pattern. And now you can see exactly how that happened with these three visualizations of classic Jamerson basslines:

The visualizations were done by Chris Stratton, a well-regarded modern bassist—a good indicator of Jamerson's legacy through generations.

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