But on a recent Saturday night in D. Her gig that night was no ordinary rock show: It was Flashband , a showcase concert made entirely of bands that have only been playing together for a month. When they come together, the result is a series of high-energy, minute sets from about 10 bands, all wrapped around a common theme for the night. Baby One More Time.

How to Tell If You’re an Amateur Musician



How to Tell If You’re an Amateur Musician
Become a fan of Slashdot on Facebook. Beta took two tapes to hold a movie, while VHS took one, this was significant. The quality difference when hooked up to old TV sets via RF was negligible. If I recall, Beta machines were more expensive as well.


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THE crowd is taking over. Tasks that have traditionally been performed by highly skilled professionals are increasingly being outsourced to the masses, often with surprising results. Judgments about the quality of that production, traditionally determined by experts, are also being turned over to the crowd. Champions of crowd sourcing claim that tapping the talents of the many, even the amateur or untrained many, can often meet or surpass the efforts of the expert few. But can you crowd source artistry?



And to some degree, we are. To be human is to be flexible and multifaceted. Life may be more about the journey than the destination, but with all else being equal, it sure helps to have a path. Even if you have to hack it out for yourself with a machete.