Already knew Skream!, didn't know he was considered drum & bass. Also, I know a little bit of Burial, but not much. As for Pendulum, if he's not good, then I probably won't bother looking into him....

Instead of using the first note of a chord, try using the third or fifth note for simple melodies. Or, if you're using more adventurous chords with notes other than the third or fifth, use the 7th or...

What's some good entry-level drum and bass? I just listened to a LTJ Bukem album and really, really dug it, but it doesn't have to be exactly like that. But it can be, for the record.

Perfect example of stuff being lost in translation there. He specifically says that while Weatherall arranged the songs (I'm pretty sure it's specifically referring only to "Movin' On Up" here, which...

Wrong on two counts: They did indeed write Screamadelica - at least, as much as any electronic artist writes their own songs, and Sonic Flower Groove is far from pretty awful.

Oh, yeah, that's what I meant when I said augmented 4th, that's the extra note in the blues scale. :p

FUN WITH PENTATONICS: add in a major second and a major 6th into your normal pentatonic scale, and voila, instant Dorian! Or make it a minor 6th for an instant Aeolian!

No, really, though, adding...

The only question I remember from my SAT's is one about Thelonious Monk. It was badass.

Fantastic group of songs, but of course I had to throw my vote to "Girlfriend Is Better".

Well, I did edit my post a bit to clarify. I'll do so a little bit more, I guess. Generally, the mode you're playing in depends on where you started - for example, if you started on D Dorian, and you...

To put it simply, yes. It's the same notes after all. Experiment to see what sounds good with which chords - generally, you'll want to be playing B Dorian over a B minor chord (or some variation of...

Even though this is less scientific than a Gathering of the Juggalos, I can't help but feel that I already knew that Lil Wayne fans were the stupidest people in the world.

Hell yeah. I just taught myself the piano ditty at the beginning of "Roses" after having meant to learn it since just about when the album came out. I feel so cool.

5 - Girlfriend Is Better
4 - Crosseyed and Painless
3 - The Great Curve
2 - Life During Wartime
1 - Burning Down the House

I think all of the Coldplay albums are just about equal in that murky chartreuse territory between yellow and green.

Yep. Nailed it.

But it wasn't generic because it was one of the first of its kind! Nice try, though.

Dave Brubeck's not my favorite jazz pianist (Thelonious Monk takes the cake, followed by Bill Evans and Herbie Han****, THEN Brubeck) but I absolutely love his ability to write and play in odd time...

Just so you know, afterstasis, if you would have told me that this Sway album was actually made up of outtakes from the Souvlaki sessions, I would have completely believed you. It's that much like...

You obviously aren't from Indiana. If you were you'd have every J. Cougar song constantly stuck in your head against your will and the crowning achievement for any local restaurant to have would be a...