Vanda Essay, Dreamtheater and Drive-By Truckers gig reviews, plus musings on the pro vs. amateur musician labels - a podcast by BPM Pod

The boys catch up on a bunch of varied musical topics on this episode, including:

• Dreamtheater live in Berlin review


• Reflecting on Devin Townsend, and aiming to get him on the pod


• Drive-By Truckers live in Copenhagen review


• Musing on Wilco's new album, Cruel Country


• What is a pro musician? What is an amateur musician? What is a musician these days?! We discuss.


• Beginner guitar mistakes around reading tabs


• Music theory and why it rules


• Vanda Essay interview, where we talk about her latest single 'Tonight', what she's studying at Goldsmiths University, the ambitions for her music career, and we talk about the pros and cons of in-ear monitors. 

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Music used in this episode

• DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - March Of The Poozers (Lyric Video) - YouTube


• Drive-By Truckers - The Driver (Official Video) - YouTube


• "Tired of Taking It Out On You" by Wilco | Cruel Country - YouTube


• Vanda Essay - Tonight (feat. Joni Saksala, Camilla Meisterjahn, Simon Löschke, Livia Thauer & Theo Hartmann) - YouTube


• Vanda Essay - Waste of Love - YouTube

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