POV: 2000s Rock

2000s Rock

ROCKSTAR LIFESTYLE

Bonfire is a cool, almost ballad-like, alt rock track. It's got the
radio-friendly guitar lick and vocal hook. As for the vocal content -
we'd be interested to know what you think it's about.

Bonfire

Failed Parenting

Narcissist

A bluesy track with a soulful vocal by Veronica.  Hope you love it!

Grandad_BD Mix 5_48-24

Killer new brutal track from "Spreading the disease" called "FISSURE" from the forthcoming new album "Purgatory Carnival. one of the UKs best metal bands. 

Spreading the disease - Fissure

*UPDATE 4/7/2025* Now includes replaced all rhythm guitar parts in Drop A#.

*UPDATE 4/1/2025* Now includes clean parts during second half of each verse and the octaves parts during the chorus and post-chorus.

My (first iteration) guitar cover for Linkin Park's "Up From the Bottom"

Played in Drop C# but pretty sure it's in Drop A#. Improvised some filler parts for fun (i.e. verses, pre-bridge). Will likely make a second (or third) version and include bass later.

"Up From the Bottom"
- Produced by Mike Shinoda
- Co-produced by Colin Brittain and Brad Delson

Linkin Park - Up From the Bottom (Guitar Cover)

fed up.

The Flood

She grinned like riddles stitched in lace,
A marionette with porcelain face.
She flickered past a flash, a blur,
I blinked, and I was chasing her.

“Don’t trust people who forget your name”
yeah! that’s what my dog says.

We danced through traps disguised as truth,
She lied in Latin, I played sleuth.
She disappeared with flair and smoke,
Left me a leash, a laugh, a joke.

“Don’t trust praise, it eats your days”
yeah! that’s what my dog always says.

I’m out of phase, she’s pure pretense,
She whispers nonsense that makes sense.
We lost the map, but kept charade
She’s ghost, she’s grin, she’s masquerade.

She sang to stars with broken lungs,
Stole lullabies from serpent tongues.
I hear her steps in creaking wood,
She vanished right where no one could.

“Don’t chase shadows, they want praise”
yeah! 
that’s what my dog says!

I lit the fuse, she changed the spark,
We kissed goodbye in Central Park.
rise, combust, return, delay
Still strangers on the same ballet.

I’m out of phase, she’s out of time,
A riddle cursed to almost rhyme.
We lost thread, but not the blaze
She haunts me in peculiar ways.

“She was never really yours anyway”
yeah! that’s what 
my dog 
says.

That’s what my dog always says

To mark their 20th year as a band, Mother Mother’s Ryan Guldemond explains the thinking behind their 10th album, ‘Nostalgia.’ “Love to Death” is a song they wrote way back in 2008, but never officially recorded in the studio. It’s the “2.0” version, Ryan says. “Finger” is another remake of an old song that’s guaranteed to elicit reactions. “Make Believe” is about magical thinking and altered consciousness, and “Station Wagon” is about a cosmic road trip that may or may not involve the afterlife. The whole project, the band says, was guided by their resolve to recapture a sense of childlike creativity.  

Voice Notes: Mother Mother on "Make Believe"

The five-time Juno Award winning group The Beaches return with the first tracks from their upcoming third album, ‘No Hard Feelings.’ In this SoundCloud-exclusive commentary, The Toronto-based rock band breaks down tracks from the project. Jordan Miller, who co-founded the band with her sister, Kylie, describes “Last Girls at the Party” as “a really fun bop,” adding, “I totally think we nailed it.” Meanwhile, the song “Did I Say Too Much” strikes another chord: it’s about a painful relationship their bandmate Leandra  Earl endured. Despite the sad subject matter, the chorus is anthemic, Jordan says: “I can feel her pain, and I can feel the rest of us trying to lift her up.” Hear more about the stories behind the songs, only on SoundCloud.

Voice Notes: The Beaches on "Last Girls At The Party"

Point of Defeat

RELAPSE

All I Know

Meteora

Numb

There Is Nothing Left To Lose

Learn to Fly

Weezer

Buddy Holly

All The Right Reasons

Rockstar (2020 Remaster)

This track is a good description of how 2020 feels

I Hit Myself - Single

I Hit Myself

Drawing Arrows is a love letter to rock music. Not one band, not one decade, but the whole effect. With multiple influences - from Australian rock’n’roll, US grunge and flamenco guitar to Britpop rock and amped-up punk.   

With band members from Spain, the UK and right here in Australia, each member brings their own unique take. 

Powderfinger, Radiohead, U2, Queens of the Stoneage all influenced an authentic live sound that sits as well on stage as it does in your headphones.