Posted January 21, 2011 at 3:31 pm | 4 comments
2010 was a big year for Australian guitarist Orianthi. Her debut solo album Believe helped launch her to international stardom, which was first ignited after she appeared in the Michael Jackson film This is It. She has toured under her own name as well as making appearances with Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Jimi Hendrix’s bassist Billy Cox. Her playing is a mixture of raw energy and pop sensibilities, a lethal combination that has awed her fellow guitarists and garnered her radio play across the globe.
Posted in: Guitar Hero Interviews, Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted January 21, 2011 at 1:00 pm | One comment
Download Raining Blood by Slayer, today’s officially licensed free tab of the day
Posted in: Guitar Tab
Posted January 21, 2011 at 11:00 am | No comments
Evan Goodrow, `Boston’s own blue-eyed soul and R&B groove man, recently released Say It, his tenth overall release. An ever-growing ability to lay down a soulful melody drenched in absolute emotion is in full bloom on this album. He shows more than ever that he’s a complete performer, a guitarist with solid lead and rhythm chops, a fine vocalist, and a creative songwriter.
Posted in: Blues, Blues Reviews, Reviews
Posted January 21, 2011 at 9:00 am | One comment
For the hoards of guitar players out there who spend their time trawling through YouTube videos in search of the next big thing, Daniele Gottardo needs no introduction. For the uninitiated, Gottardo is a rising star from Italy who really shot to attention by making it to the final of the Guitar Idol competition, twice.
Posted in: Interviews, Jazz, Jazz Interviews
Posted January 20, 2011 at 1:00 pm | One comment
Download Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, today’s free officially licensed tab of the day.
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Posted January 19, 2011 at 1:00 pm | One comment
Download the Joker by Steve Miller, today’s officially licensed free tab of the day
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Posted January 19, 2011 at 11:28 am | One comment
The wholeness of the life of Grammy award winning multi-instrumentalist Ricky Skaggs, cannot be summed up in individual passions, but is a blending of influences of music, spirituality, family life, and friends that are reflected, much like his latest CD, into a patchwork of armament, a personal “mosaic”.
Posted in: Country, Country Interviews, Interviews
Posted January 19, 2011 at 10:00 am | No comments
Pics from the Dean JAMM fashion show at the 2011 NAMM Show
Posted in: NAMM Show
Posted January 19, 2011 at 9:00 am | 3 comments
For our purposes though, we need to figure out how to contend with and, ultimately, vanquish the demons that rise up in our process of learning to play the guitar.
Posted in: Beginning Lessons, Guitar Lessons
Posted January 18, 2011 at 8:11 pm | 2 comments
Australian guitarist Michael Dolce is a player to keep your eyes and hears tuned to in the coming months and years. Already turning heads across the internet with his unique approach to modern fusion guitar playing, Dolce really turned up the heat on his latest record Everything ‘Till Now. His playing is a mixture of jazz and rock, fused together in a way that is entertaining for the non-guitarist, and mind-blowing for the players in the audience.
Posted in: Guitar Lessons, Prog Rock, Rock Guitar Lessons
