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Michael Nesmith’s “Nez Solo” Spring 2013 US Tour March 23 – April 17

Michael Nesmith’s “Nez Solo” Spring 2013 US Tour March 23 – April 17

Posted February 26, 2013 at 6:15 am | No comments

Michael Nesmith will launch the month-long Nez Solo Spring 2013 Tour on March 21 outside of Nashville as Nez’s Solo Spring 2013 Tour prepares to take him to the metro areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.

Posted in: Guitar News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Shawn Persinger Announces the Release of The 50 Greatest Guitar Books

Shawn Persinger Announces the Release of The 50 Greatest Guitar Books

Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:35 am | No comments

The 50 Greatest Guitar Book, from guitarist, writer and educator, Shawn Persinger (a.k.a. Prester John) is both an indispensable reference and one of the finest tutorial books ever penned.

Posted in: Guitar News, Instruction News, Product News, Uncategorized

British Rocker Robin Trower Release Roots and Branches

British Rocker Robin Trower Release Roots and Branches

Posted February 24, 2013 at 7:15 am | No comments

Robin Trower, one of the most justly-acclaimed of British Rock music’s elder statesmen, released his latest album entitled, Roots and Branches, on February 19th 2013.

Posted in: Guitar News, Product News, Prog Rock News, Uncategorized

Paul Reed Smith Guitars Partners with Atlantic Forest Reforestation Program in Brazil

Paul Reed Smith Guitars Partners with Atlantic Forest Reforestation Program in Brazil

Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:11 pm | No comments

Beginning in 2013, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is partnering with the Monte Pascoal Pau Brasil Ecological Corridor project (MPPB-EC).

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Uncategorized

Sharon Lawrence Interview: Jimi Hendrix: The Man,The Magic,The Truth

Sharon Lawrence Interview: Jimi Hendrix: The Man,The Magic,The Truth

Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:01 pm | 2 comments

Los Angeles-based author Sharon Lawrence shares her friendship with Jimi Hendrix with the entire world in her new book, “Jim Hendrix: The Man, The Magic, The Truth”.

Posted in: Classic Rock, Industry Interviews, Interviews

Legendary Guitarist John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension to Play Bonnaroo 2013

Legendary Guitarist John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension to Play Bonnaroo 2013

Posted February 23, 2013 at 9:52 pm | No comments

The official 2013 Bonnaroo lineup has been announced, and PRS Artist John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension will be playing this year’s event.

Posted in: Guitar News, Instrumental News, Jazz News, Uncategorized

Jim Bruce Acoustic Guitar Lessons: Acoustic Blues Finger Picking Basics – Bare Finger or Picks?

Jim Bruce Acoustic Guitar Lessons: Acoustic Blues Finger Picking Basics – Bare Finger or Picks?

Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:10 am | One comment

The newbie acoustic blues guitarist is faced with several choices when deciding to learn how to pick the blues in the old style.

Posted in: Instruction News

Dunlop and Bob Bradshaw Release a Multifaceted Wah Worth Exploring

Dunlop and Bob Bradshaw Release a Multifaceted Wah Worth Exploring

Posted February 23, 2013 at 6:53 am | One comment

The MC404, through its numerous options, offers significantly greater versatility than other wah pedals in any price range, and evinces a smooth, harmonically rich tone suitable for a wide range of musical applications.

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized

The Masterful Artistry of Blues Man Lennie Jones

The Masterful Artistry of Blues Man Lennie Jones

Posted February 22, 2013 at 12:07 pm | 2 comments

As much as I was captured by the primitive blues art of bluesman, Lennie Jones, it was our conversation that pulled me in to fascinate. I became captivated by the full sweep of his life that found its way from the dark holler of a Virginia jail, to the sweat-filled isolation when hunting down swamp rats in Florida’s Everglades.

Posted in: Blues Interviews, Interviews, Uncategorized

Albert King’s Late ’60s Born Under a Bad Sign on Stax Records Reissued April 2

Albert King’s Late ’60s Born Under a Bad Sign on Stax Records Reissued April 2

Posted February 21, 2013 at 3:00 pm | No comments

Any list of seminal 1960s electric blues albums is incomplete without Albert King’s Born Under a Bad Sign positioned near the top. The Indianola, Mississippi-born “King of the Blues Guitar,” who cut his professional teeth as a resident of the St. Louis suburb of Lovejoy, Ill., cemented his legacy with his Stax Records debut album.

Posted in: Blues News, Guitar News, Product News, Uncategorized