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 A new Chord Book “Contemporary Chord Voicings For The Guitar” by Tom Principato

 A new Chord Book “Contemporary Chord Voicings For The Guitar” by Tom Principato

Posted March 5, 2023 at 6:30 pm | No comments

Principato explains that this sometimes  means using chords without a root note in them. Tom concentrates on ways to collect many of these more extended and unusual chords in simpler three, four, and five, note finger patterns for the guitar.

Posted in: guitar technique, Instruction News, Product News, Uncategorized

Atlantic Records Nashville Artist Knox Releases His Debut EP How To Lose A Girl In 7 Songs

Atlantic Records Nashville Artist Knox Releases His Debut EP How To Lose A Girl In 7 Songs

Posted February 17, 2023 at 12:51 pm | No comments

Knox used Covid isolation time to work on his craft. His focus paid off: his songs caught the attention of John Harvie, who placed a few on his album, as well as Harvie’s label. Knox signed a publishing deal in 2022 but was struck with the urge to record a collection of songs he had been working on. The final result was How to Lose a Girl in 7 Songs, Knox’s debut EP.

Posted in: Guitar News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Jose’ Feliciano At the Top of His Game Talks About His Musical Journey

Jose’ Feliciano At the Top of His Game Talks About His Musical Journey

Posted February 16, 2023 at 4:10 am | No comments

Jose’ Feliciano runs with that pack, and on any given day he just might be the leader. He can vamp Hendrix, lay down Atkins riffs, intrigue us with Segovia classical moves, play flamenco with a velvet crush, light our fires and adorn our Christmas spirits with seasonal hipness and universal love.

Posted in: Classical Interviews, Guitar Hero Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

NPR Music’s Artist to Watch Bird Streets Releases Latest Single “Let You Down”

NPR Music’s Artist to Watch Bird Streets Releases Latest Single “Let You Down”

Posted February 10, 2023 at 12:16 pm | No comments

Brooklyn’s Bird Streets releases their latest single “Let You Down” on Friday, February 10, 2023 featuring members from Wilco, Sting and A Great Big World. Bird Streets, named NPR Music’s “Artist to Watch,” recorded in Brooklyn with producers Zach Jones (Sting) and Oscar Albis Rodriguez (A Great Big World) and mixed it in Nashville with Pat Sansone (Wilco).

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

Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Posted February 10, 2023 at 9:16 am | No comments

Gibson, the iconic American instrument brand, has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Today, Gibson is proud to announce the third artist model made in collaboration with multi-talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and five-time GRAMMY-Award winner, Keb’ Mo’.

Posted in: Acoustic News, Blues News, Guitar Dealers, Guitar News, Industry News, Product News, Uncategorized

Eric Johnson Interview: Austin, Strats and Standel Amps

Eric Johnson Interview: Austin, Strats and Standel Amps

Posted February 10, 2023 at 8:36 am | 6 comments

A stampede of both music legends and one hit wonders have risen from Austin’s music clubs and corner bars to reach national fame and stardom. This long list of pickers, singers and others includes Janis Joplin, the 13th Floor Elevators, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Fred and His Playboy Band, as well as Texas blues brothers Edgar and Johnny Winter, just to name a few.

Posted in: Blues, Blues Interviews, Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Rock Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews

Them Guns Releases Latest Single “Acid Plane”

Them Guns Releases Latest Single “Acid Plane”

Posted February 9, 2023 at 1:12 pm | No comments

Los Angeles based rock band, Them Guns has released their highly anticipated new single ‘Acid Plane’ from Golden Robot Records. The band, made up of lead vocalist and guitarist Navarone Garibaldi Garcia, keyboardist/drummer Kyle Hamood and bassist Chuck Holiday, are no strangers to the studio and stage having released two previous singles from their second album, “Shot in the Dark” and “Dark Side.”

Posted in: Guitar News, Rock News

Music Photogragher Elliott Landy Launches Kickstarter Campaign for The Band Photographs 1968-1969 Vol. 2

Music Photogragher Elliott Landy Launches Kickstarter Campaign for The Band Photographs 1968-1969 Vol. 2

Posted February 7, 2023 at 12:52 pm | No comments

Elliott Landy took some of the most iconic photographs in rock’n’roll history. He was the official photographer at the 1969 Woodstock festival. His portraits of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison are on the covers of Nashville Skyline and Moondance, respectively. His work has been featured in major magazines. exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide for over 50 years.

Posted in: Acoustic News, Classic Rock, Country, Country News, Folk, Folk News, Guitar News, Industry News, Product News

AXS TV Presents The Doors Documentary When You’re Strange Wednesday Feb 1 at 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT

AXS TV Presents The Doors Documentary When You’re Strange Wednesday Feb 1 at 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT

Posted January 25, 2023 at 11:11 am | No comments

The Doors’ arrival on the rock scene in 1967 marked not only the start of a string of hit singles and albums that would become stone classics, but also of something much bigger – a new and deeper relationship between creators and audience. Refusing to be mere entertainers, the Los Angeles quartet relentlessly challenged, confronted, and inspired their fans, leaping headfirst into the heart of darkness

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

Award Winning Songwriter Donna Frost Releases Valentine’s Day Single

Award Winning Songwriter Donna Frost Releases Valentine’s Day Single

Posted January 21, 2023 at 7:29 am | No comments

Donna Frost is a veteran singer/songwriter and ukulele-wielding road warrior who has spent decades on tour. The Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist has performed her unique brand of storytelling folk throughout the United States, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. However, amid all of the travel, she always finds time to record.

Posted in: Country News, Folk, Folk News, Guitar News, Singer Songwriter News