Posted October 7, 2011 at 10:25 am | No comments
Coming off a successful launch at the Chicago Fest for Beatles Fans, Badfinger biographer Michael A. Cimino will be hosting a book signing of his new book Badfinger and Beyond – The Biography of Joey Molland at The Nyack Village Theatre in Nyack, NY, the home of RocklandWorldRadio.com.
Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News
Posted October 6, 2011 at 3:14 pm | No comments
Like Journey? Who are we kidding, of course you do. Well, we have good news. Alfred Music Publishing just put out Journey: Eclipse the songbook to the legendary band’s most recent album, this year’s Eclipse, which came out on May 27th.
Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Instruction News, Rock News
Posted September 24, 2011 at 4:10 pm | No comments
Experience PRS is a special event. Not only is it one of the guitar world’s only (and definitely the first) single-manufacturer trade shows, where dealers come from around the country to secure their wholesale purchases of Paul Reed Smith guitars and amps, it also gives regular old dudes a chance to see the PRS factory in all its splendor. And by splendor, we mean bare efficiency and palettes and palettes of virgin wood.
Posted in: Acoustic News, Guitar Events, Guitar News, Industry News, Luthier News
Posted September 19, 2011 at 10:45 am | No comments
This summer, a sublime set of jazz wafted out the door of the Parisian corner café, Dus des Lombard, one of the finest jazz cafés in the city. The club can be found in the heart of Les Marais (The Marsh), surrounded by art galleries, bistros, clothiers and the sputtering of errant motorbikes passing along the Boulevard Sebastopol.
Posted in: Concert Reviews, Guitar News, Jazz Reviews, Reviews
Posted September 17, 2011 at 6:53 am | No comments
Reviver Music’s David Ross/CEO of the label, Dennis D’Amico/Executive Producer and William Cutts/CCO are undertaking not only a live concert benefit for The Women and Cancer Fund, Monday, November 7th at the Ryman Auditorium but on the following day, Tuesday, November 8th, a CD released, distributed by BDG. BDG is distributed by RED Distribution LLC and will make sure the album is in as many brick and mortar outlets nationwide as possible. Entitled, “Let Us In Nashville – A Tribute To Linda McCartney” the album will also be available via a series of digital outlets.
Posted in: Guitar News, Rock News
Posted September 5, 2011 at 8:17 pm | 3 comments
In this article: Golden section and golden rectangles, the harmonic series and the model of its ideal behavior simplified, equal temperament and just intonation and a description of the beat frequency conflict produced by the deviations between simultaneous sounding of harmonic partials and prime frequencies and how it affects the tone and timbre of the guitar.
Posted in: Classical, Guitar News, Guitars and Gear
Posted September 2, 2011 at 2:54 pm | No comments
Guitar International magazine has assigned our past Western Illinois University (WIU) summer intern, Brady Lavin, as its new Managing Editor. He is finishing up degrees in Music Business and Accountancy at WIU. His past experience has included running Rock N Rolla, a music newsletter and entertainment guide. All advertising proceeds from the newsletter were used to promote music and education.
Posted in: GI News, Guitar News
Posted August 31, 2011 at 9:00 am | One comment
Transforming your basement from a place for storage into a useful home studio isn’t as hard as you may think. With the help of a few local contractors, some money from your savings and a bit of patience, you can have your own recording space.
Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Gear
Posted August 30, 2011 at 8:58 am | No comments
Arizona classical guitarist Brad Richter just released American Landscapes a week or two ago, and it is already one of my favorite collections of mood setting songs. These pieces, which are mostly meditations on outdoor landscapes that speak to Brad, are perfect for that; they are incredibly detailed and meticulous in their composition and adventurous in their use of new and interesting techniques, so seriously music-minded people have a lot to chew on and digest. If heard just in passing by the casual music fan, however, they just sound incredibly pleasing to the ear.
Posted in: Classical Reviews, Guitar News, Reviews
Posted July 13, 2011 at 2:22 pm | No comments
It’s easy to stay in the box, to not explore and discover new ways of playing guitar or to come up with new ways to amp up your career aspirations. But, if we check out the way legendary guitarist Les Paul approached his guitar passion and life, I believe we can all take inspiration from “Rhubarb Red” and continually re-think or even out-think the challenges that we face in our music and our lives. If we emulate the life of Les Paul, we find ourselves on a path that reflects high-intensity curiosity, demands a “Can Do” attitude that’s followed-up with disciplined action – leading us to both small and grand success.
Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Guitarists