guitarblog @ July 31, 2007 # One Comment
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The latest issue of Guitar World hits the stands today with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai on the cover, revealing something that I never fully comprehended: These are two different guys. I don’t mean that their seemingly congruent styles - which Guitar World credits with launching the shred boom twenty […]
guitarblog @ July 24, 2007 # 2 Comments
On the heels of the previous post’s introduction of Mary (cannabis leaf-shaped guitar) to Jane (hemp guitar cabinet), it seemed appropriate to acknowledge another match from the “only a matter of time” file: Halo played on an Xbox using the Guitar Hero controller. The video has undoubtedly made the rounds, but for those who […]
guitarblog @ July 23, 2007 # 3 Comments
The notion that all musicians rely on psychotropic aids - either to stimulate their creativity or as an inherent part of their lifestyle - is an antiquated cliché with little basis in reality. Scores of musicians, including guitarists, attack their art with singular purpose and untainted mind, inspired only by the grace of their instrument […]
guitarblog @ July 20, 2007 # 3 Comments
If the final category at the top of the $100,000 Pyramid were “Things that guitarBlog would love to make,” the following is a list of clues to patiently but persistently offer in the waning, frenetic seconds of the Winners’ Circle round:
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guitarblog @ July 16, 2007 # 6 Comments
Certain songs contain a specific moment - a poignant lyric, or monumental riff, or exhilarating key change - that signals a shift to greatness. It is a moment for which listeners wait, stilling their hands from turning the dial until . . . check it out, here it comes . . . rock ON!
Sometimes the […]
guitarblog @ July 12, 2007 # 6 Comments
On the heels of your thoughtful and thought-provoking comments on playing originals vs. covers, an Ultimate-Guitar.com article profiles “Beatallica” - a band that mashes Beatles and Metallica songs into hybrid “creations.” The songs are mashed (”Blackened In The U.S.S.R.,” “A Garage Dayz Nite,” and “Helvester Of Skelter”); the band members’ […]
guitarblog @ July 9, 2007 # 4 Comments
Music blogs are buzzing with cross-over issues stemming from the recent Live Earth concerts, (check out iGBlog and GuitarNoize), many citing questions by the media as to the whether the performing musicians are personally committed to “going green.” (John Mayer, one of many put in the “hot” seat, apparently quipped, “If you want to […]
guitarblog @ July 6, 2007 # 6 Comments
Nothing furthers musical understanding more than studying how skilled musicians have constructed a song. Then again, nothing furthers musical understanding more than going through the process of creation yourself. That said, practicing songs that you know and with which everyone can sing along provides the best inspiration for the critical task of continuing […]
guitarblog @ July 5, 2007 # 3 Comments
Roger Hodgson of Supertramp strummed a 12-string acoustic guitar earlier this week like he was leading a campfire sing-a-long, and 63,000 fans of Diana at Wembley Stadium sang along, enthralled.
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guitarblog @ July 3, 2007 # One Comment
Nothing says “stud” like taking center stage and shredding feverishly through a boot-stomping lick as 50,000 fans extend their tongues and throw devil’s horns your way. Nothing screams “nerd” louder than gathering in convention halls dressed in outlandish costumes and pretending to be a stud. Where the unstoppable force of ax-wielding stud meets the immovable […]
guitarblog @ July 2, 2007 # 3 Comments
You can’t swing a relic guitar these days without hitting some form of rock n’ roll charity endeavor based on the notion: if you play it, they will give. The most recent was last night’s “Concert for Diana,” a star-studded musical event at the new Wembley Stadium in London.
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