guitar

Remembrance Rock 

The Reverberation of Duane Eddy

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Dave Davies, Duane Eddy, Gretsch, guitar, Pete Townshend, Rebel Rouser, RIP, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Twang

Remembering the innovative guitar legend who passed away at age 86

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Folk Rock 

Rumour and Sigh: Richard Thompson Turns 75

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Britney Spears, English folk, Fairport Convention, Fred Frith, guitar, Guitarist, Henry Kaiser, John Cleese, Richard Thompson, Rumour and Sigh, Ship to Shore, The Beatles

Celebrating the life and career of the English guitar guru

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Rock 

Gibson Garage London is Now Open to the Public

February 24, 2024February 25, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brian May, England, Gibson, Gibson Garage London, Gibson Guitars, guitar, Jimmy Page, London, Tony Iommi

Dynamic new UK emporium coincides with announcement of special Jimmy Page Signature guitar series

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Blues Remembrance Rock 

Mean Town Blues: Johnny Winter at 80

February 23, 2024February 27, 2024 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 80th birthday, Blues, Edgar Winter, guitar, Ian Curtis, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, RIP, Shane MacGowan, Texas, Warren Zevon

Memories of witnessing the late electric guitar great in concert

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Rock 

Mountain Climbing with Nils Lofgren

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2023, Billy Talbot, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, guitar, Guitarist, Mountains, Neil Young, Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Nils Lofgren, Ralph Molina

A chat with the influential guitarist about his love and gratitude for making music

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Rock 

WATCH: Ariel Posen Shares Video for “Didn’t Say”

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Ariel Posen, Canada, Didn't Say, guitar, Guitarist, Manitoba, Reasons Why, Winnipeg

The Canadian guitarist’s third album, Reasons Why, out September 8

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Nita Strauss: Into The Void

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Anders Fridén, Chris Motionless, David Draiman, Demi Lovato, guitar, Guitarist, Lzzy Hale, Marty Friedman, Nita Strauss, The Call of the Void

A chat with America’s most in-demand guitar virtuoso

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Remembrance Rock Southern Rock 

Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Gary Rossington Gone at 71

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment Free Bird, Gary Rossington, guitar, Guitarist, Johnny Van Zant, Lynyrd Skynyrd, RIP, Ronnie Van Zant, Southern Rock

He was the last surviving member of the group’s original lineup

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Blues Fusion Hard Rock Instrumental jazz Remembrance Rock 

Jeff Beck: The Guitarist’s Guitarist

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments Blow By Blow, Cream, Derek and the Dominoes, guitar, Guitarist, Jeff Beck, Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop, Led Zeppelin, RIP, Rod Stewart, The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Wired

Remembering the life and career of England’s greatest axe man

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Experimental Folk Instrumental 

Glenn Jones is a One-Man Guitar Army

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 Brad Cohan 0 Comments American Primitive, Bill Orcutt, Cul-de-Sac, Daniel Bachman, Elizabeth Cotten, Glenn Jones, guitar, John Fahey, John Jackson, Piedmont Blues, Piedmont Guitar, Thrill Jockey

On Vade Mecum, the guitar maestro and John Fahey disciple perfects a style: his own  

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Hard Rock Rock 

Joe Perry: The Rock & Roll Globe Interview

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, CHEAP TRICK, Dave Davies, Gibson Es 335, guitar, Guitarist, Joe Perry, Keith Richards, Rick Nielsen, Rolling Stones, Sam Kinison, The Kinks

A lengthy chat with the Aerosmith guitar great

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Bluegrass 

Del McCoury: Alive and Picking

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Almost Proud, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass, Del McCoury, guitar, The Del McCoury Band

One of the Founding Fathers of Bluegrass is still going strong at 83

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Blues Hard Rock Rock 

Robin Trower: Guitar Conqueror

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Bridge of Sighs, For Earth Below, guitar, In City Dreams, interview, Long Misty Days, No More Worlds to Conquer, Provogue Records, Robin Trower

The legendary British axe icon has nothing left to prove

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Blues 

Montreux Mud

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Bill Evans, Blues, BMG, guitar, live album, Miles Davis, Montreux, Muddy Waters, O9, Soft Machine, The Montreux Years, Weather Report

A new compilation collects the best moments of blues legend Muddy Waters’ three trips to Switzerland

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Folk Rock 

Bruce Cockburn Returns To His Regularly Scheduled 50th Anniversary

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Bruce Cockburn, Canada, folk, Greatest Hits, guitar, interview, rock, The 2nd Attempt Tour, True North

With a new Greatest Hits album, the Canadian folk-rock legend looks back on a half century in music

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