Jim Campilongo, who I've mentioned on this blog several times, has been offering mail-order guitar lessons for some time now. The lessons cover many topics, from note-to-note transcriptions of his own songs to chord melodies to soloing concepts. He's recently been converting many of his lessons for online delivery, and he has been offering them at a half-price discount off the … [Read more...]
Cry Baby Documentary Parts 1-4
Parts 1-4 of the Cry Baby Documentary have now been posted: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: … [Read more...]
Son House – “Death Letter Blues”
It doesn't get much more real than this. Son House playing "Death Letter Blues": … [Read more...]
How To Make $50,000 As a Professional Musician
In a response to an article titled "Want to Make $50,000 a Year in Music? Start with One Dollar a Day", David Hahn provides a little history about the last 100 years of the music business: For about 100 years there was this economic bubble in the musician industry. We called it the “Recording Industry” and it made a ton of money. Some people made money hand-over-fist. … [Read more...]
Planet Waves Guitar Rest
The Planet Waves Guitar Rest seems like such a simple idea that I can't believe no one else thought of this sooner. The Guitar Rest is a piece of molded rubber that you can put on any flat surface that you want to rest your guitar against. For example, in my music room I have a desk that I'll sometimes rest my guitar up against. This can be a bit dangerous though, because it's … [Read more...]