Below is a video of Eric Johnson playing Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" with Ian Thornley of Big Wreck and Paul Langlois and Bobby Baker of the Tragically Hip. In all the videos I've seen of EJ, I've never seen him playing a Zeppelin tune. He seems a little out of place in this environment. What do you think? … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Model Coming Soon
Joe Bonamassa recently spent some time in Nashville with Epiphone Guitars working on an upcoming Epiphone version of his signature Gibson Custom Shop guitar. Like his original Gibson, it looks like the Epiphone model will be a gold top Les Paul with a black back, black plastic components and a unique knob combination. Epiphone's blog entry about the meeting indicated that the … [Read more...]
Crossroads Festival To Be Shown in Theaters on July 27
Rich Murray recently mentioned that highlights from this past weekend's Crossroads Festival will be shown in theaters on July 27. I couldn't make it to the show, so I have been awaiting word on when the DVD will be released. The fact that it will be played in high-definition in theaters is a nice surprise! It is a one-night event, with the movie starting at 7:30 local time at … [Read more...]
Andrew York Centerpeace
One of my favorite modern classical guitarists and composers (and former LAGQ member) Andrew York has recently released a new album titled Centerpeace. This album features collaborations with guitarist Andy Summers and pianists Allaudin Mathieu and Mitsuko Kado. There are a mixture of composed songs and improvisations; in fact, half the tracks on the album are improvisations … [Read more...]
Guitar Noize 3rd Anniversary Giveaway
Five years ago when I started Guitar Lifestyle, there weren't very many other guitar blogs around. In the last five years, I've seen a number of guitar blogs come and go, but Guitar Noize has been one of the few that has stuck around and provided consistently good content. Jon, the creator of Guitar Noize, is celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Guitar Noize with a huge giveaway. … [Read more...]