One of the most interesting things about John Mayer is that he changes things up every now and then. Early in his career, he was categorized as a pop artist, and then he switched things up by touring with Pino Palledino and Steve Jordan as the John Mayer Trio playing mostly blues-oriented music. On his current tour, he seems to be merging his pop tastes with his blues … [Read more...]
Eric Clapton – Outside Woman Blues
If you're a fan of Cream's Disraeli Gears album, you'll probably enjoy this acoustic rendition of Outside Woman Blues, played by Clapton and recorded for a Classic Album DVD covering the Disraeli Gears album. (via the Acoustic Guitar Blog) … [Read more...]
Jack Johnson’s Positive Impact
CNN recently posted an article titled Jack Johnson's big green business machine, which discusses Johnson's eco-friendly recording and touring: "We shrink our carbon footprint always, but we have all these nonprofit groups that we all work with," says Johnson. "Money from the shows goes to these groups and helps bolster their memberships so that after we leave the town, these … [Read more...]
David Gilmour Stratocaster
DavidGilmour.com is reporting that a Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Stratocaster, which is modeled after Gilmour's famous Black Strat, will be released on September 22, 2008. The release is scheduled to coincide with the release of Gilmour's "Live in Gdansk" album, which will also be released on September 22. Here's what DavidGilmour.com has to say about the guitar: In … [Read more...]
New EP by Back Door Slam
Back Door Slam, one of my favorite new bands, has recently released a new EP consisting of 4 new songs and a video. The songs included on the EP are: Back Door Slam - The song by Robert Cray from which they got their name Riding with the King - by John Hiatt Been Down So Long - by The Doors Red House - The Jimi Hendrix classic It'll All Come Around - Video Anyone … [Read more...]