According to the Washington Post, Jack Bruce has indicated that he will be playing "an unspecified show or shows" with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker later this year. Cream reunited before in 2005, but Bruce and Baker's long-standing personality conflict reared its ugly head again, affecting the reunion. I hope that the same issues don't pop up again and that the reunion goes … [Read more...]

Bo Diddley suffered a stroke following a concert several days ago, but his condition is improving. He's still in intensive care and his speech is still impaired, but the doctors are encouraged with his progress. His manager indicated that he's going to get a guitar while in the hospital and entertain the other patients. Hopefully, that will lift everyone's spirits. I hope that … [Read more...]

Modern Guitars has recently posted an interview with guitarist Sue Foley. While the interview covers many topics, including Foley's influences, background, touring, etc, the topic that intrigued me most is the fact that Foley is writing a book called Guitar Woman, based ostensibly on women guitarists, but covering more overarching topics such as "the psychology, philosophies, … [Read more...]

The other day I mentioned the String Theory series of podcasts. I recently found another guitar-related podcast, this one put out by Phil Keaggy on a monthly podcast. The podcast features interviews, Keaggy's playing, as well as music that Phil is enjoying. You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, or you can subscribe directly from Phil's website. … [Read more...]