Would you buy a guitar from Best Buy? You may have that choice soon. The Associated Press is reporting that Best Buy is planning on opening up music centers inside as many as 85 of its existing retail stores: The nation's largest consumer electronics retailer will announce Tuesday that it plans to open as many as 85 of the music centers inside its stores by the end of the year … [Read more...]
iPhone Apps For Guitarists
Julian Tan of Guitar Pug recently listed several guitar-related applications that have been created for the iPhone. Having recently purchased an iPhone, I've been looking for some cool apps to throw on it, and Julian's list is a nice round-up of the ones I've found. Julian's list includes: Guitar Toolkit - This seems to be the most popular guitar-related app on the iPhone so … [Read more...]
Premier Guitar Podcasts
Another guitar-related podcast I've recently discovered is the Premier Guitar podcast put out by Premier Guitar magazine. The podcast features many interviews and gear reviews. Recent interviewees include Jol Dantzig, Steve Carr, and Chapman Stick inventor Emmett Chapman. … [Read more...]
Six String Bliss
I'm always on the lookout for guitar-related podcasts and thanks to GearTrap, I've recently discovered Six String Bliss. I'm currently listening to episode 105, although they've recently released episode 112. My initial impression is that it's a little slow-paced, but they cover guitar news, gear reviews, and interviews and make it fairly interesting. There are over 100 … [Read more...]
Keep An Open Mind About Music
What is your typical response when someone asks you whether you like a particular style of music that you don't normally listen to? Most of us will say that we don't like it and/or never listen to that style of music. I'd like to propose a different response. Instead of saying you don't like it, ask the other person why they like it. Their response may provide some insight into … [Read more...]