Adrian Holovaty is known in the Web development world as one of the creators of a Python Web programming framework called Django. The framework is named after gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. In addition to being a fan of Django, it turns out that Holovaty is an excellent guitarist in his own right. On his personal Web site, Holovaty has offered several downloads of … [Read more...]

I was browsing YouTube the other day for interesting guitar-related videos, and I came across a video called AirTap! featuring a guitarist named Eric Mongrain, and with over 2 million hits on YouTube, I'm certainly not the first person to discover Mongrain. Mongrain uses a technique called "lap tapping" where he places the guitar on his lap and taps the guitar like a pianist … [Read more...]