Pieces of wood, love, knowledge and 299 hours of work, condensed in a 3 minute film. Beautiful. (via Jim Dalrymple) … [Read more...]
Buddy Guy Interview with Tavis Smiley
Buddy Guy was recently interviewed on Tavis Smiley's PBS show about Guy's new autobiography, When I Left Home. Buddy seems like quite a character, and I'd love to listen to him tell stories all day. For now, this short 24 minute interview will have to do: … [Read more...]
New Music Tuesday
Today was a good new music Tuesday for guitar-based music fans: Joe Bonamassa's new album Driving Towards the Daylight was officially released. I've been listening to this album for a couple of weeks now, and I think it's his strongest album of the last few years. It's a somewhat more focused album than last year's Dust Bowl, with a more straight-forward blues-rock … [Read more...]
Rory Hoffman Demoing the PRS Modern Eagle LTD
I was browsing YouTube the other day and came across this impressive video of Nashville-based guitarist Rory Hoffman demoing the PRS Modern Eagle LTD guitar. Hoffman plays with a very unorthodox picking style, but he really rips. Check it out: … [Read more...]
The Violin Maker
While this is not guitar-specific, I found this short video profile Brooklyn-based violin maker Sam Zygmuntowicz very interesting. If you're into the process of instrument building, check it out: The Violin Maker from Dustin Cohen on Vimeo. (via kottke.org) … [Read more...]