GuitarCardio.com, a site created by Brad Heintz, is a site that helps you increase your guitar stamina through a series of user-selectable exercises. Brad explains why he created the site: Like most people who have to practice at something, I found that the practice & warm-up part of my routine got stale pretty quickly, and that I was just running through the same scales … [Read more...]
SRV’s Lenny on a Ukelele
The other day, I was browsing UkeleleHunt.com, a site devoted to the ukelele, and noticed the following video of a cover of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Lenny" by Jason Arimoto. If you enjoyed the "Lenny" video, check out some of Jason's other videos on his YouTube channel. There are some great videos of him playing covers of "Little Wing" and "Daughters," as well as some … [Read more...]
Unreleased Hendrix Album
MusicRadar.com is reporting that a collaborative album between Jimi Hendrix and Stephen Stills is being readied for release. The tracks that will compile the album were recorded in 1969 and 1970. There's not a whole lot of details about the album, yet. New Hendrix tracks are always welcomed, though, so I'm looking forward to seeing what the resulting album will sound like. … [Read more...]
Ira Glass on Getting Better
Ira Glass, host of This American Life, gives some advice in this video about breaking through those times when you know the creative work you're doing isn't as good as you'd like. Some very good advice, such as producing a large volume of work, even if you know what you're currently doing isn't very good. Continuing to produce and work through those times will lead to better … [Read more...]
Infinite Guitar
Over the past few years, there have been a number of new entries into the online video guitar lessons business. There's nothing that compares to having a live, one-on-one teacher, but online videos can serve as a nice supplement, or, in some cases, a good alternative when no local teachers are accessible. Infinite Guitar is one of the more recent entries in the online guitar … [Read more...]