This is a collection of links I’ve found interesting over the past week or so. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Interview - Interview with KWS about the blues, guitars and cars Artist Interview: Brad Paisley on the Jamcast - Audio interview with Brad Paisley Guitar World Tabs - Guitar World magazine has created a Web site for tabs created by the magazine as well as user … [Read more...]
Recording The Beatles
At the Alan Parsons seminar that my friend Taylor and I went to several months ago, Alan showed pictures from the book Recording The Beatles. I had heard about the book a while ago, but had forgotten about it until Parsons mentioned it again. This looks like a fantastic book, with very thorough and detailed information about how the Beatles' albums were recorded, including … [Read more...]
Led Zeppelin Finds Its Old Power
An article on the New York Times online reviews the Led Zeppelin show from yesterday. By all accounts, it seems to have been a big success. Jimmy Page has left the door open for a tour next year, so I'm hopeful that they'll take the show on the road. I was too young to have caught them the first time and would love to see them. … [Read more...]
Gov’t Mule: A Tail of Two Cities
Today Gov't Mule have released a new two-DVD set titled A Tail of 2 Cities. The DVD spans two shows, one from The Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA recorded on 10/15/04 and one from The Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL recorded on 12/9/06. I've seen Gov't Mule live several times and they always put on a great show. The set lists for the shows are as follows: Disc One: Recorded at … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Ideas for Guitarists
It's two weeks until Christmas, and if you're out of gift ideas for yourself or that guitar lover in your life, I'll provide a few ideas for you. Online technical-product retailer ThinkGeek.com has a few specialty gifts for guitarists: Fender Strobe-e keychain tuner: a guitar tuner, a flashlight and a bottle-opener in one Electric Guitar Jam Lab: allows you to … [Read more...]