The Grammy nominations have been released, and several notable guitarists have received nominations: Best Rock Album John Mayer Trio - Try! Best Rock Instrumental Peter Frampton - Black Hole Sun David Gilmour - Catsellorizon Joe Satriani - Super Colossal Best Pop Instrumental Album Larry Carlton - Fire Wire Peter Frampton - Fingerprints Best Country Instrumental … [Read more...]
Robin Trower Interview
StratCollector.com has recently posted an interview with guitar legend Robin Trower. Trower may be best known for his hits in the 70s such as Bridge of Sighs, Too Rolling Stoned, and his work in Procul Harum, but he's still alive and kicking and playing guitar. He's recently released a live CD and DVD called Living Out of Time: Live. … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Interview
Modern Guitars magazine has recently posted an interview with blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. The interview is a good one and covers his records, touring with B.B. King, playing Voodoo Chile at age 6, and much more. … [Read more...]
Factory Fridays at Taylor Guitars
Taylor Guitars has been running a series of videos called Factory Fridays where they show a function of their guitar factory each Friday. They recently released episode 13 which features the making of a Taylor neck. In the past, they have featured side bending, bracing, finishing and more. The videos are a very interesting look into what it takes to make an acoustic guitar. … [Read more...]
Gov’t Mule Back in the Studio
Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule are back in the studio for phase 2 of the recording process for their forthcoming album titled High & Mighty. Similar to phase 1, where they maintained a blog of photos and videos, they are documenting phase 2 with more photos and videos. They recently posted the first video of the new recording sessions which features drummer Matt Abts talking … [Read more...]