The famous South by Southwest festival started this past weekend in Austin, TX. The interactive and film conferences have already started, and the music conference will start on Wednesday, March 15. You can view a schedule of the music conference here. Neil Young will be giving the keynote on Thursday, March 16. The SXSW festival looks like a great show, and I hope to one day … [Read more...]
Review: Clapton’s Guitar: Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument
Review: Clapton's Guitar: Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument 4.0 out of 5 stars Clapton's Guitar, by Allen St. John, is a book chronicling the making of two acoustic guitars, one for Eric Clapton and one for charity, both being made by master guitar player and guitar-builder Wayne Henderson. It's clear that St. John admires Wayne, and this book details … [Read more...]
LAGQ Spin
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) are scheduled to release their next album, Spin, later this month on March 28, 2006. This album was recorded prior to their recent year-long hiatus; they are back together now and will be touring behind this album beginning this month. Additionally, Mel Bay has recently released a DVD of the quartet performing during their last tour. If … [Read more...]
Mel Bay’s Guitar Sessions
I recently noticed that Mel Bay Publications is offering a free online guitar magazine called Mel Bay's Guitar Sessions. The magazine contains articles on many topics, including lessons covering a variety of musical styles, artist interviews, and guitar-making tips. I've looked over a few of the articles, and what I've seen so far is pretty good. Of course, they are drawing … [Read more...]
Become an Expert
Creating Passionate Users is a weblog focused on helping software developers create better software user experiences. However, I found a recent post titled How to be an expert to be relevant to guitar players as well. In the post, Kathy Sierra makes the hypothesis that greatness is not so much a gift of talent as it is a matter of focus, dedication and a desire to … [Read more...]