An interesting 12-part documentary of Peter Green has been posted to YouTube. I've embedded part 1 below, but parts 2-12 can be found at the following locations: part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US-q1oIZ-ZU part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KJT4DEzX44 part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCsCWJB8dBo part 5 - … [Read more...]
Jason Vieaux – Tiny Desk Concert
Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux was recently a featured performer on NPR as part of their Tiny Desk concert series. The concert included three performances, the first a prelude by Bach, then a real interesting piece by composer Maximo Diego Pujol titled "Candombe en mi," followed by "Capricho Arabe" by Francisco Tarrega. There's also a sidebar on NPR's site about how Vieaux … [Read more...]
Stuart Weber – The Fifth Row
The thing that I enjoy so much about Twitter is that you get to connect with people you might not have connected with otherwise. One artist that I've met through Twitter is Stuart Weber, a classical guitarist and composer based out of Montana. Weber has recently released a new CD titled The Fifth Row, which includes a number of original compositions as well as performances of … [Read more...]
The Rust
Tuesday night my wife and I went to the Rutledge to check out upcoming local Nashville band The Rust. The Rust have been on quite an upswing over the past few months, even though the band's fairly new to the scene. They recently won a battle of the bands here in Nashville, competing against 100 other bands. They're starting to get spots on local radio stations, and they've … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike
What's with iconic guitarists suing people lately? First Joe Satriani, now Eddie Van Halen. He has taken some offense to Nike's new Dunk Low line of shoes, which feature a pattern similar to the paint scheme on Van Halen's famous "Frankenstein" guitar. According to Rolling Stone magazine, Nike unsurprisingly disputes Van Halen's claim: Nike’s Dunk shoe design is not … [Read more...]