Jason over at Atomic Guitarist has recently posted about an idea to help people discover guitar-related blogs. I think it's a good idea, so I thought I'd post the links as well. There are some excellent links included. Many of the blogs I already visit, while some of them I just visited today, but I suspect I'll be visiting them again in the near future. I encourage you to … [Read more...]
Starwood Amphitheatre R.I.P.
As I've mentioned before on this blog, I live near Nashville, TN, Music City USA. Nashville gets its name because it is the home of Country music, but Nashville also has a thriving music scene outside of country music. On any given night, you can go see local, regional and national artists playing anything from jazz to blues to rock at venues all over the city. For 22 years, … [Read more...]
My Gear
I always enjoy looking at photos of other people's guitar setups, so I thought I'd post a few photos of my office, where I keep all of my guitar gear. In the photo below, you can see my electric guitars/bass: a Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Strat, a Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, and a Paul Reed Smith Singlecut SE. In the next picture, you can see my … [Read more...]
Amazon MP3
Today, Amazon.com launched the public beta of Amazon MP3, an MP3 downloading service featuring DRM-free, high-quality (256 kbps) tracks. I'm very happy to see Amazon entering this market, as it finally gives iTunes a viable competitor, and will hopefully further the proliferation of legal, DRM-free digital music for sale on the Internet. Because these tunes are DRM-free, they … [Read more...]
Independent Music Stores
I would like to take a moment to encourage you to patronize your local, independent music stores this weekend. I must confess that all too often I end up at one of the major chain stores because they are closer or more prominent. However, I think it's important that the local independent music store remain in business to support arts in the local area. Also, smaller, local … [Read more...]