One of the questions that I've heard many guitarists ask is whether they should learn how to play classical guitar. I've stated often on my blog that I studied classical guitar for a few years in college, and I can state unequivocally that those two years made me a better guitar player. However, learning to play the classical guitar is not for everyone. Learning to play … [Read more...]
MP3s vs. CDs
Lately, I've been debating about whether I want to go all digital with my music and for future music purchases. I've converted pretty much all of my music to the MP3 format already, but I still end up buying a lot of music on CDs. These CDs take up space and require a bit of time to organize them so that I can access them later. Much of my debate about this was prompted by a … [Read more...]
Guitar Wall Hanger
One of the things I've done over the past year or so is hang up all of my guitars on the walls of my home office. I have accomplished this through guitar wall hangers by String Swing. I hadn't planned on hanging my guitars up, but I was running out of space on the floor in my office and was looking for other options. I happened to be in a local music store looking around, and … [Read more...]
Are You Willing to Pay for Music?
The Daily Swarm has recently linked to a post by Alan McGee, a blogger for Guardian Unlimited. The post is titled No one wants to pay for music anymore. McGee's premise in the post is that people in 2007, himself included, do not want to pay for music. He states: "Like lots of people, I'm a music freak: we all want music but nobody in 2007 wants to pay for it." I'm not sure I … [Read more...]
Can Rick Rubin Save the Music Industry?
The New York Times recently ran an article titled The Music Man about Rick Rubin that discusses whether he can turn around the music industry as a co-head of Columbia Records. I find this to be a very interesting topic. Few people have the success and respect within the industry that Rubin has, so few people would even be able to attempt to turn the industry around. And, the … [Read more...]