Last week, I made a soft launch of my new website, Guitar Lifestyle! Those of you who had subscribed to my feed may have already noticed some changes. In 2005, I started www.TheGuitarBlog.com as an outlet to discuss for my love of the guitar and hopefully connect with other guitarists on the Internet. However, I've known for a while that the original domain I had chosen wasn't … [Read more...]

JP, otherwise known as the Strat-O-Blogster, recently posted about a podcast called Inside Musicast. The podcast covers many different styles of music, not just guitarists, and it seems to be fairly interesting. Recently, they did feature an interview with guitarist Steve Lukather. They also recently interviewed Jason Scheff, bass player and vocalist for the band Chicago. … [Read more...]

On August 4, 2007, you can join the shred elite, or at least you can be in the same room with some of the shred elite at Shred School. The Shred School Web site says that Shred School is "the guitar players ultimate treasure trove of advice, secrets and insider information given directly by the experts." The special guests will be Adam Jones of Tool, Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple … [Read more...]

Reuters is reporting that Guitar Center has recently been purchased by Bain Company Partners for approximately $2 billion. According to the report, analyst Gary Balter has indicated that Guitar Center subsidiary Music & Arts will likely be sold after the Guitar Center deal is closed. (via Strat-O-Blogster) … [Read more...]

Marc Rizzo is a solo guitarist as well as the guitarist for heavy metal group Soulfly. I recently "discovered" Rizzo via the Shrapnel Records Web site, who is the publisher of his first solo album, Colossal Myopia. In addition to being a great heavy metal guitarist, Rizzo is quite a proficient flamenco guitarist. Guitar One recently highlighted his flamenco skills and recorded … [Read more...]