Guitar Lifestyle

It Might Get Loud

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Emon at Guitarkadia recently posted a review of It Might Get Loud, the new movie featuring Jimmie Page, The Edge, and Jack White. The movie was released in California and New York last Friday and will be released throughout the rest of the US over the next several months. I've been looking forward to the film since I first heard of it several months ago, so I'm looking forward … [Read more...]

Stuart Weber – The Fifth Row

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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...]

Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam Live in Nashville

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Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam played here in Nashville this past week at a local club called 3rd & Lindsley. I've seen Back Door Slam once before, but since that time, Davy and the previous members of Back Door Slam split up. Additionally, Knowles worked with Peter Frampton on a recently released new album. I was curious to see how those changes would affect the live … [Read more...]

Slow Down

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I'm an impatient person. When I get my mind on something, I want to do it now. For anyone who's played a musical instrument, you know that you're not going to be able to play anything up to speed the first try. You must first slow down in order to play fast. This is something I've struggled with since I started playing guitar. Enter the Capo app from SuperMegaUltraGroovy. Put … [Read more...]

Currently Enjoying

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I haven't had time to write full reviews for some of the music I've enjoyed over the past few months, so I thought I'd do a quick post highlighting some of my favorites: I had the chance to see Tommy Emmanuel perform live last year, and will hopefully get to catch him again as he performs in Nashville this summer. Last October, Emmanuel released a DVD titled Center Stage … [Read more...]