Recently, several other bloggers have mentioned the Web site GuitarInstructor.com. If you're not familiar with GuitarInstructor.com, as its name implies, it is a guitar instruction site. What makes the site fairly unique is that it features video lessons by guitar legends, such as Eric Johnson, Keb Mo', John 5, and others. You can purchase videos a la carte, which I think is a … [Read more...]
Lenny Kravitz – It Is Time For A Love Revolution
I recently picked up It Is Time For A Love Revolution by Lenny Kravitz, and so far I've been very impressed. I think it's the best album he's put out so far. I recently read that other than a few guitar solos and the saxophone parts, Kravitz played all of the instruments on the album. Apparently, he's done this for all of his albums, but I'd never heard about it until … [Read more...]
Back Door Slam
This past Sunday, I was able to see Back Door Slam opening for James McMurtry at 3rd and Lindsley. I really liked the songs I'd heard from Back Door Slam prior to the show, so I was looking forward to it. I wasn't disappointed. Guitarist Davy Knowles is a phenomenal guitar player. His obvious influences are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Robert Cray. … [Read more...]
NeedToBreathe with Sons of William
This past Sunday, we were able to catch NeedToBreathe with Sons of William at 3rd and Lindsley here in Nashville. We went primarily to see Sons of William, but I had never heard of either band before hearing about the show. I was pleasantly surprised by both bands. The show was broadcast live on the radio, and as a result the Sons of William set was fairly short. However, … [Read more...]
Frets on Fire
Frets on Fire is a cool-looking open source clone of the Guitar Hero series of games. It is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X (although the Mac version is listed as experimental). The game supports importing Guitar Hero I and Guitar Hero II songs, but perhaps more interesting is that Frets on Fire supports songs composed by the community. You can even make your own … [Read more...]