Earlier this year, the Foo Fighters embarked on small garage tour, playing for fans who won a contest to have the Foo Fighters play in their garages. The tour included stops in New York, Toronto, Chicago, Washington D.C., Dallas, Denver, and Seattle. The band has recently posted a video documenting the tour. It looks like the tour was a lot of fun for everyone involved. What a … [Read more...]
Marcus Ryle – TEDx Presentation
Line 6 co-founder Marcus Ryle gave a presentation at TEDxConejo earlier this year about the science of sound, in which he talked about the history of the guitar as well as some of Line 6's innovations: (via GuitarNoize.com) … [Read more...]
Keith Medley Playing His 27-String Guitar
This is a video of Nashville-based musician and luthier Keith Medley playing "Ancestors" on his custom-made 27-string guitar: Medley got the idea for a multi-neck guitar in the 70s, but later refined his idea after hearing Michael Hedges: ...the more I thought about it the more discouraged about it I became; I mean come on, you can only play one neck at a time. The … [Read more...]
Ben Lapps – Phunkdified
JP Holesworth found this impressive video of young guitarist Ben Lapps playing Justin King's "Phunkified": It looks like a fun tune to play, and Ben did a good job with it. … [Read more...]
The Steepwater Band – Clava
Chicago-based rockers The Steepwater Band are streaming their new album Clava on their website in anticipation of its release in two weeks on August 16, 2011. I've listened to the album a few times, and I'm digging it. If you're into 70s-style blues-based rock, you'll probably dig it too. Check out the video for the song "Remember the Taker" off the new album: … [Read more...]