2011 NAMM Show: On Board With Music Education
By Chris Murphy-Pighin
My most vivid memory of kindergarten is of my teacher, Miss Pazel, playing her guitar while we sang and played along with percussion instruments. It is...
Top 5 Vintage Rock Live Releases Of 2024
Yes, even in 2024, live albums are still around, especially when it comes to those who fall into the Vintage Rock pile. In this case, we chose five live...
Lines On My Face | Chris Epting
By Chris Epting
We all have those songs that have gotten into our blood. They make our hearts beat faster when we hear them, and they grab us and drag...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Rock’s Sultans Swing For The Fences ~ Dire Straits ‘Love...
Dire Straits photo courtesy John IIlsley
Dire Straits
Love Over Gold
Dire Straits has been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2003. Fifteen years later, the...
Counterfeit Guitars: Real Or Real Good Knock-Off
By Carl Cunningham
Their names are as iconic and legendary as the musicians that have played them: Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone. In the hands of guitar legends like Jimi Hendrix,...
A Dog With Wings? Utter Nonsense…
An Ode To Lovely Lady Linda
By Shawn Perry
Celebrities seem to be dropping dead at an alarming rate these days. In particular, the music world has taken quite a few...
Unsung Hero of Rock and Roll: Marc Rubinstein and The Pig Light Show
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Marc L. Rubinstein is a musician turned pioneer in liquid and psychedelic light shows of the mid 60s and early 70s. Rubinstein’s Pig Light Show at...
2014 NAMM Show: We Got The Beat
It's been a month since the 2014 NAMM Show blasted its way through Anaheim, CA. For my part, the videos and photos have been posted, so all that’s left...
Bass Connections: Stanley & Alex Sheldon Bond Through A Love Of Making Music
by Alex Sheldon
Many of my most colorful memories from early childhood are anchored in musical experiences with my parents: Playing on the mini drum kit my dad bought...
Falling Under The Spell Of The Mighty Zep
By Carl Cunningham
In the crowded world of classic heavy metal and hard rock, there was none harder and heavier than Britain's Led Zeppelin.Since their formation in 1968 as an...
