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...
2011 NAMM Show: Thirty Years of NAMM ~ One Man’s Perspective
In 1981, my friend Lanny Cordola took me to my very first NAMM show. I had no idea what NAMM was at the time, and it was an eye-opening...
2011 NAMM Show Video Theater
January 13 - 16
Anaheim, CA
Correspondents: Junkman & Shawn Perry
Filmed by Alex Jacard & Shawn Perry
Edited by Alex Jacard
Andy Johns
Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Steve Morse (Deep Purple)
Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Carmine Appice...
Berlin, U2, and Achtung Baby
By Lanny Cordola
When U2 made the trek to Berlin in the early 1990s, their mission was to record the follow-up to their great American homage: Rattle & Hum. However,...
2010 NAMM Show Video Theater
January 14 - 17
Anaheim, CA
Correspondents: Junkman & Rachel Cadden
Filmed by Alex Jacard, Shawn Perry, Allan Telias & Jeff Dressler
Edited by Alex Jacard
Neal Schon (Journey)
Night Ranger
Rudy Sarzo
Michael Anthony (Chickenfoot/Van Halen)
Gary...
2009 NAMM Show Report: Financial Forecast: Clear & Sunny…So Far
By Shawn Perry
This year is already shaping up to be one of the more colorful in recent memory. Here in the States, we’re in the midst of a dramatic...
2009 NAMM Show Video Theater
January 15 - 18
Anaheim, CA
Correspondents: Shawn Perry & Junkman
Filmed and edited by Alex Jacard
George Lynch - Part 1 (Lynch Mob, Dokken)
George Lynch - Part 2 (Lynch Mob, Dokken)
Gregg Bissonette...
2008 NAMM Show Report: Saving The Music Biz One Guitar String At A Time
By Shawn Perry
It seems like every article I read about the music business these days is laced with a mixture of good and bad. Sales of CDs continue to...
