Guitar

Want to Play Mad Men & Game of Thrones Theme Songs? Here’s How…

April 15, 2013

Feeling a burning desire to learn how to play the Mad Men and Game of Thrones theme songs? Well, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve only found one video on how to play the Mad Men tune, but there are several Game of Thrones instructional videos for guitar, saxophone, violin, and piano. Check them [...]

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Awesome GAME OF THRONES Theme Covers on Violin, Piano, Guitar, and Accordion

July 21, 2011

Is anyone else out there suffering from Game of Thrones withdrawal like I am? Here’s a little something that just might make you feel better. While browsing YouTube, I discovered some great unconventional covers of the Game of Thrones theme song (original song and soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi). Here are my six favorite videos: [...]

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela to Collaborate on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Soundtrack

February 23, 2011

Rodrigo Y Gabriela have certainly landed themselves a sweet gig. The guitar duo is collaborating with Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer on the score for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . Zimmer recently described the collaboration. “The way we are working, the three of us are sitting in a room, I play average [...]

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Animals as Leaders Guitarist Does Serious Guitar Tapping

December 18, 2010

If you haven’t heard of Animals as Leaders, then allow me to introduce you to an amazing progressive metal band. I learned about Animals as Leaders about a year ago when Viola heard about them and forwarded me link to check out. My initial reaction was “wow” these guys have some serious chops. I bought [...]

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“Guitar: Impossible” Video May Be Exhibited at Guggenheim Museums around the World

September 20, 2010

Today, Good Morning America reported a story about a new exhibit to be displayed at Guggenheim museums in New York, Germany, Spain, and Italy. “YouTube Play: a Biennial of Creative Video” will feature creative high-brow YouTube videos. A curatorial team from the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York initially chose 125 videos from around [...]

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ABC’s Dancing With The Stars Failure by Featuring Benise

April 28, 2010

Like all good husbands, ahem, I watch Dancing with the Stars with Viola. I have my ups and downs with the show. It is entertaining to see judges rip the cockiness out of musicians, athletes, movie, and TV stars. On results day, the episode usually features a few guest artists. Last night’s results episode really [...]

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Have You Thought About A “Greener” Guitar

October 15, 2009

This post is part of Blog Action Day 2009. Purchasing a new instrument is exciting. Walking into a music store, scouring the shelves for a beautiful guitar or bass, searching for the biggest drum kit, or finding the best baby grand piano is an exhilarating moment for any amateur or professional musician. Whenever I walk [...]

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This Is What Happens When You Piss Off A Guitarist: Part II

August 18, 2009

United Airlines PR nightmare continues. Last month, Dave Carroll posted a video in response to United Airlines providing piss poor customer service. Carroll promised a trifecta of songs. Yesterday, he posted Part II on YouTube. If you haven’t heard of this story or watched the first video and want to catch up, then checkout Part [...]

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Paying Tribute to Les Paul

August 15, 2009

Is it me, or does this year seem more tragic than other years. Legends seem to be dropping like flies these days. Week after week, entertainers that have touched my life are dropping like flies. As a guitarist and rock junkie, it is impossible for me to avoid paying some kind of tribute to Les [...]

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This Is What Happens When You Piss Off A Guitarist.

July 9, 2009

We write a catchy song and put it on YouTube. Well, ok, not all the time, but that is what Dave Carroll did. And now United Airlines has a bit of a publicity crisis on their hands. Guitarists, like most musicians, treasure their instruments. United Airlines didn’t realize that, broke his guitar, provided crappy customer [...]