Many of my friends and family have been urging me to watch The Big Bang Theory. They figured it would appeal to the science-nerd side of my personality. I was reluctant, […]

I grew up in the nineties. All of my teenage years are nestled snugly in the final decade of the last millennium. For most of us, a great deal of our musical […]

I really wish I could be a Rolling Stones fan. I really do. But I can’t support a band that plays their live sets like a bunch of drunken, doped-out […]

I have yet another student of mine to thank for a Track of the Week this week. Jim encouraged me to listen to The Decemberists, a band whose name I’ve […]

This week’s track is brought to you by Richard, one of my students. A while back, he mentioned Rodrigo y Gabriela during one of our lessons. He was surprised that […]

If you’re a musician and haven’t seen Once, shame on you. It is movie — a musical really, but more on that later — about a busker who is trying […]

“Interstate Love Song” epitomizes everything I love about the Stone Temple Pilots. They have a rawness reminiscent of grunge, the harmonic adventurousness of jazz, and the catchy hooks of pop. […]

 I absolutely love the intro riff here. It infuses a healthy dose of Hendrix-style riffage with more of a hard rock edge. I love the guitar tone. And don’t get […]

A few months ago, I compared Stevie Wonder’s original version of “Superstition” to two other bands and their versions of the same tune. In my opinion, Stevie Wonder’s version is […]

As many of you may know, I studied guitar performance with Berklee College of Music’s online division for two years. All of my professors were very good, but one stood […]