This isn’t Pearl Jam. I repeat, this is not Pearl Jam. This is Seven Mary Three. I had to learn that fact the hard way. I heard this song on […]

“Carry On Wayward Son” is a tune recorded in 1977 by the prog-rock band Kansas. As is typical of any prog-rock song, this one features multiple themes and varied instrumentation. […]

Rage Against the Machine has a distinct sound defined by very aggressive yet simple guitar riffs, incredibly inventive solos and politically charged lyrics. All of those traits were imbued into […]

This week’s entry is a story about my redemption, but I’m going to need your help. Remember Napster? For those of you who don’t, it was a free, peer-to-peer music […]

The Weather Channel’s website says it’s going to feel like 103° today. When I read that, two things came to mind. The first thing that popped in my mind, of […]

Joe Satriani was my personal guitar hero. He was the first guitarist to capture my musical interest when I was a kid. I remember trying to convince my friends to […]

If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear that 2007’s “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White T’s was a song from the sixties. The song has a folk-ish vibe […]

I recently read an article in the May 2011 issue of Guitar Player magazine about finger-style virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel. The article clearly portrayed Emmanuel, an Australian guitarist that I’ve never […]

Okay, I know that I officially have to destroy my man-card for liking “Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus. It’s cool, I never really used my man-card anyway. I […]

African pop music rarely makes its way to American shores. I imagine that the language barrier has a great deal to do with the scarcity of African music here in […]