Archive for September, 2008

Canada’s Streetheart09.30.08

I never knew this, but the band Streetheart was Canadian band! Hum, something else for us to be proud of! These guys were the first big rock concert that I saw at Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally Civic Stadium) in Hamilton! This was when Under my thumb was huge back when I was younger! The band [...]



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Guitar players finger nails09.27.08

If you look at the picking fingers of a guitar player, don’t be surprised if you see long finer nails. So the next time you see a guy with long finger nails on one hand only, ask him if he’s a guitar player before jumping to any conclusions, ok? I am a guitar player who [...]



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Is the Guitar Solo dead09.24.08

Is the guitar solo really dead? Good question. Once a intricate portion of any rock song, it seems to have skipped a musical generation of today’s Top 40 scene. To some listeners, if you play one you are dating yourself. The bands today, if you can call some of them that, seem to think that [...]



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