Radovan Macho in the workshop. | Photo: archive of R.M. pickups
Dreamstruments #14: R.M. Pickups
Miscellaneous Gear Alert: May 2023
"Bonnie is as true-blue an artist as anyone before or since. She might be singing pop or she might be singing R&B, but she’s never far from the source. She has become part of the source herself. She’s a master," said Raitt B.B. King about Bonnie. | Photo: Boz Bros (Flickr)
20 Blues Female Guitarists You Need to Know (Part 1: The Founding Mothers)
I've been dealing with O-port quite intensely, it intersects with my project "how to get basses out of a small body".
Laboratorium of Dr. Hyenik #9: Guitar Bass Reflex
The French electronic duo Air live in Ferrara (Italy) in 2004 | Photo: Flickr (Wikimedia Commons, CC 2.0)
Milestones in Music History #38: Air, A Dive Into Our Dreams
"Some songs almost write themselves and I just take dictation from the source, which is inspiration." | Photo: Christoph Bombart
Dominic Miller: I Want to Work with Musicians Who Understand Space and Colour
MonoNeon, the artist with an unmistakable microtonal approach, a lover of fart pedals and an existential funker in action with his signature Fender instrument. | Photo: Ken Spielman Photography
TOP 7 Tips for Artists from MonoNeon
Of course, some dudes will tell you that the most important thing is to never have any doubts, but I think that's bullshit. | Photo: Unsplash
Notes of a Frontwoman #6: It's All in Your Head
Medellín | Photo Matěj Ptaszek
Songs Written with a Machete #6: Sing or I’ll Blow Your Head Off!
Guitar Gear Alert: May 2023
Sometimes it's just easier to create hype than to compose high-quality music. | Photo: Unsplash
5 Critical Opinions That Can Hurt a Musician’s Ego
Laboratorium of Dr. Hyenik #8: Guitar Supports
The Aussie post-punk band Tactics | Photo: https://www.i94bar.com/interviews/tactics
Milestones in Music History #37: Tactics, The Dawn of Post-punk
Rabea Massaad Becomes Music Man's Company Player
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between a perfectly normal effort to make enough money to run a band and survive and pure greed and opportunism.| Photo: Austin Neill (Unsplash)
TOP 10 Rock Bands That Didn’t "Sell Out"
"'Gimme Shelter' is downright apocalyptic, and a product of its time that still speaks to us today." - Mick Jagger | Photo: Lucien Grix (CC BY 2.0)
Story of a Hit #10: "Gimme Shelter"
Weir Guitars headstock logo
Dreamstruments #13: Dave Weir (Weir Guitars)
Miscellaneous Gear Alert: April 2023
B.B. King, the King of the Blues, didn't have just one Lucille – he has given that name to all of his guitars since the 1950s. | Photo: Gibson archives
10 + 1 Guitars that Have Been Named
Life of Cowboys | Photo: Matěj Ptaszek
Songs Written with a Machete #5: "Pedro Navaja"
Garry Cobain of The Future Sound of London | Photo: Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Milestones in Music History #36: The Future Sound of London, Let Go of Boundaries
Programmable Pedal Amplifier Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3
It's good to be original and authentic, but what if it sucks? You have to work on your original expression and improve its quality, and not just in terms of technique. | Photo: Greyson Joralem
TOP 5 Skills You Can’t Do Without in the Music World
Armrest? I had no idea that such a little something would be so pleasant and comfortable | Photo: Astha guitars
Laboratorium of Dr. Hyenik #7: Bevel Edge