Steve Albini: "Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust. Don't sign anything." | Photo: swench.net
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The undeniable advantage of the fingerstyle technique is the direct contact between fingers and strings, which allows you to get much more timbre, emotions and nuance into your playing. | Photo: Patti Black (Unsplash)
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St. Vincent is writing the next chapter of her musical journey. | Photo: Gus Philippas
St. Vincent Confidently Flirts with Musical Genres
ALCHEM-E Series: the First Electronic Kits from Zildjian
NEW GEAR 20/24: IKM ToneX One, Spector Bass, Blackstar HT MK III and Solar X1.6KW
Tom Morello | Photo: EXIT Festival
EXIT Festival: From the Founder of RATM to the Cavalera Brothers
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There is a special group of musicians who combine a concert with storytelling and need to retell the content of the next song in detail or share something crucial from their lives after every song. | Photo: Cody Board (Unsplash)
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Mike Sankey with his work at the fair. | Photo: Sankey Guitars Facebook
Dreamstruments #29: Sankey Guitars
John & Peter from Love's Secret Domain insert. | Photo: http://www.brainwashed.com/coil/
Milestones in Music History #56: Coil, Inspired Darkness
At the end of the millennium, Mark Knopfler has found a style that suits him and in which he feels at home. | Photo: Volkan Yuksel/Wikipedia.org
Mark Knopfler Reflects on the Past
NEW GEAR 19/24: Jackson Guitars and Bass, Fender MIJ Limited Series, Ampeg Cabinet and Rhodes Piano
Katana 500 BH, Cabinet 112 and ME-90B Processor: the Boss Bass Package
It has probably never been easier to make music in the history of mankind. You have an endless selection of quality and affordable home studio tools and equipment at your disposal. | Photo: Yannis Papanastasopoulos (Unsplash)
TOP 5 Positive Trends of the Contemporary Music Scene
According to statistics, "The Times They Are a-Changin'" is Dylan's twenty-third most-played song at concerts | Photo: Xavier Badosa, CC BY 2.0
Covered #1: Bob Dylan – The Times They Are a-Changin'
Pearl Jam have lost none of their youthful fierceness. | Photo: Danny Clinch
On Dark Matter, Pearl Jam Sounds Energetic and Upbeat
Caparison Guitars | Photo: Paul Ouzounov
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NEW GEAR 18/24: Slash's LP Replica, BITE Bass, PDP Snare and Zildjian Z Custom 2024 Cymbals
Detail of a Fender guitar by guitarist David Brown with illustrations by Sarah Gallenberger. | Photo: Martin Novotný
Kytary Is Now Selling Fender Instruments Built Only by the World's Top Thirteen Guitar Makers
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Rhythm is a seemingly simple matter – but how is it actually possible that something can move us almost automatically, as if we were puppets on strings? | Photo: Nicholas Jeffries (Unsplash)
Music is Not Rocket Science #4: Rhythm and Tempo
Steve Morse skilfully controls the volume of each note with his right pinky finger during his solos. | Photo: Mark Ellis
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #2: Volume knob
The songs sound as if Britpop and the Beatles rose from the dead in Ohio. | Photo: chevy/Wikimedia commons
The Black Keys Playfully Travel in Time Once Again