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Turn off your brain fog, focus only on playing, react to the ideas of others and let things flow. | Photo: Jason Edwards (Unsplash)
Too Good for the Job: the Trouble with Overqualified Musicians
The most famous version of Sweet Home Chicago is the one played by The Blues Brothers – Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, in the 1980 film of the same name. | Photo: The Hollywood Reporter
Covered #6: Robert Johnson/The Blues Brothers: Sweet Home Chicago
Tube or digital? This is the question that has split brothers, lovers, parents and children, and friends. | Photo: Markus Spiske (Unsplash)
Tube Amps vs. Algorithms #1: History
People didn't come to watch you hypnotize the fretboard of your guitar. Keep eye contact, talk to the audience, get them involved. | Photo: Unsplash
5 Things to Keep in Mind When Playing a Gig
Learn some acoustic guitar recording techniques today!
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: Introduction to Recording Acoustic Guitar
When all the ingredients are mixed together in a unique way, the result is music that only you can play and no one else. I Photo: Slavoš Leoswald
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #12: What Will Your Sound Be Like?
A professional recording studio is a huge investment that needs to be taken seriously. | Photo: lightship95.com
5 Types of Recording Studios You Need to Know
House of 1000 Corpses. | Photo: screenshot from the movie
The Soundtracks of Our Lives #9: House of 1000 Corpses, Spooky Tunes
Hit the road, preferably by train, if possible to see your favourite band in concert. A jam session with friends from another town also counts. I Photo: David Nieto on Unsplash
5 Tips to Prevent Burnout for Musicians
Louis Armstrong in 1953 | Photo: fotograf World-Telegram
Covered #5: Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World
Talk to each other. Not only the notes are important but also the words. | Photo: Alberto Bigoni (Unsplash)
5 Tips on How Not To Break Up Your Band
Every note you play should enhance the singer's voice, not compete with it. I Photo: Creative Commons
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: 10 Secrets to Great Guitar Accompaniment
Slowing down from the start so that you can play the whole piece – including the easier and harder parts – in one go and at the same tempo, is seemingly boring, but essential to your ability to play smoothly. | Photo: Cristina Gottardi (Unsplash)
5 Unpopular but Effective Rules for Practicing a Musical Instrument
Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton. | Photo: screenshot from the movie
The Soundtracks of Our Lives #8: Trainspotting, Addictive Sounds
The typical sliding sound of a slide guitar is created by a piece of hollow tube called a slide, or bottleneck, which the guitarist wears on a finger of their left hand. I Photo: Paolo Piga
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #11: Slide Guitar
Setting a realistic goal and writing down the steps that will lead to its completion is the first step towards looking back in a year's time with a feeling of a job well done. I Photo: Emma Simpson (Unsplash)
5 Tips on How to Meet Your Musical Goals in 2025