Teaser and info on “The $100 Guitar Documentary” produced by Emon Hassan of Guitarkadia. [click image to read more]

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The Story of the Kalamazoo Gals

It all started with the above photograph from 1944. Author John Thomas, a law professor and musician, in the preface to his new book Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women & Gibson’s “Banner” Guitars of WWII, writes : “I can no longer recall just how I stumbled upon this photograph. But I do know that [...]

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Jon Herington – Improvisation: Negotiating In Real Time [Video]

Jon Herington of Steely Dan & Jon Herington Band discusses improvisation with examples on the guitar using his composition, I Hear They Shoot Horses. [click image to view video]

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David Starobin, of Bridge Records, on the $100 Guitar Project Album

David Starobin, of Bridge Records, on his label’s production of the $100 Guitar Project double album. [Click image to read more]

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Writing “The 50 Greatest Guitar Books” & How To Simplify Chords

“Here’s what I wish I had been told before I bought any of these books or magazines…how anyone can simplify chords to fit their need and abilities.” – Shawn Persinger [click to read more]

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Jon Herington : Building A Song From A Solo [Video]

Jon Herington talks about building a song from a solo as he had done for “Time On My Hands”, the title track from his latest album. [click image to read more]

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Jon Herington : Melodic Solutions to Soloing Challenge [video]

Video 1 of 4. ALSO

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Scenes from Tilted Axes 2012

Coverage of 2012 Tilted Axes with images, video, and sounds.

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Documentary : Tilted Axes

The first Tilted Axes, a guitar parade masterminded by NYC composer, Patrick Grant, took place on December 21, 2011, in lower Manhattan as part of Make Music Winter. 16 guitar players took part in the event. This is a documentary about the events leading up to the parade, and the parade. Also below: Tilted Axes [...]

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Guitarkadia Sessions: Jon Herington

Also: Related: Read my Q&A with Jon regarding his latest album “Time On My Hands” Don’t miss a sneak peek at what video is coming next, or for behind the scenes stuff. Sign up for Guitarkadia Weekly here.

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David “Fuze” Fiuczynski – Part 3 of 3

Watch: Part One and Part Two Subscribe to Guitarkadia and never miss a story. Just added a weekly newsletter subscription option, powered by MailChimp, which, in the future, will include extras, behind the scenes, and offers etc. Visit Dave’s site and see what has he been up to since. Related: Interview with Evan Marien (Bassist)  Interview with Adam [...]

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Session with David “Fuze” Fiuczynski – Part 2

Watch Part 1 here. Part 3 here. Subscribe to Guitarkadia and never miss a story. Visit Dave’s site and see what has he been up to since. Related: Interview with Evan Marien (Bassist)  Interview with Adam Balogh of ZänKoma Interview with Cold Stares [One] [Two]

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Guitarkadia Session: David “Fuze” Fiuczynski – Part 1

The connection with David “Fuze” Fiuczynski happened because of Dean Campbell. Dean made a few of David’s guitars – at play in this video – and thought he would be great to meet with for Guitarkadia. And so I did one summer morning in 2010. The result is a 3-part video series no self respecting [...]

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Mark Nilsen: Guitar/Art

Guitarkadia’s Mini Doc series continues with a portrait of NYC artist, guitarist, and instrument designer/builder Mark Nilsen. Upcoming shorts in production & post-production with the following musicians: Jon Herington, Jack Wilkins, Dave Fiuczynski, Gary Lucas, Ken Butler, Margaret Slovak & more. I’d love to keep you posted if you subscribe to the blog, ‘Like’ on [...]

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#GuitarChat with Paul Gilbert – May 14, 2013

On Tuesday, May 14th, Paul Gilbert – @PaulGilbertRocks – was my guest on #GuitarChat at 9pm (EST) on Twitter. Hosted by @Guitarkadia

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#GuitarChat with Steve Lukather – May 7, 2013

On Tuesday, May 14th, Steve Lukather – @SteveLukather – will be my guest on #GuitarChat at 9pm (EST) on Twitter.com – Hosted by @Guitarkadia

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#GuitarChat with Bernadette Malavarca & Catherine McGowan of Bern & The Brights

On Tuesday, April 23rd, Bernadette Malavarca & Catherine McGowan of Bern & the Brights – @bernandbrights – were guests on #GuitarChat on Twitter. Tune in at 9pm (EST).

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#GuitarChat with Chris Wyse and Jason Mezilis of OWL – April 16 at 9pm ET

Photo Credit: Carl Mahoney On April 16, 2013, Chris Wyse and Jason Mezilis of OWL, via @OwlTheBand , was my #GuitarChat guest of the week at 9pm (ET). Hosted by @Guitarkadia. Some of you may remember my interview and photos of the band from 2009. A. Read about how #GuitarChat works here            [...]

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#GuitarChat with Vernon Reid – April 9, 2013 at 9pm (ET)

On April 9th, Vernon Reid via @Vurnt22 was a guest on #GuitarChat at 9pm (ET) on Twitter. Hosted by @guitarkadia

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#GuitarChat with Julia Crowe : March 26th at 9pm (ET)

On March 26th, Tuesday, 2013 at 9PM (ET) Julia Crow, via @JuliaCrowe will a #GuitarChat guest on Twitter. Hosted by @Guitarkadia.

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#GuitarChat with David Wallens and Mike Noble

On March 19th, 2013 at 9pm ET, @Guitarkadia on Twitter did an informal #GuitarChat with two of the series’s biggest participants, @DavidSWallens and @Mike_Noble. Here’s a bio of David and Mike, followed by our #GuitarChat transcript. By day, David S. Wallens is the editorial director for two sports car magazines, Grassroots Motorsports and Classic Motorsports. [...]

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#GuitarChat with Shawn Persinger – March 12th at 9pm (ET)

On March 12th, Tuesday, 2013 at 9PM (ET) Shawn Persinger, via @50GuitarBooks was the tenth #GuitarChat guest on Twitter.

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