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Guitar Grade Trainer
Anybody that knows me will be aware that I always have an innate urge to tinker with things, and to learn whatever I can about whatever takes my interest at the time. You’d also know that I’m involved in IT based stuff, and take guitar grade exams every year for no real reason other than [...]
Found Review – Carina Round, First Blood Mystery / Will Self, Eat Yourself Whole
A long, long time ago, I occasionally did some reviews for the rather nice (and now rather prolific) DrownedInSound website. Having a brief check on the site, I’ve just found an old review I wrote for Carina Round’s “First Blood Mystery”. Should say, I’ve seen Carina live a couple of times, and although I might [...]
Spotify Social – Best Guitar Riffs
@DavidGouge has started a social playlist on Spotify of the best riffs / guitar-based songs. I’ve added a couple to his slightly Brit-Indie influenced list – why not do the same? Click here for the playlist and get adding.
Annoying People with your Musical Taste – Spotify
I have an admission to make; I’m one of those horrible music snobs, who will peer through you music collection, flicking through the copies of Coldplay, mumbling incoherently and slowly shaking my head in desperation. Of course, everybody thinks that their own music taste is actually perfect, and it’s everybody else who just doesn’t understand [...]
The Great Guitar Wiki Goes Live
I’m fairly certain that at some point, almost everyone has drunkenly posed on the dancefloor with an imaginary guitar clutched in their sweaty hands, mugging as the solo kicks in and hits those screaming high notes and pretending that you’re not making an utter arse of yourself. Eventually, air guitar becomes boring (or becomes competitive), [...]
