Ian Curtis’ guitar from Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” video is up for auction
How much would you pay for Curtis' iconic Vox Phantom VI Special Guitar?
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“Guitars Are Back, Baby!”, says NY Times
Just in time for Fender's new signature Billie Eilish ukulele, the NY Times declares that guitars are back, baby.
Win a guitar signed by Gary Clark Jr!
Enter for a chance to win an Epiphone Limited Edition SG Special-I Electric Guitar, autographed by Gary Clark Jr.
shredding with slugs is a new meme, but Slugdge is no joke
According to me, slugs are the most terrifying thing on the planet. Crawling bags of snot? Yeah, pass. Even typing the word makes me want to pour a protective circle of salt around myself at all times...
are guitarists’ brains different from everybody else’s? (science apparently says so)
Bon Iver at Angel Orensanz in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)
Ever wondered if guitar players' brains work differently than everybody else's'...
Bob Dylan’s Strat sells for $965k, “Born to Run” Lyric Sheet a steal at $197k
Bob Dylan's sunburst Fender Stratocaster that he played at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 just sold at auction for a cool $965,000, the peak of a string of high profile music-related auctions held last week...
Ricky Gervais, I mean David Brent, will teach you guiter
"David Brent is launching a series of guitar tutorials on YouTube, starting May 20th." Watch the preview below...
NY Guitar Fest expands offerings (like Thurston Moore & Nels Cline @ Rockwood), Rolling Stone lists the 100 greatest
Thurston Moore at MHOW in May (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
New York Guitar Festival have added some new shows to their initial lineup for this January, which included shows at the Merkin Concert Hall...
NY Guitar Fest, Winter Jazz Fest & a bunch of great piano shows kick off Friday – updated schedules, venues & dates
New York Guitar Festival, with shows between January 8th and February 4th, has already been mentioned here in a few different contexts. The "Silent Film/Live Guitars" portion is certainly a big highlight, with one-off performances, David Bromberg and Marc Ribot, Alex de Grassi and James Blackshaw, and the fest closers Chicha Libre and Gyan Riley...
Rhys Chatham’s ‘Crimson Grail (Outdoor Version)’ w/ 200 Guitars & Liquid Liquid @ Lincoln Center – pics & videos
Both the Chatham piece and Liquid Liquid were just perfect. (And a nice contrast btw LL's 'less-is-more' and Chatham's 'more-is-more' respective approaches...