Thursday July 30, 2009 Loony Tunes: Songs In Different Guitar Tunings
Q. I'm bored off the standard EADGBE tuning, what other tunings sound good? A. It's sometimes easy to feel uninspired when playing in standard guitar tuning (EADGBE).
But don't fret (well, do, but in a different way...)
Tuning a guitar a different...
Fifteen Stupidest Rockstar Purchases...
Some things in life are just priceless. For everything else, there's a stupid rockstar with a credit card. Here are 15 of rock's wackiest buys*...
Marilyn Manson - £283
Charles Manson Memorabilia
Keith Moon - £336 (in 1971, approx £3,400...
Wednesday July 29, 2009 Pearl Jam Vs Alice In Chains... The Debate Rages On!
It's been almost 20 years since we were introduced to grunge - America's reaction to the pomp of 80s hair metal - and two of its biggest survivors are soon to go head to head in the albums charts all over again...
Both Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains are...
Marshall Class 5 Five-Watt Valve Combo Revealed
Continuing the current trend for low output valve amps, Marshall has announced the release of its new Class 5 combo.
The amp was unveiled yesterday (28 July) at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, with Joe Bonamassa playing a...
Tuesday July 28, 2009 Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Sneak Preview Of New Album '11:11'!
Here's a snippet of the bonus DVD that will come with the special edition of Rodrigo Y Gabriela 's new album '11:11'...
The album, due in stores 7 September, is the latin wizards' tribute to the 11 artists that have inspired them the most, and the bonus...
Monday July 27, 2009 Ash guitarist Tim Wheeler talks new ‘A-Z Series’
Since Ash decided to ditch album releases altogether two years ago with their final long-player ‘Twilight Of The Innocents’, they’ve come up with a strategy that has the potential to revolutionise the way artists release music. Their new series of single-only...
Thursday July 23, 2009 Trivium Or Bodom Tab? The Winner Is...
Thanks for all your votes on yesterday's poll asking whether we should tab 'Into The Mouth Of Hell We March' by Trivium or Children Of Bodom's 'Smile Pretty For The Devil' in our next issue!
It was pretty close, but the winner with 64% of the vote...
Wednesday July 22, 2009 Trivium Or Bodom? You Decide Which Track We Tab!
Valued TG readers... we need your votes!
We want YOU to choose which of the following tracks we tab in issue 193 on sale 8th September...
Either:
Trivium – Into The Mouth of Hell We March
OR
Children Of Bodom – Smile Pretty For The...
Tuesday July 21, 2009 Mercury Prize 2009 Nominations Announced
The nominations for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize to find the best album of 2009 were announced today (21 July).
The shortlist was chosen from an entry of over 260 albums by UK and Irish artists, and the winner will be announced live on BBC Two on...
Monday July 20, 2009 BIMM Summer Schools Ready To Rock
Brighton and Bristol's Institutes of Modern Music ( BIMM Brighton and BIMM Bristol ) are about to deliver their most smouldering summer yet with the Total Guitar Summer School .
The schools give players the opportunity to improve technique and styles...
