Monthly Archives: July 2007
Ray Mason – Old School
Ray Mason - Old School
Ray Mason's music, while being full of wonderful chord changes, quiet vocals, and lyrics with discreet meaning, is also quirky...
Speedster 25 Watt Deluxe and Class A 40 amps
It's one of the great comeback stories in the history of boutique amps - short as that history may be.
In 2003, manufacturing engineer/entrepreneur/guitar buff...
Al Kooper – Black Coffee
Al Kooper - Black Coffee
A passing glance at the resume Al Kooper has amassed over nearly a half-century is enough to make anyone ask,...
Vox AC30 Brian May Custom Limited Edition
Save for its singular single-knob control panel in bright red finish, a quick glance at the new Vox AC30 Brian May Custom Limited Edition...
Elliot Easton
In the late 1970s, The Cars rolled out of Boston to become the preeminent American band to carry the "new wave" flag. Its sound...
Richard Leo Johnson – The Legend Of Vernon McAllister
Richard Leo Johnson - The Legend Of Vernon McAllister
A fascinating, unexpected concept album of acoustic steel-string instrumentals.
Johnson has been compared to Michael Hedges, and,...
John Fogerty – The Long Road Home
Since Creedence Clearwater Revival disbanded 33 years ago, its catalog has been anthologized in every conceivable way, culminating with a six-disc boxed set of...
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – Live At Montreux 1982 & 1985
By now, every guitar fan worth his salt knows the story behind these two concerts by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at the...
Pretenders – Pirate Radio (1979-2005)
Pretenders - Pirate Radio (1979-2005)
Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders made an astonishingly large number of good records, and it's sometimes easy to forget how...
July 2007
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TELE OF TWO LEGENDS
The Amazing Story of One Unique Fender
One day in the mid 1950s, up-and-coming thoroughbred jockey Bill Shoemaker was playing host to...