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Omar And The Howlers – Swingland
I first ran across Omar Dykes in the mid '80s when I heard a bluesy radio-ready rock album called Hard Times In The Land...
Bob Dylan – Live 1966: The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert
The history of rock and roll is marked by a handful of famous (or infamous) concerts that defined eras for better or worse. ...
Junior Wells – Keep On Steppin’: The Best of Junior Wells
The recent death of Junior Wells marked the end of an era, leaving behind his legacy and lots of great music. This "best...
Cesar Rosas – Soul Disguise
I've been of the opinion for a couple of years now that Los Lobos is one of the finest rock bands around. Rosas...
Ampeg Horizontal Basses
The Ampeg Horizontal Bass, perhaps because of its rarity and odd beauty, has become quite a collector's item. And because production records for...
Tuck Andress
Since 1978, guitar virtuoso Tuck Andress, recognized as a premier player of jazz and contemporary standard music, has enjoyed one of the most enduring...
Tim O’Brien – Two Journeys
In his recent VG interview, Tim O'Brien mentioned that his next release would be more of a "songwriter" CD. Instead, his latest,...
Christopher Hjort and Doug Hinman – Jeff’s Book: A Chronology of Jeff Beck’s Career
It would be accurate to condense this review into one simple sentence: here's everything you could possibly want to know about Jeff Beck, and...
Gibson Guitars
That guitar collectors are a conser-vative lot has always struck me as curious. You'd think that the instrument which "killed fascists," in the...
Uncle Lou’s Repro Tuner Buttons
For years, owners of late-'50s guitars have been searching for authentic tuner buttons to replace the deteriorating or broken buttons on their axes. ...