Monthly Archives: August 2014
Willie’s American Guitars turns 25
Nate Westgor and the staff at Willie’s American Guitars, St. Paul, Minnesota, are marking 25 years in business.
Westgor opened the shop in 1989, after...
Pinnick – Gales – Pridgen
Dug Pinnick, Eric Gales, and Thomas Pridgen have returned with the followup to last year’s Pinnick–Gales–Pridgen. That first album was fueled by superb musicians...
ZZ Top Suspends Tour
ZZ Top has been forced to suspend its current tour with Jeff Beck after bassist Dusty Hill slipped and fell on his hip aboard his...
Gretsch Country Gentleman
Consider American guitar manufacturers that have been in business during the last 100 years and the different instruments they’ve produced. Only a handful have...
Imelda May
Irish chanteuse Imelda May proved she could sing on her first discs of retro rockabilly originals. Her new album shows she can also rock.
May...
Yes
Yes fans have long been waiting for the legendary prog band to deliver a comeback album. Rest assured, this is not it.
Even with platinum...
Seymour Duncan Offers New Pickup Booster
The Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster pedal uses a class A/low-noise circuit design to emphasize a guitar’s natural sound. Its Resonance Switch makes the pedal interact...
Brian Farmer, Longtime Tech/Stage Manager For Gov’t Mule, Passes
Brian Farmer, a longtime crew member for Gov’t Mule, passed away August 24, at his home near Nashville. He was 53 and died in...
Forrest Lee, Jr. and Friends
Forrest Lee, Sr. was a country music legend most folks have likely never heard tell of. So why should they care about a tribute...
Jack White
Jack White was recently crowned the Willy Wonka of the rock and roll world by Rolling Stone, and a better description of the man,...