Jonny Lang traveled back through Nashville a couple of weeks ago, playing a concert at the legendary Ryman Auditorium on 08/30/08. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Lang in concert three times now, and each time has been as good or better than the last.
I was actually surprised to hear that Lang was travelling back [...]

If you’re curious about what Metallica’s new album Death Magnetic sounds like, they have offered a stream of the entire Death Magnetic album on their Web site. Surprising, given their earlier stance against Napster. I’m happy to see them trying to move past all of that.
As a big fan of their earlier records, I was [...]

I was browsing YouTube over the weekend looking at guitar-related videos and noticed some videos by a blues artist named Sean Costello. Costello had a classic voice, and was a great guitar player.
Unfortunately, Costello passed away this past April, just shy of his 29th birthday. This interview was completed hours before his death.
Before [...]

JamLegend is an online game in the vein of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. According to the JamLegend Web site:
Enjoy a potentially unlimited song list through a new platform allowing artists to promote their [...]

BBC News is reporting that members of Led Zeppelin are in the studio working on new songs. Jason Bonham is playing drums with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones on the sessions, but Robert Plant has not been involved. Furthermore, it would seem unlikely that an album would actually come of the sessions. According to [...]

Amazon.com publishes a daily deal each day featuring MP3 albums that are on sale for $2.99. Today’s MP3 Daily Deal is Sonny Landreth’s From the Reach, which features Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Vince Gill, and others.
For various reasons, I don’t typically buy anything from Amazon, but this is a great deal on a [...]

“What the hell am I doing?” I thought as I looked down at the bass. I didn’t even own a bass, yet here I was in front of an audience about to play the bass in my first paying gig. How this happened is, in my opinion, a fairly interesting story.
A week earlier, my friend’s [...]

Just a reminder that the Guitar Trivia contest ends tonight, August 20, at midnight CST. All you have to do is add a comment to that post with the correct answer and you will be entered to win a Guitar Lifestyle t-shirt! I’ll randomly select and notify the winner after the contest closes. Good luck!

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The Associated Press reported last week that a young 8-year old blues guitarist named Tallan “T-Man” Latz was recently banned from playing in bars in Wisconsin:
An anonymous e-mail sent to state officials complained that Tallan was too young to perform in taverns and nightclubs because of state child labor laws. His booking agent even got [...]

I thought it might be fun to have a guitar trivia contest and give away a Guitar Lifestyle t-shirt!
The rules are simple: correctly identify the guitarist by commenting on this post and you will be entered to win the shirt! I’ll randomly pick a winner from the list of people who have correctly answered the [...]