The Experience Hendrix Tour is gearing back up for some more shows, with this year’s tour happening from October 15 and November 7. Like years past, this year’s tour will include many great artists. This year’s lineup includes Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford, Doyle Bramhall II, Eric [...]

I’m very excited to announce that the new design of Guitar Lifestyle has been launched! If you’re viewing this post in an RSS reader, please visit the site to see the new design.
My good friends at Purr Design did the redesign work, and I’m very happy with the result. They are very easy to work [...]

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 [...]

The StagePlayer is a combination folding stool/guitar stand created by Nick Vail Designs. I use a folding stool similar to this when I play guitar, and I can see the benefit to having an attached guitar stand.
Here are some of the features of the StagePlayer:

no assembly required
weighs only 10lbs
fully padded and comfortable
fits most guitars, basses, [...]

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 [...]

FreeJamTracks.com:
a website dedicated to giving you free jam tracks
nuff said - it time to jam!

Free jam tracks are available in MP3 and WMA format and in multiple styles, including blues, reggae, rock, metal, country, and jazz. The tracks are well-done and sound fairly professional. You can also get jam tracks for bass players and drummers. [...]

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 [...]