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I have to really get back into posting more often. It's just not on. Anyway I welcome you to quite a sad post today, as I look to remember some of the greatest guitarist that were tragically murdered or assassinated. Luckily in my whilst doing my research for this post I didn't find that many, probably about 6, but that's still 6 too many. All these musicians wanted to do was play music and make the world a better place, and instead they got savagely gunned down or killed. So let's remember them. So here are the best guitarists that were[...]

Our most favoured guitar idols are often people that inspire us with their musical ability and guitar prowess. Their songs often speak to us and tell us that we should try and pick the guitar up, whether it be to emulate some of our favourites or to start our own band or write our own music with our very own style. But it isn't just the music that inspires us to create our own music, sometimes, when they are not getting wasted, sleeping with groupies or taking drugs, guitarists can say some pretty awe inspiring things. So what are the best[...]

Well there have been some really iconic albums down the years, sparking a certain something in people when they listen to the album. A music album can take you back to a different time in your life, that great summer, that first love, or it can be the icon of a generation. But aside from the music, albums can be made iconic or more iconic with the artwork that accompanies them on the front of their album sleeve. There have been some great album covers over the years and today I am going to take a look at some of the best. But first we have to[...]

Songs have been around since the dawn of man, with old folk songs in many ancient civilizations. With a song comes a songwriter and with this comes the art and skill of songwriting. It is always hard to find a definition of songwriting with many varied opinions as to what it is. I would say that songwriting is the ability to construct lyrics that go together with music to construct a song. While a few other people believe that a songwriter can be someone who just writes lyrics, or someone who just composes music, I believe this is a wrong[...]

Hello everyone and welcome to another one of those weekly riffs. I have an absolute amazing guitar song lined up for you today, truly amazing. I love this song for so many reasons, for one, it reminds me of a time a couple of years ago where I hadn't played my guitar for a while, I then re-found Abbey Road and preceded to learn it and play it. The second reason is that its from one of top three bands of all time, The Beatles; and two of my top ten guitarists - Lennon and Harrison. And thirdly I remember just as I re-found Abbey Road and fell[...]