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So the last decade was a pretty good one for music, and especially guitar music. We saw some great Guitar bands, and some great Guitarists. But what can we look forward to in the first year of the next Decade, 2010? Well, there are some great bands that are releasing some new material. There are also more Guitar games coming out. And there is an ever increasing presence of Guitar-related websites. Albums To Look Out For Vampire Weekend - Contra The Strokes MGMT Red Hot Chili Peppers Kings Of Leon The White Stripes Fleet[...]

Hello everyone, I would just like to wish you all a Happy New Year! May 2010 be a great year for you all. Did you all have a good New Years Eve? I did. I went round my friends for a house party and we played drinking games and other sorts. Was wicked. Anyway I would just like to share with you my New Years Guitar Resolutions. I am doing Guitar Resolutions this year because I feel I haven't played nearly enough. So here they are: Carry On This Blog - As far as I'm concerned this blog has been a blessing to me as it has made me[...]

Hello, and welcome to the third and final instalment of the Decade Review. In the previous two reviews I covered the greatest riffs of the decade, the best albums of the decade and the death of some of the great guitarists of the decade. Today I'm going to be looking at how technology has effected the way we listen, play, discuss, teach, record, share and buy guitars. So to start with I am going to look at probably the biggest technological advance to effect Guitars this decade. The Internet. The Internet Although the internet was[...]

Hello everyone, it's nearly the new year! I actually can't wait to be honest. I am quite looking forward to seeing the back of this year. Anyway I hope you enjoyed yesterdays post, even though it was mainly about death. On todays post, I'm mainly going to be looking at the best riffs of the decade. A decade which flourished with guitar riffs, especially the first 5-6 years of the decade. This list is in no particular order. So to kick of this post here are some quality riffs! 1) The Strokes - Reptilia The Strokes burst onto the music[...]

Well the decade is nearly up now and I thought that I should do a little review of it. It has seemed to have gone so fast! It has also seen the revival of guitar-based music within popular culture, but also by the end of the decade, we see Guitars used less and less within this culture as 80's-esque electronica has been bought back. So, what were the big events? We've seen technological advances far beyond anyone expected. We've seen some of the greatest guitar players that graced the planet, sadly pass away. We've seen skinny jeans, robot[...]