School Daze
by Rich Maloof My favorite college memories include jamming with foreign exchange students, getting kicked offstage during Parents' Weekend, and sleeping th...
TrueFire Toons – “Mobile Motivation”
Check out TrueFire's Guitar Lab app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad....
The Great Divide: Who’s Getting Paid (and How Much) in the Music Industry
Most people trying to learn guitar or taking guitar lessons are probably doing so because they either A) want to be a rock star or B) want to play guitar like a...
Learn The Rules
by Charlie Doom It wasn’t until I started trying to learn guitar, taking guitar lessons, and writing my own songs that my entire perspective on music changed...
Help Me Help You Help Me
We've had many discussions about the music business here on The Punch-In, whether it be about the future of the biz or about how to make money making music. One...
Sweet Notes – The Art & Science of Chord Tones
by Robbie Calvo Sweet Notes is now available for instant download and on Data-DVD. Click here for details. I have formulated this course from my years of ...
The Music Business Pronounced Dead, Hungry for Brains
by Charlie Doom Making it in the music business was simple. You form a band. You write good songs. You get signed by a label to develop and release your s...
Guitabulary: Travis Style Picking
Okay, time to head out to the country. You don't become a true country guitar player without mastering Travis picking, where your thumb plays a steady rhythmic ...
The 7 Most Talented Guitar Prodigies in the World
While it seems most youngsters these days are more enthralled with the likes of Lady Gaga, Lil' Wayne, and Britney Spears than with guitar legends like B.B. Kin...
Double Play – Double Stops
You can't really be bluesy without getting slurry and slide-y. That's where double-stops come in. They work great as chordal indicators, harmonized solos, turna...
Blues Progressions: Sussy Strut
In this video guitar lesson, many of the core approaches to Blues Progressions will be laid out for you, so listen up and get ready to learn. In order to start ...