Daily Kindling: Homeless Man Wows
Sometimes life isn't fair. And in this case, it seems life is totally wrong. A homeless man, who goes by the name "Mustard", was invited onto the Opie & Ant...
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Daily Kindling: Record Labels Sued for Pirating!?
Fuel for the Fire: "If the milk industry can make their product seem sexy and increase consumer demand, there must be hope for music."
- Gary Arnold, Mercha...
Fireside Chat: John Wlaysewski
Our latest Fireside Chat is with a Zeppelin-loving, Fender-playing guitarist who is unafraid to go to 11 and shred on solos. His name? John Wlaysewski. He is th...
A TrueFire Thanks
by Brad Wendkos, Founder of TrueFire We’re celebrating our 18th Thanksgiving as a company today. Jacquie made us an incredible brunch of blueberry waffles, e...
Branding: Musical Identity as a Career Move
by Rich Tozzoli On this past Veteran’s Day, the Punch-In ran a handful of videos featuring performances of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Slash was featured in ...
3 Questions – George Lynch
1. What's the most valuable career advice you've ever received?
Don’t quit your day job. 2. Should artists allow free downloads and file sharing -- or does ...
Daily Kindling: Veterans Day
Today we Americans honor our military veterans and thank them for their service. Many people show their thanks by calling or emailing relatives, posting famous ...
7 Overlooked Jazz Guitar Albums
by Jason Shadrick Everywhere you look there are lists of “essential” albums that no self-respecting musician should be without. These contain different comb...
Fireside Chat: Kiko Loureiro
Colonialism is alive and well in the 21st century, but rather than pin helpless natives to the tips of bayonets, today’s conquistadors are building their empire...
Fireside Chat: Vicki Genfan
Every now and then an artist comes along whose music reaches out and touches the soul of all who hear them. Virtuoso guitarist, singer and composer Vicki Genfan...
Daily Kindling: Led Zeppelin II Tribute
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest albums of all time, Led Zeppelin II, and since we missed it yesterday, we figured the only thing t...
Tuesday’s Daily Kindling
Good Karma: Check out and please support Little Kids Rock's Right to Rock Celebration, a benefit event to restore and revitalize music education in low-incom...