Making Money Making Music: Songwriters
by Billy Fishkin Ever wonder whether songwriters make money when their music is played on the radio or in a bar? Whenever there is a public performance of...
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Daily Kindling: Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, and Bad Band Breakups
As I'm sure many of you were already aware, there was a rumor floating around this week that Steven Tyler was leaving Aerosmith. The rumor spread quickly after ...
Re-Think the Band: Unconventional Live Lineups
by Rich Tozzoli Playing live can be addictive. But a lot of players never get to experience the feeling of satisfying a crowd — and satisfying themselves — b...
Weekly Kindling: TrueFire Toon #2, Top 30 Guitarists, Top 10 Slow Solos, and Juiced Blues
Weekly Kindling is a new feature on The Punch-In and will feature the latest guitar news, tricks, tips, and inspiration. Check back at the end of every week or ...
Guitabulary: Tal Farlow
He's one of the most under-heralded geniuses of the jazz guitar. After cutting his teeth on the NYC bebop scene of the late '40s, and building a rep with vibrap...
Weekly Kindling: Slash’s Love Letter, New Jeff Beck Album, and Secret Sauce
Weekly Kindling is a new feature on The Punch-In and will feature the latest guitar news, tricks, tips, and inspiration. Check back at the end of every week or ...
Rock Gets Religion: An Easter Special
Rock & roll and religion: two strange bedfellows if ever there were a pair. Yet, there they are mingling together onstage, not only in the music of “shredd...
Weekly Kindling: Jimi Henchicks, Guitar Smashing, and “Real” Guitar Video Games
Weekly Kindling is a new feature on The Punch-In and will feature the latest guitar news, tricks, tips, and inspiration. Check back at the end of every week or ...
New Jimi
by Rich Maloof The new Hendrix release is out today. Valleys of Neptune is based primarily on tracks recorded though never released by Jimi back in 1969. ...
Austin, Texas Blues
by Rich Maloof With all the bad news that pours in every day, we can be somewhat unfazed even by jaw-dropping acts of hatred like the one that made news yest...
7 Killer Guitar Gizmos You MUST Have
I’ve met some purists who claim the only gear they need is their guitar and amplifier. I don’t trust those people. Gear isn’t about what you need, gear is about...
Guitar News from NAMM
Last week we offered a sneak peak from the floor at NAMM, the mammoth trade show of the musical-instrument business. (That’s when we revealed the inside word on...