7 Ways to Tour (Without Getting in the Van)
by Tammy Brackett Let’s face it. Touring is enticing and exciting, but can also be financially exasperating and emotionally draining. Once the modus operandi...
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Robert Johnson On Speed?
By Steve "Red" Lasner Much controversy has arisen about whether or not the recordings of Robert Johnson we have been listening to for years were speed altere...
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...
7 Deadly Session Sins
by Rich Tozzoli The ease and affordability of home recording technology has made it simple to produce music at your own pace, on your own terms, and on your...
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...
The Evolution of the Electric Guitar
A long and mighty history, owing itself to a lineage of equally mighty individuals, has brought the first electric guitar out of the treetops of imagination and...
Fireside Chat: Seymour Duncan
While the name Seymour Duncan might be synonymous with high quality pick ups and stompboxes, few know that before he was winding magnets and soldering wires, Se...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 3
The list must go on! Here are 10 more incredibly hard-working, talented, downright awesome guitarists from TrueFire's stable of educators (listed in alphabetica...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 2
Labor Day weekend has come and gone, but our tribute to the ever-hard-working TrueFire faculty continues. Here are the next 10 guitarists to whom we owe a great...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 1
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and it is time that we honor all the hard work put in by the entire TrueFire faculty. They all have spent countless hours in and o...
How Musicians Can Rock Twitter
Pistachio Consulting and publicist extraordinaire Ariel Hyatt (CyberPR) have come up with a number of guidelines for musicians who want to maximize their exposu...
Tuesday’s Daily Kindling
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, Best B...