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Some venues aren’t just buildings. They are the places where music history was written. They are the rooms, streets and neighbourhoods where scenes came alive, careers were launched and entire styles of music found their...
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Music history is full of amazing people who define generations. Among these transformative figures are women who often had to work twice as hard, breaking down barriers their male counterparts did not face. From folk...
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Growing up in Australia, country music wasn’t exactly my go-to. It wasn’t until I got older and started to truly appreciate the storytelling, the emotion and, yes, the incredible guitar work that I fell in...
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Growing up, it seemed like every house I visited had a ukulele tucked in some corner. They always intrigued me - small, approachable and bursting with charm. One of my favorite ukulele moments? Watching Paul...
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The whole world of music production is large and complex, but also ironically subtle. When I started to move past the simple act of recording with a single microphone or the iPhone recorder app, I...
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In 1997, I went to my first concert alone with my friends. I was 13 years old, and we could not believe our luck that the Vans Warped Tour decided to hold their festival in...
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I first came across Pino Palladino while I was completely engrossed in a “little” side project from John Mayer called the John Mayer Trio. I had bought the live album Try! after hearing a few...
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Have you ever paid attention to the small details that make a big difference in a guitarist’s playing? Among these, the guitar foot rest is one of those tools that can look almost too simple...
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My first encounter with this enchanting device was through the melodic mastery of George Harrison, leading me deeper into the realm of slide guitar. While I have not mastered it myself yet, I could not...
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I remember it like it was yesterday. There was a big tall box standing next to the Christmas tree. What could it be? Who was it for? Wait. My name was on the label. When...
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