Message: Andrew Wasson! First, I love your youtube channel and your lessons are inspiring, informative, and simply awesome! My name is Trevor, I've been playing guitar for about a decade and have got myself into quite a predicament.I play with Three and a half groups right...

It would seem that there are more kooky college music courses being offered than ever - most we could probably do without... (sarcasm on)... Have you simply had enough of learning about; music theory, scales, chord construction and improvisation? Of course you have! Besides,...

  by Kellee Maize - Courtesy of Huffington Post Entertainment  First off, by "Made It," I don't mean filling up arenas or the sort of unlimited abundance that could "make it rain" everyday. I mean making music a full-time focus that pays bills, so that you can...

We thought we'd share this late-2013 video of an 8-year-old girl named Li-Sa-X covering none other than Paul Gilbert. Below, watch her perform an instrumental Racer X tune called "Scarified." The track originally appeared on Racer X's 1987 album, Second Heat, and was written...

You wanted the best? It took a while, but you got the best: Forty years after the release of their debut album, Kiss have finally made the cover of Rolling Stone. Marking the band's upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the cover image is a classic 1975...

Musicians started noticing the capo's inherent sound-sweetening properties in the early 17th century, when primitive versions of the handy accessory were employed to raise the pitch of a host of fretted instruments. The point of a capo is, of course, to be able to perform...

Chap-hop: the musical genre that's straight outta Kensington...  It's an ironic and anachronistically British take on rap – and if that's not enough to put you off, it turns out that Michael Gove is not only a big fan, but a gentleman rhymer himself. What is: Chap-hop... Appearance:...

On April 4, the Hal Leonard Corporation will publish the third edition of Randall Wixen's hugely popular and widely praised book, The Plain And Simple Guide To Music Publishing. Pre-order HERE. What is already regarded as the definitive publication on the ever-changing music...

by Mario Aguilar - courtesy of GIZMODO So, is Vinyl the Only Worthwhile Way to Own Music? The renaissance of the long play record may not be just an anecdotal trend. Even as physical CD sales decline, people are actually buying more vinyl than they have in decades. In 2013,...

TRUE STORY: Grade 6 elementary class... An un-helpful music teacher asks everyone in the class to step forward and sing three notes, relegating anyone who wasn't good enough to the back of the class to work on their homework. That's where those students remained... for the...

Another impressive "Tina S" video has been posted on line... Tina S. is a 14 year old girl from France who is becoming more and more well known for her intricate guitar covers... Her latest is one of where she is performing a rendition of Yngwie Malmsteen's "Arpeggios From...

According to the latest International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) report, music sales fell lower scoring a 3.9% decline in 2013. The reason being cited behind the drop can be evidently traced directly to Japan, (a country described as somewhat as an anomaly...

If you've ever wanted a fully functional drum-machine in the compact size of a foot pedal, then your search is over! The Power of a Drum Machine, the Simplicity of a Pedal... Convenient: Plugs right in with your other pedals to play a drum beat through your amp...

The recording industry earns more from fan videos than from official music videos... YouTube generates more money for the major record labels through fan-made videos than official music videos, a global recording industry report now says... Silly fan-made videos such as...

This video is bonus content related to the April 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at their online store: http://guitarworld.myshopify.com/ Joe Don Rooney: This month, I'm going...

Tue 18 Mar 2014 BREAKING - UK Prisons Guitar playing prisoners have been ordered to return their electric and steel-stringed guitars after the Government recently banned them. Kevin Brennan, MP for Cardiff West (and a guitarist), questioned why the coalition had ordered...

Nick Johnston demonstrates Seymour Duncan Texas Hot Antiquity pickups... Here’s a quick jam Nick Johnston put together using the new Texas Hot Antiquity pickups. "This is one of the best sounding sets of true single coil pickups I have ever played. These can go from the...

Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers questions from off of his Guitar Blog website... Q). I'm on a guitar improvisation quest for getting more connected phrasing and better sounding resolutions in my playing. I keep reading through lessons that say I need to...

Zakk Wylde's famous Gibson Les Paul in Pelham Blue Bullseye finish has been stolen in the Chicago area... Yes, somebody was that stupid... The guitar (pictured) was taken from Zakk's tour bus, along with a leather Black Label society vest during the Experience Hendrix...

"Musicians are starved and music is under duress": So says none other than musical legend Neil Young, who claims himself to be "just another musician." The latter fact is debatable -- Young, of course, has a pedigree which includes not one but two nominations into the Rock...

Back in November of 2013, the ESP Custom Shop went and posted a fascinating time-lapse video of one of their exceptionally unique guitar's — the "Ghost Soldier" — being built. In the clip, you'll see the start-to-finish creation of the guitar in the ESP Custom Shop in Tokyo,...

NEW VIDEO LESSON - Friday Mar. 14, 2014: In order to get the most out of tomorrows lesson, I highly suggest reviewing a few of my older videos which I feel contain information that is important to understand prior to watching tomorrows, "Blues Combination Scales," lesson....

Taylor Swift continues to reign supreme in the music industry, as she's been named Billboard's highest-earning music artist... In its annual Money Makers list, Billboard has selected Swift as its highest earning musical act, following the singer's banner year in 2013....