Rust on my pickups…

...and blood on the stage. From the funk of the first single to the bluegrass feel of the free download the latest Black Crowes album has created mixed feelings. ...read the full post →

It happened this week…

This week in music history - June 11th to June 17th - with who was born and who died, including the Irish blues guitar master Rory Gallagher. ...read the full post →

We gonna pitch a wang dang doodle…

...all night long. Tell kudu crawling Red, to tell Abyssinian Ned to tell old Pistol Pete, to tell everybody he meet the Queen Of The Blues Koko Taylor has passed on. ...read the full post →

Make your guitar blow like…

...a blues harp. Effect pedal wizard and Chicago studio musician Bill Ruppert has been using EHX pedals to make his guitar sound like a blues harmonica and a synthesizer. ...read the full post →

Again you damn right, I’ve got the blues…

...From my head down to my shoes. Yahoo have a cracking live set from Buddy Guy you can watch on their site. See the master plying his trade. ...read the full post →

When I find myself agreeing with that Manc monkey…

...Noel Gallagher, it doesn't feel right. But he is spot on when he describes the legend that is Peter Green as THE man, cos Greeny is the greatest with guitar in hand and it's great to see him back. ...read the full post →

I forgot a post for Phil Guy…

...Buddy Guy's brother who died on August 20th, not as well known as his brother but he carved out his own blues picking style. ...read the full post →

You damn right, I’ve got the blues…

...From my head down to my shoes. Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy is still showing them how it's done at the age of 71. ...read the full post →

R.I.P. The Originator…

...Mr Bo Diddley, who died from a heart attack on June 2nd aged 79, one of rock and or rolls great pioneers. ...read the full post →

Top 25 guitar riffs…

...of all time. I'm thinking no from this list that some students have come up with there's far too many missing and too many nonentities included. ...read the full post →

Kick out the jams…

...mother...on the front page I don't know, anyway tonight BBC Four The Stooges, MC5, John Lee Hooker and more in Motor City's Burning. ...read the full post →

R.I.P. Jeff Healey…

Sad passing of the Canadian blues guitarist who lost his battle with cancer, which took his eyesight as a baby leading to his unique guitar splaying style, aged only 41. ...read the full post →

Before The Fancy Cars And Fuzzy Guitars…

...they were just that little ol’ band from Texas. Some great live videos of ZZ Top one of the great blues rock bands with Billy Gibbons playing his Pearly Gates. ...read the full post →

Ike Turner…

He might have been one of music's biggest ratbags but you can't erase his legacy from the world of rock and roll. ...read the full post →

Darth Vader blues…

Darth Vader shows that teh dark side always has all the best tunes with a bit of Whoopin' the Blues. ...read the full post →