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Mark Knopfler's Latest Solo Album is a Working-Class Paeannew
Knopfler's sixth solo effort is his best in terms of his material, yet it's his weakest fret-board effort.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
11-04-2009 |
Reviews
The Director of 'It Might Get Loud' Talks Guitar Heroesnew
With an Oscar on the mantel for producing and directing An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim decided to take a break from politics. So why not sit back, relax, and turn the stereo up to 11?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-31-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jazz Guitarist Says His Musical Restlessness Keeps Things Interestingnew

It's not hyperbole to say that Charlie Hunter has had a hand in redefining the state of jazz. During a recent phone conversation from his home in New Jersey, the genial Hunter posed as many questions as he answered.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Richard Lloyd Turns Off the Televisionnew
But Lloyd does still have plenty to say about the band and its other guitarist (and primary songwriter), Tom Verlaine.
New Haven Advocate |
Peter Gerstenzang |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Guitar Legend Mundell Lowe Looks Back, Moves Forwardnew
Mundell Lowe returned recently to the log cabin on the farm in southern Mississippi where he grew up, only to find the house is now a pile of logs. The man who owns the property is selling them off for six bucks apiece.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
09-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: guitarists, Mundell Lowe
Malian Guitar Sensation Habib Koite Riffs on Influences, Recording, and His Beginningsnew
In the ever-expanding landscape of "world music," few performers are as widely recognized or revered as Malian guitarist Habib Koite.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews