We interrupt this blog for an advertisement – one of the bands I play with – Pressure Drop – which is based in Melbourne has just released a new CD.
Its that time of the year …
Les Paul died yesterday at the age of 94. He was one of the biggest innovators in modern music having invented one of the two great guitar designs in the 1950s that have not been bettered since. So many people … Read the rest of this entry
Peter Green was the best electric guitar player of all time (that’s my view anyway) and I loved his sound and phrasing. His Gibson Les Paul (1959 model) was accidentally modified (he put the magnets back in upside down) and … Read the rest of this entry
On Monday I saw Jeff Beck at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne. Here is what I thought. Last night (Saturday, January 31) I saw Leonard Cohen at an open air concert in a Hunter Valley vineyard. It is not often … Read the rest of this entry
On Monday I was doing some work in Melbourne and took advantage of the location to see Jeff Beck at the old Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Monday night. I love the Palais and have seen some great things … Read the rest of this entry
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