James Hetfield Interview on Turkey’s NTV

Track listing of their upcoming album Death Magnetic is also in the post. The YouTube video is out of synch and the WMV version doesn’t work on my Mac.

The title is not doing for me personally but when Rick Rubin produces an album, it can be called The Notebook for all I care.

Girl Rock! in Chicago

68 girls between 8 and 16 show up for a day-long rock camp. You never know, some of them might have taken their first steps toward becoming rock legends.

World Record in Speed Guitar 2008

The Bumblebee is dead. Long live the Bumblebee!

Jazz Guitarist Joe Beck Dies

Beck lost his battle with cancer on July 22nd. His website.

Emily Bronte poem about Guitar

Today is Emily Bronte’s 190th birthday. Eldest of the Bronte sisters, writing under pen name Ellis Bell, a poem for her sister’s book:

Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and Her Sisters By Charlotte Brontë

Reading this reminded me of Fox/Gimbel’s Killing Me Softly With His Song. The story behind the song was quite surprising to me. Who’d have known the fingers that strummed Lori Lieberman’s pain were of Don McLean’s!

Junk Guitar-Making Class

And you thought your junk wasn’t musical. haha.

Guitar Made Out of 3,200 Artifacts

You’ll never guess where some of the parts of the guitar came from. Think mink.

Dallas Roots of ZZ Top

I found it amusing that the guy in the band named Beard, doesn’t have one.

Jamming with GuitarBot

Not just jamming. Bot does call and response with Mari Kimura.

Eric Johnson’s Cliffs of Dover

Steve Horvath posted a video over at his blog. Great stuff!