Yesterday we were at The Brewery in London for MIRC 2012. It was a great show and manically busy in the afternoon. They have got a fantastic format for the show - let’s hope they keep it the same in the years to come. Rotosound 2-4-1 show deal was well received and had added a [...]
Fancy winning some of our new-style Rotosound merchandise? Throughout July, we’re asking you to take photos of your Rotosound string packets in the most imaginative places possible. Whether that’s on stage, jamming with your mates, at an open mic night… wherever, we want to see it! Take a photo of your favourite Rotosound strings (we [...]
We’ve got a new deal available to all of our music shops and distributors – buy 36 leather and/or suede straps and get 24 webbing straps absolutely free of charge, as well as a free Rotosound strap stand and header board to display them on. The free products have a retail value of £150 and [...]
Glasgow’s Twin Atlantic are a band you’re likely to hear a lot from this year. Fresh from T in The Park and currently touring America, these 4 Scottish boys are on a massive roll. Having already notched up appearances supporting blink 182 and My Chemical Romance, they’re now winning massive crowds and brilliant reviews of [...]
Mark King (pictured here with Rotosound CEO Jason How), founder, lead singer and bassist with legendary band Level 42 is back with Rotosound and will be using tour Swing Bass and Super Bronze strings on forthcoming ‘Running in The Family @ 25’ UK and European tour later this year. With thirty million record sales across [...]
British- born Dave Pybus is a multi-faceted bundle of talents. Not only is he an awe-inspiring musician (known mainly for his bass skills, Dave is an accomplished guitarist and provides vocals too), Dave has recently been involved in setting up a record label where he takes care of their graphics and web work – which [...]
Rotosound would like to congratulate the winners of the Rock The House Competition, Blackbyrd, and wish them success for the future. Blackbyrd have won a year’s supply of Rotosound strings, which included 48 sets of our Roto Yellow guitar strings and 8 sets of our Roto Bass 45 bass strings. Hailing from South Wales, Dewi, [...]
Katatonia, the Swedish masters of melancholy and purveyors of dark rock/metal are just about to release their ninth studio album, Dead End Kings. Amongst their most poignant and ambitious material work to date, the album was produced by Anders Nystrom and Jonas Renkse themselves, mixed by David Castillo (known well for his prior work with [...]
Here is my attempt to play a blues guitar solo...without "guitar face".
Carulli is good. If you think he’s boring then I think you’re boring. His music works very well on the guitar and is very effective period music and THAT is why he is freaking awesome. Plus, many of the duo arrangements are great crowd pleasers! Long live Carulli and his sideburns. Image Source: Wiki
From the 26 July 2012 Canberra Times. “Timothy Kain and Guitar Trek boldly go where no guitar group has gone before,” Peter Wilkins writes: In 1987, Timothy Kain, head of guitar at the School of Music, dared to go where … Continue reading →
I’m delighted to post here the very first Spotlight & Interview of the site. Who better to spotlight than a young and rising star of classical guitar: Chaconne Klaverenga. You might have seen Ms Klaverenga recently in Soundboard, at festivals, or on her YouTube channel. A captivating artist who balances a busy concert schedule along [...]
Click to View/Hear Album This album is an experiment in improvisation. The recordings were made over the course of two, hot July nights in which I allowed whatever may come through my fingers have the final say. The original intention … Continue reading →
Great news from the ANU School of Music about one of their guitar students. In addition to this year’s impressive first place by Callum Henshaw, former winners of the Cordoba competition include Jacob Cordover (2006), Harold Gretton (2007), Bradley Kunda … Continue reading →
Tune into the Late Show with David Letterman tonight (Wed July 18th). A former student of mine is playing with his band Red Wanting Blue.Learn the most common guitar strumming pattern ever. I call it the "Desert Island Strum"
Saturday 18 August 7:30pm A passionate and expressive style coupled with a formidable technique has garnered attention for Simon Powis as a talented soloist, chamber musician and innovator. Simon, who currently lives in New York City, is a graduate of … Continue reading →SOLO PIANO RECORDINGS BY M.J. MURPHY You can stream or download the piano solos at Bandcamp.com CLASSICAL GUITAR RECORDINGS BY M.J. MURPHY Here are some recordings I have made as part of a classical guitar CD project called “Weather or … Continue reading →Free full concert download from the band Red Wanting Blue. This was recorded at the City Winery in NYC on June 18th, 2012Here a cool guitar lick from rockabilly swing guitarist Brian Setzer. It's from the song "Stray Cat Strut" by the Stray Cats.
skip to main skip to sidebar Not Playing Guitar If you're reading this then you're not practicing guitar . But then again , you might learn something useful . 9 July 2012 3 Ways I Worked on Guitar With a Broken Collar Bone On Monday 4th of June I broke my collar bone . I was cycling to work in the morning as usual when I hit an obstacle and flew through the air over the handlebars . I landed on my left shoulder and rolled a little on the hard . tarmac In the heat of the moment I thought I'd come out of it pretty well , a few cuts and bruises but I didn't imagine I'd broken anything . But a check up at the hospital revealed that my left collar bone was in fact . broken The hospital sent me home with strapping around my shoulders and instructions not to do any sport or lift things . Four
The Guitar Foundation of America convention, along with its international and youth competitions, just concluded last weekend. 2012 International Competition Winners First Place: Rovshan Mamedkuliev (Russia) Second Place: Celil Kaya (Turkey) Third Place: Silviu Ciulei (Romania/USA) Fourth Place: Ivan Sanchez Flores (Mexico) Watch Winner Rovshan Mamedkuliev Play Youth Competition Winners — Junior Division First Prize: [...]2012 GFA Competition Winners from Classical Guitar