Guitar

Cute/Ridiculous Animal Thing Of The Day: Ferret Plays Guitar (VIDEO)

Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy


The people at I Can Has Cheezburger are consistently finding the funniest and furriest little guys for their videos, and this ferret is no exception. ...

Mark Knopfler: 'I Have Become A Veteran At This Music Thing'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment


Jesse Kornbluth

The guy whose band, Dire Straits, sold 120 million records has made a CD that will be appreciated mostly by the smallest cohort of music lovers: smart, literate grownups who can read without moving their lips.

Les Paul: The Original Guitar Hero

Shawn Amos | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

Paul dedicated his entire life to the guitar and recording technology. A jazz musician who was unhappy with the guitars available to him, Paul developed his own guitar.

Movie review: It Might Get Loud

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

It's a kind of guitar summit, with the three guitarists sitting around in overstuffed chairs on a platform in the middle of an L.A. soundstage, talking about electric guitars and playing them.

Interview: Davis Guggenheim Says It Might Get Loud

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

It Might Get Loud portrays three generations of guitarists: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, The Edge of U2 and Jack White of the White Stripes, all talking about their love of the electric guitar.

Pete Seeger, "Folk Music" and the Left

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment


Jesse Larner

As someone on the left who loves folk music, I understand that I'm supposed to feel mystically uplifted by the dean of activist folkies. But I never could stand Pete.

GOLDEN NOTEBOOK: Plugging Into The Future

Michael Conniff | Posted 04.11.2009 | Media


Michael Conniff

The conventions of the book require an obvious organizational structure. The multi-media web is the new book--the Supernovel --and it is inherently open-ended.

Asa: The Next Generation's Voice Of African Protest

Modiba | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


Modiba

What do you get when you take a bit of Bob Marley, a chunk of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, add some India Arie pre-mixed with Miriam Makeba and Angélique Kidjo and finish it off with Yoruba classics?

A Modern Classic: Young Knives' Superabundance, 2008, Post-Punk With Enthusiasm

Alex Remington | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

Derivative isn't a bad thing, provided you can come up with a good enough hook.