February 27, 2022
JimiHendrix.com Texas 1968 Feature

Heading back to Texas…

Back when an official Jimi Hendrix magazine was in existence – and l-o-n-g before I started writing my book “Modern Listener Guide: Jimi Hendrix” – I […]
August 30, 2021
EMEAPP studio with Keith Emerson array

Guardians of Musical History, Inspiration for Tomorrow…

With apologies for a blogless summer, here’s a return to action. After a year of pandemic inactivity, full vaccination allowed me to visit some interesting places. […]
April 14, 2021
The tools of Jim Marshall's trade.

The Eye vs. The Lie

The new issue of Guitar World arrived in the mail yesterday – yep, from time to time an actual print magazine still makes its way to […]
March 12, 2021
Johnny Rotten, San Antonio, January 8, 1978

Cause and Effect: The Sex Pistols and “D.O.A.”

Despite having deep roots in the early UK punk scene as a listener, and in the US punk scene as both a guitarist and a promoter, […]