The Authentic
Do you need an expensive guitar to play music?
Stuff Guitar Shops Say
AJ details what guitar manufacturers and retailers say …
… what it actually means.
Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar…
What makes the guitar and guitar-based music emotionally resonant and culturally valuable?
Second Album Blues?
New music starts to emerge post-Northumbria, mid-pandemic.
JFDI
A friend gives me some advice …
Altered States
I start to experiment with altered tunings. Here’s why.
Roll Tape
Recording the music that became Northumbria
Guitar, Guitar
Is it the guitar or the player?
Welcome to the Nice
When did music become formulaic, and what does that mean for its production and consumption?
Muscle Memories
Mechanics + Process = Result
Ghost Ship
How does it feel to pick up the guitar again after the best part of a decade?