HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

“If you want to get a visceral reaction from an audience, the bottom line is that you have to make your guitar sing”: Blues playing getting stale? Incorporating ideas from jazz guitarists will take your solos to the next level

At some point it is inevitable: our blues playing starts to get old. Josh Smith walks you through concepts to expand your blues vocab and help your solos stay fresh over those changes

Guitar World · Nov 13, 2023

Kirk Fletcher makes a triumphant return to the stage following his recent stroke – and his blues chops were in full working order as he jammed with Joe Bonamassa in Tulsa

The modern blues maestro suffered a stroke onstage in July, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith launching a fundraising auction to support Fletcher with his medical bills

Guitar World · Nov 9, 2023

Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 355

All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 355 of Guitar Techniques, to download and stream.

Guitar World · Nov 8, 2023

America's small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes. It's not all bad

America is in the midst of a police officer shortage

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Entire police department in small southern Minnesota town quits over salary issues

Only the chief of the Goodhue Police Department and one other officer still remain on the force until their resignations also take effect on 23 August

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Small Minnesota town will be without police after chief and officers resign, citing low pay

A small Minnesota town will soon be without a police department

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 352

All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 352 of Guitar Techniques, to download and stream

Guitar World · Aug 16, 2023

Why diminished phrases can be your secret weapon in a blues chord progression

Josh Smith offers a road map for harmonically interesting blues guitar playing, offering fresh ideas for connecting notes between chords

Guitar World · Aug 8, 2023

Joe Bonamassa has collaborated with some of today’s finest blues players – learn their soloing secrets with this epic lesson

The JoBo Rolodex is filled with top blues guitar talent, and here we explore seven solo examples inspired by close contacts Eric Gales, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Kirk Fletcher and many more

Guitar World · Jul 27, 2023

“It’s like the Blues Breakers meets Guitar Slim meets Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith and co” – Joe Bonamassa shares cover of Slim’s classic Well, Well, I Done Got Over It

Bonamassa's British blues-inspired take on the Guitar Slim cover is the third single to be released ahead of his forthcoming album, Blues Deluxe Vol 2, which is out 6 October

MusicRadar · Jul 14, 2023