This time of year, I’m always reminded of my first semester in college with thoughts of alarm clocks, buring hot coffee, brisk morning breezes, pretty girls in sweaters, falling leaves on the ...

Syncopation is a musical term directly associated with rhythm. In short, syncopation is where rhythms tend to fall on and utilise the off-beat, rather than landing on the stronger on-beats. This ...

Back in the ‘60s in Memphis, I listened to and played a lot of Aretha Franklin, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Booker T. and The M.G.’s, Percy Sledge and Wilson Pickett. We used to call it “soul music.” ...

So, you want to be a guitar god. You finally got fired from the Office Depot, huh? You sold your collection of Van Halen CDs, and bought that Flying V from the pawnshop, did ya? You've been shredding ...

Now, Vancouver has its own unique star: the Air Guitar World Champion. Rob Messel just got back to Vancouver from Finland, after winning the Air Guitar World Championship. He’s been playing air guitar ...