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Duane Allman Duane Allman was born Howard Duane Allman on November 20th, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee.  He died on October 29, 1971 at only 27 years old.  He is best remembered for his southern rock band The Allman Brothers. Duane Allman was incredible at playing slide guitar, and his improvisation skills were as equally impressive. […]

A Radio 1 boss has predicted that guitar music is set for a major comeback. The comment came in response to an interview with rival station Kiss’s programme director Andy Roberts in Music Week, where he said that the current British obsession with Euro pop could soon come to an end with a new wave of […]

Guitar student Tom Faulker has made an fantastic impression at the London Guitar Academy over the past year. We want to congratulate him on being our  student of the month for Nov 2012! Tom has been taking lessons with instructor James Stratton for a while now now, he  has made great strides forward with his […]

Cameron Crowe has finally filmed his passion. The director of “Singles” and “Jerry Maguire” has tapped into his own past when (as a geeky, stuttering fifteen-year-old) he began writing for “Creem” and “Rolling Stone” in an era when rock ‘n’ roll was laden with meaning and boy-bands wouldn’t have been allowed to breathe. Crowe has […]

The Killers have scheduled new tour dates in Manchester after Brandon Flowers fell ill. The Killers have announced rescheduled UK tour dates after they were forced to abandon a show in Manchester this week.Brandon Flowers, lead singer of the American rock band, suffered vocal problems following a viral infection and was unable to finish their […]

Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Talihina, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill (b. January 14, 1982, lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ivan Nathan Followill (b. June 26, 1979, drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Michael Jared Followill (b. November 20, 1986, bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron Matthew Followill […]

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School of Rock (also called The School of Rock) is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring Jack Black. The main plot follows starving rock singer and guitarist, Dewey Finn (portrayed by Black), who is unanimously kicked out of his band and subsequently disguises himself as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After […]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond” solo – David Gilmour, Royal Albert Hall   David Jon Gilmour, CBE (born 6 March 1946) is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, who is best known as the guitarist, and one of the lead singers and main songwriters of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It is estimated that as of 2010, the group have […]