What is Honky-Tonk?

The term honky-tonk is slang and often used to refer to a small bar. Generally, it has a country theme to it and features live music as well. There are plenty of them found out there all over the place. People love to go hang out in them to drink, visit with friends, meet new […]

Playing Guitar the Easy way

Playing Guitar the Easy way If you are quite the enthusiast when it comes to musical instruments and you have your heart set on that beautiful guitar you saw last week, better start brushing up on that finger work. There are some ways you can learn on how to become an excellent guitarist. But first, […]

Songwriting Tip: The Replacement Method

Most of the time, the most difficult part of songwriting is just doing it. We build up these mythologies around songs that we love, and as a result, we believe that songs will just “come to us” when the time is right. While songs will sometimes just come to you, 95% of the time, you’re […]

Auto-Tune: Do or Don’t?

It’s time to talk about the facts: your favorite singers don’t sound like that. The voices that you hear on the recordings have been altered to achieve an inhuman level of technical perfection and if you want to get real, most of their “live” concert performances have been pre-recorded and altered too. It’s time that […]

Choosing a Band Name

How to choose a band name? So you have some good songs, and rad friends you play music with. You have the support, the gear, and the will, but only one little thing is missing – what to call this project of future rock and roll stars. Choosing a band name, seemingly simple, yet when […]