Tag Archives: ELECTRIC GUITAR

Turning New Les Pauls into Old Les Pauls

“I had a deal with Gibson at one point where I could get Les Pauls [...]

Thurston Moore’s Washing Machine Era Jazzmaster

With a single custom Humbucker grafted into the bridge position, and a standard P90 in [...]

Rockeology: Old Yellow of Manny’s Music Fame

Manny’s Music was a leading music retailer and New York institution for over six decades, [...]

Now we’ve got two Starchilds, and we just look like a bunch of idiots

Shorty before this photo was taken: “Goddamn it, Kevin, you were supposed to be the [...]

Sinclair Microvision MTV1B in 1966

After its abortive launch in 1966, the Sinclair Microvision miniature television disappeared into Sinclair’s development [...]

‘Vincebus Eruptum’: Blue Cheer Ring Out Across The States

The hard rock of the late 1960s was a scene containing elements of the later [...]

the poetry of the music should resound in your heart

“Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry [...]

50 Iconic Photos of KISS

Mind-blowing pyrotechnics, dramatic on-stage personas and a hard rock edge rocketed KISS to superstardom in [...]

Nothing is wrong. But nothing is right, either.

You know that feeling? When you’re just waiting. Waiting to get home, into your room, [...]

Tom Verlaine, Founder of Influential Punk-Era Band Television, Dies at 73

Tom Verlaine, who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s with his [...]