Fender are proud to unveil the Johnny Marr Jaguar signature guitar which has always been a long time coming. The iconic Mancunian is of course best known for his dynamic guitar playing and successful song writing with The Smiths where he essentially redefined the face of British pop with unique chiming guitar melodies, influenced from a variety of past genres of music and liberal waves. Johnny Marr’s famous passion for perfection began in his early days with the Smiths and has stretched over a long career with The The, Electronic …

The Greenwashed Ritual, an idea dreamt up by BambooSK8′s President Geoff Koboldt, brings together the action sports and music communities in a singular fight towards sustainability. BambooSK8 is the leading eco-friendly skateboard company and strives to not only promote sustainability, but also strives to inspire other companies to become more environmentally conscious. In addition to skateboarding, BambooSK8 has also organized a digital music compilation called the “Greenwashed Music Ritual”.
Geoff Koboldt says, “There is no doubt that music has the power to change the world. We are honored …

Music would be really boring if it weren’t for musicians’ love for experimentation with effect units. These devices help them alter sounds in the most unique and creative ways. After taking a look at what effect units basically are and what they can do to music, I will list some of the favorite choices of James Hetfield, Richie Sambora, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and The Edge.

In the TV show Supernatural, the very first episode (set in the year 2005), established Dean’s character as a classic rock fan, who is also in love with his classic car, and his classic car’s cassette player. When his brother Sam jokes about how old fashioned his tapes are, Dean doesn’t really give a damn. Plus, a couple of seasons later, Dean sees that Sam has put an iPod to his car and he really is freaked out. Not that he is freaked out by technology in general, but he …

By some estimates, anywhere from 3%-7% of school-aged children have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The percentage is much more severe in comedians and movie stars (by my estimate of their self proclaimed diagnosis on late night TV shows). Which explains the need for gadgets such as “The Attention-Getter” a toy looking stopwatch that emits loud and funny sounds to get the attention of students.