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Dave K PR Web press release

"Guitar Virtuoso Dave Kilminster Begins 2008 on a High Note..."

Dave K interview in Guitar Player

Check out this interview from Guitar Player...

Dave K interview on Fender.com

Dave Kilminster on his love for Telecaster® guitars and playing The Dark Side of the

Moon on tour with Roger Waters...

Dave K interview in Classic Rock Revisited

"Often in life you hear about people being in the right place at the right time, getting their foot in door so to speak and seizing the opportunities presented to them, and for British born guitarist/ vocalist Dave Kilminster nothing could be further

Dave K interview in Brain Damage

"Find out what makes Dave tick, how his auditions for Roger didn't go quite as planned, what it is like to play guitar in concert with Roger, and what he thinks of David Gilmour..."

Dave K interview on Q104.3FM in New York

Dave Kilminster drops in on Jonathan Clarke's "Out Of The Box" on Q104.3FM in New York City...

Roger Waters - London 02 Arena, 19 May '08

Jason and Neville took a trip to the big smoke to catch their mate and Guitar Break tutor rip it up at London's O2 arena...

JASON'S BLOG: Back to the pit

Jason will be providing a guitar tutorial guide for The Guardian's saturday A5 sized supplement in May...

NEVILLE'S BLOG: What the folk?

Playing acoustic guitar and singing in front of people, unamplified and just going for it, is both a fantastic and nerve-wracking thing to do...

Kasier Chiefs - Earls Court, London, 15 Dec '07

Are they pop or are they punk? Or, are they pop punk? Rock? One thing for sure is that the Kaiser Chiefs have busted down the door of the commercial mainstream and carved a perfect little place for themselves within the British hall of fame...

JASON'S BLOG: Show time!

I often suggest to students that although practicing at home is where playing mechanics are perfected the true benefits often aren't apparent until you are in a performing environment...

Phantom Limb - St George's, Bristol, 29 Sep '07

"Phantom Limb you say? I have had such a lovely Saturday that I don't want it ruined by a band so bad I want to self-amputate and experience the phenomena of the same name"...

NEVILLE'S BLOG: GB at The Guitar Institute

I always look forward to a GuitarBreak weekend as I've grown to love the format of two or three people teaching a class...

VIDEO: Dario Cortese - Blues Jam

Write up coming soon...

JASON'S BLOG: Putting yourself out there

Having played solo guitar for many weddings, I decided this year to not rely solely on word of mouth to secure gigs...

NEVILLE'S BLOG: An interesting couple of months

I've had an interesting couple of months on tour around the UK celebrating Marty Wilde's 50 years in the music business. Marty's Album Born To Rock And Roll made the UK Top 2 - and we all received silver discs - my first one...

Reverend and the Makers - The Louisiana, Bristol

Sheffield’s latest export is at The Louisiana tonight. Fast becoming a goldmine of talent, can Reverend and the Makers live up to the standards set by their city’s predecessors?

JASON'S BLOG: Show time! – playing in Les Mis

Having some versatility as a guitarists can mean playing in a variety of settings; top 40 bands, tribute bands, solo gigs, equipment demonstrations, private/group tuition etc...

NEVILLE'S BLOG: My Gear

Me too on the gear front. I recently got the new Gibson Custom Shop ES-335, 1963 bock inlay reissue. I've also just started a tour with Brtish rock and roller from the late '50s and early '6os Marty Wilde...

Dave Kilminster interview

As the november GuitarBreak weekend in bath fast approaches, special guest tutor Dave Kilminster chats about his high profile gig with Roger Waters, Pink Floyd’s iconic bassist and singer. Playing ‘stunt double’ for David Gilmour sure sounds a blast!

VIDEO: Dave Kilminster Guitar Break

Last year we were graced with the presence of Dave Kilminster in Bath, a weekend that will be run again this November...

VIDEO: Neville Marten - The B.B. King Box

Neville demonstrates a very common area that crops up on pretty much every Guitar Break weekend, the B.B. King Box...

VIDEO: String Bending & Vibrato

String bending and vibrato is always covered on our weekends as it's perhaps the most requested and talked about subject. This video shows Guthrie and Neville running through their tips and ideas...

VIDEO: Guthrie Govan - Pirate Modes

Modes, now there's a whole weekend in itself! This video features Guitar Break special guest Guthrie Govan demonstrating modes in his own wonderful way...

VIDEO: 3 Blues Intro Licks

Here's Nev to show you some simple blues intros that you may find useful. They are in the key of 'A' and are Guitar Break level 2/3...

Bon Jovi - Milton Keynes Bowl, 10 June '06

Whenever I used to hear the name Bon Jovi it conjured up many images, the most vivid of all is tight-fitting leather and long hair. Now, however, the image is somewhat different but somehow equally as unsettling...

PRS - SE Custom, Custom 22 and McCarty review

Jon Penny reviews a range of 4 PRS guitars including 2 Custom 22's, an SE Custom and a McCarty. Can you still find that premium PRS magic in an entry level SE Custom? JP...

Hard-Fi - February 2006, Play Music Issue 35

"I think it's every musician's dream to tour America,” exhales drummer Steve Kemp as Hard-Fi’s tour bus pulls out of a truck stop on the long road from Chicago to Kansas City...

VIDEO: An Interview With Neville Marten

If you have ever wanted to know what Guitar Break is all about and what you have to do to get yourself booked on one, then this is for you. We ask Neville Marten all the right questions...

Jamie Cullum - Colston Hall, Bristol, 11 Jan '06

For some, Jamie Cullum is just too much to stomach. For others, they just can't get enough of this 26 year old, Wiltshire bred, now London-based crooner. So, it was time to put the record straight with his last UK gig for some months. RS...

Editors - January 2006, Play Music Issue 34

"It’s a dull, overcast Saturday morning near the end of Editors’ fifth UK tour but inside the Soccer AM studios in Isleworth, the glare is eye-wateringly bright..."

Ian Brown - January 2006, Play Music Issue 34

"Let’s be honest. We wanted to do this Ian Brown interview at his show in Manchester. After all, what could be finer than meeting the King of Manc Cool surrounded by fans in his native environment..."

Arcade Fire - October 2005, Play Music Issue 31

"If a funeral is a celebration of life, then Funeral, the debut LP from the Arcade Fire and the most uplifting album to grace my record collection in recent memory, is not inaptly named..."