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 Dave Kilminster
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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...
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 Dave Kilminster
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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
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 Dave Kilminster
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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..."
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 Jason love tut pit
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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...
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 Folk face
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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...
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 Ricky Wilson
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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...
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 Show off
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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...
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 Phantom Limb
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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"...
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 A big reunion
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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...
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 More tea Reverend?
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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?
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 Does he look miserable to you?
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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...
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 Neville's been spending
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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...
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 Dave K
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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!
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 Dave K is back this year!
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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...
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 A Guthrie masterclass
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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...
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 Wizard or Pirate?
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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...
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 3 Blues intros
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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...
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 Bon Jovi
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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...
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 The PRS McCarty
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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...
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 Hard-Fi's Richard Archer
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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...
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 Neville on Guitar Break
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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...
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 Jamie Cullum
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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...
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 Editors
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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..."
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 Ian Brown
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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..."
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 Funeral frenzy
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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..."
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