10 BIG reasons why you should learn guitar rather than any other instrument. 1. Learn guitar: It’s inexpensive You could easily pick up a beaten up second-hand acoustic and learn guitar for less than £50, or even better, just borrow one from a friend to see if learning guitar is for you. If you want […]
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Introducing my new category: Blogging Tips, which brings together everything I’ve learned from over five years of WordPress blogging. I’ve learned a lot in the last five years and have written a few blogs on the subject of Blogging in that time. As the number of these blogs increased I thought now was a good
As The Blogging Musician reaches its 400th blog post, here are 5 lessons I learned since the 200th and 100th milestones. Lesson 1: Don’t mess about with WordPress themes (too much) I should listen to my own advice on this, but I just can’t help tinkering with WordPress themes, particularly when a new, lightning-fast, all-singing-all-dancing
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It can’t have escaped your notice that the music industry is going through a rocky period of change at the moment. Quite aside from the fallout of the pandemic on touring, the infrastructure of the industry itself is in a state of flux. While streaming represents greater accessibility to audiences for musicians, there is also
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Zoog Pedalboard: Flawless Handcrafted Wooden Pedalboards from Austin, TX Zoog Pedalboard was founded in 2018 in Austin, TX. The company has now expanded to a small team of like-minded musician/craftsmen. Zoog takes a bit of a different approach when it comes to re-thinking what effects rig should be. They’re very style focused but the construction
When the Covid-19 pandemic reared its ugly head during the opening stages of 2020, live music events across the world became one of lockdown’s first casualties. The music industry is also being touted as one of the last that will return to normal after the pandemic subsides. Out of the need to continue to make ends meet
More Than A Hobby: Vlogging Can Boost Your Music Career Read Post »
TikTok has taken the social media world by storm over the last few years. It hasn’t been without its controversy, but with over 800 million users across the globe, the popularity of the video app has skyrocketed. Everyday individuals, business owners, actors, and musicians have started to use it as a platform. The creativity behind
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A detailed analysis of my top 5 Queen Guitar solos by Brian May, in no particular order, and most of them sadly forgotten. The Hero Flash Gordon – 1980 The Hero is unique for a Queen song in that it serves as a sort of epilogue at the end of the Flash Gordon album, revisiting
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The Blogging Musician has officially launched as a business! Please check out our products on Google My Business today. As we enter the New Year, as in every year, it’s time to take stock and plan for the future. First up is to set the Blogging Musician up as a business with a Google My
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