A Musician’s Journey through Songs, Stories & Life
I’m a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and travel writer with over 30 years of experience across performance, production, and storytelling.
Join 2,000+ readers who receive guitar reviews, travel stories and exclusive content every month.
🎥 Watch & Learn on YouTube
Guitar lessons, gear reviews, songwriting tips, and behind-the-scenes music stories.
🎸 Guitar & Technique
Lessons, tone, gear reviews, playing insight
✍️ Songwriting & Music Production
Creative process, writing, recording
🌍 Music & Life Stories
Travel, reflections, industry experience
Featured Articles
-
Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review: Worth it in 2026?
Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review. Is this the best affordable Les Paul you can buy? Before we get into it, let’s look at the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s specs. The Les Paul™ Standard 60s models from Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson™ Collection recreate the sound of 1960s era Les Pauls. Featuring a classic…
-
The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: 1987
Welcome back to 1987, with this year’s long list of classic arcade games being impossible to detail in a single article. Here are some of my favourites. 1987 was a turning point for me and my fascination with the video game arcade. It had been a place of comfort for a good chunk of my…
-
BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier Review
The BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier IS the best guitar-related purchase I’ve ever made. Why? Let me explain. Is the BOSS Katana 50 loud enough to gig with? The question that everyone’s asking. Simple answer… ABSOLUTELY!. That’s on the 50W mode, clean channel, gain just less than half, volume the same, and master maxed. In…
-
Goa : A Lesson In Life – Second Edition. Out NOW!
A BIG day! Originally realised back in 2017. My debut book, Goa : A Lesson in Life receives a long-overdue edit, professional cover, long-lost images, and an extra chapter, bringing my story to a close and up to date. So, what’s it all about? Back in August 2006, I visited Goa, India. A trip that…
YouTube Latest
Cannot collect videos from this channel. Please make sure this is a valid channel ID.
Error: No videos found.
Make sure this is a valid channel ID and that the channel has videos available on youtube.com.
Latest Articles
-
Tips to Have More Fun on the Road
Life on the road is inevitable for musicians. It’s an old stereotype for a reason, but it can also be one of the best parts of your touring adventure. Whether you’re traveling across the country in a beat-up old van, or you’ve got a fancy new tour bus, spending time on the road is just…
-
Line 6 Variax Review – Ultimate Modelling Guitar Guide
This line 6 Variax standard review will help you to learn more about the features and whether the line 6 Variax standard guitar is right for you. This line 6 Variax standard demo will help you get a quick start with your line 6 electric guitar. The first thing you will notice about the Line…
-
How you can be helped by a newbie: Ukulele Guide.
Thinking of buying a ukulele? Yes, I know you are. However, this guide will show you HOW CAN YOU BE HELPED BY A NEWBIE. I’ll give some interesting ukulele ideas which will help you. If you want to learn how to buy the best ukulele for you, then keep on reading. Buy a suitable ukulele…
-
Band Promotion Tips by the Cosmics
Does a band name really make a difference? Apparently so. Here’s what we learned since setting up The Cosmics (Formerly Cosmic Space Pirates) back in 2012. It’s not about you. At the time, Cosmic Space Pirates was funny. In fact, the very reason we picked the name was that it made us all laugh. We…
-
Prague: The Musical City. Special offer Ends this Friday!!
Prague: The Musical City is now available on Ebook for 99p. ($1.25 USD) That’s almost 50% off!!! This offer is available for the UK AND US until 12:00 am on Friday, July 12, 2019, through Amazon’s Kindle Countdown promotion. In the early days of this blog, before even adopting the name The Blogging Musician, I started to put together…
-
Prague: The Musical City. Special offer starts Today!!!
Prague: The Musical City is now available on Ebook for 99p. That’s almost 50% off!!! This offer is available for the UK only until 12:00 am on Friday, July 12, 2019, through Amazon’s Kindle Countdown promotion. In the early days of this blog, before even adopting the name The Blogging Musician, I started to put together my first self-published…
