Now that guitar isn't my main focus anymore, I've had time to rediscover my passion for weight training. For overall health and fitness, I've not found anything better. I don't mean flailing around with tiny pink dumbbells for endless reps, but (relatively) heavy squats, deadlifts, pull-ups, and all the ...

[UPDATE: As stated in this blog entry, justice has prevailed and the illegal sale of Ice Age's music has been shut down.] Just a quick public service announcement on behalf of my friend Pia Nyström (co-founder of the kickass all-female Swedish band Ice Age). Pia has informed me that ...

Sorry for getting all meta on y'all, but someone keeps sending me nasty mails complaining that I haven't responded to his emails (what a way to win me over...). The last one was so bad that I have to say something here, as my mails to this person obviously aren't ...

Marty Friedman recently went on record to say that practicing technique is useless, and that guitarists should just play as much music as possible. In this article, Lori explains why this advice is best suited to advanced players, and why practicing technique is a valuable ingredient in musical expressivity.