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- PLAYER SPOTLIGHT - "It's not about being famous. Never was." Reflecting back to a time of much uncertainty and political unrest set against the backdrop of an industrial and dystopian Britain. Hope and aspirations of a generation were encapsulated by the melodies and melancholy sentiments of an unassuming band of youths from the heart of cultural Manchester.Sonic statements combined with a new, and almost poetic, guitar sound has been imprinted upon a time and... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXMQ4CgHxaE Brand new project featuring Chris Buck in 2021/22 If you’ve had even a sniff at the guitar press or on YouTube in the past few years , you will no doubt have come across the talents of Chris Buck.  This young welshman has earned several “Guitarist of The Year” accolades over the past few years all the while garnering quite the online following with his legion of fans appearing to be growing... read more.

This week’s player spotlight focuses on Nashville based session guitarist, producer and guitar tutor Corey Congilio. Corey could well be one of the best guitarists you’re yet to come across.  Not only is he a monster player across a number of different styles, but a fantastic teacher too.  Corey grew up in Phillipsburg, New Jersey where he first picked up the guitar at 13 having previously played the saxophone for several years.  In his formative... read more.

It’s not often I get totally blown away by an album release but this is definitely the exception. Dave Brons took a huge leap of faith to quit his day job to peruse a dream of being a full time musician. Dave launched an online crowd fund to create the dollar to bring us this fantastic album “Based on a true story” I personally know Dave to be a really great, kind and thoughtful guy... read more.