‘Retro cool’ doesn’t begin to explain The Paladins
Dave Gonzalez of The Paladins playing a Guild X-500 with a Bigsby vibrato. I didn't know who The Paladins were until I started canoodling with a long-haired San Diego County-based female about five...
View ArticleA Paladin dismantles his Hacienda and heads down the Stone River
I have a tendency of not finishing some thoughts on this blog -- like my list of top 10 guitar albums. Remember that? I never finished it, and I never will (because too many of you would see my choices...
View ArticleKeep the Stone River Boys on your radar
Dave Gonzalez of the Stone River Boys. According to Amazon.com, LOVE ON THE DIAL, the debut album by the Stone River Boys, isn't due until June 8. Which is why I was a little surprised when I stumbled...
View ArticleA look back at some of the best music of 2010
I'm watching a rerun of a Season 3 episode of "Californication" right now. It's a very inspiring show -- and not just because of the very nice Gibson Les Paul that makes random appearances in Hank...
View ArticleA trademark nightmare for C.F. Martin & Co.
Here's some one-month-old news forwarded to me from a friend in Texas. Apparently these fellows showed up at a music-trade show in China pretending to be C.F. Martin & Co., as in, Martin guitars....
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