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I’M A GUITARIST
Welcome to I'M A GUITARIST, the personal blog of Richard Perkins.
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Previous Blogs
- Acoustic Apprentice 2009
- Acoustic Blues France 2010
- Bath Guitar School Band 2009
- Bath Guitar School Band 2010
- Bath Guitar School Band 2011
- Bath Guitar School Band 2012
- Blues & Beyond 2012
- Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2011
- Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2012
- Complete Electric Guitarist 2011
- Modern Electric Blues 2010
- Modern Electric Blues 2011
- Monsters of Rock 2009
- Rock Apprentice 2010
- South West Rocks 2010
- Sussex Rocks 2012
@bath_gtr_school on Twitter
- Just taught 'Hotel California' by The Eagles: youtu.be/NUbTW928sMU You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- Just taught 'Peter Gunn Theme' by Duane Eddy: youtu.be/296wS9ome4M You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- Just taught 'Come Together' by the Beatles: youtu.be/axb2sHpGwHQ You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- OTD in 1954, Guitarist Danny Cedrone died just 10 days after he recorded the guitar solo on ‘Rock Around The Clock’ youtu.be/F5fsqYctXgM 1 day ago
- .@BlackStarRiders perform the Thin Lizzy classic 'Boys Are Back In Town' at Download Festival 2013 youtu.be/dLJiXaX51YM 2 days ago
- Scott Gorham and Damon Johnson add some guitar harmonies to the new @BlackStarRiders track, Bound for Glory. youtu.be/3Ippf-8mWbI 2 days ago
- RT @Gyroman999: 20th Century Foxes do a great set @ Chapel Arts despite the noise Tzars down @BANES @95dba= quietest Venue in Bath http://t… 3 days ago
- Just taught 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' by Bob Dylan: youtu.be/cJpB_AEZf6U You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- Just taught 'Smoke on the Water' by Deep Purple: youtu.be/zUwEIt9ez7M You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- Just taught 'Ho Hey' by The Lumineers: youtu.be/zvCBSSwgtg4 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
@imaguitarist on Twitter
- “@fergieweather: http://t.co/y84nBsg2im” Chucking it down in Bath right now. Very heavy and noisy! 1 day ago
- Wow! That's some heavy downpour of rain in Bath right now. Noisy! 1 day ago
- RT @fabs_dener: @WeLoveBath I managed to catch this beautiful view at 4.50am of the red sky @ Pultney St #Bath http://t.co/NDSdNjvzSU 1 day ago
- @mclmusic Yes, it's often hard to practice what you preach. I just join in with my students and get in some double time practice!! 1 day ago
- “@AndyLHoward: Not sure what these lads were after, but they weren't giving an INCH. #Somerset http://t.co/9fknKU1Dyf” Great shot! 1 day ago
- @mclmusic It's a comprehensive list! I'll share on FB tmrrw. It's good for my students to hear what I've been telling them from another POV! 1 day ago
- @mclmusic RT done! 1 day ago
- RT @mclmusic: Want to play guitar better? 20 #guitartips you can consider. Thanks to all the people I've learned from. http://t.co/FPpBloSu… 1 day ago
- Awesome shot of the ISS: twitpic.com/cx7w7a // via: @sparkledoris 2 days ago
- Bruce Springsteen Wembley set list in full: setlist.fm/setlist/bruce-… // @mcdilbert 2 days ago
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Recent Posts
- Rockschool Launch Hot Rock Guitar 4 & 5
- Ricky Gervais Launches ‘Learn Guitar With David Brent’
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- Metal Legends Black Sabbath Announce December 2013 UK Tour
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- Tribute to Jimi Hendrix made from plectrums unveiled in London
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- Brit Pop Heavyweights Settle Differences To Perform Teenage Cancer Trust Gig
- Richard Branson Launches New Label – Virgin EMI Records
- Name That Chord, Chimp!
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- Guthrie Govan demos the TC Electronic Ditto Looper
- Roy Buchanan: Greatest Unknown Guitarist in the World
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Mike Dawes – Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye) Arranged For Solo Guitar
UK acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, Mike Dawes, has performed a fantastic solo guitar arrangement of Gotye’s song, “Somebody That I Use To Know”. Unlike the original cover by WOTE back in January, which has now amassed over 120 million views on YouTube, Mike’s version is … Continue reading
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Tagged Candyrat, Gotye, Mike Dawes, Solo Guitar, Somebody That I Used To Know, WOTE, YouTube
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Guitarist Magazine Launches Deluxe Edition iPad App
Guitarist Magazine have launched the Guitarist Deluxe iPad App that includes embedded audio and video throughout – artist videos, gear demos, guitar lessons and is available from Apple Newsstand and the App Store here: http://goo.gl/K6CSx Here is a selection of animated covers from Guitarist Magazine’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, B.B. King, Deluxe Edition, Facebook, Guitarist Magazine, iPad, Joe Bonamassa, Johnny Marr, Nuno Bettencourt, Twitter, YouTube
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Guns N’ Roses – Live from The Joint in Las Vegas [30/12/11]
Guns N’ Roses recently finished their current U.S. tour with two shows in Las Vegas. Pro shot footage from their December 30th live show at The Joint has surfaced on YouTube via user channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gnrmarcel. The band livestreamed the entire concert … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Uncategorized, Video, Website
Tagged Guns N' Roses, Las Vegas, Pro Shot, The Joint, U.S. Tour, YouTube
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Old Skool Radiohead Demos Appear on YouTube
Two rare demo recordings of what is thought to be an early incarnation of todays Radiohead line-up have recently appeared on YouTube. In the early days of Radiohead, before they were known as Radiohead of course, and minus guitarist Johnny … Continue reading
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Tagged Demo Tracks, Everybody Knows, Girl (In The Purple Dress), Johnny Greenwood, Klootme, On A Friday, Pablo Honey, Radiohead, Rare Demo, Thom Yorke, YouTube
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YouTube superstar Justin Sandercoe reaches 100 Million views
Justin Sandercoe is known to millions of guitar students across the internet as the online guitar teacher of choice and his videos have now amassed 100 million YouTube views – a truly astounding milestone! Justin started his video guitar lessons … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Million, Facebook, Justin Sandercoe, Twitter, YouTube
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Radiohead: Saturday Night Live, Special 1-hour Colbert Report, New York shows and 2012 tour
Radiohead are set to get busy with news of a special 1-hour Colbert Report on September 26, New York shows announced for September 28/29 and promise of a tour in 2012. After Radiohead’s not-so-secret appearance at this years Glastonbury Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, 2012, 2012 Tour, Atoms For Peace, Bon Iver, Clive Deamer, Colbert Report, Colin Greenwood, Comedy Central, Daily Mail, Ed O'Brien, Falty DL, Flea, Four Tet, Giles Peterson, Glastonbury Festival, Jonny Greenwood, KID A, King of Limbs, Live, Manhattan, New York, Pearson Sound, Phil Selway, Radiohead, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, RocketNumberNine, Roseland Ballroom, Saturday Night Live, Special, Supergroup, Thom Yorke, Ticketmaster, YouTube
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John Mayer celebrates 10th anniversary of his debut Room for Squares
Room for Squares, John Mayer’s Columbia Records debut was released 10 years ago on September 18th, 2001. A message was posted on John’s Facebook page: “6 years ago, John returned to Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA, the venue that helped … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia Records, Grammys, John Mayer, Live, Room For Squares, Tumblr, Twitter, Your Body Is A Wonderland, YouTube
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RIP Eric Roche ~ 1967–2005
September 6th, 2011 marks the sixth anniversary of the sad passing of Eric Roche who died after a battle with throat cancer in 2005. I first saw Eric perform during a music trade show clinic, circa 2003, but had known … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, RIP, Video, Website
Tagged Acoustic Guitar, Anniversary, Benjamin Guitars, DADGAD, Eric Roche, Fine Young Cannibals, Guitar Techniques, Nirvana, Rest in Peace, RIP, She Drives Me Crazy, Smells Like Teen Spirit, The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, YouTube
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Vai digs Jess Lewis and shares her rendition of “Die To Live” to his millions of Facebook fans!
Steve Vai is so impressed with Jess Lewis’ rendition of “Die To Live” he posts a sweet message and Jess’ video to his million+ fans on his Facebook fan page! It’s one thing to be a personal friend and teen … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Hutchings, Dario Cortese, Die To Live, Facebook, Guthrie Govan, JamTrackCentral, Jan Cyrka, Jess Lewis, Steve Vai, YouTube
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Jamtrackcentral announce new ‘Jazzy Jams’ jam track package by Alex Hutchings and welcome Sam Coulson to the team!
Jamtrackcentral will soon be releasing a brand new Alex Hutchings jam track package called ‘Jazzy Jams’ that will feature the usual 100% accurate transcriptions, extended backing tracks and full length performance videos. more videos: Shes Got Rhythm, So What Do You … Continue reading
