Guitar International Magazine

10/06/2024

This song goes back to 1670 as "The Elfin Knight"...transformed by Simon & Garfunkel...beautiful. Rick

Disclaimer: - No Copyright Infringement Intended - I do not own the sound track used in this video. No profit will be made whatsoever. All rights to the soun...

07/06/2024

Our publisher, Rick Landers, will perform with Heartland at the 300-person capacity venue in Fairfax, VA - EARP'S ORDINARY - on Sunday, June 9th at 6:00 (Tickets - $10) with Lindsey Hirshfeld, as the opening act at 4:30 pm. The two multi-award songwriting recipients write Americana-Folk-Ballads to charm their audiences, make them laugh with some clever lyrics and bounce around with some cool country tunes. Earp's: www.earpsordinary.com for tickets or at the door! Thanks!

19/05/2024

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19/05/2024

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Lion Heart Autographs, one of the world’s most recognized and respected auction houses and a dealer specializing in manuscripts and rare documents has announced its next auction taking place on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

19/05/2024

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10/09/2023

Check our interview Part 1 with Jesse Colin Young and news about Joe Bonamassa!

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20/07/2023

Whoa, MWG fam! We just hit 75K followers! 🎉

I'm seriously jazzed up right now.

From a simple dream of a shared love for jazz guitar, we've grown into this awesome community of 75,000 enthusiasts, and it's all you!

Whether you're a seasoned jazz cat or a newbie just finding your groove, a huge THANK YOU.

For the passion, the growth, the jams, and just being plain awesome!

Here's to more tunes, more growth, and more jazz! 🎶

14/07/2023

After my second interview with Les Paul, photographer extraordinaire, Joe Rosen, snapped a shot at The Iridium with Les and I sharing a near beer! Les was cool, funny, a gent with great smile! Rick

14/07/2023

As good fortune would have it, I had the honor of meeting the legendary, George Fullerton, at NAMM and at some point got Leo's business card! Rick (Yes, I shaved my head once...)

14/07/2023

Wrote this as a latter day response to "Get Together" a cover song recorded by The Youngbloods, "Believe" is a new call to get back to where we once belonged (I can't help myself sometimes!)...a rough iPhone recording for now - Rick

This began as a love song between two people, but by the time I finished writing it the song became more anthemic to speak to a generation of flower power. Embedded in the lyrics are references to songs by Joni Mitchell, the Mamas and Papas, The Beatles, The Youngbloods and other fifty year old reme...

30/05/2023

https://guitarinternational.com/2023/05/30/guitar-review-gretsch-limited-edition-g5622t-electromatic-140th-anniversary-model/

An iconic guitar brand, the. Gretsch company reaches back to 1883, and reinvented itself to meet the needs of musicians and developing innovations along the way. A few of the historic milestones included: adding guitars to its mix of instruments, developing its Filtertron pickups, gaining the endors...

08/05/2023

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02/05/2023

GI welcomes our new writer, Jason Young, and his album reviews - Rick

Now and then, a phenomenal guitar picker such as Marcus King emerges. Just as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Healey, whose meteoric rise to fame during the eighties and early nineties influenced a multitude of guitar-playing hopefuls, King also will leave his indelible mark.

30/04/2023

Check out Guitar International's interview with Debashish Bhattacharya considered to be the best slide guitarist in the world - Rick

“Debashish Bhattacharya is the master of the slide guitar…he has no equal.” — John McLaughlin Four sumptuous duet tracks of Hindustani classical music on slide guitar, with percussionists Pt. Akilesh Gundechha and Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri. -Songlines Top of the World Award-Featured on NPR’s Al...

30/04/2023

I'm delighted to present an interview with India's legendary slide guitarist, inventor, author, scholar and more, Debashish Bhattacharya who John McClaughlin considers the BEST slide guitar player in the world...Rick https://guitarinternational.com/2023/04/30/an-interview-with-indias-slide-guitar-ambassador-debashish-bhattacharya/

30/04/2023

Check out this world exclusive video offered to Guitar International followers, of the best slide player in the world - Debashish Bhattacharya - Rick

27/04/2023

Check out this News article about the Lacey Act...Rick

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20/04/2023

Guitar International's publisher's new "Blue World" video!

"Blue World" (Lyrics) - Music & Lyrics (c) Rick Landers - Rick is a multi-award winning songwriter, publisher (Guitar International Magazine), author and per...

20/04/2023

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On occasion, well-crafted music by magical singer-songwriters needs more time to find its space in the world. Many now have discovered Nick Drake’s magic by way of an automobile commercial, another captivating musician from the 1970s who was lost for decades, Sixto Rodriguez, was found in his nati...

20/04/2023

I'll be posting lots of content links Guitar International has covered over the near past twenty years - interviews with legends and more....Rick (publisher) 2004 - present)...

20/04/2023

https://guitarinternational.com/2023/04/20/pink-floyd-commemorate-dark-side-of-the-moon-albums-50th-anniversary-videos-music/

Today, Pink Floyd has celebrated the 50th Anniversary of its iconic The Dark Side of the Moon album with a listening event timed to a rare total solar eclipse at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park (Nyinggulu) in Exmouth, Western Australia.

13/04/2023

Check out our friend's new release! Rick

🎵🏠 So excited to share my debut solo jazz guitar album, Homecoming.

Explore my journey back to Northern Ontario, where I reconnected with my family, community, and roots. 🌳🎸

Stream it here:

✨ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1oAuWq6ZHkV6wFsdGJYGJF?si=MZBM9MNwR5qkF3gHTnzu-A

✨ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/homecoming/1673628369

✨ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/albums/B0BWH8HHZT?marketplaceId=A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2&musicTerritory=CA&ref=dm_sh_S5wX8jBUvCWabCaB3vWJ0Z6CG

✨ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSGG8mCsV7kJ-in1sni2UmYeJnUxBKD2Q

Thank you for your support! ❤️

07/10/2022

My live EP Jamification Station Vol. 1 has made Relix/Jambands.com Radio Chart three months in a row! Heard it yet? Listen at https://lnk.to/JamificationStation1

10/12/2021

Check out GI's news piece about some iconic images NOW at legendary photographer Elliott Landy's new Kickstarter campaign!! Beautiful!

Photographer Elliott Landy announces the launch of a Kickstarter campaign in support of his new book Photographs of Janis Joplin On the Road & On Stage. The Kickstarter campaign is running now until December 21st, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.

01/11/2021

Our publisher and his "new" treasure, a 1993 Yamaha LA-28E made by a master craftsman in its Japan Custom Shop; solid cedar top, solid rosewood b/s, leather signed label, original case...minty!

19/08/2021