Regardless of your political affiliation, I think we can all agree on one thing: our current political atmosphere sucks. Corruption and division are the flavors of the day. But is this new or is it just perception? My love of heavy metal music provides a possible answer. The political corruption Read More
Rock and Roll history would not be complete without mentioning KISS. The iconic band shaped the rock music industry like few others. KISS has fans aged 9 to 90 spanning 4 decades of incredible music. Are you a fan? How MUCH of a fan are you? Take our quiz to Read More
Listening to Music Could be Good for your Health You may like the idea of listening to music for the purpose of entertainment. But, this is not the only reason why almost everybody loves to listen to music. Music is definitely a natural medicine. Even the ancient people knew that Read More
This is a note to describe something I saw earlier today. I was watching a video on YouTube of a guy playing ‘A Lighter Shade of Plaid’ by Blues Saraceno. I’d heard the song on Pandora; it has this really interesting fade-in tone and I couldn’t figure out how he Read More
Zesty Things contributor & technical adviser, Sharif Jameel, is a versatile guitarist who’s been playing for over 20 years. Check out his cover of Eric Johnson’s “Manhattan” from his YouTube channel below: You can find more of Sharif’s work on his YouTube channel and on his Facebook Fan page, Sharif Read More
YouTube is loaded with musicians trying to get some attention these days. Many of some of the most skilled musicians you’ve never heard of can be found almost exclusively on YouTube. We stumbled onto a video by Italian guitarist Maria Barbieri recently that really blew us away. Her technique on guitar Read More
