Welcome to Bob's Music News & Reviews

2010-05-26T16:54:00.000-07:00

By way of introduction, I have been a total music junkie, working musican, freelance music journalist, author, public relations, marketing and advertising guy for over three decades. I play in two bands, The Kootz (drums), and The Burgundy Watch (guitar), and currently do most of my writing for Premier Guitar, Blue Suede News and Not So Modern Drummer magazines, and have also written for Modern Drummer, Classic Drummer, Vintage Guitar, Blues Revue, Blues Access, and many others. I also authored the book, Great Rock Drummers Of The Sixties, which is now in its second pressing from Hal Leonard Publishing.

In the Premier Guitar online archives (www.premierguitar.com), you'll find interview pieces I have done over the last two years with Leslie West, Roger McGuinn, Nils Lofgren, Joe Perry, Rick Nielsen, Bob Wootten, Brad Paisley and Pete Townshend of The Who. Also check out pieces I did last year on Chinese counterfeit guitars, the search for the original Gibson Moderne, and most recently, the Guitar Shops of the Big Apple. Premier Guitar is a gear-oriented pub for guitar players seeking "the relentless pursuit of tone," as we say.

As I was lacking a viable vehicle for compact disc and musical gear reviews and live concert review, my kids said, "Dad, start a Blog." Great idea!

So, here we go. I will be updating and adding reviews as I go along, giving you objective, unbiased reviews of cool new music, guitar and drum equipment of all types, and a live concert review now and then as time allows. Hopefully, you'll find the reviews informative and useful.

First up will be a review of three cool guitar stompboxes from Hip Kitty Products of Nashville, Tennessee. Look for them in several days. My thanks to Neal from Hip Kitty for sending them to me.

See you soon. Meanwhile, stop in and say hello.