Today would’ve been the 100th birthday of a world-class tinkerer, musician and inventor: Les Paul. And no, he’s not a guitar Les Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on June 9, 1915 (that’s why he’s also called “The Wizard of Waukesha”). He liked building guitars and playing them – first as […]
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We’ve already seen the awesome effects music has on kids’ brains, but you know what else is great for kids? Reading. Today would’ve been Roald Dahl’s 97th birthday if he hadn’t passed away in 1990. And, truth be told, his books were probably the Harry Potters of our generation. Way back when books only competed […]
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As with every birthday post, we were planning on creating a weekend playlist for you to enjoy but ended up bumping into this video instead. What’s inside? Ron Wood, guitars, guitars and more guitars – even some insight onto which one he uses for each song with the Stones. It’s like he’s looking right into […]
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If you already follow us on Twitter (or, you know, if you don’t live in a bubble), you might be aware that today is Bob Dylan’s 71st birthday. We usually just post a quick message on Twitter or Facebook to celebrate the day great artists were born, link to one of their most representative videos […]
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Electric guitar innovator Leo Fender would have been 102 years old today. Here‘s a nice piece on the original uncle Leo (Seinfeld, anyone?) appeared in Wired. Enjoy!
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