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The blues guitar highlights of 2023: our favourite artists, performances and albums – featuring Jared James Nichols, Jackie Venson, Eric Clapton, Kingfish, Nat Myers, Eric Gales, Samantha Fish, Buddy Guy and more

New and old school: a blues masterclass is in session

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“If you want to get a visceral reaction from an audience, the bottom line is that you have to make your guitar sing”: Blues playing getting stale? Incorporating ideas from jazz guitarists will take your solos to the next level

At some point it is inevitable: our blues playing starts to get old. Josh Smith walks you through concepts to expand your blues vocab and help your solos stay fresh over those changes

Guitar World

Kirk Fletcher makes a triumphant return to the stage following his recent stroke – and his blues chops were in full working order as he jammed with Joe Bonamassa in Tulsa

The modern blues maestro suffered a stroke onstage in July, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith launching a fundraising auction to support Fletcher with his medical bills

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Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 355

All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 355 of Guitar Techniques, to download and stream.

Guitar World

“My message to young players is: be who you are. People who get it don't care about rulebooks and stupid internet polls”: Joe Bonamassa names 6 up-and-coming blues guitarists you need to hear

From Latin-influenced shredders to masters of the Chicago style, there are plenty of young six-stringers to be excited about in the blues scene today, as JoBo can attest

Guitar World

Star Power Crushes Smallball in Rangers’ World Series Game 4 Victory

While the Diamondbacks rode a strategy of bunts and stolen bases to the Fall Classic, Texas’s 11–7 win on Tuesday proved that baseball still favors the long ball.

Sports Illustrated

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Liverpool host Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield while Arsenal go to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea

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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Arsenal host Tottenham in the north London derby while Chelsea are looking to rediscover their form against Aston Villa

The Guardian - UK

America's small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes. It's not all bad

America is in the midst of a police officer shortage

The Independent UK

Entire police department in small southern Minnesota town quits over salary issues

Only the chief of the Goodhue Police Department and one other officer still remain on the force until their resignations also take effect on 23 August

The Independent UK

Small Minnesota town will be without police after chief and officers resign, citing low pay

A small Minnesota town will soon be without a police department

The Independent UK

Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 352

All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 352 of Guitar Techniques, to download and stream

Guitar World

Why diminished phrases can be your secret weapon in a blues chord progression

Josh Smith offers a road map for harmonically interesting blues guitar playing, offering fresh ideas for connecting notes between chords

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa has collaborated with some of today’s finest blues players – learn their soloing secrets with this epic lesson

The JoBo Rolodex is filled with top blues guitar talent, and here we explore seven solo examples inspired by close contacts Eric Gales, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Kirk Fletcher and many more

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“It’s like the Blues Breakers meets Guitar Slim meets Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith and co” – Joe Bonamassa shares cover of Slim’s classic Well, Well, I Done Got Over It

Bonamassa's British blues-inspired take on the Guitar Slim cover is the third single to be released ahead of his forthcoming album, Blues Deluxe Vol 2, which is out 6 October

Bristol Post

FA publish reasons behind Joey Barton's three-match stadium ban for Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers unsuccessfully appealed the sanctions which prevent Joey Barton from attending the Gas' first three matches of the 2023/24 campaign

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa just dropped a new single – and it features one of his “best-ever guitar solos”

Twenty-Four Hour Blues is the lead single from Bonamassa's upcoming album, Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, which features Josh Smith and Kirk Fletcher

MusicRadar

Joe Bonamassa announces new album Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 and asks: “Am I even good enough to pay tribute to my heroes all over again?”

The answer, says Bonamassa, is on the record. It features eight covers, two originals, and is out 6 October via J&R Adventures. And you can watch the video for Twenty-Four Hour Blues now

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How to use chromatic approaches to expand your blues soloing vocabulary

Josh Smith is here to make you a better blues player by showing you the musical value in outlining chords in your lead playing

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor and Carmen Vandenberg play an electrifying game of blues tag in this cover of B.B. King’s Ain’t Nobody Home

The three players trade licks and smiles – all backed by Josh Smith – on this classic King cover, albeit seemingly unaware of the irony that they’ve crowded in a room to do so

Reuters

Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world’s biggest arms dealers

South Korea is using a $13.7 billion arms deal with Poland - Seoul's biggest ever - to lay the groundwork for a military-industrial juggernaut that the two nations' defence companies hope will feed Europe's hunger for weapons far into the future.

Chronicle Live

Monkseaton teenager's dream to help other children with cancer made a reality two years after his death

Today would have been Josh Smith's 18th birthday, which he would have celebrated with his twin sister Libby

MusicRadar

Joe Bonamassa pushes his voice and Stratocaster to the limit on up-tempo soul party single, I Want To Shout About It

Start the weekend right with Bonamassa's rendition of the Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters tune, taken from his forthcoming and as yet untitled new studio album

ABC News

Whale migration along WA coast prompts reminder for drone users

It's the perfect time to spot the mammals from locations along WA's south coast — and to send the drone up. But there are certain rules that must be followed.

Bristol Post

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton hit with three-match stadium ban for next season

The FA have imposed the strong sanction following an incident with match officials in the wake of their 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday

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