Preview of the upcoming short documentary “Patrick Grant:Tilted Axes”

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We don’t often, if not at all, think about how blessed we are to be able to enjoy music.

At the World Financial Center waiting for “Apollo” to begin.

2011 was the “year of reboot” for me. I’ll tell you that story later. But this is shaping out to be a great year already with a ton of cool projects in the works. I’m blessed to have made connections with some great people in the past couple of months and can’t wait to bring their stories to you.

Over the next few weeks I’ll show you previews of what’s coming up on Guitarkadia. Hint: Lotsa short video docs. The response to the Mark Nilsen video has been amazing – a good story is a good story. Some of the musicians, among many, who appear in that roster of videos are: Jon Herington, Hank Aberle, Dave Fiuczynski, Ken Butler, Eric Strom, Jack Wilkins, and Patrick Grant.

What I will try not to bring more of is the use of “lots” in every other sentence.

Happy new year!

p.s As always, if you know of a great story about a guitar/guitarist, email & let me know.

New York is filled with spontaneous guitar moments. Since photography is a big part of my life, I thought I’d capture those moments in this new series, GuitarSpotting.

14th Street. A train uptown platform. December 21.

“It is like writing music in a way. The tune isn’t done by me, the tune is what people write. I do the sound.”

- Erik Spiermann (Typographer/Designer)

While looking for clips for today’s other Non-Guitar Dosage, I found a video of this 10-member Mongolian group called AnDa Union. The following clip, an ISPA (International Society of Performing Arts) pitch, will pretty much tell their story. Wait for the ‘Galloping Horses’ performance at 5:49 mark.

Lucky North Americans get to see them live next month!

Today’s Non-Guitar Dosage is a flashback to the brilliant film “Genghis Blues” an absolute must-see.

Check out another Non-Guitar Dosage on the same topic, posted today.

(via TED)