Carosel, an Irish Indie Pop band now based in Paris, created its soon to be released album, Back to the Start, via the power of the internet, technology, emails and of course killer guitar and vocals.

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But eventually I found a book David Mead's "Crash Course: Acoustic Guitar" that broke things down into the tiny steps that adults like me need.

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And that was about it, a few strands of clothing and a guitar, of course.

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In addition to his business responsibilities, Guarini wears several hats as a musician producing, songwriting, playing the guitar, and of course singing.

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The Sun Kil Moon version of "Convenient Parking, " from what might be Modest Mouse's best record, 1997's "The Lonesome Crowded West, " definitely gets the song's slow-burn intensity, teasing it out on his acoustic guitar as if over the course of making this record Isaac Brock's high-strung delivery has gotten under Kozelek's skin.

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Over the course of two years, founding members Josh Grier (guitar, vocals) and Matt Kretzman (keyboards and numerous other instruments) watched as the band morphed into its final line up to include Erik Appelwick (bass) and Jeremy Hanson (drums).

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The Rolling Stone received perhaps the most sustained standing ovation of the night as he joined his old pal toward the end of Crossroads, a two-night concert festival at Madison Square Garden that brought together a dazzling array of guitar masters, from John Mayer to Jeff Beck to legends like Buddy Guy, and of course, Clapton and Richards.

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Debbie Elliott gets a crash course in what a top-flight musician looks for in his instrument... in this case, a guitar that can sometimes sound more like a cello.

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