Riffs: Cursed Guitar, Guitar Donations, Classical Guitar

	Brit Band Uses Cursed Guitar from National Post Jason Pierce, leader of the British space rock band Spritualized, discovered a strange guitar: a 1929 Gibson L-00, just like the one Robert Johnson had been photographed with. It''s a great sounding guitar but the question is - is it cursed? Here''s the story.

	Guitars For New Orleans Kids from The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Musician''s Relief Fund was founded by and for musicians displaced by hurricane Katrina. Through the charity, two Chicago families recently donated guitars and accessories to fourteen young New Orleans rockers.

	Symphony For Six Strings from The New York Times Here''s some love for the classical players among us -- Oscar Ghiglia, a classical Italian guitarist, recently taught and performed at the New York Guitar Seminar. Here''s a review of the recital.

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