COOL SITE ALERT: A Little Bit Of Cheek
Some of you, like me, are metal-blasting, riff-flinging, axe-slinging Metal Dads. The Metal Dad is an often-overlooked aspect of society – the kind of guy who takes his 4-year-old along to the House Of Blues to see Ozzy Osbourne and Slash in the flesh, or who explains to their kid the finer points of the difference between Van Halen and Van Hagar on the way to kindergarten. A Little Bit Of Cheek has a fine selection of gear for Metal Dads to adorn their Metal Kids in, including some rather metal cot quilts, pacifiers, clothing, and rock-oriented rewards charts. Start their metal education early, I say!
Hi! I'm Peter Hodgson. I write for Gibson.com, Australian Guitar, Australian Musician, Mixdown Magazine (including my instructional column, 'Unleash Your Inner Rock God,' which has been running since 2007), Blunt, Beat (including their weekly hard rock/metal column Crunch) and The Brag. And I'm Assistant Social Coordinator with Seymour Duncan.
I've been playing guitar since I was 8 years old, and I've been writing for magazines since I was 18. I've also worked as a guitar teacher (up to 50 students a week), a setup tech, a newspaper editor, and I've also dabbled in radio a little bit. I live in Melbourne, Australia, and my hobbies include drinking way too much coffee, and eating way too much Mexican food.
You can check out my guitar playing at Bandcamp or on YouTube, and feel free to email me at iheartguitarblog@gmail.com