New Year’s Resolutions and 2 great guitarists

– Support the publications I read a lot and love

– Compliment writers and editors as soon as I read a good story

– Don’t be too harsh on mainstream media

– Don’t to be too harsh on blogs

– Do my damnest in general to prop up journalism instead of bashing it- plenty of others inside and outside do that very well now

And… 2 tributes to 2 great guitarists and fiery masters of rhetoric:

David Rees’ tribute to D. Boon

Guardian’s obiturary on Derek Bailey