My oldest son Michael is what I call a bonafide music geek. He has been learning to play the guitar for a little over a year now. His taste in music is quite eclectic, and I definitely know he gets his musical interests from my husband and me. He does ...

Remember the official GeekDad song that I co-wrote with GeekDad Z.? If not, refresh your memory with this free download: The GeekDad Song GeekDad by John Anealio The verse lyrics that Z. wrote really embody what it means to be a GeekDad and I thought that some of you folks would enjoy ...

A new, simple adapter to connect a guitar into your iOS device and capture quality audio.

If you’re a geek, live with a five-year old and have Netflix Streaming, then you have probably watched a fair amount of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron. While watching the show one day with my son, I noticed that the theme song features a pretty killer guitar riff that the readers ...

I am not a great guitar player, but I would like to be one day. I have owned an acoustic guitar for some time thanks to my mother passing it on to me and for many years it sat in a hard case in our basement due to lack of ...

With the Green Lantern movie currently in theaters, it just makes sense to work on “Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle this week.  The band has lots of great songs about comic book characters and video games, so be sure to check them out here. The focus of this lesson is power ...

Today, to celebrate the 96th birthday of Les Paul (which in French means ‘the Paul’), Google have a rather snazzy guitar thing on their front page. Have you ever looked at that guitar thing and thought ‘I wish I could play Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on that ...

As per GeekMom Jenny’s request, this week’s Guitar Lesson is “Rock Lobster” by The B-52s. In this installment, we go over open string riffing and pull-offs. Want more?  Follow John on Twitter and download his Books, Bytes & Bots E.P. for as little as free.            runMobileCompatibilityScript('myExperience924428836001', 'anId'); brightcove.createExperiences();

GeekDad reader Glenn let me know that there is a great cover of “White Rabbit” in the very polarizing “Sucker Punch” movie. I thought about the original version of the tune by Jefferson Airplane and felt that it would make a great song for the GeekDad Guitar readers to learn. The most ...

The Transformers Theme may be one of the most covered geek songs.  From the original cartoon theme song to interpretations by a diverse group of musical artists like Lion, Mute Math, and Cheap Trick, the tune sounds great in just about any style. In this lesson, I show you how to ...