So last year, I went to my local Guitar Center, bought myself a Yamaha Junior —my elf-like hands being too tiny for a grownup guitar—and settled in with a few teach-yourself-guitar books. I lasted all ...

For over 20 years, New Yorkers have been told that Dan Smith, a possibly-ageless man placed on this Earth for the purpose of posting flyers with his face on it, Will Teach You Guitar. So when I found ...