Posted February 28, 2011 at 3:02 pm | No comments
We don’t get a lot of electronic music coming our way at Guitar International, and I have to admit that my own lack of experience with the genre left me with stereotypes and misconceptions of a genre that is often labeled on one side of the spectrum as club music, and on the other, academic based composition. When Ricky Graham’s new album Signals Under Tests came across my desk, I was a bit hesitant at first because of the genre label, but man am I ever glad that I sat down and gave this record a chance. It has turned out to not only be a very enjoyable listening experience, but has also opened my eyes and ears to the electronic genre, especially the guitar’s role in this music.
Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews
Posted February 28, 2011 at 12:00 pm | 2 comments
“Human Nature” – Michael Jackson Free Official TAB of the Day Click the link below to get the TAB: The first 10 readers each day get the TAB for free and everyone else gets a 50% discount until midnight after the freebies run out, then it’s 15% off after that. Remember, the first ten downloads [...]
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Posted February 28, 2011 at 9:00 am | No comments
One thing you learn really quickly in this business is to listen to the buzz. The buzz tells you what hot new band is worth tracking down when you’re surfing the net for your next download. It informs you what concerts you should drive two hours out of your way for. Telling you which ones are important enough to grab your tickets in advance and gather your friends at the local venue so that you can check them out on a Friday night.
Posted in: Indie Rock-Pop, Reviews, Rock Reviews
Posted February 28, 2011 at 7:00 am | No comments
Take a jazz guitar legend, add a comprehensively designed series of lessons, garnish with thousands of guitar students from around the world, mix thoroughly with direct teacher and student interaction, and you get a recipe that sets the standard for guitar education on the Internet. Jimmy Bruno, a jazz guitar phenomenon with over 40 years of recording, touring, and teaching experience, has reworked his former online teaching website to create an even more effective learning system.
Posted in: Guitar News, Jazz, Jazz News
Posted February 27, 2011 at 10:00 am | No comments
One of the best metal songs to hit the airwaves, “Master of Puppets,” is featured in Guitar Hero: Metallica and is a staple at Metallica concerts. Recorded in 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark, the track was released in 1986 as the group’s first single off their album of the same name, with the B-side “Welcome Home (Sanitarium).”
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Posted February 26, 2011 at 11:00 am | No comments
“Symphony of Destruction” lays out a vision of an evil Pied Piper leading unwilling followers to destruction, all with a straight metal riff and a lean forward style. Written by Megadeth vocalist, Dave Mustaine, the song has become a favorite of the group’s fans. The track starts off with a classical instrumental disarray of musicians tuning up to Mozart’s Requiem, before riffing into a heavy repetitive dirge that pushes the lyrics along and freeing them up to be explored or enjoyed as light or even pop metal.
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Posted February 26, 2011 at 9:00 am | One comment
There’s probably a really good chance that if there were more high-school Art teachers like Michael Shouse that classrooms would be filled with interested teens across the country. It’s not often that kids can say that their teacher is a monster guitarist whose latest album, Alone on the Sun, is receiving critical acclaim across the board. Recently called “Joe Satriani on Steroids,” Shouse’s playing is not only full of chops, but contains a melodic quality to it that draws the listener in, only releasing them when the final notes of the record ring off into the ether.
Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Modern Rock
Posted February 25, 2011 at 1:00 pm | No comments
The mid-’90s saw a Ska revival, and one of the big reasons why was the work of Anaheim, CA band No Doubt. Led by enigmatic front-woman Gwen Stefani, the band would help bring attention to the revived Ska scene, allowing bands like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones to burst onto the national scene, receiving radio play and airtime on MTV and VH1, back when both stations still played music. One of the biggest hits for the band was the track,
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Posted February 25, 2011 at 7:55 am | 7 comments
RATT, like many hard rock bands born out of California in the early ‘80s, were staples on MTV with such hits in heavy rotation like “Round and Round,” “You’re in Love,” “Way Cool Junior,” and “Wanted Man.” In 1984 they released their debut LP Out of the Cellar, and throughout the mid-to-late ‘80s, released a barrage of commercial hard rock LPs including Invasion of Your Privacy, Dancing Undercover and Reach for the Sky.
Posted in: '80s Rock, Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted February 24, 2011 at 8:03 pm | No comments
Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren — collectively and collaboratively known as the rock band, Queensryche — recently entered the studio to lay down what will be the band’s first studio recording since their ambitious American Soldier project in March of 2009.
Posted in: '80s Rock, Guitar News, Rock News
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