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And what’s even more impressive is Brian Tarquin’s altruism, given his support and contributions to veterans’ and other causes, and the music projects he’s driven to completion with his fellow collaborators, who include some of the world’s first flight musicians: Jean Luc Ponty, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford (Miles Davis), Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Dean Brown (David Sanborn), Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Chris Poland (Megadeth), John Tropea (Billy Cobham), Steve Kindler (Jeff Beck), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp) and Larry McCray (John Mayall), the late Phil Naro, and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Industry Interviews, Industry Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz Interviews, Legends Interviews, Metal Interviews, Recording Interviews, Rock, Rock Interviews, Uncategorized, World Music
Posted February 1, 2022 at 5:00 am | 13 comments
Perla Hudson, the wife of Velvet Revolver’s legendary guitar player, Slash, has navigated the depths and ridden the crests of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle for a decade. And no one would be surprised if she simply wrapped herself in that self-indulgent lifestyle that we hear about that beckons and, sometimes, overcomes the rich and famous. But, we spoke to Perla, and she let us know that she and her husband had more important things to take care of and nurture.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Industry Interviews, Interviews
Posted November 24, 2020 at 9:50 am | No comments
Around 1999, world-class guitarist, Brad Richter, found himself discovering a small group of young men and women at the Navajo Nation who had taught themselves the art of classical guitar.Essentially, a self-help ensemble who helped one another evolve and mature into solid players. He volunteered to help out the best he could, recognizing the dedication and commitment of the group reflected in their playing skills, as applied to classical guitar.
Posted in: Classical Interviews, Industry Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Music Industry Around the Globe, Uncategorized
Posted March 26, 2020 at 10:53 am | No comments
Ryan Roxie’s System-12 Guitar Method aims to help novices and advanced guitar players to unravel the mystery of the fretboard, the ways and means of practicing and learning, and unleashing the sheer beauty of playing the guitar.
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Posted February 19, 2020 at 9:43 pm | No comments
The Long Island, New York, rock group Mountain will forever be defined by the explosive song “Mississippi Queen”, with the legendary drummer Corky Laing driving the crew with a hard punch of his then massive double bass drum kit and clanging cowbell.
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Posted April 25, 2015 at 7:22 pm | No comments
We found builder, Adam Patterson, working deep in the heart of the Appalachian mountains, where he’s building his guitar business, Appala Guitars, a company he founded that’s grounded in the traditions of guitar building while looking for new and inventive ways to smartly grow his business.
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Posted July 22, 2013 at 9:47 am | No comments
Life as a modern guitarist means wearing many hats and moving between different aspects of a career often within a single day, or even afternoon. UK based guitarist Joseph Alexander is just such a musician, an educator, performer and best-selling author, Alexander is quickly becoming a go-to name in guitar education and publication as he continues to push out his high-quality and high-selling ebooks, print books and shortly, his first interactive App.
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Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:01 pm | 2 comments
Los Angeles-based author Sharon Lawrence shares her friendship with Jimi Hendrix with the entire world in her new book, “Jim Hendrix: The Man, The Magic, The Truth”.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Industry Interviews, Interviews
Posted October 18, 2012 at 8:00 am | No comments
Just off the Chesapeake Bay, PRS Guitars holds it’s annual Experience PRS trade event and Paul Reed Smith is swamped with a calendar that’s loaded up for the three days. I wanted to talk to him about the trade show, his new products, as well as gather up some insights regarding his experience as a successful businessman.
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Posted May 14, 2012 at 10:31 am | One comment
In this second part of our interview with The Burst Brothers, Dave Belzer and Drew Berlin talk about Julien’s Les Paul Legacy Auction and its support of the Les Paul Foundation, their relationship with Les Paul, their favorite guitars and the recovery of Tom Petty’s stolen gear.
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