Posted November 27, 2006 at 7:30 am | No comments
From the interview by John Foxworthy: Not many bands had Skid Row’s impact on the scene in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Between several monster hits, a volatile yet charismatic front man and adversity in the face of grunge, it’s amazing any of the members even lived to tell the tales. Now, with a new record on the rack and a renewed sense of self, it looks like the guys might have the power to reclaim their place in the annals of rock stardom.
Skid Row guitarist Scotti Hill isn’t looking back to the old days. Even though there’s a lot of history behind him and the band, his focus is on the here and now – and the future. Interview »
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Posted November 21, 2006 at 7:38 am | No comments
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Posted November 21, 2006 at 7:36 am | No comments
by Tom Watson.
Janet Robin is a working musician. She plays guitar, sings, writes, produces, records, promotes and spends time on the road. She’s a professional. Music pays her bills. It feeds her stomach and her soul. Robin’s career reflects the decades it’s been through: garage bands in the ’70s; rock (mild to heavy) and a touch of glam in the ’80s; touring with Lindsey Buckingham, a shift to singer-songwriter mode and Lilith Fair in the ’90s; and now, in the ’00s, a commitment to DIY writing, producing, recording, promoting, and purusing new opportunities in those fields via the digital revolution. She’s born (1966) and raised in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, so I have to wonder: What turns a potentially straight-up Valley Girl into a music business…
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Posted November 2, 2006 at 8:40 pm | No comments
by Tom Watson.
Call it serendipity. I’ve followed the Gibson digital Les Paul guitar story since 2002 when I read in a press release what I think was the first official word from Gibson about the instrument. Over the four years between then and now I’ve read more press releases and media stories about the digital Les Paul, several of which included market release dates that didn’t materialize. Prototypes would be displayed at NAMM and various electronics shows but it never came to market. Until now. Following is the digital Les Paul portion of today’s interview with Gibson Chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz…
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