Guitar International recently caught wind of a stunning blue guitar built by West Virginia luthier Andrew White that was on display at the Montreal Guitar Festival. A highlight of the guitar is the inlay work of Craig Lavin. A quick call to Lavin gave us the inside scoop regarding the collaborative design of a Powder Blue Tang fish and underwater landscape for the guitar. Read »
Though he claims the nickname Caveman is the result of a physical resemblance, odds are the moniker has much to do with the fact that Kevin “Caveman” Shirley spends quality time in dimly lit recording studios producing, engineering, or mixing the likes of Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Dream Theater, and, since 2006, Joe Bonamassa. On August 20, 2007, Premier Artists (US) and Provogue Records (Europe) will release Bonamassa’s seventh solo studio album, Sloe Gin, for which Shirley served as both producer and mixer. While the actual role of record producer is often nebulous and, especially in the case of a seasoned recording artist, logistic or simply titular, Joe Bonamassa is quick to point out that Shirley’s contributions to Sloe Gin are concrete, serious, and artistic. “It’s unbelievable,” Joe says in a pre-release one-sheet, “he takes my vision, augments it, and brings it further than I ever would have thought to.” Interview »
