Posted February 18, 2011 at 8:50 am | No comments
Brad Richter (guitar) and Viktor Uzur (cello) are musicians of the highest caliber, and on their latest recording, String Theory, these two accomplished performers are at their absolute best, shining throughout. Never before has the guitar and cello duo captured such a wide range of expression, beauty, excitement, and artistry. Each a virtuoso in their own right, when they come together as a duo it’s easy to hear how closely these two are connected. They blend classical music, rock music, and improvisation, all with exquisite original compositions, producing a sound that is all their own.
Posted in: Classical, Classical Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 18, 2011 at 8:42 am | No comments
Petar Jankovic’s Leyenda is an incredible recording that features a mix of standard works by Granados, Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, and Tansman, along with more recent additions to the classical guitar repertoire by Merlin and Dyens. Jankovic is a strong personality on the instrument, who possesses his own unique and distinguished style of playing. As one would expect from such a seasoned performer, his interpretations and performances are solid throughout the album.
Posted in: Classical, Classical Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 18, 2011 at 8:32 am | No comments
International Guitar Night IV is a collaboration that features the acoustic guitar stylings of Brian Gore (founder), Lulo Reinhardt, Stephen Bennett, and Itamar Erez. Coming together from the four corners of the globe, each of these performers brings a unique and diverse sound alongside a wide range of influences from Spanish, Latin, Gypsy, and Rock. The album is a collection of performances from their 2009 North American tour, and this recording delivers the goods for anyone who loves the sound of the acoustic guitar.
Posted in: Fingerstyle, Instrumental Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 18, 2011 at 8:22 am | No comments
Echomythia is the latest recording by Greek guitarist Dimitris Kotronakis, and is perhaps one of the most dazzling guitar recordings in recent memory. The original title for the CD was “Jazz, Latin, and Brazilian vibes for the guitar,” which perfectly describes the focus of the album on lesser known works and transcriptions from composers like Django Reinhardt, Raphael Fays, Augustin Barrios, Stepan Rak, Roland Dyens, Vojislav Ivanonvic, and Paco De Lucia to name a few.
Posted in: Classical, Classical Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 18, 2011 at 8:13 am | No comments
Behind the Player brings fans a behind the scenes with one of rock guitar’s most famous players and the lead guitarist for the legendary rock icons KISS, Ace Frehley. The DVD allows viewers the chance to sit down with Frehley while he discusses his life as a rock guitarist, his beginnings in the rock world, musical influences, groundbreaking work as a founding member of KISS, solo career, gear, thoughts on digital recording, and his gives his take on the long anticipated 2009 solo album Anomaly. With such in depth conversations the DVD provides viewers with an up close and personal look at one of the most recognized names, and faces, in rock history.
Posted in: Classic Rock, DVD Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 18, 2011 at 8:00 am | No comments
EarMaster Pro 5 is a software program that operates on both Mac and Windows platforms, and is designed to aid, develop, and enhance the ears of every musician that takes the time to work through the program’s lessons. This aural skills training program is an excellent tool for both self-guided study and as a resource in the class room.
Posted in: Gear Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 17, 2011 at 12:00 pm | 2 comments
That’s what you get when the combine Buckcherry and HellYeah sharing the same bill in New York City for the Jägermeister Music Tour. While initially this may seem like odd touring combination, make no mistake that these two bands are carrying the torch for pure American Rock n’ Roll, HellYeah with their blend of “spirit lifting” southern rock and Buckcherry with their distinctive commercial driving crotch n’ rock.
Posted in: Concert Reviews, Metal, Reviews
Posted February 17, 2011 at 11:00 am | No comments
Certainly, one of the favorite opening riffs of guitar players around the world is that of the country-rock track “Hotel California,” and a guitar feast at the end of the track, performed as a stringed duet by Don Felder and Joe Walsh is a nice surprise. The song continues to be an enormous favorite of Eagles fans and is listed on Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” at #49. The lyrics conjure up the decadence of the hotel with its “sweet summer sweat” and the girl whose mind is “Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz.”
Posted in: Guitar Tab
Posted February 17, 2011 at 9:00 am | No comments
2010 was a huge year for Florida based metal band Nonpoint as the band’s eighth studio album Miracle was released to critical acclaim, helping to launch the band to the top of the modern metal world after 13 years of working together as a band. The album immediately grabbed the attention of promoters worldwide and 2010 saw high-profile Nonpoint performances at some of the world’s biggest music festivals including Ozzfest, Rock on the Range Summerfest and the legendary Download Festival.
Posted in: Interviews, Metal, Metal Interviews
Posted February 17, 2011 at 9:00 am | No comments
Very few musicians will be able to accomplish and achieve as much success and acclaim as guitarist Fareed Haque. His career is still in full force with many endeavors yet to come, but so far he’s worked with an incredible number of diverse artists that range from Sting, Paquito D’Rivera, Joe Zawinul, Vieaux Faraka Toure, Dave Holland, Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling, Zakir Hussein, and the list just keeps going and growing.
Posted in: Classical, Classical Interviews, Interviews
