Interviews

Vocalist Ariana Talks About Songwriting, Heffron Drive and Head vs. Heart

Vocalist Ariana Talks About Songwriting, Heffron Drive and Head vs. Heart

Posted December 13, 2013 at 2:48 pm | One comment

While meeting with the guys from Heffron Drive, I took the opportunity to sit down with their touring partner, vocalist and song writer, Ariana. Ariana mixes it up with traditional musical instruments and more avant-garde sounds, creating a catchy and hip techno-sound that blends well with her vocals.

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Oblivious Signal Interview – Going On Their Own

Oblivious Signal Interview – Going On Their Own

Posted December 12, 2013 at 5:33 am | No comments

After years of chasing the sound they heard in their heads, the New Year’s Eve release of Crash stands as a landmark for the Florida based band Oblivious Signal. The band is finally able to hear the song they wrote played back to them through the speakers.

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Kurdt Vanderhoof Interview: The Reality of Generation Nothing

Posted December 6, 2013 at 9:45 am | One comment

Metal Church’s latest release, Generation Nothing, marks the bands 10th full-length studio release and boasts the return to the band’s classic metal sound. It has elements of both the first album and The Dark, but still embraces the new sound of the band without chasing the past.

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Leighsa Montrose Interview – Continuing Ronnie’s Legacy

Leighsa Montrose Interview – Continuing Ronnie’s Legacy

Posted December 1, 2013 at 5:05 am | No comments

Legendary rock icon Ronnie Montrose has been called the “Father of American Hard Rock,” an innovator and an incendiary guitar genius. For the first time fans of Ronnie Montrose will have the opportunity to bid on a vast array of instruments, personal items and memorabilia from the late genius’ musical life which will benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

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Tony MacAlpine Interview: New DVD Release Live In Tokyo

Posted November 30, 2013 at 6:20 am | No comments

Earlier this summer, a new progressive super group, Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian [PSMS] released Live In Tokyo on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD. Their show was recorded back in 2012 at Zepp Tokyo and this 95-minute concert is the first release from the band. It showcases a wide range of instrumental performances from each of the members’ careers as well as their collaborations with each other.

Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews

Chuck Garric Interview – Live Fast Die Loud

Chuck Garric Interview – Live Fast Die Loud

Posted November 18, 2013 at 6:03 am | No comments

Not many bands today truly embody the spirit and drive of a classic hard rocking group. Many try, but only a few succeed, though Beasto Blanco hits the mark with their recent release Live Fast Die Loud.

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Black Veil Brides Rhythm Section Interview – We Have a Mission

Black Veil Brides Rhythm Section Interview – We Have a Mission

Posted November 15, 2013 at 6:24 am | One comment

It’s been about ten months since Black Veil Brides released their strongest CD to date, Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones. Since its release, they have toured the world virtually non-stop. From their winter headlining tour, to the Vans Warp Tour, to their latest the Outbreak Tour with Bullets for my Valentine

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From Crown Guitar Fest: Robben Ford Talks Guitar, Gear and Bringing It Back Home

From Crown Guitar Fest: Robben Ford Talks Guitar, Gear and Bringing It Back Home

Posted November 13, 2013 at 11:27 am | No comments

Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival & Workshop brings the greatest guitarists in the world (Pat Metheny and Joe Bonamassa to name just two) to Bigfork, Montana for its annual end-of-summer guitar camp and concert series. This year they snagged someone really special, five-time Grammy nominee and one of Musician’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century,” Robben Ford.

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Chuck Hammer’s Guitarchitecture Meets Wiser Time

Chuck Hammer’s Guitarchitecture Meets Wiser Time

Posted November 12, 2013 at 3:49 am | One comment

By: Debra Devi Images courtesy of Debra Devi. How does a Jersey rocker with the kind of huge soulful voice possessed by only a royal few (think Paul Rodgers meets Chris Robinson) wind up creating trippy-yet-hooky, vintage-yet-futuristic, slammin’ rock-and-roll with seminal synth-guitarist Chuck Hammer (Bowie, Lou Reed)? Not how you might think. Although Hammer’s roots […]

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Jon Herington of Steely Dan Talks About His Musical Journey and Time on My Hands

Jon Herington of Steely Dan Talks About His Musical Journey and Time on My Hands

Posted October 12, 2013 at 2:18 pm | No comments

Jon Herington is simply one of the most respected guitar players in the music business. His resume is second to none, having provided his skillful and smooth soloing style to some of the biggest names in music. For the past thirteen years, he has served as the touring and recording guitarist for Steely Dan

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