Interviews

Joe Stump Revenge of the Shredlord – There’s rock, attitude, and balls to this CD!

Posted October 3, 2012 at 11:00 am | No comments

Guitar legend Joe Stump returns with the best album of a career spanning almost 20 years. His new record Revenge of the Shredlord features 12 new tracks full of the guitar abuse.

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Ian Gillan – WhoCares… We care very much!

Ian Gillan – WhoCares… We care very much!

Posted September 18, 2012 at 10:20 am | 3 comments

Reuniting for the first time since their collaboration on Black Sabbath’s 1983 Born Again album, Deep Purple´s Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi took everybody by surprise in 2011 when they released the charity singles: “Out Of My Mind” and “Holy Water.”

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The Fabulous Miss Wendy – No One Can Stop Me!

The Fabulous Miss Wendy – No One Can Stop Me!

Posted September 17, 2012 at 10:11 am | One comment

Inspired by old-school punk acts like the Misfits, The Dead Kennedys, and The Ramones, Hollywood-based rocker The Fabulous Miss Wendy has come a long way since picking up a guitar at the age of ten.

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More Than a Rock and Wrestling Connection with Rich Ward of FOZZY

More Than a Rock and Wrestling Connection with Rich Ward of FOZZY

Posted September 8, 2012 at 8:37 am | No comments

Rich Ward is the lead guitarist and creative force behind the band Stuck Mojo, as well as a being a former member of the metal “supergroup” Adrenaline Mob.

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Japanese Guitarist Tak Matsumoto Talks About Kansai Blues, His Signature Les Pauls and Bonnie Raitt

Japanese Guitarist Tak Matsumoto Talks About Kansai Blues, His Signature Les Pauls and Bonnie Raitt

Posted September 6, 2012 at 9:46 am | 4 comments

Guitarists around the world may want to pay attention to the Japanese band called B’z, or its guitarist Tak Matsumoto and maybe learn a few things about how to make their guitars wail and scream, whine and soar.

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Steve Vai – Illuminating The Story of Light

Steve Vai – Illuminating The Story of Light

Posted September 5, 2012 at 11:54 am | No comments

“Every song has something in it that pushed my buttons!” said Steve, and it’s clearly evident on each song on his latest CD release, The Story of Light.

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Scum of the Earth Guitarist Riggs talks The Devil Made Me Do It and the coming of the Zombie Apocalypse

Scum of the Earth Guitarist Riggs talks The Devil Made Me Do It and the coming of the Zombie Apocalypse

Posted August 20, 2012 at 9:13 am | No comments

Scum of the Earth was formed in late 2003 by former Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs, an in-your-face singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer.

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Steve Brown Talks about Trixter’s New Audio Machine Album

Posted August 5, 2012 at 8:22 pm | No comments

If you grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey, during the ’80s and ’90s you couldn’t help but know one of the members in the band Trixter.

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Interview With Guitarist and Songwriter Eric Mantel

Interview With Guitarist and Songwriter Eric Mantel

Posted July 26, 2012 at 10:47 am | One comment

Guitarist Eric Mantel’s music roots lie in the sounds of the ‘60s and ‘70s. His songwriting talents have been compared to Todd Rundgren, Sting, Greg Lake and the Beatles and when he grabs his axe, he weaves jazz, pop, rock, country, R&B, funk, ragtime, classical and other styles into finely crafted melodic tapestries.

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Trixie Whitley on Creativity, Daniel Lanois and Making a Living as a Working Musician

Trixie Whitley on Creativity, Daniel Lanois and Making a Living as a Working Musician

Posted July 13, 2012 at 10:30 am | One comment

After she had been working and touring extensively with Daniel Lanois, Trixie Whitley is back on her own.

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