Posted December 10, 2011 at 1:19 pm | One comment
After over a decade of paying his dues, a fountain of good fortune is flowing endlessly for slide guitar virtuoso extraordinaire Derek Trucks. During these years of nonstop, grueling touring, he has built a name for himself as the bottleneck boogie guitar player to be reckoned with. Trucks has coordinated countless tours and recordings, playing with his own group, The Derek Trucks Band, played alongside mentors and kin The Allman Brothers Band and has appeared on numerous side projects and guest work from the Frogwings to Phil Lesh.
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Country Interviews, Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted November 28, 2011 at 1:47 pm | No comments
With a career that spans five decades and multiple genres, it’s no surprise that guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is respected by players and music fans the world over. His unique finger style technique of playing with all ten fingers has dazzled and amazed even legends, so much so that Emmanuel was presented with the “Certified Guitar Player Award” by the great Chet Atkins, an honor earned by only four other guitarists before Atkins’ death in 2001.
Posted in: Interviews, Jazz Interviews
Posted November 21, 2011 at 11:20 am | 3 comments
Legendary bass player Jack Casady has fired up his bass guitar on stages with the likes of Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, Jimi Hendrix, Warren Zevon, John Lee Hooker, Rusted Root, John Lee Hooker, members of The Grateful Dead, Gov’t Mule and Crosby, Stills, Nash& Young. Working with Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick and the rest of the crew of Jefferson Airplane, Casady laid down bass lines for such monumental songs as “White Rabbit”, “Volunteers” and “Somebody to Love.”
Posted in: Interviews, Jam Band Interviews
Posted November 20, 2011 at 11:11 am | 6 comments
Edge of Paradise might be a new band, but when you’re your debut album includes the rhythm section of bassist Tony Franklin (Blue Murder, The Firm) and drummer Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth Band), you know you’re already in great shape. Now add the powerhouse vocals of Margarita Monet and Dave Bates’ towering guitars and you have a record essential to any fan of melodic metal.
Posted in: Interviews, Metal Interviews
Posted November 16, 2011 at 3:27 pm | One comment
Talk about your guitar legends. Well we have one here and her name is Nancy Wilson. Nancy Wilson talks about Heart’s latest Blu-Ray release, Night At Sky Church. The Heart album delivers the classics and the latest, both in a astonishing sound and visual qualities.
Posted in: Interviews, Legends Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted November 15, 2011 at 2:43 pm | One comment
It’s been five years since the release of Nils Lofgren’s last studio album featuring his own songs, but now he is back and has something to say! An effort that’s been in the works since the culmination of Springsteen’s Working on a Dream Tour in November of 2009, Lofgren’s new album Old School covers a variety of topics including desperation, self doubt, true love, departed friends and holding on to your dreams while the world goes mad. I had the pleasure to speak with Nils about his new release and the importance of being true to yourself as an artist.
Posted in: Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted October 11, 2011 at 4:34 pm | 3 comments
In my early development as a guitarist, I had aspirations to play as well as Jim Hall one day. Jim Hall and Ron Carter’s Alone Together is one of the main records that inspired me to learn how to play jazz guitar, and his melodic inventiveness maintains my attention even until this day. I saw him perform at the National Guitar Workshop this past summer, and his playing did not cease to surprise me.
In this interview with one of the most influential jazz guitarists alive today, we discuss his duet recording with Ron Carter as well as many other things. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did!
Posted in: Interviews, Jazz Interviews, Legends Interviews
Posted October 10, 2011 at 6:40 am | 3 comments
Truer words could not have been spoken. Not many bands have shaped heavy metal like the British band Judas Priest. With Glenn Tipton and KK Downing on dueling guitar, Ian Hill on bass and the Metal God, Rob Halford on vocals, they have forged the metal scene since the ‘70s. The band’s unique style of wearing S&M leather and writing thunderous anthems have ignited and influenced four generations of musicians. With such hits as “Breaking the Law,” “Living After Midnight” and “Hot Rockin,” it’s no wonder.
Posted in: Interviews, Metal Interviews
Posted October 8, 2011 at 6:25 pm | No comments
Every child spends time in play pretending they are what they wish to be when they grow up. Who among us hasn’t hit the game winning home run, been crowned Miss America, taken off in a rocket or performed on stage in front of thousands of adoring fans. Reality and more likely than not our parents, dictated that we have a backup plan should our plans of fame and superstardom not come to fruition. That’s how it was for most of us. But then there’s guitarist Pete Evick.
Posted in: Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted October 6, 2011 at 2:24 pm | 2 comments
Though not a household name, Maines is renowned in artist and industry circles for his journeyman talents and facility performing and producing with arttists such as Wilco, Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, Willie Nelson, Hank Thompson, Roger Creager and Terry Allen. Lloyd also has earned the esteemed distinction of appearing on and playing and performing live with several dozen artists on numerous episodes of Austin City Limits, PBS’s prestigious, nationally televised live music showcase.
Posted in: Country Interviews, Interviews, Rock Interviews
