Posted December 16, 2010 at 2:00 pm | One comment
New Jersey based jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz is used to taking chances, as anyone who makes a living improvising would be. So it’s no surprise that his latest album, Five & Live, features Lenz and company on stage in a live situation, which is always a bit of a risk for any recording, and, alongside his originals, covering some very un-jazz like songs, such as Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” and “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2” by classic British rockers Pink Floyd.
Posted in: Interviews, Jazz, Jazz Interviews
Posted December 16, 2010 at 11:54 am | 5 comments
The Staind guitarist talks about his Gibson Signature model guitar, going solo and upcoming projects with the band he helped make world famous.
Posted in: Interviews, Modern Rock, Rock Interviews
Posted December 16, 2010 at 11:07 am | 3 comments
When I first picked up Hemme Luttjeboer’s new book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar Exercises, I have to say that the title made me a bit skeptical of the contents waiting within. As is often the case, maybe far too often in my circumstances, I hastily judged a book by its cover, and was therefore pleasantly surprised when I opened this six-string tome to find a treasure trove of exercises for guitarists of all levels, backgrounds and musical tastes.
Posted in: Industry Interviews, Interviews
Posted December 16, 2010 at 10:00 am | 3 comments
We guitarists tend to fall into two camps: those of us, typically classical and folk players, who revere the history of the instrument and value heritage and legacy over innovation; and those of us, typically rock and jazz players, who applaud the pioneers and mad scientists whose breakthroughs changed the way we think about the instrument.
Posted in: Guitars and Gear, Industry Interviews, Interviews
Posted December 15, 2010 at 12:00 pm | One comment
Though the Blues was born and raised in the U.S., the genre has grown and spread out to be a truly global phenomenon. While the first generations of blues musicians cut their teeth in Chicago, Austin and the Mississippi Delta, since migrating across the pond back in the ‘50s,
Posted in: Blues, Blues Interviews, Interviews
Posted December 15, 2010 at 10:00 am | One comment
Guitarists love gear, well that’s an understatement to say the least. Guitarists flock to new gear like moths to a flame, it’s in our blood, if we were born to play guitar we were born to love everything that makes that guitar sound louder, fuzzier, give it more tone and manipulate its signal in any myriad of ways.
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Posted December 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm | 2 comments
I’m going to go out on a limb here and make a statement that might just come back to haunt me, but I think that Smooth Jazz often doesn’t get the credit it deserves as being as legit as its traditional and more “hip” cousin.
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Posted December 14, 2010 at 3:00 pm | One comment
Daniel Johns, lead vocalist and guitarist for Australia’s most popular rock-grunge group, Silverchair, met Ben Gillies (drums) and Chris Joannou (bass) before they were in their teens. By the time they reached 15, the trio made its mark “Down Under” as a major rock group. Today, Silverchair’s reputation is global.
Posted in: Interviews, Modern Rock, Rock Interviews
Posted December 14, 2010 at 10:00 am | 3 comments
As 2010 comes to a close, we here at Guitar International are taking a look back at the year that was, of all the great albums that came out this year, all the killer concerts that took place and the amazing guitarists who made this year a great year for the guitar.
Posted in: Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Interviews, Interviews
Posted December 13, 2010 at 2:00 pm | One comment
The brainchild of guitarist Benjamin Woods, Bay area band Flametal melds elements from both the Flamenco and Metal genres, hence the name.
Posted in: Interviews, Metal, Metal Interviews
