Posted August 21, 2010 at 7:00 am | 2 comments
Steve Howe and Chris Squire sit in a glass-walled room high about New York’s Times Square, looking down on the spire that is home in the infamous New Year’s Eve hall. It is a fitting place to talk about the once and future Yes as the band contemplates 1997 in the wake of the release of Keys to Ascension. It is also a bit disconcerting to have them in the same room: Squire and Howe have not recorded together since Drama, which was released more than 15 years ago.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Reviews, Rock Reviews
Posted August 20, 2010 at 12:13 am | 14 comments
Think Led Zeppelin gear, and you think of Les Pauls, doublenecks, and Marshall amps. But Jimmy Page’s early gear in Led Zeppelin was actually a continuation of his old Yardbirds setup.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Gear Reviews, Reviews
Posted August 16, 2010 at 6:38 am | No comments
Corky Laing, the explosive drummer from the legendary rock group, Mountain, with the great Leslie West and master bassist Rev Jones, was at a performance at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia – an outdoor amphitheater that is a favorite spot for Washington D.C. audiences – when we spotted him and asked if he’d help us out and he said, “Sure…” to our request to help us roll out a PSA.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar News, PSA
Posted July 8, 2010 at 5:00 am | One comment
Singularity is a creatively conceived album by former Doors guitarist Robby Krieger. Walking the line between being highly improvised and carefully arranged, the album is a kaleidoscope of genres, sound, tone colors and timbres, directly representing the wide variety of Krieger’s musical influences.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Reviews, Rock Reviews
Posted June 9, 2010 at 12:20 am | No comments
Jeff Beck, gifted the crowd at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia with a full spectrum performance, weaving together a fine blend of classic rock, funk, opera, and a stirring show tune, all wrapped in soulful and superbly nuanced expression.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Reviews
Posted March 15, 2010 at 11:57 am | 5 comments
It is a daunting and perhaps completely irrelevant task, in the context of a guitar magazine, to attempt to write an introduction to an interview with Andy Summers.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted March 13, 2010 at 1:35 pm | No comments
Recorded live in Tokyo back in May of 2009, the DVD “Mick Taylor Band – The Tokyo Concert” features Taylor on guitar and vocals, Max Middleton on keyboards, Kuma Harada on bass, Jeff Allen on drums, and Denny Newman on guitar and vocals.
Posted in: Classic Rock, DVD Reviews, Reviews
Posted March 10, 2010 at 6:33 pm | No comments
After one of the worst winters in metropolitan Washington, D.C.’s recorded history, the audience at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, was badly in need of a sunny afternoon – and that’s just what Ray Davies conjured up.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Concert Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 12, 2010 at 11:23 am | 2 comments
When one thinks of Stewart Copeland, iconic drummer for The Police and, more recently, Oysterhead, guitar is not the first instrument that comes to mind.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Interviews, Legends Interviews
Posted December 22, 2009 at 4:08 pm | No comments
The Rolling Stones have been electrifying audiences with their live shows and numerous recordings since their debut in the early ’60s. The Stones are known for their crafty songwriting which draws from a wide variety of influences such as American blues, country, and folk music, giving them a truly original and recognizable sound. Not to mention the signature guitar riffs and styles of Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, which have inspired generations of guitarists, and will continue to inspire new players long into the future.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Instructional Book Reviews, Reviews
