Posted February 7, 2022 at 7:00 am | No comments
Classic GI interview: In 1963 an unknown but persistent bassist by the name of Chas Chandler took notice of Hilton Valentine’s aggressive guitar playing and onstage antics and asked him to join his group called The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, soon to be rechristened The Animals by their manager, Mike Jeffery. The Animals were quickly rushed into the studio where they recorded their first single “Baby Let Me Take You Home”, which included Hilton’s cool, aggressive guitar intro. A year after forming, the band struck gold with a moody cover of “House of the Rising Sun”. From his haunting, arpeggiated guitar intro on “House”, which became a rite of passage for budding guitarists who came of age in the ‘60s, to his fuzz-through-a-tremolo power chords of ”Don’t Bring Me Down”, Hilton’s knack for musical hooks greatly contributed to The Animals’ string of hits until the breakup of the original band in late 1966…
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Posted January 19, 2022 at 10:56 am | No comments
As a guitarist of 25 years, I spent my youth unintentionally listening to my parents playing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon. This surely had an effect on me.At the time, I hated it! Bells ringing in my ears! Oh, how it changed the course of my life in years to come.A truly unique album. Huge string-bending solos and that iconic Gilmour Stratocaster tone.
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Posted December 10, 2021 at 11:26 am | No comments
Photographer Elliott Landy announces the launch of a Kickstarter campaign in support of his new book Photographs of Janis Joplin On the Road & On Stage. The Kickstarter campaign is running now until December 21st, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.
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Posted October 19, 2021 at 12:58 am | No comments
Legendary rock drummer, Carmine Appice, has joined forces with multi-instrumentalist and rising guitar star Fernando Perdomo to form The Appice Perdomo Project (aka APP), whose debut album ENERGY OVERLOAD was released September 24, 2021 on Cleopatra Records.
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Posted August 19, 2020 at 1:54 pm | No comments
To say that guitarist James Burton is busy would be a gross understatement. With his 70th birthday right around the corner, the Louisiana native shows no sign of slowing down. After a highly successful career as both a leader and a sideman spanning more than 50 years, most guitarists would be looking forward to hanging up the axe and enjoying some time off, but not Burton. Having recently returned from performing in Holland with the TCB band, he’s busy preparing for the
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Posted June 26, 2019 at 12:47 pm | 4 comments
One of my first interviews in the music industry was with Lee Dickson, who has been Eric Clapton’s guitar technician for nearly a quarter of a century.
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Posted August 7, 2018 at 4:57 pm | No comments
Classic rock/Americana artist Debra Devi has a bluesy side that she’ll showcase at Northern NJ’s largest free blues festival – South Mountain International Blues Festival – on Sunday September 9 at 1:30 PM – 9 Cherry Lane, South Mountain Reservation, West Orange, New Jersey
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Posted July 30, 2018 at 10:34 am | No comments
The Guess Who is responsible for countless rock classics, which still retain a major presence on rock radio – “American Woman,” “No Time,” “These Eyes,” etcetera. The band is set to return on September 14th with their latest album, ‘The Future IS What It Used To Be’, released via Cleopatra Records (available in CD, Vinyl, and Digital formats).
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Posted July 16, 2018 at 1:39 am | No comments
Armed with a knack for creating an eclectic array of songs, with clever twists, beautiful melodic riffs, butter smooth vocals, the legendary singer-songwriter, Dave Mason, has gifted us with such memorable tracks that include: “Feeling Alright”, “Only You know and I Know”, “Hole in My Shoe”, “So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)” and many more.
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Posted June 25, 2018 at 1:12 pm | No comments
Fifty years since he scored the sizzling 1968 chart-topper, “Fire,” Arthur Brown celebrated his 76th birthday over the weekend (Sunday, June 24) as a pioneer of shock rock and progressive rock, and heavy metal influencer, with his rock ‘n’ roll sideshow, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
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