Modern rockers Irvine have recently released a video for their single “Welcome Home.” The song features strong lyrics, great musicianship and a vocal hook that sticks in in your head and just won’t let go. Irvine brings a maturity to their songwriting and performances that one would expect from a band much older and experienced, a testament to their natural talent and ability to play off their strengths.
Prior to a sold out show at the Best Buy Theater in NYC, I had a chance to speak with guitar Keith Nelson of Buckcherry while out on tour with HellYeah for the Jägermeister Music Tour. We talked about what fans can expect on this tour and even gave us the inside scope on the very beginnings of a new Buckcherry CD.
MTV has Lordd Virgil’s video for their viral You Tube hit “Flint, Michigan” on their virtual radar and the network is watching as the video continues to build momentum, increase plays and attract fans.
National and international bands are now being invited to submit professional recordings to Filament Records. Over the next two months Filament’s A&R division will have a team reviewing materials and reaching out to bands they are interesting in speaking with further.
California alternative rockers, The Dirty Heads have announced 2011 early spring tour dates. Known for their seamless blend of rock, hip hop and reggae, the Dirty Heads were chosen as one of Rolling Stone magazine’s Best New Bands of 2010 and are ready to take 2011 by storm.
Guitar International recently sat down with guitarist Annie Stoic to talk about Jackknife Stiletto, Gibson guitars and being a woman in a man’s world.
If you listened to the radio in early 1992 you heard the song “Dizz Nee Land.” If you dug that tune you may have purchased a CD called Puzzle, dada’s critically acclaimed first disk. This great album ran deep with intense, well-written, guitar-heavy rock songs including “Dorina,” “Posters,” “Dim,” and one of my favorites, “Who You Are.”
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Session guitarist, death rock hero, western swing master, movie soundtrack instrumentalist, John 5 is a well-rounded axe master. Fender has already named two Artist Series guitars after him, a beautiful black Telecaster with a unique headstock and the new J5 acoustic guitar.
Creed made its mark during the ‘90s and the following decade, and began gaining traction with its debut album, My Own Prison, that got them headlines, radio airplay and hit records. But, it wasn’t until around 2000 that Creed reached deep to pull out their monster hit, “With Arms Wide Open”, a track that reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
