I must say that when I first heard news that actor Tom Cruise, of all people, was being cast as fictional rocker, singer, guitarist, Stacee Jaxx of the fictional glam ’80s rock band, Arsenal, for the 2012 motion picture adaptation of the Broadway comedy stage musical, “Rock Of Ages”, I was more than skeptical.
It feels like it was just yesterday I was buying Anthrax’s debut LP, Fistful of Metal, in my local record store – hard to believe it’s been almost 30 years.
PRS Guitars is pleased to announce the PRS Summer 2012 Thank You Package and Experience Sweepstakes. This summer program recognizes customers who purchase PRS products and gives fans the opportunity to win a trip for two to attend the 6th annual Experience PRS open house event this fall.
It’s hard to pick out the best decades for the ‘guitar gods’. Some might say that the best era for sheer virtuoso playing and soloing was the 1970s and the 1980s, before excess for excess’s sake became a bit out dated.
June 18th sees the 70th birthday of the one and only Sir Paul McCartney and as a huge mark of respect Paul Weller and his band have recorded a cover of the Beatles classic song “Birthday”(of course). This passionate cover will be made available for ONE DAY ONLY – On June 18th (Macca’s birthday) and it will be available exclusively at Amazon.com for .70 cents.
The Cult is one of the few bands that have successfully transcended the boundaries of rock, punk, and underground.
How better than to spend a Friday morning with Def Leppard at a BBQ hosted by Fox & Friends, in New York City?
I was considering calling this interview, “Stalking Stochelo Rosenberg”. The much sought after guitarist was in Montreal to play a concert at the Place des Artes Theatre in Montreal and I’d been hunting him down.
Sometimes when people put their name on a pedal it’s more for the paycheck and less about emulating an aspect of their sound. Luckily this is not the case with the Wylde Overdrive by MXR.
Platinum-selling rockers Seether are packing their road cases and heading out on tour again this Fall.
