Shred is not dead. That’s one thought that comes to mind as you’re listening to Inferno, the brand new album by guitarist Marty Friedman. As Friedman himself tells us during our conversation, it’s been a long time since he’s released an album in this vein and beyond that, he’s been away from the metal community […]
Tag: Guitar Gods
Slash Loves Analog…And Vinyl Records Too
You can add Slash to the list of rock and roll folks who maintain a love for the black wax. When he’s not jamming with legends like B.B. King, you’ll find him enthusing about all things analog, as was the case during a recent interview with Loudwire talking about his upcoming album Apocalyptic Love, which […]
Gary Moore
It was sad to read of Gary Moore’s unexpected passing this weekend. I’ve been getting into Gary’s music in recent years via the extensive amount of material that has been issued by Eagle Rock, particularly this 5 CD collection that brings together Gary’s various performances at Montreux through the years (there’s also a nice DVD […]
The ATV Interview: Eric Johnson
Austin-based guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson has been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time and it’s always a pleasure anytime that I get a chance to catch him in concert. Johnson is currently in the midst of a few different projects, including a newly completed solo CD called Up Close that features […]
Show of the Week: Experience Hendrix
The good news is that a bunch of really great guitar players will be in Akron tomorrow night. The bad news is that if you don’t have tickets already, you’re probably out of luck. Live Nation Cleveland just announced that the Experience Hendrix show happening on Tuesday night at the Akron Civic, is sold out. […]
Eric Clapton announces Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
This year was looking like it might be the first one in a while to be festival-free on my concert schedule. After attending on average, 3-4 festivals each year for the past few years, my cranky concert going self was telling me that it might be time for a break. But I didn’t count on […]
New Releases This Week: Tom Petty, Pixies, Neil Young vinyl
Lots of cool stuff this week, with the Tom Petty box set sitting at the top of the heap of all-time coolness. I hope that you guys have a good week – I’ll be listening to this Tom Petty box for the rest of the week, and probably next month as well. See ya in […]
Good Listening: Chicago – Live in New York – 6/20/77
As I was digging around in my collection today, I pulled out two CDs worth of Chicago, recorded live in New York City in 1977. While this isn’t the best sounding show that I’ve got from Chicago, it was interesting to me at the time that I first got it a few years ago for […]
Mark Knopfler announces spring tour dates
Here’s something that will make many of you smile heading into the weekend – the announcement of spring tour dates from former Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler! Get Lucky (pre-order via Amazon), the new CD from Knopfler, drops in stores on Tuesday. I’m thinkin’ the Ann Arbor date might have my name on it, tagged […]
Favorite Beatles covers?
As you might have heard, remastered copies of the Beatles catalog are coming out today. I say this sarcastically knowing that some of you are swinging the proverbial cat around and around in the air, trying to miss the global coverage of this event, and you….just…CAN’T miss it! The Beatles have nabbed the front cover […]