False Prophet: John Frusciante’s Return & the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Eternal Black Summer
With each successive step, the Red Hot Chili Peppers further relegate themselves to a mere parody of a once somewhat interesting band.
An Interview with Bruce Kulick Discussing His Years with Union
Through the lens of dissolution, Bruce Kulick and John Corabi came together, bonded through mutual pain, and a love for music.
An Interview with Chris Weber of Hollywood Rose
A typical night for Chris Weber in the early 1980s involved stopping off at the Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Boulevard, in the heart of West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, where he frequently found himself among the throngs of people congregating out front and in the parking lot.
An Interview with Bruce Bouillet of Racer X
While most remember the vivid technicolor burst of explosive light that was Racer X for its legendary lead guitarist, Paul Gilbert, some may also remember his equally effervescent partner in six-string crime, Bruce Bouillet.
KISS Studio Albums Ranked Part Three: The 90s & 2000s
At the dawn of a new decade, KISS, like many bands, once again found themselves at a crossroads. The 80s had proved tumultuous on many levels, with the band surviving sonic challenges, lineup changes, and commercial adversity from all angles.
An Interview with Steve Darrow of Hollywood Rose
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An Interview with Kane Roberts of The Alice Cooper Band
If the 1980s guitar scene was about big-haired, waif-framed guitarists, ax-slinger Kane Roberts never did get that memo.
An Interview with Jennifer Batten
Coming up in the late 80s shred era, virtuoso Jennifer Batten knew that she needed to stand out in order to avoid being discounted in a bustling scene.
An Interview with Nili Brosh
But in 2022, we find ourselves in a new age. A new age that is no longer defined by headlines, and ideas generated by the past. In the here and now, there are dozens upon dozens of fierce female guitar virtuosos, and one of the slickest is Israeli-born, Nili Brosh.
An Interview with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam
In the world of alternative rock, or “grunge,” as it’s often called, guitarist Stone Gossard, and his band, Pearl Jam are titans, who are in 2022, standing up top the mountain as lone-wolf survivors of thirty-two years of rock ‘n’ roll volatility.
