Monthly Archives: November 2006
The Pixies
In the late 1980s, the Pixies' unique brand of punk, pop, and guitar rock almost singlehandedly created the alternative music movement that flourished in...
Electro-Harmonix 16 Second Digital Delay
On several occasions, we've chronicled the story of Electro-Harmonix, from its first heyday in the 1970s, through the '80s, and its resurgence in the...
Vivian Campbell
Considering his lengthy resumé, one might expect Irish guitarist Vivian Campbell would have released a solo album long before September of 2005. And Campbell's...
Buck Page – Right Place To Start
There have been more than one group known as the Riders Of The Purple Sage (not counting country-rock's New Riders Of The Purple Sage)....
Various artists – Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
Here's a capital idea executed brilliantly: 13 inventive acoustic guitar arrangements of Mancini classics - 12 solo and one bonus duet - by a...
G.L. Stiles Solidbody
Every once in awhile, a guitar comes out of left field. In the case of this solidbody electric labeled "Lee Stiles," the throw came...
Carvin Belaire 212
When Lowell Kiesel started Carvin in 1946, his focus was on electric guitar pickups and lap steels. He had a fair amount of initial...
J.J. Cale
J.J. Cale is the last person you'd expect to get the up close and personal "Behind The Music" treatment. Interviews with him are rare,...
Adrian Belew
Bleeps, squawks, and other sounds emanate from the guitars of Adrian Belew, who has gigged with the likes of Frank Zappa and Talking Heads,...
Michael Bloomfield – If You Love These Blues, Play ‘Em As You Please
I've had more than one conversation with a colleague when The Paul Butterfield Blues Band album came up, and we said in unison, "That...