Monthly Archives: February 2010
Danny Caron – How Sweet It Is
Danny Caron is a veteran guitarist whose playing with the late Charles Brown helped keep the tradition of the "uptown" guitarist alive and well....
Blackstar Artisan 15 and 30 Amps
Blackstone Artisan 15
Started a few years ago by a group of former Marshall employees, Blackstar Amplification's Artisan series, comprised of 15- and 30-watt combos...
Ted Nugent
Photo: James Brown.
Depending on one's musical or sociopolitical point of view, a new release from the redoubtable Ted Nugent can initiate one of several...
Guy Clark – Somedays the Song Writes You
Guy Clark's latest album features
material written in collaboration, and
the results demonstrate that choosing
the right creative partner makes a world
of difference.
The 10 originals and one...
Ronnie Lane
Lane playing a Zemaitis bass. Photographer unknown; courtesy John Hellier Collection.
The quote that opens </IThe Passing Show, the long-overdue documentary bio of the late...
Bacino BAC 18
Bacino Bac 18
Mike Bacino makes no bones about his mission in recreating the Marshall 18-watt model 1958 2x10" combo from the mid 1960s. The...
Domino Californian Rebel
California. The Left Coast. It was probably home to North America's earliest inhabitants, as emigrants from Asia crossed the Bering Strait and began their...
The Steepwater Band – Grace and Melody
It's easy to dig the Steepwater Band, and on this, their fourth studio record, the Chicago trio steps it up a notch with the...
B.C. Rich Stealth
1983 B.C. Stealth Bass prototype, serial number 001-87984. Photo courtesy Richie King.
Electric guitar lore from the 1980s almost invariably includes (sometimes snide) references to...
Elvin Bishop
Photos: Preston Gratiot.
The first album Elvin Bishop played on wasn't a chart-topper – it was a life-changer. For the raised-on-rock generation that credits 1965's...