Monthly Archives: July 2011
Eric Clapton
If you read Eric Clapton’s recent autobiography, you know he is very content with his life and were he stands musically. This album conveys...
The Rolling Stones
Despite the title, the focus of this “unauthorized” Stones documentary is not directly on Mick Taylor nor his guitar playing, but a general analysis...
Satriani, Vai Benefit Raises $100,000
Guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai hosted a benefit concert July 10 in support of music-industry veteran Cliff Cultreri. “A Benefit for Cliff II” took place at The...
George Harrison Documentary Set for Broadcast
HBO is set to air Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living In the Material World,
a film was produced by Scorsese, Olivia Harrison, and Nigel Sinclair....
Travis Bean Passes
Guitar maker and machinist Travis Bean passed awayJuly 10 in Burbank, California, after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
Born Clifford Travis Bean...
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
It’s hard to understate how important Stevie Ray Vaughan was to the guitar. He emerged when the guitar had all but ceased to exist...
Atlas Stands
Atlas Stands' hardwood amplifier stands are made of ash, cherry, and walnut, and place an amp at an angle that makes it not only...
Steve Smith, George Brooks, Prasanna
Before joining Journey in 1978, Steve Smith drummed on jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty’s Enigmatic Ocean, and before he left the band in ’83, he...
Indigenous
Indigenous is a highenergy blues-rock band fronted by Mato Nanji, disciple of Vaughan and Hendrix; its sound is defined by the chugging rhythms and...
Mike + Ruthy
Michael Merenda and Ruth Ungar formed The Mammals early this decade, and in 2008 put the band on hiatus so members could pursue other...