I interviewed Steve Vai back in September of 2003, when he was about to start a G3 Tour with Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen.
Category: guitar heroes
That time I asked Steve Vai about G3 cohort Yngwie Malmsteen’s reputation for having a big ego
The last time I interviewed Steve Vai he was preparing to go out on the road with Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen as part of the G3 Tour.
That time Coco Montoya told me about being transformed by seeing Albert King performing between CCR and Iron Butterfly
I interviewed Montoya back in 2003, when he was heading to Vancouver for a coheadlining show with Tommy Castro at the Yale Hotel.
That time I asked Joe Satriani what his favourite Christmas song was
Back in 1997 I interviewed Joe Satriani while he was touring with Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Robert Fripp in the second G3 Tour.
That time Kelly Joe Phelps told me that Vancouver’s Steve Dawson was “mindboggling” on slide guitar
I did my third interview with Kelly Joe Phelps in January of 2003, when he was touring behind his sixth album, Slingshot Professionals.
Eddie Van Halen recalls recording his insane guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”
Where were you in '82? Chances are good that, if you were into popular music at all, you were checking out the new Michael Jackson LP.
That time I asked Joe Satriani if his pal Dave Martone was gonna jam when Chickenfoot plays Vancouver
I did my sixth interview with Joe Satriani back in May of 2009, one month before the release of the debut album by Chickenfoot.
That time American Dog’s Steve Theado told me about hangin’ out with Molly Hatchet’s Dave Hlubek
Back in May of 2003 I interviewed American Dog guitarist Steve Theado when his Ohio hard-rock trio was heading to Vancouver for two shows.
God bless Pete Haycock’s guitar solo on the Climax Blues Band’s “Together and Free”
Today I'm gonna request His Holiness bless the fancy fretwork that Haycock laid down on the opening track of Climax Blues Band's Gold Plated.
That time Kim Simmonds told me about Savoy Brown playing the last show at the Twin Towers before 9/11
I interviewed Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown fame in February of 2002, when he was touring behind his second solo album, Blues Like Midnight.
Exclusive audio: the Jeff Healey Band live in Vancouver, New Year’s Eve 1990
I always thought Jeff Healey was one of the greatest blues-rock guitarists that ever lived. I rank him right up there with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Dickey Betts gets stretch of road named after him, 11 years after Duane Allman got his
Just heard some fantastic news: that a stretch of highway in Florida is going to be named after Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts.
Guitarist Lance Reegan-Diehl still shredding up a storm 30 years after his impressive debut
Way back in 1993 I interviewed Vancouver-based rock guitarist Lance Reegan-Diehl, who blew me away with some very wicked guitar playing.