I interviewed Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson back in May of 1999, one month after his hard-rock band released its self-titled debut album.
Category: guitar heroes
That time Joe Satriani told me that ten years of bad-hair days led him to shave his head
The cover of the G3 Live album showed Satch with a shaved head for the first time, so I asked him how it felt to cut all his hair off.
That time Joe Satriani told me that he’d invited Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page on his G-3 Tours
I interviewed Joe Satriani back in August of 1997, one year after he'd launched the very first G-3 Tour, with Steve Vai and Eric Johnson.
That time I asked John Sykes if Blue Murder was gonna be playing Vancouver soon
Back in May of 1989 I interviewed guitar great John Sykes while he was promoting the debut album by his new power trio, Blue Murder.
God bless Jeff Baxter’s guitar solo (and pick scrape) on Steely Dan’s “Change of the Guard”
A few weeks back my wife confiscated the Zeppelin CD from my Corolla so she could rock out in her SUV on the way to work.
That time John Sykes told me that Whitesnake’s David Coverdale changes his band every five minutes
Back in May of 1989 I interviewed British guitarist John Sykes while he was promoting the debut album by his new band, Blue Murder.
A six-string salute to Vancouver: archival interviews with 10 of the city’s top guitarists
By Steve Newton I believe the guy in the above photo is playing an F barre chord. I can play an F barre chord, too, but you might not want to hear it. My limited abilities on guitar not withstanding, it's far and away the musical instrument I enjoy hearing the most. And I also … Continue reading A six-string salute to Vancouver: archival interviews with 10 of the city’s top guitarists
Controversial blog post about controversial Rory Gallagher statue in Belfast creates controversy
Two days ago I posted a blog here about the unveiling of a statue of Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher outside Belfast's Ulster Hall.
Controversial statue of Irish guitar legend Rory Gallagher unveiled in Belfast, but where’s the Strat?
Just found out that a bronze statue of guitar legend Rory Gallagher was unveiled outside of Belfast's Ulster Hall last Saturday (January 4).
Jeff Healey’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey was an incredible player who deserves to be ranked up there with the finest pickers of all time.
Joe Satriani says that as a producer, mixer, and engineer, Mike Fraser just makes it happen
Mike Fraser has worked on a lot of records over the years, but the one artist he keeps coming back to is Bay Area guitar hero Joe Satriani.
Jeff Beck’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
Jeff Beck is my favourite rock guitarist of all time. He squeezed more beauty out of six strings than anyone else I can think of.
Word-for-word with Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers: the complete interview, July 10, 1992
I've interviewed hundreds of musicians over the years, but Dickey Betts stands out as one of my fave rock legends to chat with.