ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 8, 1985 By Steve Newton Motley Crue are the main attraction at the Pacific Coliseum this Tuesday, but their opening act, Autograph, includes another hero as far as young guitar enthusiasts are concerned. Thirty-year-old Steve Lynch is--like fellow axeman Eddie Van Halen--one of rock's most innovative and technically adept players. His … Continue reading Autograph guitarist Steve Lynch talks Van Halen, two-handed tapping, and The Right Touch
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This Is the Blues goes heavy on underrated guitar hero Peter Green
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JUNE 15, 2010 By Steve Newton Several years ago I was combing the CD stacks at Zulu Records—back when they were located on the other side of Fourth and a little further east—and came across the 1995 tribute album Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green. Man, what a find that … Continue reading This Is the Blues goes heavy on underrated guitar hero Peter Green
Rez guitarist Scotty Hall got neck-tapping tips from Harvey Mandel
scotty hall (left) and phil robertson ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 16, 2006 By Steve Newton Although Rez may be the finest guitar-based instrumental-rock CD ever to come out of Vancouver, the original meeting of the duo behind it was rather inauspicious. Guitarist Scotty Hall and drummer-keyboardist Phil Robertson hooked up when Hall attended a rehearsal … Continue reading Rez guitarist Scotty Hall got neck-tapping tips from Harvey Mandel
John Mayall’s drug-free existence and “good metabolism” have keep him rockin’ to the age of 77
While prepping for my interview with John Mayall I browsed my trusty CD collection and came up with his 1971 album, Back to the Roots.