Classics: Guitars of Twisted Sister
Bar-band grinders with nearly 3,000 gigs in their back pockets, when Twisted Sister began recording its major-label debut 40 years ago, they were already...
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Tom Guerra
Season 02 Episode 4
Episode 4 of “Buy That Guitar” has host Ram Tuli talking with musician/Strat fanatic Tom Guerra, digging into his career and...
Rhandy Simmons
Bassist Rhandy Simmons’ resumé includes regular onstage jams with Stevie Ray Vaughan and membership in Roomful of Blues as well as Anson Funderburgh and...
Kay-Ta Matsuno
Few – if any – other guitarists claim a movie character as their first musical inspiration, as is the case for Kay-Ta Matsuno.
“My Dad...
W.C. Clark
After seeing a member of country band Jimmy Heap and the Melody Makers playing a homemade washtub bass, W.C. Clark recalled, “I made a...
Richie Faulkner
Making good music isn’t easy, even for bands with a boatload of iconic albums under their studded-leather belts. Judas Priest has weathered many a...
Rick Vito
Surveying a small sample of Rick Vito’s resumé, versatility is a given. From the early ’70s, he has been tapped by John Mayall, Bonnie...
Buck Dharma
It’s not often that a band releases a full album recorded 40-plus years earlier. But 11 of the 12 cuts on Blue Öyster Cult’s...
Charlie Starr
There was a time when Blackberry Smoke would have been tagged a Southern-rock band, but today they sit at the crossroads of many styles...
The Mystery Lights: Garage Punk Meets Musicianship
Influences From the Kinks to Beefheart
The Mystery Lights’ Mike Brandon used his ’60s Silvertone 1429 plugged into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for this...