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Tony Joe White – The Heroines
For his latest album, the "Swamp Fox" came up with a cool concept: half solo vocals, half duets with five of his favorite female...
Alecia Nugent – Alecia Nugent
Don't let the spelling of her first name lead you to believe Alecia Nugent is one of those overly affected country divas the labels...
Larry Sparks – 40
After doing one thing for 40 years, you either get really good or you die. Larry Sparks refers to himself as "The youngest of...
Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, Hot British, and Switchbone
Radial Engineering's Tonebone distortion pedals have been making serious "noise" in the few short months since their introduction. Whether online or in print,...
Tommy Shaw
"About 10 years ago, we stopped being a rock band," Tommy Shaw opined from the stage. After a pregnant pause, the Styx guitarist/vocalist...
“Big” Al Anderson
Ask people what they know about "Big Al" Anderson and you'll probably hear very different responses. Rockers will say that for 22 years...
Aiken Invader 30
Randall Aiken makes his home in Buford, Georgia, and for many years has been repairing and designing amps.
A double-degree holding electrical engineer who put...
Hot Strings – Delicatessen
The opening song on this new album from the venerable Swiss group Hot Strings says a lot about this band and the sense of...
Tele-Star 5004
In the late 1950s, the launch of the satellite Sputnik scared the pants off America and inspired a race to catch up. We...
February 2006
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JOHN FOGERTY
The Life and Times (& Guitars!) Of...
From the legendary band he formed to his stellar hit-making solo work, the guitar has always been...