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Nick Curran and the Nitelifes – Doctor Velvet
You know how some records just ooze fun? That'd be this one.
Nick and his group mix jump blues, boogie, and greasy rock...
Motorhead – Stone Deaf Forever (Box Set)
If bands got paychecks for being influential, Motorhead would buy your town. And then, of course, all the lawns would up and die....
July 2006
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ELLIOT EASTON
Driving The New Cars
In the late ’70s, The Cars rolled out to become the preeminent American band carrying the “new wave” flag, and...
Alex Skolnick
The album starts off with "Detroit Rock City," and includes other covers, like the Who's "Pinball Wizard" and two Scorpions tunes, among others. ...
Ry Cooder and Manuel Galb
Ry Cooder is a guitarist with an ear tuned to a past no one else hears anymore. Inspired by the music of old-time...
Crazy – The Demo Sessions
There once was a time when Willie Nelson was just another starving songwriter trying to make it in music city. Stories abound of...
Chris Knight – The Jealous Kind
Occasionally, I hear a disk that grabs me so hard during the first 10 seconds that it makes me stop whatever I'm doing and...
Tony Nobles Resonator
This guitar is a special project built after I was approached by the new Braunfels (Texas) Museum of Art and Music to show a...
Asphalt Jungle – Electro Ave.
I know this kind of music raises the hackles of some guitarists. It's a rock/electronica mix that sounds a little different. Jeff...
June 2006
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Gretsch’s 1953-’57 Duo Jet
Gibson’s Les Paul and ES-295 gave credibility to painted guitars, and by the mid ’50s Gretsch was making all of...