News:
13-10-2007:
13, unlucky for some... Truth In Shredding will be off line for two weeks.
In the mean time you can check out, the A to Z to catch up with players you may have missed.
Went to see Rush last night... fantastic show... lots of great music, video and state of the art lighting rig... if you get a chance go and see the boys in action. Or visit one of the best rock blogs around http://www.rushisaband.com/
cgi yyz
witch hunt 2007 tour
See ya real soon
11-10-2007:
A fantastic interview with Mike Varney with modern guitars, celebrating 25 years of the Shrapnel label. I know fans like me will like to thank Mike for building the instrumental guitar cause.
A cool example:
Yeah, Mark was the first guy to sign [Frank] Gambale, and then Mark went out and did the Truth In Shredding album with Gambale and Allan Holdsworth, which is legendary among jazz-fusion guitarists. Then he did Centrifugal Funk. My brother and I grew up in the same house, from good parents, and we listened to the same records growing up and had a lot of the same influences and liked the same stuff. I'm sure my brother had a lot to do with shaping my musical taste also, because older brothers impact on their younger brothers. My brother's six years older than I am.
Anyway, he started Legato and was doing pretty well, and at some point he decided to take a different career path and just folded everything. We recently, in the last couple of years, put out Truth In Shredding and Centrifugal Funk on the Tone Center label, we reissued them. They haven't sold great, but at least people that were interested were able to get them for less than $200 on eBay, which is what some of them had gotten up to. When my brother kind of tossed it in, I was sitting around wondering if maybe it's something I should do. I tried to buy Legato from him, but because of all the contracts and all the different relationships and things like that, he decided that it would be more of a hassle to sell it than to let it go. I didn't want to sit there and read through every one of my brother's contracts to make sure that every I was dotted and every T was crossed. I ended up just licensing those couple of records.
09-10-2007:
OK lets Rawk... more proof that the 80's had it all.,,thank god I was there!
Spinal Tap, Big Bottom
06-10-2007:
You chance to win a copy of the xpt700 halo3 guitar in this giveaway.
03-10-2007:
New podcast Posted in News at 10:59 pm by Dave B.
The official Episode 2 is here! Included is a full-length interview with acoustic fingerstylist Andy Sheppard, giveaway winners announcement, track intros and brief interviews with Greg Gilbertson and Ethan Meixsell, and nine new songs are played.
– Dave B.
Plus
Ronnie signs autographs after Heaven and Hell Radio City Show in NYC and expresses his feeling towards Vivian Campbell Saying "I hope he fucking dies" check it out if also check out the seller Celebrity-Signing on ebay for Awesome music autographs Including Ronnies...
Ronnie James Dio Slams Vivian Campbell as he signs autograph
30-09-2007:
EER-MUSIC.com and JazzRock-Radio.com celebrate TEN years online serving artists and fans!
Enjoy the NEW 10 YEARS ONLINE show!
http://JazzRock-Radio.com
The show is over 8 hours long! It features 92 songs. A sampling of Artists we promote via this show:
Alain Caron Alex Machacek Alex Stornello Allan Holdsworth Arti et
Mestieri Ayers Rock Benny Jansson Brand X CAB Canvas Solaris Corrado
Rustici Coste Apetrea Counter-World Experience Dave Martone Dean
Brown Dirk Blumlein Don Mock ELB Eric Johnson Fazjaz Frank Gambale
Frank Marino Frank Zappa Free Kick Gary Moore George Lesiw Band Greg
Howe Greg Koch Hadrien Feraud JACO JAM CAMP Jan Hammer Jean-Luc Ponty
Jeff Beck Jeff Sipe John Wheeler Jon Durant JOOP WOLTERS Kenwood
Dennard Kevin Ferguson Kiko Loureiro Kornet Krzyszt of Misiak Leb i
Sol Lelio Padovani Lenny White Lindsey Boullt Mahavishnu Orchestra
Marcus Miller Mark Miller Matthew Garrison Mike Stern Nguyen Le Nob
Kinukawa Okay Temiz Oz Noy Panzerballet PATAHAN Pekka Pohjola
Percy Jones Pipo Matino Planet X Prashant Aswani Prem Joshua
Radio String Quartet Roger Powell Rypdal & Tekro Scott Kinsey Scott
McGill Soft Machine Legacy SourceCodeX Speechless Steve Morse Steve
Tibbetts T T Oksala Tal Wilkenfeld The Renegades This Oneness Tom
Grose Tony Macalpine TOTO BLANKE Trio of Doom Trioshift Uncle Moe's
Space Ranch Venegoni & Co Z-Men The Alchmists Alien Guitar Abduction
ID KEY LIST PLAYLIST* :
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00_gortspeakintro
01_MOTSRSQ
02_DEINSJHJB
03_FCFGRDE
04_MTUMSR
05_TTKDJA
06_RHFOMG
07_WEGRNT
08_PTRGZ
09_ATBSMG
10_OTTORS78LP
11_EPOCWEAH
12_ATTAS06
13_SCDMSOL
14_IMVPb
15_SSKK
16_BVAGB
17_CJTWT
18_MZTLTYAXE
19_AMEJVC
20_PMBTSMSG
21_CNLMNF
22_SPJPM
23_KTDLIS
24_MDSGIPTO_excerpt_SourceCodeX_Mix
25_TPBX
26_EMJLPL
27_SSDM
28_SMCS
29_BMWCWE
30_ICWE
31_DPTOD
32_FLBJFR
33_TNSMS
34_EMCAB
35_BJWOOO
36_BFMGSV2
37_WWYRBOAWGM
38_TTBCRAH
39_FTPAGH
40_TTSPXAH
41_SFPX
42_CFPLB
43_BDDLTLB
44_BTGMFTV
45_MTNDBGW
46_JCACLB
47_NWOPPHJL
48_FTBAF
49_SJKFF
50_DROTBB
51_RPJPE
52_SMMF
53_DMPMMS
54_BACPZM
55_TOIFYNKBAAT
56_LCJPDB
57_MPGRPGK
58_CATRSAB
59_SSKOMSOS
60_ADLKLUI
61_CTMLP
62_HDMMDG
63_BBCAROP
64_IALWT
65_TVTJDVBTL
66_PWJCL
67_MMKF
68_HMMLWAAP
69_CBXDTH
70_MARB
71_SOTMPD
72_KRSML
73_WWIUONF
74_EDJWBO
75_MMGLB
76_HSTOOM
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79_SSELB
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82_GFZTF
83_MVFDT
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*Due to all the freakin' stupid new fees argued for by CRB/SoundExchange vs Net Radio Equality Act and Webcasting folk, I have adopted a novel approach to future web radio shows for awhile. My shows will be a mystery jam of oodles of aural goodies. If you dig the track, write down track number or track ID KEY and e-mail or message me for more info -- cuz I am gonna strip all id from mp3s before I upload them for streaming. That way I can still promote the music to BUYERS who I will entrust song/ title /artist / CD & instant shopping links for such.
Here's how it works: You listen to the show. You hear a cut you dig. You contact me via e-mail or via form submitted on show's page. Include fav track(s) number and/or ID KEY. I then send you info you request and where to BUY the music. Then it's up to you to BUY the CD so the artist can eat and this show can continue.
SIMPLE! http://www.eer-music.com/EER_CONTACT_INFO.html
This way, I also get specific feedback on what my radio shows are really doing for artist promo.
28-09-2007:
A must see gig back from 1978... remembering when Gary Moore as Rock Fusion player!
COLOSSEUM II (GARY MOORE) [ THE INQUISITION ]LIVE'78
COLOSSEUM II (GARY MOORE) [ FIGHTING TALK ]LIVE'78.
and the more recent
GARY MOORE [ PARISIENNE WALKWAYS ]
26-09-2007:
Some music shows from Lizard Academy
MASSIMO VARINI: will hold lessons at LIZARD di Fiesole, Padova and Brescia!
For info and reservations:
LIZARD of Fiesole: tel: 055 599476
LIZARD academy of Padova: tel: 041 5195296
LIZARD laboratory of Brescia: tel: 338 5857907
RICE ROCK Sunday 30 september 2007
CONCERT OF ONE SUPER BAND
GLENN HUGHES (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath)
GEORGE LYNCH (Lynch Mob, Dokken)
Guests: MICHELE LUPPI (Vision Divine)
ALEX DE RED (former DOKKEN), ARTHEMIS, TAWNY NAVY,
LAUGHED MARIO (Resophonic)
For info and reservations: Alexander Damoli, tel: 338 5857907, info@lizardbrescia.net, www.lizardbrescia.net
GUTHRIE GOVAN Fridays 26 October 2007
center of Fiesole
For info and reservations:
tel: 055 599476, email: info@lizardaccademie.net
Saturday 3 November 2007, center of Loving it
For info and reservations: tel: 0736 848323, email: fenice@fenice.org
CARL VERHEYEN Fridays 30 November 2007, center of Fiesole
For info and reservations: tel: 055 599476, email: info@lizardaccademie.net
Saturday 2 Decembers 2007, center of Poggibonsi
For info and reservations: tel: 055 8079090, email: info@lizardpoggibonsi.net
RICHIE KOTZEN Monday 10 Decembers 2007, center of Padova
For info and reservations: tel: 041 5195296, email: info@lizardpadova.net
Wednesday 12 Decembers 2007, center of Brescia
For info and reservations: tel: 338 5857907, email: info@lizardbrescia.net
Friday 14 Decembers 2007, center of Fontanetto Po (VC)
For info and reservations: tel: 0161 840394, email: info@lizardvercelli.net
Saturday 15 Decembers 2007, center of Fiesole (FI)
For info and reservations: tel: 055 599476, email: info@lizardaccademie.net
Sunday 16 Decembers 2007, center of Carrara Mass
For info and reservations: tel: 0585 808921/393 3002057
email: info@lizardmassacarrara.net
25-09-2007:
MISTHERIA with the keys to shred!
devils steps
23-09-2007:
Here's a great guitar video , Rik Emmett of Triumph jamming Live on TV
Rik Emmett Jamming with Friend - 1980's
22-09-2007:
The 6th issue of Department of Virtuosity has been published!
There you will find 39 reviews of virtuoso-oriented albums (chiefly by neoclassical masters): Apocrypha (3 releases), Jason Becker (4), Cacophony (2), Tony Fredianelli, Marty Friedman (6) and Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (23).
The effects are available on: www.hmpmag.pl (please click the golden banner of DoV)
Total amount of reviews: 250!!!
20-09-2007:
Ibanez guitar days: http://www.myspace.com/ibanezusa
Sep 24 2007 3:00P Steve Vai In Store Apperance at the Guitar Factory West Seneca NY @ The Guitar Factory Steve Vai In Store Apperance
Sep 26 2007 11:00A Ibanez Dayz at Georges Music North Wales, PA. STEVE VAI in Store Appearance @ STEVE VAI in Store Appearance Ibanez Dayz at Georges Music North Wales PA
Oct 6 2007 11:00A Ibanez Dayz at Georges Music Jacksonville Beach FL Rob Balducci Clinic @ Ibanez Dayz at Georges Music Jacksonville Beach FL
Oct 27 2007 11:00A Ibanez Dayz at Ken Stanton Music Marietta GA, Dave Weiner Guitar Clinic @ Ibanez Dayz at Ken Stanton Music Marietta GA
Nov 3 2007 11:00A Ibanez Dayz at Tropical Music - San Juan Puerto Rico- Rob Balducci Guitar Clinic
18-09-2007:
The Top 5 Most Annoying Guitar Player Stereotypes on Youtube
Van Halen warm up...Zack Wylde and Dave Lee Roth discuss business.
OWNED David Lee Roth Style
22 years
22 years 2
17-10-2007:
Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather from "The Paris Concert"
"The Paris Concert"
Red House
plus
'Ballet de Shred' an uncommon melding
By CHRISTOPHER YASIEJKO, The News Journal
Posted Sunday, September 16, 2007
Conner McHale and Kelsey Allen will be part of the cast of "Ballet de Shred." Courtesy of Rick Neidig. Chris Gordon's students know him as a practitioner of the shred style of guitar, in which speed and technical proficiency meld. It takes countless hours of practice to reach the point at which a player can bring listeners to gawk in awe. And since that's what many of his students strive to do, Gordon has to ensure they properly train.
Finger exercises work well enough, but at some point he started assigning the work of classical composers, such as a piece of one of Niccolò Paganini's caprices.
"So you're not only getting your dexterity, but you're playing something that's extremely musical," Gordon says. "Any one piece is a textbook in harmony and counterpoint, but the fun of plugging into an amp and looking like a rock star and acting like one is all there, too."
It's that last part that the paying public will have a chance to see at 8 p.m. Oct. 19, when the Shred Chamber of The Arts Academy at The Grand joins dancers from First State Ballet Theatre in an experimental production dubbed "Ballet de Shred."
(The Grand has rebranded its Grand School of Music as The Arts Academy at The Grand, a move that serves two purposes: It foreshadows an expansion of programming and partnerships beyond instruction in musical instruments, and it alleviates a common confusion among the public between the Grand School of Music and the School of Rock, which rents space at The Grand's site on North Market Street but is an independent organization.)
Gordon, director of the Shred Chamber and an instructor and show director with the School of Rock, isn't pretending that he's created a mutant genre. Shred guitar in the 1980s began appearing in neo-classical metal, a subgenre of heavy metal; the Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was a pioneer. Gordon, now 38, recalls attending Malmsteen concerts during which the guitarist would slide into a Bach piece, and the band would follow. It was, Gordon says, a whole new way of listening to the music.
The melding of shred with classical guitar reached a wider audience less than two years ago, when a video posted on YouTube showed a young man in a beige hat playing a modern version of Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D Major." The 5 minute, 20 second video has been viewed nearly 28 million times, placing it among the most-viewed in the site's history.
Gordon decided to take the notion one step further, to bring more musicians into the mix to reinterpret other sections of a piece.
He dissected by ear the various elements of orchestral recordings and recorded each track as played on his guitar. Then he assigned each part to a musician. It was a laborious process, he says -- imagine, for example, hunting for the path of a viola amid a sea of instruments, as Gordon did with a Tchaikovsky concerto that features a 20-piece orchestra, then figuring out how to play it on electric guitar.
"I firmly believe that if these composers were alive today, they would certainly embrace the technology that's been available to us," Gordon says. "I approached a conductor years ago about doing Tchaikovsky's 'Concerto in D' with electric guitars, and he actually laughed me out of the room. I could not believe the stoic purism that these people had, which was like, 'You don't get it.'
"But at the same time, it's easy to get lost in the idea that it's just plug in and play really loud. I get very into the nuances. I want the tones to be accurate. I want it to be fulfilling. The students learn to control the instrument, to control the note, as opposed to just bashing out a note -- not that I'm opposed to that, either. It's the idea of joining these two worlds together and at the same time educating these kids about it."
Pasha and Kristina Kambalov, the artistic and school directors, respectively, of First State Ballet Theatre, collaborated with Gordon on some of the music selection, but this merging of disparate artistic pursuits is as new to them as it will be to the audience.
The musicians will be onstage, in full view, probably on several platforms behind the dancers. During certain pieces, the musicians will interact with the dancers -- about 20 in all -- without interfering.
"It won't be pit band performing music for people to dance to," Gordon says.
Coupled with modern interpretations of classic dance routines, the program will include eight classical pieces, including Vivaldi's "Summer" from "The Four Seasons" and Saint-Saëns' "The Dying Swan" from "Carnival of the Animal," and works by Tchaikovsky, Aubry and Rossini.
Gordon also will conduct two of his own neo-classical pieces, "Sanctuary Suite Opus 7" and "Abigail's Crossing," as members of First State Ballet perform the choreography of the Ukrainian Viktor Plotnikov and the Russian Vitali Popkov.
Plotnikov created a commissioned work for "Summer," which Kristina Kambalov says will include the use of portable mirrors. Three of his other choreographed pieces will be adapted for the performance, as well.
First State Ballet Theatre's principal dancers for the production include Kelsey Allen, Jake Allison, Aubrey Clemens, Brittany Ross and Haley Hopkins.
Shred Chamber musicians include Katie Jacoby (electric violin) and Conner McHale (guitar) of Hockessin; CJ Tywoniak (guitar) and John Norcross (drums, guitar) of Downingtown, Pa.; Dustin Manucci (guitar) of New Castle; Mattie Young (guitar) of Newark; and Aaron Cole (guitar) of Concordville, Pa.
Jacoby, a 17-year-old virtuoso, learned Sept. 6 that she had earned a spot as alternate to first-chair violin in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Once she receives the group's sheet music, Jacoby, a senior at St. Mark's High School, will prepare for the possibility that she'll be called to substitute for the lead violinist. Jacoby could find herself playing before packed arenas. Before that, however, she'll perform at "Ballet de Shred."
Tickets for "Ballet de Shred" are $23-$27. They can be purchased at The Grand's box office (818 N. Market St.), by calling 652-5577 or by visiting www.grandopera.org.
Contact Christopher Yasiejko at 324-2778 or cyasiejko@delawareonline.com.
10-09-2007:
A reminder to UK guitar fans, the alloutGUITAR GUITAR festival for GUITARS and GUITARISTS. To celebrate the first anniversary of the leading online guitar magazine www.alloutguitar.com, the launch of our amazing Version Two of the site, and the official launch of sister company www.pubgigs.com. Some of the UK's greatest guitarists are uniting to perform in an unashamed celebration of virtuoso guitar playing with amazing instrumentals, classic songs and great vocals!
With music ranging from Classic Rock, Blues, Funk and Jazz/Fusion through to Metal and Shred, there are 10 bands and over a dozen top guitarists playing! What's the line up?
Guthrie Govan: One of the most highly rated guitarists in the world today, a literally incredible player – this is a rare chance to see the man and his band headline in the UK at a decent sized Circuit venue. Unmissable!
Phil Hilborne: The UK Guitar scene's undisputed Guvnor! The man who revolutionised rock guitar journalism and education, stalwart of many a guitar show, guitarist at We Will Rock You and guitarist to the stars. Phil and his band will be on at around 8.30 – and again at 10.45 leading the finale – and you will witness the finest display of classic rock and amazing guitar playing from the professional's professional!
Simon Lees: Guitarist of The Year 1998 and lead guitarist with Budgie – and our first ever guitar columnist. Simon's brand of melodic virtuso rock guitar par excellence is not to be missed!
Andy James: Well known to all of you through his work with Licklibray.com, his columns here at AOG and his spectacular, jaw dropping displays at music shows. Andy is regarded by many as 'The Future Of Shred', and will be with his new band Kaos 7.
Chris Francis: Guitarist of the Year 2000 and lead guitarist with Ten, alloutguitar staff member Chris' unique brand of melodic rock guitar will amaze all fans of Brian May, Nuno Bettencourt and Paul Gilbert.
Edward Box: Lion Record Recording artist and possessor of 'Melodic Lightning'! Alloutguitar staff member Ed is here playing with his great new classic metal band Vendetta – and look out for some numbers with Rory Sullivan – Red Hot Rock's main man and our esteemed News and features editor!
Nick Andrews and Curfew: 'The Scary Scottish Titan of the Guitar' – alloutguitar's very own fusion _ wunderkind_ , Nick is here playing his unique brand of uber fusion with his band Curfew.
Mark Wright: Country picker supreme, Mark played for years with the late great Medicine Hat and will be plying his trade here with the Kelly Lee Band, a new outfit risen from the ashes The Hat, their brand of country inflected rock features new singing star Kelly Lee.
Owen Edwards: Alloutguitar.com's esteemed Editor and co-founder, Owen will be showcasing his own brand of exuberent rock guitar virtuosity with acclaimed funk rockers Red Soxx – so come down to see if the editor can actually hack it!
John Wright: A blues rock veteran at 28, John has been playing at the highest level at blues festivals all over Europe since the mid 90's. For those who like a little groovy blues to help wash down their ale, make sure you get here early to check out Heavy Load.
Any one else playing?
We should be announcing a couple of guest stars over the next few weeks!
When is it?
Sunday September 16th 2 p.m. until Midnight
Where is it?
New Roadmender
Lady's Lane
Northampton
NN3 1AH
New Roadmender is Northampton's premier live music venue with 3 Bars, Merchandise stands and Food available all day. Book tickets now to witness an unrivalled collection of UK players – this is an absolute must for all fans of amazing guitar playing and great music! How much is all this going to cost?
Tickets are only £17.50!
Where can I get tickets from?
www.alloutguitarfest.com
www.newroadmender.com
And Roadmender Box Office: 01604 604020 What else: This is the first of what will hopefully be a regular series of concerts around the UK and will provide a unique platform for the dozens and dozens of genuinely world class guitarist out there, to perform to a guitar hungry capacity audience. Please support this! If this sells out – we will do this on a regular basis in venues throughout the UK. Already we have seen people buying tickets from as far afield as Iceland – "Cheers Baldur!" – and with a ticket price of only £17.50 for 10 hours of quality guitar action, you owe it to yourselves to come and be amazed! Go to www.alloutguitarfest.com now and get those tickets fast! This is a great day out and the chance to socialise with hundreds of likeminded guitar nuts, sink a few ales and meet the alloutguitar team in person, win some prizes and meet the guitar stars. Any other companies involved? We are promoting the event with:
Phil Arneill and team at www.pubgigs.com
Kim and the lads at Licklibrary – who are also coming down to film the event;
David Greaves and the team at Guitar Buyer magazine – check out the August issue for a news feature, and look out for the September issue out in mid August where we will be running a competition;
Paul Cornford and crew at Cornford amps and Cornford Records,
Those fine folk at PMT
Dave Roberts, George and the boys at The Cambridge Rock Festival
Rob at Rob Williams Guitars.
08-09-2007:
A charity for all guitar fans: http://www.myspace.com/shredforcharity
Join up:
Shredding for the Elderly is the first project of Shredding for Charity, a 100% non-profit/volunteer program that was co-founded by rock star Kee Marcello. Shredding for Charity ia a new subsidiary of Better World Partners, an international NGO (non-government organization) based in Washington D.C.
Kee is a very nice, caring and super talented musical artist/producer/teacher who played guitar in and composed for the famous rock band Europe.
Greg Phillips, Better World Partners's Chief Operating Officer, was first offered volunteer help from Kee for BWP in its efforts to bring awareness of the many poor, suffering elderly that are abandoned and alone. Phillips was very happy to get this offer from Kee, in part because he considered him to be the "best sounding guitarist!" he had ever heard (Phillips worked for and toured with world class Shredders including G3 and other Shredder tours.
Kee composed, produced and recorded some beautiful guitar tracks for one of BWP's public service announcements. Later, he offered one of his own songs to be sold for a fund raiser to help BWP, which inspired the idea of a Shredding For Charity program that will include other world class guitarists!
Jonas Hornqvist, another awesome Shredder, has been compared to Yngwie Malmsteen and others (like Kee) who are considered to be the best guitarists in the world! Jonas is an outstanding guitar teacher who has written many books on playing guitar and has three instructional guitar DVDs coming out soon! Most of all, Jonas is a very nice, caring person who also volunteered to help BWP bring awareness of the many poor, suffering elderly that are often alone!
All of us at Better World Partners would like to thank Kee, Jonas and everybody else that is helping us in our efforts to make the world a better place!
BWP does not promote any politics or religions; just compassionate, positive people setting good examples of loving their neighbors. BWP promotes and produces public service announcements to bring more awareness of the millions of suffering elderly, global warming, modern day slavery, drug addictions, animal welfare and many other social issues.
06-09-2007:
We remember the voice
05-09-2007:
Prog Power VIII...5-6 October...super cool bill including Firewind, Sonata Arctica, Freak Kitchen amongst others:
02-09-2007:
Take the guitar test from askweaves!
Get certified. Prove to the world that you're a good guitarist!
plus More proof I watch too many videos...A tale of rock! A film by Stevo Payne and John Godwin http://www.tale-of-rock.com/
A tale of rock
01-09-2007:
I was just looking at my youtube usage stats. According to Youtube I have watched 7,213 videos, looked at 9,388 channels and sorted through 152,281 videos to find the ones posted on this blog...no wonder I'm tired.
31-08-2007:
Generation Z.... Chris Felton, age 13
Shawn Lane inspired shredding
This kid is amazing, and he isn't much bigger than the guitar!!!!
29-08-2007:
GuitarEuroShop is an Online Music Store focusing on Guitar oriented Musics, and promoting Musicians with informations, interviews, jukebox... www.guitareuroshop.com/...oooh and they are on MySpace too: http://www.myspace.com/guitareuroshop where you can check out samples from new CD's and DVD's available from the shop!
Aslo intrumentalcase.com have an interview with Bill Peck, who's not yet made it to this blog...but worth the read all the same... Bill says:
I go through spurts of practicing. A lot at night, every day for about 3-4 hours, but then I might go a week without playing! I am a busy guy and I do a lot of things other than music. I mean it’s 2007… if you think being known as a super shredder will pay your bills, you might consider waking up! There are guys doing it successfully, but very few “new generation” players.
But I really like where my playing is right now and I feel like the hard work is paying off. When I was 16, I played eight or more hours most days… Then after playing in stadiums with Gotti 13 on the NYSNC tour when I was 23 and being broke, my parents were ready for me to move out. Orlando is an expensive city and they hate shred here so getting a day job was the answer.
25-08-2007:
Instrumentalcase podcast: http://instrumentalcase.wordpress.com/ , don't forget to bookmark or subscribe to rss.
The official Episode 1 has finally arrived! Included is a full-length interview with virtuoso fingerstylist / two-handed tapping extraordinaire Rhett Butler, prize giveaway announcements, and eight new songs are played.
This episode features, some prizes! Plus these players...
Ken Rubenstein www.myspace.com/kenrubenstein
Rob Balducci www.robbalducci.com
Brian Gore www.guitarpoet.com
Rhett Butler www.rhettbutler.org
Jason Macedo www.jasonmacedo.com
Marc Norgaard www.myspace.com/marcnorgaarddrums
Don Maloney www.myspace.com/donmaloney
23-08-2007:
A new feature in blogger means I can now add video direct to the blog...if anyone is interested in sending me some ;o)...please?
22-08-2007:
Lucky guitar fans from Portugal get Chance to see some top player at the Coliseu GuitarFest on 30th September 2007.
Coliseu do Porto
Paulo Barros
Filipe Mendes
Luís Moreno
Gonçalo Pereira(workshop)
plus 1st October at Coliseu do Porto, Vicente Amigo
21-08-2007:
Another new guitar blog for you to enjoy: askweaves.com, a sample of some of the interesting posts, this one about one of my top subjects ... intonation ... Andy from weaves says:
Intonation is quite possibly the most important thing you can pay attention to as learning guitarist. It's so easy for a guitarist to neglect his intonation, and to consequently play out of tune. I'm a firm believer that your intonation should be worked on just as often as other facets of your technique. How to work on it? Well it's no easy task. It's an uphill battle to say the least.
20-08-2007:
This has to be the biggest one I've ever seen...fnar, fnar..
Dude Rocks a Monster Flying V Guitar
12-08-2007:
Issue #5 Department of Virtuosity (Poland), The 5th issue of Department of Virtuosity has been published!
There you will find 60 reviews of virtuoso-oriented albums: Capharnaum (2 albums), Paul Clark a.k.a. Clarky, Dysrhythmia, Francesco Fareri, Christophe Godin, Maestro Alex Gregory (4), Chanan Hanspal, Iain Ashley Hersey, Erik Hinds, Hinds/Palmer/Stagner, Jim Horne (2), Karcius, Karfagen, Killick, Kopecky, Richie Kotzen, Livio Lamonea, L'Hermite a.k.a. Carlos A. Ferrari (2), Lionsgate, Lucas/White/Edsey, M.Z. (5), Mistheria a.k.a. Giuseppe Iampieri, The Morglbl Trio (3), Ozric Tentacles, Lelio Padovani, Mario Parga (2), Marc Pattison (5), Wojciech Pilat (3), Edward Powell (2), Wim Roelants, Patrik Skantze, Tommy Bolin, A Triggering Myth, VA - Guitar Masters (Vol. 1), David Valdes (2), Juan M. Valero, Mike Visaggio, Matze Wurm and Zepubicle.
Check out: http://hmpmag.pl/dovmag/
01-08-2007:
Get ready to rock...
Turley is also a music producer with his own record label “Gridiron Records”, an avid guitar player, philanthropist, and former host of Fox’s Best Damn Sports Show. Www.SingingPhenom.com and Turley are determined to scour the globe via the Internet to find the most explosive and mind blowing guitarist out there.
30-07-2007:
a very interestign article fro mthe LA times...Jazz and metal meet at the extremes here' just a snippet of the two pager from Greg Burk at http://metaljazz.com/
Axman Greg Howe, the ultimate hybridist, stretches from sideman spiels with Prince to his own funk/fusion/metal explosions; recently he guested on a Jeff Beck tribute album.
"Back in high school, my one group of friends was into Ronnie James Dio, and my other group of friends was into disco," says Howe by phone from his Long Beach home. "And if I ever said that I liked this song by Kool and the Gang, and I also liked this song by Black Sabbath, people looked at me like I wasn't allowed to say that."
Zakk Wylde, now 40 years old, was too young to have posed with the first generation of rock guitar gods. But his electric exploits in Ozzy Osbourne's band since age 19 and later with his own Black Label Society kept the shredding aesthetic visible during the thud-and-rap generation of nu-metal.
Sherinian has employed him frequently on his metal-fusion solo albums; he's broad-minded enough to admit his admiration for Neil Young and Elton John. Wylde will sit down with an acoustic guitar or a piano — even a banjo. And fusion? He got his chops the old-fashioned way, via his New Jersey guitar teacher, Leroy Wright.
29-07-2007:
Not enough money for guitars in Rome?
4 in 1 - la montagna
Diamond "Dimebag" Darrel from Pantera in the days when Rock was Rawk, hair was 10 foot tall and trousers were tighter than a tight thing!
Pantera - All Over Tonight
26-07-2007:
Better late than never... Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Hero Competition 2007
Submission Information
Opened: May 1, 2007
Deadline: Jul 31, 2007
Status Notification: Aug 31, 2007
Opportunity Information
Location: San Francisco, CA USA
Date: Oct 12, 2007
Genres Accepted: All Genres Accepted
Guitar Player's Guitar Hero Competition 2007 is open to guitar players of all ages and styles who believe they have what it takes to earn the title of "Guitar Hero." Ten finalists will be chosen by the staff of Guitar Player magazine - and these ten players will face-off in front of a panel of celebrity judges at the 2007 Guitar Hero event on October 12, 2007 in San Francisco, CA.
One transcendent guitarist will be named as Guitar Player's 2007 Guitar Hero, and will win a feature story in Guitar Player magazine, free gear, and some other one-of-a-kind prizes (TBA). Past judges include guitar greats such as Joe Satriani and Steve Lukather. All genres accepted. Please note: If you are a guitar player in a band, you may submit your band’s EPK to be considered for the Guitar Hero Competition. Opportunity Website: http://www.guitarplayer.com
21-07-2007:
Ash Goodwin, Rest In Peace, I will miss you. My heart felt wishes and support go out to Rachel and your children. God Bless you.
My tribute to really great family guy, Rush and Aston Villa fan. For family support
Rush - Afterimage
Little Wing SRV
20-07-2007:
Another experimental feature added to blogger. This time bloggers new search tool that can do a number of searchs and display the results inline. This search is in beta but look like it could be pretty cool when it's finished.
16-07-2007:
Lion Music highlight the growing problem they are having with CD releases:
Demo Submissions: Regarding your demo or offered album master
Dear Musicians,
We are NOT able to sign more artists. No demos or masters you send us will be considered for release. We will NOT listen to any mp3 files or check out your websites and we will NOT respond to questions regarding releasing your album.
The illegal file sharing on the net is killing independent music. We are sorry about this situation but we are sure you are aware of what is going on. Our demo policy will not change before our politicians have stopped the P2P sites. Illegal file sharing is not just about stealing from rich major companies. It is about killing independent music and making it impossible for many great musicians to have a chance to release albums and have a musical career even as a part time job.
Some people seem to think that file sharing does not affect record sales but these people don't know what they are talking about. All musical genres and all kinds of artists are suffering and so will the genuine music fans in the end when the music they love will no longer be available in any guise - free or not. Next time you consider downloading an album for free or adding new torrents please think of the impact you are having on the artists - would you like it if we came into your home and stole your paycheck?
To give you some facts and figures on how this is affecting just some of Lion Music releases please view below - stats taken from just 1 non leading bit torrent site (we are not going to give free advertising to which site it is):
Sun Caged - Artemisia: 2082 illegal downloads and rising
Tears Of Anger - In The Shadows : 1965 illegal downloads and rising
Section A - Parallel Lives : 1926 illegal downloads and rising
Seventh Wonder - Waiting In The Wings : 1672 illegal downloads and rising
Tomorrow's Eve - Mirror Of Creation II The Genesis : 1545 illegal downloads and rising
Mind's Eye - Walking on H20 : 1345 illegal downloads and rising
Sphere Of Souls - ...From The Ashes : 1316 illegal downloads and rising
Seventh Wonder - Become : 922 illegal downloads and rising
Vitalij Kuprij - Glacial Inferno - 898 illegal downloads and rising
Nightscape - Symphony Of The Night : 725 illegal downloads and rising
Moonlight Comedy - Dorothy - 662 illegal downloads and rising
From Behind - Game Over - 588 illegal downloads and rising
Engine Of Pain - I Am Your Enemy - 477 illegal downloads and rising
Venturia - A New Kingdom : 304 illegal downloads and rising
Whilst some of these figures may seem inconsequential, on our tight budgets this is very worrying news for the viability of these bands to surive in the long term.
If these downloads translated into sales (nearly all do not) then you would most likely be seeing these bands more on the live arena, with members not having to work every hour in other jobs to make ends meet. No one is getting rich of this - not the artists or Lion Music staff.
The next time you are about to hit download on the free torrent please take a moment to think of the artist and the consequences of your actions.
Thank you for your time.
The Lion Music Team
Plus on a lighter note:
Some rare footage posted from one of the master guitar players..Nigel Tufnel. Allaspiring guitar players need to learn some tips from this video. From Spinal tap movie. In the movie you only see a short clip of this, but this is the entire solo Nigel plays!
Spinal Tap Rare Complete Nigel Tufnel solo
12-07-2007:
A real breakthrough for truthinshredding. You can now rate the players posted on this blog courtesy of http://spotback.com/gallery/top. This means you have the power to show other how good you think players are. NB with power comes responsibility...or for those old enough to remember the Bambi movie...if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all...now rate away!!
11-07-2007:
A kind of mini youtube with guitar...http://www.videoguitarhoo.com/
Video Guitarhoo! has officially launched - offering musicians, fans and everyone inbetween a venue to upload, broadcast, watch and share your videos. After signing up and setting up your profile page, not only can you start sharing your vids, but you can also vote on others videos, offer your feedback/reviews and start your own group which others can join.
06-07-2007:
Celebrate melodicrock.com tenth anniversary.
Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen), Jack Blades and Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Jim Peterik and Jimi Jamison (ex-Survivor), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey/Talisman), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter), Gunnar & Matthew Nelson (Nelson), Kevin Chalfant and Josh Ramos (The Storm) will all be on one stage for one night only at MelodicRockFest, South Bend, Indiana.
The show takes place on October 6, 2007 at the Morris Performing Arts Center with live music beginning at 2pm. The concert will take the concept of a day-long rock festival into a fully-seated theater. Tickets are on sale now at: www.morriscenter.org
The term, "melodic rock" describes the type of rock sound that was very popular on AOR (album oriented rock) radio stations from the late 1970s through 1990. Presented by South Bend Classic Rock radio station 95.3 WAOR, MelodicRockFest will feature a full bill of support bands, merchandise for sale and the biggest list of superstars and special guests in this genre of rock.
MelodicRock.com is gigantic web portal and magazine that recognizes the fact that this type of music still has a large legion of loyal fans throughout the world. As Joe Lynn Turner says, "Just because the grunge movement came in and took over the airwaves in the 1990s here is the USA does not mean the fans of this type of music stopped liking it. They were just not being 'fed' this music as often by radio and video music television channels. MelodicRock.com fulfilled that need and continued to 'feed' fans with news, audio and more great features about this genre of music and the artists who continue to churn out high quality albums today."
Turner, who has released 9 solo albums since his solo debut, "Rescue You" in 1985, credits MelodicRock.com in part with the enormous success he has continued to have since he left Deep Purple in the early 90s. The portal is run by Australian based journalist Andrew McNeice and first made its debut in the first week of January 1997. Since that time it has become one of the most respected and leading music websites in the world, taking in 27 million hits and currently services 200,000 unique users per month.
The show headlining "house band" is Nashville based Scrap Metal, the all-star group featuring Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, Kelly Keagy, Mark Slaughter, Eric Martin, Dave Marshall (Vince Neil Band) and Gary Corbett (Lou Gramm Band/Cinderella). Turner and other rock luminaries will join Scrap Metal on stage for a special expanded headline set. Scrap Metal's regular set sees them plough through hit singles from the acts represented by the rockers - Slaughter, Nelson, Mr. Big and Night Ranger. The special expanded headlining set will also cover the classic hits from Rainbow, Deep Purple, Survivor and Damn Yankees.
Founding member of The Ides Of March and Survivor, Jim Peterik says: “I am thrilled to be a part of the landmark AOR show of the year! All of the talent that is synonymous with what we all loved about the 80's will be there all in honor of a man who has done so much to promote that music. Everyone is charged up and ready to do their best show ever. We will give you a night you will never forget.”
And Mr. Big vocalist Eric Martin adds: “The face of rock and roll music has changed so many times that it's hard to keep track of the adjective that comes before the word rock. Scrap Metal, the proverbial robot transformer made up of standout musicians from the 80s & 90s, brings the spirit of melodic rock & roll back from the dead. Dust off your black concert Tee's, polish off your cowboy boots and don't hurt yourself squeezing into your leather pants. Keep the dream alive & kickin' in South Bend.”
Watch Scrap Metal in action for yourself! http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vwh0IkhYQFI
Also slated to deliver knockout performances before the headline set are:
- Former Journey vocalist Jeff Scott Soto
- Canada’s Harem Scarem
- Kevin Chalfant Band
- Martie Peters Band
- 7th Heaven
- First Round Knockout
For additional information regarding the 10th Anniversary MelodicRock.com show, please contact Andrew McNeice: ajm@melodicrock.com + 61 403 922016.
Full show information can be found at: http://www.melodicrock.com/southbend
Tickets are on sale now – get in quick!
Purchase tickets directly from: http://morriscenter.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=136
The Morris Box Office is open Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm; Saturday, 10:00am -
2:00pm. Tickets are priced at $47, $37 and $27. Phone: 574-235-919
02-07-2007:
A great competiton from shredacademy.com
What is "Guitar Wars"? Guitar Wars I is the first of many competitions here at Shred Academy that will pit your skills against the other shredders from around the world. Anyone with access to recording equipment can take part - guitar, keyboard, violin - it doesn't matter what you play, and it doesn't matter if you are a novice or a pro, you can take part in this competition and win some great prizes, not to mention bragging rights.
Your job will be to record the most insanely cool guitar/keyboard/whatever solo over the backing tracks provided below in an attempt to win prizes. There are 3 catagories to win, and there will also be prizes for 2 runners-up in each catagory. The catagories are: BEST SHREDDING, BEST AMATEUR and BEST COMPOSITION...
your chance to make a name for yourself.
01-07-2007:
Another summer guitar camp. See http://www.myspace.com/eurosummercampus for details. Included presenters are Guthrie Govan, Carl Verheyen and Scott Henderson.
30-06-2007:
Hey guitarists! Steve Passiouras from http://www.myspace.com/fretnet would like you to know that if you want to get your music played on Fret Net, the guitar music radio show, please send your CDs to:
Fret Net
P.O. Box 343
Flemington
VIC 3031
Australia
Fret Net broadcast on PBS 106.7 FM in Australia, and webcast and stream online....any left overs send them my way ;o)
27-06-2007:
I've just been talking to fellow shred fan Steve Passiouras from http://www.myspace.com/fretnet. OK, what is Fret Net? Fret Net is a guitar music radio show, broadcast on PBS FM 106.7 in Melbourne, Australia. My name is Steve Passiouras, and I produce and host the show. Fret Net has been on air since October 2003. Steve plays mainly instrumental guitar music of all genres, although he does play the occasional vocal tune as well. So long as it features guitar, he'll play it on the show.
Sometimes, he adds interviews too, interviewing Brett Garsed a couple of times, Joe Satriani a couple of times, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Billy Sheehan, Slava Grigoryan, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ralph Towner, Ian Moss, Bob Brozman, Michael Fix, Bruce Mathiske and many others.
For more info, check out the playlists and this article from Australian Guitar Magazine.
The good news is the Fret Net show is available for streaming online. Listen to it at your leisure! Here's the link: http://www.fretnet.com/playlists_20070626.html
Artists on this week's show are: Ciro Manna, Chris Poland, Joop Wolters, Francesco Fareri, Kaki King, Deep Purple (with Steve Morse). You can listen to many other archived shows on the Fret Net web site.
The line up for the alloutguitar fest is filling up...for full details visit http://www.alloutguitarfest.com/...tickets are available online £17:50 http://www.wegottickets.com/event/19441
Also Rick Graham will be there too!
The line up
Guthrie Govan
Phil Hilborne
Kaos 7(Andy James)
Curfew - Nick Andrew
Simon Lees
Red Soxx
Vendetta (Edward Box)
Chris Francis
Kelly Lee Band
Heavy Load
Plus Special Guest?!?!?!
Dave B adds a new string to his bow. This time podcaster! Try out his demo podcast, with some ideas of things yet to come. Visit http://instrumentalcase.wordpress.com/ for full details.
Dave B Says:
Hey guys, Dave here, welcoming you to the new website for my upcoming "InstruMental Case" podcast. At the moment there are no episodes, but the debut is in the works. My intention is to have it play out much like a radio show, in that initially it’ll just be me introducing and playing songs to help expose and promote new instrumental guitarists. Eventually I’d like to bring some audio interviews into the show, and maybe even find a co-host and turn it into a full-fledged podcast talk show
17-06-2007:
Shred academy have teamed up with GHS Strings to offer some fantastic prizes for the best entrants of a music competition. For each of the 9 runners-up and winners we have a box of GHS strings (worth $107.88), stickers, catalogs and last but not least, the winners of each of the 3 catagories will also win a Rocktron Distortion Stomp Box (worth $99) as well.
16-06-2007:
Instrumentalcase.com gets a make over...lots of reviews, interviews and lessons check it out now!
09-06-2007:
The interviewer becomes interviewed. Guy Daniels interviews Dave B, the instrumentalcase.com on MySpace.com
Plus confirmation that the blog has broken the 200,000 page views barrier...thanks to you. Keep on shredding!
02-06-2007:
Hello All Enthusiasts of Virtuosic Mastery, The 4th issue of Department of Virtuosity has been published!
There you will find 39 reviews of virtuoso-oriented albums pointing out that many of their authors are over-the-top neoclassical composers: A2A, At War With Self (2 CDs), Igor Belsky (3), De Ros (2), Marcos De Ros (2), Euroforce, Kevin Ferguson (3), Marco Ferrigno, Hess (2), KenZiner (2), Borislav Mitic (2), Dimitar Nalbantov, Lelio Padovani (2), Angelo Perlepes' Mystery (4), Alex Rosen, Victor Smolski (3), Michael Sobygge (3), Virtuocity (2) and Theodore Ziras (2).
The effects are available on: http://hmpmag.pl/dovmag/
Please, don't forget about the DoV database in which you can find thousands of solo artists and thousands of bands (including projects and compilations) concerning virtuosic music (on: www.hmpmag.pl/index.php?m=dov).
Virtuosic regards,
Mikolaj 'Nicolo' Furmankiewicz (the head of DoV, the HMP Magazine website's editor-in-chief and a journalist of the printed mag)
26-05-2007:
Blog changes:
Peek boo posts
I have added Super Peek-A-Boo Posts from beautifulbeta.blogspot.com. It not the perfect solution but it does get over the long blog items, particulalry for popular players like Paul Gilbert, Guthrie Govan, Andy James et al. You can now select read more tag and this shows he remainder of the blog item. Other improvements
Google search
I have reinstated the google search which now apprears to work correctly and is the best way of finding posts on the blog
A to Z
I have also reinstated the A to Z link after a major update. I have now breached the 600 player mark. I'm still looking for an automated way to build this list.
I hope you enjoy the improvements
21-05-2007:
The Truth In shredding YouTube Group reaches 500 videos! http://youtube.com/group/truthinshredding
13-05-2007:
Great news from alloutguitar.com. They are promoting an all day guitar festival at The Junction, Cambridge on Sunday September 16th 2007 with a number of superb guitarists playing, including Guthrie Govan headlining at his biggest own show to date (The Junction is an 850-1000 capacity venue) and this forums own Andy James, Owen Vaughen amongst others.
This show is being professionally filmed for possible commercial release, but if any of you are UK based and live within a couple of hours of Cambridge you owe it to yourself to come down, sink a few brews and see Guthrie and everyone in a 'real' - ie non guitar show/guitar clinic - concert situation.
Watch for full info in the guitar press + forums such as petrucci.com forum. I hope some of you can make it - if alloutguitar.com can pull this off they are going to do more festivals such as this every three months with the aim of showcasing guitar talent that you would otherwise only ever see at Guitar shows in a real world concert situation. Please support this!
We are open to suggestions as to who should play the next one...
Date: Sunday September 16th 3 p.m. - Midnight
Venue: The Junction, Cambridge.
Line Up:
Guthrie Govan
Chris George Band (Marshalls chief worldwide demonstator and Young Guitarist of the Year back in the late 90's)
Wim Roelants (mucho flamboyant LAG and Laney demonstrator)
Andy James Band (world class Brit challenger to Macalpine, Petrucci etc)
Red Soxx (one of my outfits)
Ed Box and Friends (ultimate combination of George Lynch and Michael Schenker)
Steve Loveday and ex-Medicine Hat (seriously groovy southern rock)
Chris Francis Band (Guitarist of the Year 2000 - Brian May crossed with Gilbert)
Nick Andrew Band (Holdsworthian Fusion)
Heavy Load (Cambridge based SHIT HOT Blues outfit)
They have had over 200 advance orders for tickets so if anyone wants to get in quickly before the tickets go omn general sale please e-mail owen at owen@alloutguitar.com
02-05-2007:
Instrumental Case delivers the GSuck forum: http://www.guitarsuck.proboards58.com/
Check it out
26-04-2007:
Michael Moore & Tom Morello
In this candid and exclusive Artist On Artist interview, see what one-man revolution Tom Morello has to say about his acoustic alter-ego THE NIGHTWATCHMAN, and hear the pitch for renegade filmmaker Michael Moore’s new flick SICKO. The pair of politicos also relive the classic tale of Moore’s arrest on the set of Rage Against The Machine’s music video, “Sleep Now In The Fire.”
http://myspace.com/140377960
20-04-2007:
Alloutguitar.com are exhibiting again at The London Guitar Show http://www.londonguitarshow.co.uk/ April 27-29 at LondonExcel.
We have a bigger and better positioned stand than last year at Stand 212, so come down and have a chat - after months of work the new much improved Version 2 is launching in May so we are promoting this as well as having a great time meeting up with mates from the guitar world.
We have a host of brilliant players who are playing on the stand over the weekend, from Mario Pargas epic Jason Becker/Vinnie Moore neoclassical stylings to Andy James outrageous virtuosity, Ed Box's George Lynch approach to Chris Francis Paul Gilbert/Van Halen/Brian May stylings, Nick Andrews Allan Holdsworth brand of funk fusion to Mark Robinsons Bumblefoot influenced and innovative instrumentals, Ben MacDonnells ultra jazzy bebop through to some of my own fretboard fumblings - there's lots to appeal to guitar fans so I look forward to meeting some of you.
Alloutguitar.com Performance times Stand 212 April 27-29
Friday
11.45 Nick Andrew
12.45 Mark Robinson
13.45 Ed Box
14.45 Andy James
15.45 Ben McDonnel
16.45 Jam: Owen, Andy, Rory and the lads
Saturday
10.45 Chris Francis
11.45 Ben McDonnel
12.45 Mario Parga
13.45 Nick Andrew
14.45 Ed Box
15.45 Andy James or Mario Parga
16.45 Mario Parga or Andy James
17.45 Jam
Sunday
10.45 Jam/Hangovers
11.45 Andy James
12.45 Chris Francis
13.45 Ed Box
14.45 Nick Andrew
15.45 Mark Robinson
16.45 Jam/End
18-04-2007:
100,000 visits and 178,500 page views
Wow....we're reached a landmark! As I have said before, I never expected to get more than a few thousand visits.
I feel in need of setting a small competion to celebrate. I'll let you all know once I've thought about what we can do!
Thanks to all the fans and guitar players who've made it all possible.
Let me know if there other things you ewould like to see or players that I ahve missed(or not had the time to add in some cases). I'm also pleased to see new blogs and resources appearing to.
Keep on shredding!
Laurie
16-04-2007:
Another new web site and your chance to contribute:
Paul Tauterouff:
Wanted - High Quality Instructional Guitar Articles Website. I have just completed work on a new instructional guitar website http://thenextstepguitar.com. We are looking to add instructional articles by other artists outside of our group.
If you would like to submit an article for consideration to be published on our new website, please send an email to webmaster@thenextstepguitar.com. You will be able to put a brief bio in the footer of your article with a link to your website and plug your CD or other merchandise. this could be beneficial for us as well as you and your career. You article can be about any topic related to guitar or music: mental or spiritual aspects of being a musician, techniques, theory, rhtyhm, etc.
The site is still a work in progress, but there some top quality guys involved and I truly believe that this will turn into something big in time.
Thanks, Paul
15-04-2007:
I'm always happy to promote the virtuoso...News from Mikolaj 'Nicolo' Furmankiewicz and Department Of Virtuosity:
The 3rd issue of Department of Virtuosity has just been prepared!!!
There you will find 58 reviews of virtuoso-oriented releases the likes of: 2 GuitarViols, Coste Apetrea, Dave Bainbridge, Alessandro Benvenuti, Book Of Reflections (2 releases), Mike Campese, Code Of Perfection, Marcel Coenen (2), Rusty Cooley, Alex Domschot, Electric Outlet, Electrocution 250, Thorbjorn Englund, Simone Fiorletta, Ryan Formato, Richard Hallebeek Project, Michael Harris (4), Tony Hernando, J.A.M., Bane Jelic, John5, Sakai Jun, Cem Koksal, Vivien Lalu, Lord Of Mushrooms, Lars Eric Mattsson (2), Matthew Mills, Krzysztof Misiak, Michael Nicolella, Ominox, Michael Orlando, Overlord's Perpetual, Serdar Oztop, Daniel Palmqvist, John Petrucci, John Petrucci/Jordan Rudess, Milan Polak, Andrew Roudny, Derek Sherinian, Uli John Roth's Sky Of Avalon, Daryl Stuermer, Sun Caged, Mike Terrana, Jasun Tipton, Niko Tsonev, VA - The Alchemists, VA - The Alchemists II, VA - Village of the Unfretted, Niels Vejlyt, Elias Viljanen, Joop Wolters and Neil Zaza.
The results are available on: www.hmpmag.pl/dovmag/
Please, don't forget about my database in which you can find thousands of solo artists and thousands of bands (including projects and compilations) concerning virtuosic music (on: www.hmpmag.pl/index.php?m=dov).
Department of Virtuosity isn't being meant to promote my name, but to promote all these most gifted artists who deserve it with no doubts.
07-04-2007:
Happy Easter one and all!
The annual Lords of the Strings event features some of today's most talked about and innovative guitar instrumentalists on the east coast or USA
Lords of the Strings 2007 will be held at The Hook located in Brooklyn, NY, tentatively on June 15th 2007, (date subject to change). It's sure to deliver an unprecedented performance from each and every artist. Scheduled to appear this year are Doug Mikula, Rob Balducci, and Angel Vivaldi. More artists will be announced- check back for updates.
The first Lords of the Strings was held at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. The lineup included:
Steve Bello
Rob Balducci
Angel Vivaldi
Matt King
Doug Mikula
03-04-2007:
For those who can't play and still wish...
Michael Moore introduces "Air Guitar Nation"
Air Guitar Nation trailer
03-04-2007:
From DanTheSpan
pwn Truthinshredding?
01-04-2007:
I have added a number of new widgets to the blog, polls, translation, youtube. Let me know what you think. Also the number of links coming in to truthinshredding is steadily growing:
Google 100+
Yahoo 183+
all the web 2640+
altavista 1730+
A big thanks to all those linking in. Other stats:
Top 10 referrers:
en.wikipedia.org 1249
shredacademy.com 758
youtube.com 749
search.blogger.com 568
zackkim.blogspot.com 510
guitarthai.com 449
stumbleupon.com 409
truthinshredding-swicki.eurekster.com 347
petrucciforum.com 246
66.179.182.17 236
Top 10 Source of request
google[organic] 28477
(direct)[(none)] 11404
search[organic] 3947
yahoo[organic] 3077
en.wikipedia.org[referral] 1249
shredacademy.com[referral] 758
youtube.com[referral] 749
search.blogger.com[referral] 568
zackkim.blogspot.com[referral] 511
guitarthai.com[referral] 449
28-03-2007:
Some news from the shredacademy team:
We need help - from good instructors! We want to compile a "beginners guide" primer ebook that people can download for free to get them started on guitar. So, it will be a communal effort - if you are interested in participating please send an email email to Begginers Guide and let us know. What we will do is have one instructor start off, and pass it around adding their '2 cents' until the end result is a helpful starter guide for people 100% new to guitar, with many peoples' input to give a correct and interesting read.
Contributors will be credited and weblinks included. This will also be bundled with the Guitar Methods: Lead Guitar Techniques CD we sell in our shop, which sells around 300 copies/month so this is a great way to get your names out there for free!
24-03-2007:
OK, I'm just a few thousand visits short of the 100,000...but just to let you know that I'm not alone...What with my buddy Dave B and InstrumentalCase joining the fray, now there's top "Polski" Mikolaj, or Mikolaj 'Nicolo' Furmankiewicz with his "Department of Virtuosity". Like Mr B, Mikolaj is driven to deliver you a database and reviews of guitar and virtuosi based material. Check out his latest release which contains 23 reviews of players including Edward Box - Moonfudge (2006), Massimo Izzizzari - Unstable Balance (2007), Patrik Carlsson - Melodic Travel (2006),Marco Ferrigno - Hanging Gardens (2006), Vitalij Kuprij - Glacial Inferno and Revenge (2007)...there a lot to read...so get stuck in. I added links in the side bars to "Department Of Virtuosity" for future reference. Take it away MySpace: Mikolaj
20-03-2007:
Hey, can't be bad...guitar 9 Top Sellers: Overall for the month ending February 28, 2007...top 4 are from my recommend list and Massimo Izzizzari at number 7...
1 Dave Martone When The Aliens Come
2 Prashant Aswani Revelation: Fully Loaded
3 David Valdes Imhotep
4 Various Artists The Alchemists II
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7 Massimo Izzizzari Unstable Balance
14-03-2007:
Also some guitar groups set up on YouTube Groups and these are the one's I currently use:
Truth In Shredding http://www.youtube.com/group/truthinshredding
State of the art guitar video fans, from rock,jazz, classical, flamenco, fusion, shred, rock
Shawn Lane http://www.youtube.com/group/shawnlane
The videos of Shawn Lane
Allan Holdsworth http://www.youtube.com/group/allanholdsworth
Videos from one of the finest guitar players in the world
Plus:
A chance to find out why Rock guitar rocks with a special lecture: Rock Guitar in 11 Dimensions: Strats, Strads and Superstrings, by Dr Mark Lewney or ‘FameLab winner 2005' Wednesday, 18th April 2007, 17:00 GMT
What causes the revolutionary, history-changing sound of rock guitar and how does it help us to understand the nature of the stuff we’re made of? FameLab winner Mark Lewney explains the physics of rock using riffs from Vivaldi to AC/DC, explains the secret of the Stradivarius and shows how string vibrations might lie at the heart of the big questions about the universe
Read the pdf for more details
05-03-2007:
I finally made it to the top!
Top > Arts > Music > Instruments > Stringed > Guitar > Personal Pages
www.alexa.com
More details:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details?url=truthinshredding.blogspot.com/
A big thanks to you people for visiting the site and making it so popular, I note Rich Murray from The Guitar Channel is there too!
Keep up the good work Laurie!
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