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Located in the Northern California town of Forestville, Maegan Wells is a young luthier with exquisite talents. Mostly known for custom building arch-topped, acoustic guitars and mandolins, she also designs and creates beautiful instruments by hand for purchase. Educated through the Masters’ Program at the Galloup School of Guitar Making and Repairs, in Grand Rapids […]
Located in Philadelphia, PA, Pfeifer Drum Company is a small business owned by professional drummer and drumming instructor, Daren Pfeifer. Daren is a classically trained drummer with a long resume of professional accolades including touring with Hollywood Undead, up until 2014. Now retired from touring with national acts, Daren performs with Philadelphia based, rock band, Killer […]
I had an opportunity while at NAMM to interview the Godfather of Guitar Tone the incomparable Seymour Duncan. He has been a friend for over 30 years. I first met Seymour through a mutual friend and he has doing pickups for me ever since. The first time I heard his pickups was at a Jeff […]
Former TNT frontman, Tony Harnell, is teaming up with Primal Fear and Allen/Lande prolific guitarist Magnus Karlsson again for the release of the much anticipated third Starbreaker album. Starbreaker started as Harnell’s side project while he was still in TNT. He was initially working on a solo record, but with guitarist Magnus Karlsson, former TNT […]
Powerhouse American vocalist Toby Hitchcock came to the attention of Melodic Rock fans on the now legendary Pride of Lions debut album. A real find from Jim Peterik, the iconic songwriter of such timeless hits as “Eye of The Tiger,” “Burning Heart”, “Hold on Loosely” and “Heavy Metal”:often compared to Bobby Kimball (Toto), Jimi Jamison (Survivor) or Lou Gramm (Foreigner), […]
Founded in 1983 by guitarists Billy Rowe and Fernie Rod, JETBOY continues to crank out their brand of rock n’ roll in the 21st century with the same passion that has existed from the beginning. And rock ‘n roll is what you’ll get on their upcoming new album “Born To Fly,” a recordput together by the band’s core […]
Of the iconic images of the 80’s decade in Rock n Roll, one that certainly stood the test of time is Alice Cooper’s then “Rambo-looking” guitar player shooting fires on the crowds from his M-80 shaped guitar. That guitar player was none other than Kane Roberts: an accomplished musician and singer, who went on to record a […]
Silvertung will be releasing their new album (BUT, AT WHAT COST??!) through Thermal Entertainment LLC on February 15, 2019. The lead single DONE MY BEST has just hit radio. Silvertung are: Speed (Lead Vocals, Guitar) Codey (Lead Guitar) Danno (Drums) Sam Sour (Bass) Discography: Devil’s In The Details (2013) Never Too Late (2015) Out Of The Box (2016) Lighten Up […]
Legendary musician Carlos Santana released a dramatic new EP, In Search of Mona Lisa, on January 25 via Concord Records. On three spellbinding and transportive new songs, the multiple GRAMMY-winning guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee takes listeners inside a magical and deeply personal experience he had when he visited the Louvre Museum for the first time and […]
Rhapsody Of Fire hold a special position in the exciting and multi-faceted world of heavy metal: Like few other acts, the band from Italy stands for anthemnic symphonic metal presented with lots of speed, great pathos and technical refinement. Another characteristic that the band’s fans love: At the beginning of their career in particular (at […]