OHM's Chris Poland on His Record Circus of Sound Nov 20, 2009 “IT’S A CLICHÉ BUT IT’S TRUE,” SAYS OHM guitarist Chris Poland. “If you keep doing what you love, eventually people will notice.” But it’s not as if no one ever noticed before. Scores of metalheads thrilled to Poland’s More... Video: Adrian Belew Power Trio Interview and Performance Oct 27, 2009 THE ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO rocked Slim's in San Francisco on October 18, 2009. The Twang Bar King—backed by drummer Eric Slick and bassist Julie Slick—played most of their new album e, along with old favorites such as "Young More... Video: OHM's Chris Poland Talks Gear, Technique, and Tone Oct 23, 2009 OHM guitarist Chris Poland demos his gear, details his monster rack, and shows how he uses double-stops and vibrato.   Trouble viewing? Click HERE. More... Steve Vai—Wild Thing! Oct 01, 2009 Steve Vai just released a live DVD and his Naked Tracks series of play-along CDs. He's doing his Alien Guitar Secrets seminars all over the world. He’s also working on his next opus, and he still practices every day. Is there More... Trey Gunn Interview Outtakes Part Two Aug 04, 2009  Photo: Tuomo ManninenTrey Gunn is involved in a plethora of projects. In these very lightly edited interview outtakes he talks about his work with Alex Machacek in UKZ, a band that also includes violinist keyboardist Eddir More... Trey Gunn Interview Outtakes Part One Jul 23, 2009  Trey Gunn is involved in a plethora of projects. In these very lightly edited interview outtakes he talks about his work with KTU (pronounced K2), a trio that also comprises Finnish accordionist and vocalist Kimmo Pohjonen and More... Michael Bearpark Jan 01, 2009 MICHAEL BEARPARK’S MISSION IS TO MAKE loop-based guitar music that offers a twist on a genre largely defined by serene soundscapes. Both of his recent recordings on the Burning Shed label—Some of These Numbers Mean Something More... Peter Hammill Nov 25, 2008 VAN DER GRAFF GENERATOR routinely challenged listeners and confounded critics with their uncompromising musical aesthetic. Formed in 1967, and fronted by iconoclastic vocalist keyboardist guitarist Peter Hammill, the band More... When Guitars Went Gargantuan: A Prog Rock Primer Mar 25, 2008 IN THE LATE 1960s, rock began to evolve from short pop songs best suited to the lo-fi bandwidth of AM radio and cheesy sounding 45s to higher-fidelity, stereo-ready FM, long-playing albums (a.k.a. LP’s), and increasingly More... Dream Theater’s John Petrucci Carries the Torch of Prog-Shred guitar Into the New Millennium Jul 01, 2007 The music scene was changing in 1992. Spandex-sporting, fretboard-tapping, whammy-bar-flailing metal Gods who had topped the charts and ruled the MTV airwaves just a few years earlier suddenly found themselves out of favor—and More... 101 Forgotten Greats & Unsung Heroes Feb 01, 2007 It’s no secret that the talent, technique, and creative force of magnificent and awe-inspiring guitarists runs deep. And going deep doesn’t mean studying only the obvious guitar heroes. You have to get out on the fringes, and More... Jon Anderson: Going For The One Aug 08, 2006 SINGER-SONGWRITER and composer Jon Anderson keeps some high-caliber company. As co-founder of progressive-rock goliath Yes, he has worked with virtuoso guitarists Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, and Peter Banks, and keyboardists More... Peter Banks Aug 08, 2006 Inspired by Hank Marvin & the Shadows, Peter Banks began his career playing with the Shadows-influenced Nighthawks in 1963. Shortly thereafter he joined the Syn, a popular R&B-turned-psychedelic group founded by More... The Guitars Of Frank Zappa Jul 13, 2006 “Considering Frank rarely used anything stock, it’s difficult to ape his tones,” says Dweezil Zappa, who is trying the best he can to get close to his old man’s sonic deviancy on the Zappa Plays Zappa Tour. “For the most part, More...