Michael Molenda
An original punk who’s listed in Who's Who in California Rock, Michael is responsible for some (but not all) of the following myths: Launched San Francisco’s first rock and roll multimedia show; published the Bay Area’s first gear newsletter; opened two seminal “S.F. scene” recording studios, has his name imprinted on a plaque hanging at Alcatraz; told Pete Best that Ringo actually was the better Beatle drummer; won the 2003 CMPi Editor of the Year Award; and helped guide GP to a 2003 Maggie Award as Best Music Magazine.
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- Editor in Chief
Michael Molenda
E Mail: mmolenda@musicplayer.com
The Most Recent stories by Michael Molenda
- Steve Lukather May 2008 “Man, I grabbed one of those garden gnomes from the castle, and I put it on the dash of our tour bus,” exclaimed Steve Lukather, entertaining some Swedish fans who happened to be seated at our table at Benihana in Anaheim, California, ...
- Adam Levy May 2008
When Adam Levy was an editor at Guitar Player, “sensitive” was perhaps the word to describe his demeanor and approach to the guitar. The guy knew a bazillion chords, never grandstanded, and seemed to possess a psychic ability ...
- May 2008 May 2008
When John Lennon sang, “Just give me some truth,” it was a far different era, and one populated with different demons. But, today, the truth is perhaps even harder to distinguish from fairy tales. Blogging, Twittering, and other social-networking
- GHS Carlos Santana Big Core May 2008
Legendary guitar tech rené martinez helped develop the pure nickel wrap over a larger core wire concept for GHS, and he also showed the strings to Carlos Santana—who dug them so much he adopted them as his signature GHS Big Core series ...
- Composite Acoustics Performer & Player Series March 2008
Given the warm, friendly, and musical vibe of the host city, I never expected to walk into a medieval torture chamber at the 2007 Summer NAMM show in Austin, Texas. But in full view of everyone, the malevolent fiends at Composite Acoustics ...
- Dan Donegan March 2008 When Devo kicked off the de-evolution gag back in its ’70s and ’80s heyday, the band probably didn’t envision inspiring Disturbed’s Dan Donegan in 2007. But de-evolution was one of the creative triggers for Disturbed’s latest release, ...
- April 2008 March 2008
The worm hole that is magazine publishing always freaks me out. It’s barely 2008 in calendar terms, but the GP staff is already working on the May 2008 issue. Think about it—we’ve already run almost half the year’s issues off ...
- Exclusive Web Preview! The 2008 GP Readers’ Choice Awards March 2008
GP’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards let you play editor, and shout out the guitarists who thrilled, astounded, and inspired you throughout the past year, as well as spotlight what you felt were the best products reviewed in ...
- March 2008 February 2008
Can honest and impassioned art truly thrive when the pursuit of personal gain is so pervasive in American society? These days, so many musicians babble on about their bling, their clothing and hair care lines, or their various investments, ...
- Billy Duffy February 2008
Since its inception in 1984—and throughout worldwide hits such as “Fire Woman,” “Love Removal Machine,” and “Rain”—the Cult has limited its scope to celebrate loud, dumb, dangerous, and sexy hard-rock revelry. The foundation of the ...