Burn Halo: Up from the Ashes

Sep 20,2011
Big riffs, cool tones, and some clever layering of guitar textures make for an engaging listen on the band’s sophomore release. There’s gutpunch chunk on “Tear It Down,” lo-fi buzz on the title track, middle position Les More...

Night Ranger: Somewhere in California

Sep 20,2011
No real surprises here. If you like Night Ranger, you’ll love it. If you don’t, this probably won’t change your mind. The fact remains, though, that Brad Gillis and Joel Hoekstra dish out massive, high-gain rhythms and More...

Innerviews Music Without Borders Anil Prasad

Oct 10,2010
Anil Prasad established innerviews.org in 1994, and quickly gained a reputation among readers and artists for incisive and substantive journalism. Ten of the 24 interviewees here are guitarists—Martin Carthy, Michael Hedges, John More...

Jason Falkner Im OK Youre OK

Jun 1,2010
Fans of Falkner’s work with Jellyfish and the Grays will find a lot to love about this record. Chimey Hagstrom 12-strings, crunchy Jazzmasters, compressed clean tones, and hook after hook after hook. Falkner played pretty More...

Johnny A One November Night

Jun 1,2010
This CD/DVD set features Johnny A at the top of his game, playing cool instrumental songs with killer tones and great feel in a small club setting. For a live and non-edited production, it’s quite impressive. Agalophone. More...

Marc Copely Harp amp Plow

Jun 1,2010
You might have heard Copely’s soulful guitar work on Danielia Cotton’s last record or Billy Squier’s last tour. Here he’s on his own, playing killer slide, gritty Stones-style rhythm, swampy Dobro, and more. Highlights More...

Raul Midon Synthesis

Jun 1,2010
Midon’s funky, groovy guitar work is all over this release, with the smoothest octaves this side of Benson, flawless technique, and impeccable note selection. When you factor in his compositional skills, unearthly More...

Disco Biscuits Planet Anthem

Jun 1,2010
This alternately vibey and driving electronica release is dorky, cheesy, kitschy, and kinda dumb, but it’s also strangely seductive and tons of fun. If I were driving through Hades in a convertible Mustang, I’d definitely More...

Faith In Phantoms Faith In Phantoms

Jun 1,2010
Here’s a talented young band that can’t quite decide whether it wants to be a slick, Rembrandts-style pop band, or an edgy rock group armed with melodic hooks. Still, guitarist Alex Lasner is someone to watch, and when he’s More...

Bruce Kulick BK3

Jun 1,2010
Kulick is a devastatingly ballsy, inventive, and melodic guitarist, and BK3’s blend of ’70s and ’80s rock styles gives him plenty of room to blow your mind. There’s some truly astounding playing here, I just wish the More...

Frank Zappa The Freak-Out List

Jul 1,2010
Zappa included a list of 179 influences on his 1966 debut—from Schoenberg and Varèse to doo-woppers and Johnny “Guitar” Watson to Eric Dolphy and Miles—many of which are here linked to his aesthetic via various Zappa More...

Talking Heads Stop Making Sense

Jul 1,2010
This Blu-ray disc packages Jonathan Demme’s extraordinary 1983 concert footage with two 5.1 surround (audience and studio) and stereo mixes, two bonus tracks, commentary by Demme and the band, the Heads’ 1999 More...

DVD NO-MAN Mixtaped

Feb 23,2010
No-Man is the brainchild of vocalist/lyricist Tim Bowness and guitarist/composer Steven Wilson (also a member of prog titans Porcupine Tree). Since its inception in the late ’80s, No-Man has continually shifted lineups and More...

Matt Stevens Ghost

Aug 19,2010
North London-based Stevens has made a name for himself on the Interwebs, especially among the avant-garde underground, largely due to savvy social networking. On this quirky, inventive, mostly upbeat, and entirely delightful More...

Citay Dream Get Together

Apr 15,2010
This San Francisco-based ensemble is headed up by guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Ezra Feinberg, accompanied by guitarists Tim Green and Sean Smith, bassist Diego Gonzalez, drummer Warren Huegel, violinist Adria Otte, and More...

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