by admin | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog
Kirk Lee Hammett (born 18 November 1962) is a guitarist in the heavy metal band Metallica. Kirk was one of Joe Satriani’s guitar students. Hammett was born in El Sobrante, California. As a teenager he showed an interest in his brother Rick’s hard rock...
by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog
Gyan Riley is active as a soloist, ensemble player, composer, and improviser in a wide variety of styles. We bounced off a few questions via email over the past weeks.Gyan PortraitCG.org: When did you start playing guitar, and what was your path to serious study?Gyan:...
by admin | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog
Classic interview: In the summer of 1988 Stevie Ray Vaughan had just completed an intensive tour of Europe when Tom Nolan sat down to talk to him for a remarkably frank discussion about his roots, overcoming trouble and finding redemption. It would be his first and...
by admin | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog
Nuno Bettencourt is highly regarded as one of the best rock guitarists, particularly for his exceptional rhythm playing. His creativity in developing new techniques has been well recognized since his early days with the band Extreme and their albums...
by admin | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
In a recent interview with Goldmine, Johnny Van Zant spoke about the swift passage of time, going forward after Rossington’s death, and how the band honors him through playing: “I started with them back in ’87. That’s been a long, long time...
