Guitarist Rock

iPhone Guitar App By Gibson – Free Download

Scotty Smith — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:49:35 +0000

If you are looking for a great iPhone Guitar App, look no further than the latest guitar app from Gibson. This iPhone Guitar Application was released to the market on the 2nd March 2010 and is absolutely free to download to your Iphone. The Gibson iPhone Guitar App boasts numerous capabilities, such as a chromatic guitar [...]

AC/DC – A Lifetime Of High Voltage Rock

Scotty Smith — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:32:16 +0000

At the time of writing, I am 8 sleeps away from heading down to Brisbane to watch AC/DC rock the socks off the QSAC stadium for the 7th show of their Australian tour. It’s been a long time coming and I cannot bloody wait! The hero’s of Aussie rock music are bound to put on a [...]

Top Ten Rock Songs Of All Time

Scotty Smith — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:33:24 +0000

While there are literally hundreds of definitive rock songs, the Top Ten Rock Songs have the distinction of defining particular eras. Usually preceding a new wave of musical styles, these top ten songs also echo the cultural and political atmosphere at key points in history. Though some songs can become dated within a short time, others [...]

Top 10 Rock Concerts Of All Time

Scotty Smith — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:46:38 +0000

Rock concerts are a huge part of modern life, but some stand out more than others. While there are many criteria for notable shows; largest gross, largest attended, most bands played, etc., truly great concerts are measured in their influence and impact on music, art culture, and sometimes the rock bands themselves. The Top 10 Rock [...]

Green Day – Times Of Their Lives

Scotty Smith — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:33:08 +0000

Flashback to 1987: Hair-metal has matured to the point of saturation. Formulaic songs, sounds, and make-up laden fashion had further alienated punk and alternative bands, musicians, and fans, forcing them deeper underground. But most things buried eventually resurface – sometimes with a vengeance. Entrenched in the ’87 California punk scene, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt [...]

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Star Tissue

Scotty Smith — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:11:52 +0000

Tony Flow and the Majestic Masters of Mayhem is not a household band name, but one week after Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons and Michael “Flea” Balzary took the stage at the Rhythm Lounge in Los Angeles, they returned as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That fateful show in 1983 paved the way for [...]

Foo Fighters – Nobody’s Monkey Wrench

Scotty Smith — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:50:23 +0000

Foo Fighters – A Short Biography Dave Grohl booked studio time in October 1994 to record a handful of demos. The former Nirvana drummer, distraught by friend and bandmate Kurt Cobain’s untimely death, intended to hand out a few tapes to friends, and decide what to do with his short-lived but highly influential career. Grohl, not well [...]

Carlos Santana Biography – A Supernatural Guitarist

Scotty Smith — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:44:26 +0000

One of the great guitarists to grace the musical arena, Carlos Santana is the leading light of world music, the sorcerer with a guitar. Santana’s music is where passion meets melody, virtuosity meets genius and soul meets song. The wonder of his artistic legacy has managed to transcend geographical and cultural borders, carving out a [...]

Chuck Berry – Biography Of The Father Of Rock And Roll

Scotty Smith — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:35:48 +0000

Chuck Berry Biography Chuck Berry, fountainhead of the rock guitar and first citizen of the hallowed halls of rock and roll music, has been hailed by rock and roll fanatics, guitarists and guitar-lovers of every generation as the ‘Father of Rock and Roll’. He comes closest to being the one individual that can rightfully be credited with [...]

Keith Richards Biography

Scotty Smith — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:10:26 +0000

There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Keith Richards, rhythm guitarist for that legendary rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, is enormously talented. The founding member and corner stone of the band since its inception, Keith will have the audiences shuddering with delight at his on-stage, inspired and quintessential guitar riffs. But in the [...]