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Ten Year Vamp: Don’t Act Like You Know Me
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 22 hours ago
Ten Year Vamp: Don’t Act Like You Know Me
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Don’t Act Like You Know Me is not only a powerfully entertaining pop-rock album by Albany, NY based band Ten Year Vamp, it is an evolutionary, and revolutionary, leap that could very well change the way bands record and market their music. Filled with catchy riffs ... (more) Ten Year Vamp: Don’t Act Like You Know Me
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Artist Profile: Guitarist Brad Conroy
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Artist Profile: Guitarist Brad Conroy
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Chicago based guitarist Brad Conroy is part of a new generation of classical guitarists that grew up listening and studying rock music before making the switch over to classical music in college. Studying with some of the biggest names in the classical guitar world, ... (more) Artist Profile: Guitarist Brad Conroy
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Guilt Machine: On This Perfect Day
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 2 days ago
Guilt Machine: On This Perfect Day
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock On This Perfect Day is a captivating, progressive rock album released by Arjen Lucassen’s newest side-group, Guilt Machine. The record was written as a concept album of sorts, which Lucassen wrote to explore “the destructive psychology of guilt, regret and the ... (more) Guilt Machine: On This Perfect Day
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Prog Around the World: CD Review
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 2 days ago
Prog Around the World: CD Review
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Prog Around the World is the latest compilation disc put together by Magna Carta Records, featuring some of the biggest names in the progressive rock genre, and as the album’s title suggests, the artists chosen represent prog-rock groups from all over the world. ... (more) Prog Around the World: CD Review
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Interview with Death on Two Wheels’ Trae Vedder
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 2 days ago
Interview with Death on Two Wheels’ Trae Vedder
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock When people think of Southern rock, the sounds of classic bands such as Lynard Skynard, the Allman Brothers and the Black Crowes are usually the first ones to come to mind. With such a long and storied tradition, the genre has produced some of the most successful, and ... (more) Interview with Death on Two Wheels’ Trae Vedder

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Interview with Grim Days’ Jodie Wilson
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Interview with Grim Days’ Jodie Wilson
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Being a small, music-related, business owner is never an easy task. With the recent economic downturn, and the subsequent reduction in consumer spending, it’s tougher than ever to launch and keep a new business afloat. Though many people have had to give up their ... (more) Interview with Grim Days’ Jodie Wilson
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Artist Profile: Jazz Guitarist Tyler Ross
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Artist Profile: Jazz Guitarist Tyler Ross
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Tyler Ross is not your typical guitarist. Born and raised in the fields of East-Central Wisconsin, Ross’ musical tastes have led him to explore traditional and modern jazz, folk, blues, rock and the singer-songwriter tradition. A multi-faceted musician, Ross is ... (more) Artist Profile: Jazz Guitarist Tyler Ross
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Interview with National Guitar Workshop President Dave Smolover
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Interview with National Guitar Workshop President Dave Smolover
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock The National Guitar Workshop, founded in 1983 by Dave Smolover, has grown from its humble roots in South Kent, Connecticut to become one of the leading guitar education programs in the country. The NGW has built its reputation by providing guitarists the chance to study ... (more) Interview with National Guitar Workshop President Dave ...

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Jam On Guitars: CD Review
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 5 days ago
Jam On Guitars: CD Review
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Jam On Guitars is a compilation CD put together by Magna Carta Records that features some of the heaviest hitters on today’s jam-band scene. Containing twelve tracks from a diverse array of jam guitarists, the CD provides a short introduction to nineteen of the ... (more) Jam On Guitars: CD Review
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Pestilence Resurrection Macabre
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 6 days ago
Pestilence Resurrection Macabre
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Resurrection Macabre is an in your face, thrash-metal album by the Netherland based, death-metal group Pestilence. After taking a sixteen year break between albums, the band went on more or less permanent hiatus in 1993, Pestilence has returned with a vengeance. Featuring ... (more) Pestilence Resurrection Macabre

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Mike Stern Big Neighborhood
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Mike Stern Big Neighborhood
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Filled with infectious grooves, stimulating melodic lines and stunningly virtuosic solos, Big Neighborhood is the latest release by New York based, jazz guitar extraordinaire, Mike Stern. Featuring eleven of Stern’s original pieces, the album aims to break free of ... (more) Mike Stern Big Neighborhood
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Jim Weider: Master of the Telecaster
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 8 days ago
Jim Weider: Master of the Telecaster
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr. Matt Warnock In 1985, with the departure of long-time guitarist Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm was faced with a tough decision on who would replace Robertson in the legendary group, The Band. While The Band could have easily gone the way of other groups and dissolved, Helm decided to ... (more) Jim Weider: Master of the Telecaster
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Carl Verheyen Talks Trading 8s
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 16 days ago
Carl Verheyen Talks Trading 8s
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr. Matt Warnock In the forty plus years that Carl Verheyen has been playing the guitar, he has risen to the upper echelon of the modern guitar world. A long time first-call session musician on the L.A. scene, Verheyen has appeared on countless film scores, TV soundtracks and records as a ... (more) Carl Verheyen Talks Trading 8s
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Paul Gilbert VIP Method Book Version 7
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 20 days ago
Paul Gilbert VIP Method Book Version 7
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matthew Warnock Jenn, or “Metalichicka” as her readers know her, has outdone herself with the latest version of the Paul Gilbert VIP Method book. The book, which covers Gilbert’s playing from just about every angle possible, contains enough material to keep even the ... (more) Paul Gilbert VIP Method Book Version 7

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Artist Profile: Classical Guitarist Matt Palmer
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 22 days ago
Artist Profile: Classical Guitarist Matt Palmer
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr. Matthew Warnock Classical guitarist Matt Palmer is one of a kind. Combining the soul of an artist, the technical virtuosity of the highest caliber and a heightened sense of musicality, Palmer’s uniqueness is also his greatest strength. While other guitarists’ posses a ... (more) Artist Profile: Classical Guitarist Matt Palmer
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Interview with Modena’s Justin Womble
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 23 days ago
Interview with Modena’s Justin Womble
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Raleigh, North Carolina based Modena is a band with equal parts talent and heart who are willing to work for every gain and who hold the highest expectations for themselves. Possessing unequivocal discipline and a strong sense of purpose in their live shows, studio ... (more) Interview with Modena’s Justin Womble
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Interview with Status Green’s Lou Montesano
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 24 days ago
Interview with Status Green’s Lou Montesano
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock New Jersey has long been fertile ground for growing rock bands such as Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and the Misfits. With such a storied rock and roll history behind it, the Garden State can now add a new name to its list of pop-rock superstars, Status Green. The boys in ... (more) Interview with Status Green’s Lou Montesano
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Jake Cinninger: OHMphrey, Umphrey’s and Beyond
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 25 days ago
Jake Cinninger: OHMphrey, Umphrey’s and Beyond
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock A collaborative project, OHMphrey features OHM members Chris Poland (guitar) and Robertino “Pag” Pagliari (bass) teaming up with Umphrey’s McGee’s Jake Cinninger (guitar), Joel Cummins (keyboards) and Kris Myers (drums). Highly improvisational, the ... (more) Jake Cinninger: OHMphrey, Umphrey’s and Beyond
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Interview With Author Richard Niles: The Pat Metheny Interviews
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 25 days ago
Interview With Author Richard Niles: The Pat Metheny Interviews
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matthew Warnock Described as “one of the most versatile men in modern music” by Sound on Sound Magazine, Dr. Richard Niles has built a strong career as a performer, recording artist, producer, songwriter, composer and arranger, author and educator. His widespread interests ... (more) Interview With Author Richard Niles: The Pat Metheny ...

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Interview With Jack Grassel
modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com - 26 days ago
Interview With Jack Grassel
— modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com — By: Dr Matt Warnock Listed by Guitar Player magazine as one of the “top ten guitarists in America (you don’t know),” Milwaukee guitarist Jack Grassel has quietly been making a name for himself as one of the best guitarists in the Midwest, if not the country, over his more than fifty-year ... (more) Interview With Jack Grassel
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