The latest issue of the excellent melodic rock magazine "FIREWORKS" is out now. The December/January issue (Number 38) has Kiss on the front cover and also features Gotthard, Porcupine Tree, Lynch Mob, Yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mr Big, Steve Vai, House Of Lords, Winger, Twisted Sister and much more. The magazine costs £5 and also includes two free 19-track CD's. A 6 issue subscription to...
Thanks to Paolo Castillo from the Philippines for letting me know the proposed release date for the new Daniele Gottardo CD on the Steve Vai label. Paolo Castillo says: It's gonna be out dec 9 by digital nations no other details yet but yeah he said it'll be available online More information sure to follow. This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Sorry could not resist the pun: A lovely green Ibanez Jem Loch Ness Green. It's 21 years old and number 8 of 777. Dave Baker plays 'Snuff' an original short composition Really great cover of the Steve Vai solo from Dave Lee Roth, Eat Em and Smile. Big Trouble guitar solo played by Dave BakerDave Baker Ibanez Jem LNG This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
I know this is way old and we already posted Ojala's Steve Vai and Santana videos, but I'd never seen the Yngwei Malmsteem shreds video until today, and it's genius. Ojala actually suspects that it was Mr Malmsteen who complained to YouTube and got his account blocked, but the nice people at Wired posted the collection here . I particularly love the way Yngwei seems to be having some nasal problems...
VAI WILL ALSO PERFORM THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE NOVEMBER 29 NEW YORK KNICKS GAME AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Triple GRAMMY® Award winning guitarist Steve Vai will be the featured guest on VH1 Classic’s “That Metal Show” on Saturday, November 7 at 11PM. For fans outside the U.S., it will be available online shortly after it [...]
Steve Vai has scheduled a New York City signing session where he will be autographing guitars and copies of the Blu-ray, DVD and CD versions of his latest musical accomplishment, "Where The Wild Things Are." Meet Steve on Sunday, November 29th at 9:30 PM at Borders located at 2 Penn Plaza in Manhattan. To find out more information about this event, please call Borders at: 212-244-1814. Before...
Just so we’re all on the same demented page here, I’m an unabashed music lover. Even if I’m not into a particular music genre, I try to keep an open mind. Well, that is, until the guitar shredders ruined everything. I try to understand music that I can hear, but how on Buddha’s green earth [...]
Recent Steve Vai interviews have revealed Steve's fondness for the tapping maestro from Italy Daniele Gottardo! Daniele informs me the new CD will be out very soon on Steve Vai's label. more details sure to follow Here is an interview with great honor and satisfaction to the great Steve Vai, who cites among the prominent guitarists today ....... Reading the full interview... This is a content summary...
Thanks to Jon at Guitar Noize for posting this clip earlier! Yeah, she'd look better with a Strat, but in October of 2006 Orianthi became one of our first Strat-o-Sisters anyway because we couldn't ignore her skills. Even in '06, Orianthi wasn't exactly brand new to the hard core guitar geek community as she'd already released an album and performed on stage with Steve Vai and Carlos Santana, had...
This song, part of the 1991 album, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, is all about living for the moment. According to vocalist Sammy Hagar, he was writing the lyrics to this song late one night, when he heard Eddie Van Halen in an adjacent room ...
Spiritech: How does it feel then when people tell you that you've inspired them to pick up a guitar for the first time? Steve Vai: I mean, it's a great honour to be able to inspire somebody to pick up an instrument and play it. That's a thrill and every time somebody tells me that they started playing guitar because of me, it's a real honour, it's a real thrill. You know, for years I didn't... This...
While promoting his new DVD, Where the Wild Things Are, Steve Vai took a break to wax nostalgic on his days as David Lee Roth’s guitarist. “Back then, we were playing those arenas and it was 80% girls in their underwear,” he says of the band’s 1984 tour. “It was crazy. I was like a [...]
Her name is Orianthi.She was going to be the lead guitarist on Michael Jackson's comeback tour, and at 24, she's already played with Carlos Santana, Steve Vai and Prince.I really don't dig this song (too Kelly Clarkson), but the guitar work is undeniable. Hopefully, she'll have a bright future..."According to You" by Orianthi
This might sound silly but what do you want to do with the guitar? Think about it - what is it that you want to achieve - do you want to impress your mates because you can play their favourite song note perfect? Do you want to sit around the cam...
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