SHAWN CIAVATTONE “Not listed by rank or importance expect that Rose City Band’s Summerlong is as close to perfect as we deserve.” (Summerlong is our album of the year. Read full review here) Rose City Band – Summerlong Ripley Johnson creating a cosmic country rock masterpiece. Sparse and beautiful songwriting that brings orange sunshine to …
Glen’s Rockmaggedon – Bass Players
My last article was about the beast that is the guitar solo, the reason I got into rock’n’roll at all. I wrote a lot about how the solo came about and what it means for rock in general. I was just reading the article, as you do as an egomaniac, narcissistic writer, and just had …
Glen’s Rockmaggeddon – Guitar Solos
I’m a sucker for a guitar solo, I love ’em !! Doesn’t matter what, where. How or when! My parents didn’t really listen to music at all, so I had no real musical upbringing. My older sister started to actively listen to music when I was 10 or so, but she heard a lot of …