In 1996, during the MTV video music awards an astonishing thing happened. To present an award for artist Beck, the mighty Van Halen was introduced to do the honors. As Eddie, Alex and Michael walked out from behind the curtain, just behind them appeared a familiar form. David Lee Roth sauntered onstage with his long-estranged [...]
Josh Jones has the fire and chops. Legendary musicians have praised his guitar playing across social media, people like David Coverdale, Derek Sherinian, and Mike Portnoy. After hearing his playing myself, I knew I wanted to document Joshua's journey early on, because I think we will be hearing more from this guy. Watch our interview [...]
Multi-Instrumentalist Tara Lynch (A.K.A. Gui-Tara) may have been relatively unknown to the wide world prior releasing her debut album Evil Enough, but she was no stranger to those in the know. When it came time to finally put her skills on display she had no problem enlisting friends and colleagues to add their flavors to [...]
"I'm still trying to prove myself". Joel Hoekstra has carved out for himself quite the career as the guitarist of choice. Whether it be as a band leader in his own right, a sideman for icons such as Cher, touring with the ultra-successful Trans-Siberian Orchestra, or part of the legendary band Whitesnake. Joining the Whitesnake [...]
I wore out my cassette tape of Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon back in high school. To me, guitarist Jake E. Lee had the fire, a hint of the blues, and just the right amount of sinister in his playing. Later on, Jake's band Badlands released two of the most perfect hard rock albums [...]