How Tom Morello used his guitar to drill into the off-limits domain of the turntablist

The Rage Against the Machine axe-man’s most memorable moment saw him emulate a DJ scratch breakdown using a trick that few ...
American Songwriter

3 Songs From 1972 That Changed Guitar Playing Forever

These three rock songs, all released in 1972, featured such strong guitar moments that they shifted the genre's tides.
Yahoo

“Where’s the noise?”: The Dandy Warhols on their struggles with the wrong guitars and amps

Are they alt-rock? Power pop? Shoegaze? Garage rock? The Dandy Warhols – lynchpinned by guitar duo Peter Holmström and Courtney Taylor-Taylor – are probably all of the above, and more. Together with ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Made in Mass custom guitar pedals making noise in music market

CROSSWALK CAME FROM TWO STUDENTS THERE. ED: FROM SOME OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ROCK BANDS TO THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL BUSINESS THEY MANY HAVE STARTED IN A GARAGE. MARIA: ONE LOCAL COMPANY THAT’S ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: The Sweet Sounds of August Wilson: SEVEN GUITARS at A Noise Within

Music and musicality run through the works of August Wilson like a sweet and impenetrable blues lick. The playwright was not, to this critic's knowledge, a musical man himself, but the men and women ...
Ars Technica

Guitarists: Does your computer/monitor cause amp noise?

I can't seem to solve this nagging problem. I practice guitar a lot when I'm sitting in front of the PC, as I'll be reading online tab, jamming along to MP3s, etc. Unfortunately, this also causes a ...
Cleveland Scene

Bring the Noise: Not Just Another Music Shop, Guitar Riot Caters to the Serious Shredder

Late last year, shortly after Brent Ferguson and Tim Parnin opened Guitar Riot, their boutique guitar, pedal and amp shop located on Superior Ave. and East 25th St., a group of teens from Kent drove ...