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By konowd1 on Aug 27, 2010 at 2:44am
For all the readers of MadeLoud who love old school heavy music, and who also love guitar playing and gear, there’s two new stories I’ve written I think you’ll enjoy that I’m especially proud of: The Sound and the Fury, now up at www.guitarworld.com , and The Amp Wizards, now up at www.guitarinternational.com.
The Sound and the Fury features the following producers: Randy Burns, who engineered... Read more
By konowd1 on Mar 25, 2010 at 11:55pm
If there’s anyone who raised rock photography to the level of art, it was Jim Marshall. No less than Annie Leibowitz called him “the rock ‘n’ roll photographer.” If the name doesn’t ring a bell, you know his work. Bob Dylan rolling a tire down the street. The Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East cover, one of over 500 album covers Marshall reportedly shot. The Beatles leaving the stage for... Read more
By konowd1 on Mar 25, 2010 at 4:19pm
As the writer of this story, I'm very proud to mention that on guitarworld.com is an exclusive, in-depth interview with former Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George. This story covers a great deal of ground, and goes through Suicidal's history from Rocky joining the band in '84, the controversies over the band's name and concerns over crowd violence in their home town that kept the band from... Read more
By konowd1 on Mar 1, 2010 at 1:17pm
You’ve probably heard or read by now that after struggling with cancer for six years, Doug Fieger, founder of The Knack, died on Valentine’s Day at the age of 57. Long before his time was up, he had to have known what he’d always be remembered for.
http://www.mysharona.com/
With “My Sharona,” The Knack practically had all their fame and fortune at once. The song was reportedly written in 15... Read more
By konowd1 on Feb 8, 2010 at 6:05pm
In Shakey, Jimmy McDonough’s remarkable biography of Neil Young, Young says his archives - in the works forever - wouldn’t just have his best work, but a lot of bad stuff as well. “The pieces of shit should be there, too,” Young said. “So you know the difference...That’s what a fuckin’ archive is about, not ‘Here’s Neil Young in all his wonderfulness...’” You have to wonder if Kiss has the same... Read more
By konowd1 on Jan 21, 2010 at 12:14am
June 28, 1984
Saw a movie - Spinal Tap. Kind of depressing. I mean it was depressing in that it was true about a lot of shit.
-From GET IN THE VAN, Henry Rollins' published diaries from his years in Black Flag
This Is Spinal Tap, the brainchild of Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest, is still the most hilarious, and most accurate, movie about being in band. Whether you’re in a metal, hard rock, punk... Read more
By konowd1 on Jan 4, 2010 at 12:45am
Looking on the music site Noisecreep, I saw a very disturbing headline: “Heavy Metal Karaoke, Serious or Not?” In this news story, Blasko, bassist for Ozzy, talked about a gig he’s doing in Hollywood and Vegas where he and friends like Tommy Victor from Prong will perform metal classics, and anyone who wants to can come up and sing to them.
Now please understand, Blasko’s a cool guy in my book.... Read more
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