Take two Yardbird guitarists, let them form their own groups and watch them duke it out. Jimmy Page versus Jeff Beck, Robert Plant versus Rod Stewart, Mick Waller versus John Bonham and Ronnie Wood versus John Paul Jones.
This was the first clinic I did and what better way than to kick it off with Derrick Green of Sepultura and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. You may not be a singer and these techniques might not apply to you, but it’s still an interesting inside look at what rarely gets examined.
There’s always the band of the week that all the tastemakers love but how many follow through with the hype? We look at a batch of bands that had what it took but audiences never took.
Backward masking seems so archaic now despite the ease to implement with digital technology. No one seems to care anymore but it was nonetheless an controversial method used in the 70’s and 80’s by bands whether or not they admit it. We took a few well known backward messages and played them forward for some laughs. We should’ve done this with a ouija board too.
When we played some festivals with the Hives in 2004 I caught up with singer, Pelle Almqvist for a singer’s clinic. We did it backstage and right before he was to go onstage that day. I also caught up with David Johanson, legendary singer of The New York Dolls, Mr. Poindexter himself, and had a wonderful chat backstage in Bergen, Norway. I must admit I was a little star struck during this interview.
Eddie Spaghetti is one of rock’s most entertaining front men today. Touring with The Supersuckers in 2005 it was inevitable that I put a microphone in front of singer, Mr. Spaghetti’s mouth and press record on the tape player.
Magical World Of Rock Correspondent, Ayal Senior sits in on this episode to talk about Japan’s brilliant noise barrage band, The Boredoms. You either hate this band or bow down at the alter. We prefer to wear kneepads when we kneel down.
Everyone knows that Ozzy is the undisputed singer of Black Sabbath. Everyone also knows that Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy and came into heavy prominence on his own. But few people know that Sabbath have had seven singers…that’s right SEVEN singers in it’s time. Listen to hear who the other five.
I love the Misfits. Who doesn’t love the Misfits? Did you know there is an entire genre dedicated to sounding like the Misfits? Sounds like something I’d be interested in. Check it out.
