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Episode 341- Tony McAlpine Revisited

One of favorite interviews with an incredible talent.

Episode 340- Architects Of the Electric Guitar

We sit down and discuss the Architects of the Electric Guitar and build our individual Mt. Rushmore’s of Guitar!

Episode 339- Top 20 Guitar Albums of 2022

What a great year for Guitar Music!!!

The List:
20. Pat Travers -The Art of Time Travel
19. Too Slim- Brace yourself
18. Chris Standring- Simple Things
17. Al, John. Paco Saturday Night in San Francisco
16. Jeff and the jumptones – Bad motor gator
15. Polyphia -Remember that you will die
14. Aerosmith- 1971: The Road starts here
13. Skid Row- The Gangs all here
12. Wo Fat- the singularity
11. Eric Krasno -Always
10.The Greyhound’s- Adobe
9. Frank Bello- Then I’m gone
8. Lettuce-Unify
7. Marcus King- Young Blood
6. Kings X – Three sides of one
5. Rippin Chicken
4. Russ Hewitt- Chasing Horizons
3. Vinnie Moore- Double Exposure
2. Why Dog Why- Songs without music
1. ZZ Top -Raw

Bubbling Under: In no particular order…
Jeff beck – 18
Crowbot -Feel this
The Black Keys- Dropout boogie
Fantastic Negrito- White Jesus problems
Bonnie Raitt- Just like that
Khrubagan & Leon Bridges- Texas Moon
Pasquale Grasso- Be Bop
Robben Ford & Bill Evans- Common Ground
Scorpions- Rock Believer
The Hot Summers- The Hot Summers
Tedeski Trucks Band- I am the moon 3
Orville Peck- Bronco
Snarky Puppy- Empire Central
Eric Johnson- The book of making/yesterday meets today
Skunk Baxter-speed of heat
Kirk Hammet- Portals
Steve Vai- inviolate
Oranthinii Rock Candy
Cory Wong Power Station
Gywnn Ashton Mojo soul
Ozzy – Patient #9

Episode 338- Andrew Synowiec- Why Dog Why band and record!

Our next guest 1st appeared on episode 248 with his stirring record Second Story, he is a highly sought after session musician and chances are if you’ve seen a movie, watched a tv show or heard a commercial, he’s probably played on it. His latest project was done completely off the cuff with his compatriots Jake Reed & Sean Hurley it’s fantastic and has been one of my favorite records of the year. They call themselves Why Dog Why, the records called Songs without music. Please welcome back to GRS Andrew Synowiec.

Episode 248- Andrew Synowiec

Episode 337- Vixen- Shred with a Purpose

A guitarist, session player and composer Vixen takes the art to its next logical step. Transcending technique and incredible musical prowess, we sit down to discuss the future of the instrument.

Episode 336- Vega Trem (Lost Episode)

One of the most exciting and innovative products to come out of the NAMM show this year is from our next guests. In a sea of digital meets analog offerings the product that most impressed me was hardware. A guitar Tremelo system. I know what you’re thinking. Hasn’t this been done? Not like this one. Its easy, its classy, aesthetically pleasing and enhances your guitars sound while doing its Job. Staying in tune.

Please welcome to GRS guitarist, luthier, engineer Isaac Vega from Vega trem and with him Jose Barragan

https://vegatrem.com/tremolo-shop/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAveebBhD_ARIsAFaAvrEc33aY10FaYwjXRA94Cb85tScxjPQZnyqHBgkbFc5-EOLhE7sK608aAkQsEALw_wcB

Episode 335- “Addicted to Noise” by Michael Goldberg

Our next guest is a journalist, novelist and photographer. He was a senior writer rolling stone as well as a contributor to esquire, NME, Creem, downbeat, trouser press just to name a few, he founded the first web mag, addicted to noise, which is the name of his latest book. An amazing collection of interviews featuring:

Zappa, Patti Smith, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Neil Young, Sly Stone just to name very few.

The cool thing is Michael has included a discography in the book of albums of all the people featured in the book. I highly recommend as you read the book you placed his records on and immerse yourself in this amazing collection of deep interviews.

Please welcome to GRS Mr Michael Goldberg

Episode 334- Vinnie Moore- Double Exposure Interview

The follow up to Vinnie’s 2019 “SOUL SHIFTER” will be released on November 8th on his Mind’s Eye Music label. Vinnie is joined by singers Ed Terry (Rage And Beyond, American Mafia), Keith Slack (MSG, Mother Road), Mike DiMeo (Riot) and Brian Stephenson (Old James) on this half vocal half instrumental album. This is his first solo release that features vocals. Band members include Richie Monica (Billy Cox, Papa Chubby, Tantric) on drums, Michael Bean and Pete Griffin (Steve Vai, Dweezil Zappa) on Bass, John Cassidy on Keyboards, and John Pessoni on Drums.

https://vinniemoore.com

Episode 333- Artists That Will Never Be Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Our Criteria-For this episode and discussion-

Artists and bands that probably wont ever get into RRHOF- Based on their criteria and the types of artists that have been inducted in the last 5 years

The Rock Halls Criteria-

To be eligible for induction, artists have to had released their first record 25 years earlier and “have created music whose originality, impact and influence has changed the course of rock & roll,” according to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created in 1983 in New York City by the head of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun. The non-profit Foundation is in charge of the induction process and organizing the annual induction ceremony. The Rock Hall Museum, which opened in 1995, is a separate non-profit entity based in Cleveland, but receives a portion of its funding from the Foundation, and provides the physical home for honoring the inductees.

Episode 332- Jeff Hayes & The Jumptones

Our next guests latest release is loaded like a baked potata,

He’s an artist and musician here in Austin with a new record called Bad Motorgator

Please welcome to GRS Jeff Hayes and the jumptones.