To rock music fans the name Mick Jones will call to mind either punk pioneers The Clash or the still-circulating museum piece that is Foreigner. As a founding member and the only person to appear on every...
Radiation
Black Ops Guitar No. 5: Skeletons
What about it?
Whereas Black Ops Guitar Nos. 1 – 4 are largely devoted to making your fingers move in unfamiliar ways—even at the sacrifice of melodic/musical value—B.O.G. No. 5: Skeletons...
The Rack: An Alice Cooper Halloween playlist
It’s time for a little seasonal music discussion. Christmas, of course, gets all the press for its franchise of festive songs, but everyone knows that the baddest jams belong to Halloween. Certainly...
The Rack: A Return to Continuity?
Troy Van Horn - Radiation - The Rack
I don’t listen to music on the radio all that often—usually only when I’m in the car and sick of the selections on hand or have mixed company in tow (read...
Black Ops Guitar No. 4: Bizarpeggios 1
What about it?
Only four little measures, you may be thinking. Right—four measures of eyebrow-raising, finger-contorting mayhem! Alright … that might be overstating it a bit. Bizarpeggios...
The Rack: Monosyllabic
Troy Van Horn - Radiation - The Rack
We live in an age of speed, an age of instantaneous everything, of immediacy. Our wireless, micro-blogging culture is about knowing and doing it all right now. And...
Black Ops Guitar No. 3: Arpeggio Exchange 23
What about it?
I’m constantly surprised at the amount of discussion I read and the number of questions I receive about the technique of sweep picking. I’ve been under the impression...
The Rack: 6 Guys Called John
I don’t know about you, but my desk is cluttered, my checkbook is a goddamn nightmare and my car could use a good vacuuming—and yet my music collection is clean and organized to within...
The Rack: 3-way Eruption-off!
Gather around, my friends, and witness this battle royale to crown the greatest musical “Eruption” known to civilized men. The bout will feature an international field of legendary...
The Rack: I used to hate … No. 2 – Bob Seger
I used to hate Bob Seger.
In the beginning
In the beginning … I liked Bob Seger. As a kid immersing myself in FM radio during the early ’80s, I could dig songs like “Nine Tonight”...
