Tag: guitar

120 – Rock & Roll Redemption: Frank Castro

120 – Rock & Roll Redemption: Frank Castro

January 15, 2017 | By | Add a Comment

Frank Castro spent time in prison where he helped start an inmate-run music program. The power of music helped to change his life around by giving him something to care about, and other positive events soon followed.  Soon after he gets clean, earns an AA degree, and becomes a drug and alcohol counsellor. Frank is […]

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112 – Diesel Harmonic: David Denny

112 – Diesel Harmonic: David Denny

November 1, 2015 | By | Add a Comment

David Denny is a guitar maestro, singer, songwriter and recording engineer.  He was a founding member of the 60’s psychedelic band Frumious Bandersnatch, went on to play guitar in the Steve Miller Band  on and off for several years (writing one of the band’s hit’s with the song “The Stake” (Nobody Loves You Like the […]

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104 – SilverTung: Speed Vincent

104 – SilverTung: Speed Vincent

February 22, 2015 | By | Add a Comment

 Speed Vincent from the modern rock band SilverTung is on the show. SilverTung have recently released a new version of their song “Never Too Late”, produced by David Ivory and mastered by Ted Jensen, and it just hit the Billboard mainstream rock charts!  We talk to Speed about how he got into music, how he […]

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095 – Lucid: Matt Stevens

095 – Lucid: Matt Stevens

April 30, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

Matt Stevens is a musician and composer from North London. An instrumental artist, he uses an acoustic guitar and sampler to create multi layered tracks live. This is often called Live Looping. His music has been described as “a guitar orchestra”. He plays live all over the UK and listens to Sonic Youth, Carcass, Nick […]

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094 – Guitar Ninja: Ralph Spight

094 – Guitar Ninja: Ralph Spight

March 31, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

Ralph Spight is a master guitarist, singer-songwriter, and best known for his work in the band’s Victim’s Family, The Freak Accident, and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine. After taking a guitar lesson from Ralph, Erik Core interviews him about his bands, approach to music, working with Jello Biafra, stories from the road, […]

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091 – Straight from the Heart: Carlos Guitarlos (2/2)

091 – Straight from the Heart: Carlos Guitarlos (2/2)

December 31, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

Carlos Daniel Ayala aka Carlos Guitarlos is a singer, songwriter, and guitar player extraordinaire. He picked up the guitar at age 10 back in 1960 and started writing songs, and has written over 7,000 and counting. He was the guitarist for Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs, a well known L.A. scene club band back in the 80’s, […]

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090 – Straight from the Heart: Carlos Guitarlos (1/2)

090 – Straight from the Heart: Carlos Guitarlos (1/2)

November 30, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

Carlos Daniel Ayala aka Carlos Guitarlos is a singer, songwriter, and guitar player extraordinaire. He picked up the guitar at age 10 back in 1960 and started writing songs, and has written over 7,000 and counting. He was the guitarist for Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs, a well known L.A. scene club band back […]

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