Earlier today, Friday, January 19, Ben Bruce, a founding member of Asking Alexandria, the group’s guitarist and primary songwriter, announced that he has officially parted ways with the band. In a statement shared to the official Asking Alexandria Instagram Stories, Bruce cited “stepping away” to spend invaluable time with his family, most importantly delving into being around for his children and how his “life has inevitably changed” since founding the band in 2006. The full statement reads: “To my amazing AA family, First and foremost, I want to say thank you to everyone for the years of love and support.… Read more »
If there was ever any doubt that Pierce The Veil vocalist Vic Fuentes is a saint, get it out of your heads now because he absolutely is. Concluding the band’s second performance at When We Were Young Fest 2023, Fuentes called a fan to the stage. In a heartfelt dedication to the fan and to the band’s entire fanbase, Fuentes shares, “It is an honor to be a part of your life through our music and to give you a little something back, I want you to have my guitar. This is yours.” The crowd erupted in cheers, while some… Read more »
Australian heavy hitters Polaris have announced the passing of their guitarist, Ryan Siew, in a lengthy and heartfelt tribute to their fallen brother on social media. In their emotional statement shared across the band’s social media platforms, the unit announced that Siew passed away on Monday, June 19, at the young age of 26. This heart-wrenching announcement arrives just a week after Polaris revealed their decision to withdraw from the remaining dates of their European Summer tour. “It is with shattered hearts & the deepest sorrow that we tell you our dear brother and bandmate Ryan Siew passed away on… Read more »
As Ice Nine Kills have kicked off their UK and European tour with Metallica, which will be followed up by the group’s own headline Wurst Vacation Tour, the scream team’s guitarist Dan Sugarman has made the difficult decision to step away from the band for the moment. In a statement Sugarman shared on his social media, he explains, “I don’t really know how to do this, I don’t really know how to say this. All I know is that I wouldn’t be living my dream day in and day out if it wasn’t for you. And believe me when I… Read more »
After a two week break while Jaret and Gary dealt with their own COVID situations, The Rockstar Dad Show is back! The two talk about their experience with the virus and the symptoms they experienced before introducing this week’s guest.
As the guitarist for the Bret Michaels Band, Pete Evick has a lot of stories to tell. Listen in as he chats with the guys about meeting his heroes, writing a Bowling For Soup inspired tune, and social media experiments.
Later, Pete tells the guys about his son’s new mission to bring rock and roll to his generation as they talk family and co-parenting.
This week we chinwag about Jess’s engagement story and find out all the details behind the proposal day.
Afterward we chat with Laura Cox, French guitarist and singer/songwriter. Laura tells us about learning to play guitar at a young age, breaking into the YouTube world and garnering a large following, touring with her band, the Laura Cox Band, last year right before the world went into lockdown, and so much more!
We’re bringing you another episode of the ANTIcast,
Sit down… and listen to the roots of great guitar playing. These guys really knew how to let the guitar do the talking for them. Old people can be boring and smelly, but old music can be fresh and exciting!… enjoy!
Fish spoke to Billy from Musicman guitars at NAMM 2016. Billy showed Fish the latest model guitar they’re releasing this year and gave some history on the company! https://youtu.be/IpjJNz9ZTK8
Saosin may be gearing up to celebrate 20 years of their self-titled record, but they’re also keeping fans on their toes with the arrival of a new single, “Just Be Honest.” Excitingly, its accompanying music video was directed by bassist Chris Sorenson, Guitarist Beau Burchell says of the track, “We knew there was something special about ‘Just Be Honest’ from the moment of its inception. It had that rare feeling early on where you just know a song is going to matter on an album. Hearing Cove’s [Reber] vocals on it for the first time confirmed it, and then Phil’s [Sgrosso]… Read more »
