Steve Vai Contemplates His Hi-Res Audio Passion

BY MIKE METTLER – AUGUST 24, 2016

There are guitar gods, and then there’s Steve Vai. Vai catapulted the art of guitar playing into new realms the instant he became the designated “impossible guitar parts” player in Frank Zappa’s band while he was still a teenager. From there, he replaced Yngwie Malmsteen in Alcatrazz, was […]

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Man Machine Poet: Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip Has Always Been Ahead by a Century

BY MIKE METTLER — AUGUST 20, 2016

ev*o*lu*tion noun. An unfolding, a process of development, as from a simple or complex form, or of gradual, progressive change. See also: The Tragically Hip.

In honor of The Hip playing the final show of their brief Man Machine Poem Summer 2016 Tour tonight in their hometown of Kingston, Ontario […]

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