LCG #173 – Mika Tyyskä (Mr Fastfinger) interview
LCG-173-20121102.mp3 (41min 42s)
Hello,
It seems that the countries from northern Europe have something special to have so many incredible guitar players, Mika Tyyskä from Finland and also known as Mr Fastfinger is one of them.
“In Motion” is a great music album full of superb guitar playing. Yes you will hear some heavy shredding in there but this is NOT your typical shredder’s album, it’s way more than that. Mika’s music is both intriguing and enjoyable.
Extracts from “In Motion” played before the interview:
- Little Wind
- Motion Beat
- Beach Turtles
- Unravel
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #158 – Marty Friedman interview
Hello,
Marty Friedman (aka @_martyfriedman_) is one of those guitar super stars who seems to be going from one project to another non-stop.
I had the pleasure to catch him on Skype for the interview you will hear in this episode. He was in Tokyo, I was in Paris so no surprise the sound is kind of weird here and there.
Extracts played before the interview:
- Weapons Of Ecstacy (Bad D.N.A.)
- School Spirit Delin (Bad D.N.A.)
- Aitakatta (Tokyo Jukebox 2)
- Canon A La Koto (Tokyo Jukebox 2)
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #155 – Simon McBride interview
Hello,
I was very happy to interview Simon McBride (aka @smcbridemusic) via Skype as his music kept on showing up when I did some listening in shuffle mode to go through all the music I receive.
And each time it happened I said to myself ”I really MUST have this guy in the show!”.
That’s the method I use: I hit play and if the music I hear interests me I take a note. When it happened several times for the same artist, it really means I am on to something.
Extracts played before the interview:
- Devil’s Road (Since Then)
- Tear Down Your Soul (Since Then)
- Down To The Wire (Nine Lives)
- Rich Man Falling (Nine Lives)
Happy listening,
Pierre.
PS: note that toward the end of the interview there is a weird offset between our voices so it sounds like we are talking at the same time and like there were some long silences during our conversation. I had to way to correct that after the fact. Sorry about that.
LCG #150 – Richie Kotzen interview
Hello,
For this episode #150 I am very happy to present you with an interview from guitar super star Richie Kotzen (aka @Richie_Kotzen) himself! He was in Paris a couple of weeks ago for a concert and I had the opportunity to meet him right before the gig.
I cannot recommend enough his latest CD “24 Hours” which is shock full of good songs, excellent singing and awesome guitar parts.
Extracts from his album “24 hours” played before the interview:
- Get It On
- 24 Hours
- I Don’t Know Why
- Help Me
Richie’s guitar pics right before the show (notice the inboard tuner around the volume pot):
Enjoy,
Pierre.
PS: thanks Michelle (aka @mholland5001) for putting me in contact with Richie’s management to organize the interview.
LCG #149 – Clare Free interview
Hello,
I am very happy to present you with the second interview on the Channel of a women guitar player with Clare Free (aka @ClareFree1).
As a reminder the first women interviewed was Heike Matthiesen whom I interviewed in french in episode #103 at last year MusikMesse. I also did more recently an interview with her in english that I will publish in the near future.
We need more women playing the guitar!
Let’s concentrate now on Clare who has just released a great blues album called “Dust And Bones”:
Extracts played before the interview:
- Believe In Me
- Stronger Than You Think
- Smaller Miracles
- Scars
Fours songs from the a previous EP “How It Is” are downloadable for free from Clare web site, check this page: www.clarefree.co.uk/download-songs/
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #143 – Guthrie Govan interview – The Aristocrats Part 2/2
Hello,
Last week I published the Bryan Beller interview in episode 142, this week none other than Guthrie Govan himself.
As you can guess I was thrilled to speak to Guthrie who is one of the srongest rising star of guitar playing. It’s the kind of musician you hear about in guitar magazine way before you hear their music then you discover what they do and you’re blown away!
Yes, Guthrie is THAT good.
Photo by Alex Solca
Song extracts from the album played before the interview:
- Get It Like That
- Sweaty Knockers
They will be playing in Paris on March 14th 2012 in Paris at La Scène Bastille (www.la-scene.com) so if you are around, don’t miss that! The rest of the tour dates are on their website here.
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #113 – Hedras Ramos interview
Hello,
For the first time ever, a guitar player from Central America on show, please meet Hedras Ramos from Guatemala!
This musician is only 19 but is showing a musical maturity way beyond his age. His latest album (no, it is not his first CD, it’s the third one!) “Atoms And Space” is a great CD I took a lot of pleasure to discover. For sure Hedras is only getting started.
Extracts played from the album “Atoms And Space”:
- Glorious War
- Virtual Tangles
- Stars and Comets
- Atoms of Distortion
Links:
- www.hedrasramos.com
- www.reverbnation.com/hedrasramos
- www.youtube.com/hedrasramoslive
- www.facebook.com/hedrasramoslive
- www.roland.co.uk/bosscomp/
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #081 – Popa Chubby interview
MP3 file: LCG #081 – Popa Chubby interview
Hello,
Popa Chubby is a New-York born guitar player which is pretty famous in France, I had the pleasure to interview him just before he played the Cabaret Sauvage in Paris.
As usual, before the intervie you will hear some extracts from his latest album “The Fight Is On”:
- The Fight Is On
- We Got Some Rocking To Do
- The Right Time
- Steelhorse Serenade
LCG #071 – Dave Weiner interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-071-20100908.mp3
Hello,
For the second time I had the opportunity to talk with Dave Weiner. The first time was in episode 32 to talk with Dave about his life as the guitar player for Steve Vaï (whom you can hear the interview in episode 25), this time the occasion was to talk about his solo album called “On Revolute”.
Happy listening,
Pierre.
LCG #059 – Danko Jones interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-059-20100513.mp3
LCG #058 – Philip Sayce interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-058-20100506.mp3
You will find plenty of great videos of Philip on YouTube, but I like this one a lot as you can check him out playing all alone:
LCG #057 – Nuno Bettencourt interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-057-20100429.mp3
Hello,
LCG #053 – Matthias Jabs interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-053-20100403.mp3
Hello,
A true rock icon in this episode with Matthias Jabs from Scorpions, super-nice guy and very talktative. It was a real pleasure to meet and have a little guitar chat with the Scorpions lead guitar player.
LCG #050 – Vernon Reid interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-050-20100313.mp3
Hello,
The VERY impressive equiment Vernon uses on stage:
As an added bonus for this special episode, I am VERY proud to debut a new music for the intro with a beautiful instrumental “Der aKtivist” piece from Jean-Michel Kajdan (a french guitar player you can hear in episodes #15, #42 and #43 in french). THANKS a ton Jean-Michel for allowing me to use your music.
LCG #044 – Bruce Kulick interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-044-20100128.mp3
Hello,
- kulick.net
- www.kulick.net/blog : blog on the recording of BK3
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Kulick
LCG #038 – Mattias "IA" Eklundh interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-038-20091209.mp3
Hello,
- “Sick” from the latest Freak Kiychen album “Land Of The Freaks”
- “Mumbo Jumbo” from IA solo album “Freak Guitar”
- www.freakkitchen.com
- www.freakguitar.com
- www.caparison.jp: marque de la guitare de Mattias
Pierre.
LCG #032 – Dave Weiner interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-032-20091110.mp3
Hello,
As a follow-up to episode #025 (where you can listen to a Steve Vaï interview) I did a Skype interview with his guitar player for the last 10 years, Dave Weiner.
The 35 minutes plus conversation was recorded through Skype so please excuse the couple of drop-outs you will hear here and there.
Thanks a ton to Dave who took the time to answer all my questions.
Watch out on his website for his up-coming solo album very soon…
Links:
Happy listening,
Pierre.
LCG #026 – Paul Gilbert interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-026-20091007.mp3
Hello,
I was able to meet Paul Gilbert for a 15 minute interview a couple of hours before the MrBig show in Paris at Le Bataclan on September 16th 2009.
As per his reputation, Paul was very nice and answered all my questions.
Happy listening,
Pierre.
LCG #025 – Steve Vaï interview
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-025-20091003.mp3
Hello,
For the first time (and most probably not the last) this episode is 100% in english. It is the same Vaï interview available on show #024 but with an english intro and outro. This way all the english speaking people will be able to get the full “LCG” experience.
During the 30min interview, Steve talks about his latest live CD/DVD “Where The Wild Things Are”, his music, his band, his guitars, etc…
PLEASE let me know what you think: post a comment here, drop me a line at pjournel@gmail.com, on Twitter @theguitarchnnl or on the fanpage www.facebook.com/theguitarchannel.
Happy listening,
Pierre.
