December 29, 2007 | Comments Off
Young talented guitarist Zack Wiesinger, discovered by and opening concerts for Steve Vai, is known for not being interested in celebrities, modern ways of fame and similar; which makes his not recognising John, who would probably be similar if he wasn’t the guitarist in the today’s biggest rock band in the world, even more interesting.
He [...]
November 4, 2007 | Comments Off
In an interview given for the December 2007 issue of Revolver, Serj Tankian of System Of A Down mentioned John and praised his nowadays-unusual way of breaking the rules of modern music industry and actually thinking about art first.
Plus, we’ve been a band for 11 years, and we’ve put out five records. That’s longer [...]
October 30, 2007 | Comments Off
(Thanks to Tatiana, un bacione!)
In a review titled The Wrath Of Gahan, in Big Shot Magazine, there’s a very interesting paragraph describing how John and Dave met and how the collaboration simply came by itself:
Produced with Andrew Phillpott and Christian Eigner—two mainstays in Depeche Mode’s touring band—in Gahan’s tiny downtown studio, one of the standout [...]
October 2, 2007 | Comments Off
Rolling Stone have published yet another list: this time it’s a list of twenty-five most underrated guitarists ever. Surprisingly, despite having been on the list of the top 100 guitarists of all the time (though placed lower than expected) and having appeared on the cover of their New Guitar Gods issue.
On the list, there [...]
September 21, 2007 | Comments Off
…according to CTV
08. ‘Under the Bridge’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers
To date, this is still the Chilli Peppers’ most successful song. The melancholic intro, which also conjures Hendrix, cannot but trigger thoughtful introspection. So perfectly does it set the tone for the ensuing lament, it is impossible to not start thinking about one’s own [...]
August 25, 2007 | 1 Response
As the I-M.net regulars who went to Glasgow are probably still more resting, here are some nice off-site pics and reviews from the show.
Some wonderful pics…bookmark and check back as, from what I understood, there will be more.
Scotsman.com have posted a not-so pleasant review.
However, Evening Times says:
Opening with an instrumental jam, the Chilis took [...]
August 11, 2007 | 15 Responses
I’ve come accross an excellent article written by Feana Kotter for Western Courier and I simply have to share it. The Johns in questions are our John and John Mayer. The author compares them in four categories: the solo, improv, live performance and crowd appeal.
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In the February 22, 2007 issue of Rolling Stone, guitarists John [...]
July 7, 2007 | 1 Response
LONDON (Reuters) – The Red Hot Chili Peppers led dozens of pop stars performing at Live Earth concerts around the world on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.
Crowds poured into venues in Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hamburg and Johannesburg to hear Linkin Park, Rihanna, Shakira, Crowded House, Kumi Koda and many others perform [...]
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