LCG #169 – Beth Hart interview
LCG-169-20121010.mp3 (27min 23s)
Hello,
For the first time ever in the show I present you with an interview of an american musician whose main instrument is NOT the guitar but her great voice.
Beth Hart has played with so many guitar players (from Jeff Beck to Joe Bonnamassa) I thought it was interesting to interview her.
Her last album Bang Bang Boom Boom is full of great songs and cool guitar tones by Randy Flowers.
I can also highly recommend the album she has recorded with Joe Bonnamassa "Don’t Explain":
Extracts played before the interview:
- Sinner’s Prayer – Beth Hart and Joe Bonnamassa "Don’t Explain"
- For My Friends – Beth Hart and Joe Bonnamassa "Don’t Explain"
- Well, Well – Beth Hart and Joe Bonnamassa "Don’t Explain"
- Bang, Bang, Boom, Boom – Beth Hart "Bang, Bang, Boom, Boom"
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #164 – Donal Gallagher interview (Rory’s brother)
Hello,
It’s a very special interview I propose you in this show because you might not know that but I am a big fan of Rory Gallagher who died in 1995 so I jumped on the occasion to interview Rory’s brother, Donal, who followed him a lot on the road and who his taking care of Rory’s legacy now.
In this interview Donal tells the whole story about how Rory almost joined the Rolling Stones after Mick Taylor quit in 1974. You will hear this and many more about Rory’s music.
And who is the guitar player has NOT fantasized about Rory’s battered 61 Stratocaster?
All Rory’s albums are currently rereleased on CD so it’s the perfect time to (re)discover the music of this great guitar player who disappeared way to soon.
Extracts played before the interview:
- Laundromat from Rory Gallagher
- Barley And Grape Rag from Calling Card
- Title track from Calling Card
- Walk On Hot Coals from Irish Tour 74
A really cool YouTube videos where you will hear Rory talking about his 61 Strat:
Enjoy,
Pierre.
PS: please note that at the end of the interview I had a glitch with my phone recording software that’s why the interview is stopping a bit abruptly. Sorry about that.
Update September 3rd 2012
After I put this interview online Donal sent me a mail to give some more details, here’s an extract from the mail.
"…Thank you for the link, however on listening through the interview, I noted that I may have mistakenly said it was the mid-fifties (might be the audio quality mid sixties) as to when Rory purchased his ‘stratocaster’, it should be ’63."."Also, you asked me of high – points in my brother’s career, I overlooked his meeting and recording with Muddy Waters, for the ‘London Sessions’ album – this was most important to him."
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 #147 – Lee Ritenour interview
Hello,
Another guitar super star on this episode with none other than Lee Ritenour.
I had the opportunity to call him on his cell during a 15 minute break he was taking during a recording session of his next album.
Extracts played in the episodes are from the "Six String Theory" album published in 2010:
- Lay It Down (feat. Lee Ritenour & John Scofield)
- 68 (feat. Neal Schon, Slash & Steve Lukather)
- Why I Sing the Blues (feat. Keb’ Mo’, B.B. King, Vince Gill, Lee Ritenour & Jonny Lang)
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #145 – Eric Bibb interview
Hello,
It’s a great pleasure for me to present you with a second interview with the great blues man Eric Bibb (aka @ericbibb). The first one is in episode #68. He was in Paris for a cameo appearance at the New Morning but he will be back to play his own gig on April 2nd.
Extracts from Deeper In The Well:
- Dig A Little Deeper In The Well
- Could Be You, Could Be Me
- Money In Your Pocket
- Movin’ Up
Three great photos taken during the interview by Nicolas Esposito from Rendez-Vous Création (www.rendezvouscreation.org):
Don’t forget if you are in the Paris area, Eric Bibb is playing at the New Morning on April 2nd 2012.
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #142 – Bryan Beller interview – The Aristocrats Part 1/2
Hello,
The Aristocrats is what you can call a super group with Guthrie Govan on the guitar, Bryan Beller (aka @bryanbeller) on bass on Marco Minnemann on drums. I had the great opportunity to talk to 2 out of the 3 members of the band.
Here is part 1 of 2 with the interview of Bryan Beller who also played with none other than Steve Vaï among many others.
I tremendously enjoyed the Aristocrats debut album. Yes, it’s chock full of incredible technical work but it is even more full of great songs with great melodies and feelings all over the CD.
We are talking music here, it’s NOT a boring intellectual jazz-fusion thing. I can’t wait to see those guys play live.
Song extracts from the album played before the interview:
- Flatlands
- I Want A Parrot
They will be playing in Paris on March 14th 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.
Next episode will have the Guthrie Govan interview.
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #140 – Tony Macalpine interview
Hello,
I am happy to present you with an interview of Tony Macalpine, one of the not-so-numerous survivor of the 80s shredder era. He has a very rich career so far and his latest album rocks big time.
If you are into metal and high class guitar playing, you will sure enjoy Tony’s work.
Extracts played before the interview:
- Blue Maserati
- Dream Mechanism
- Ölüdeniz
- Flowers For Monday
If you are in the Paris, France area, Tony will play March 21st at Le Divan du Monde. All the tour dates are in the Tours page of his website.
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #132 – Bjorn Berge interview
Hello,
For the second time I had the pleasure to meet and interview Bjorn Berge the great norwegian guitar player. The first time was last year in episode 78. The guy can be pretty intimidating but he is very cool and extremely nice.
I was at his New Morning show the night before we did the interview, he gave a superb show. The place was packed and the crowd very responsive to Bjorn. I highly recommend seeing him on stage, he rocks BIG time with "only" his 12 string guitars.
Here he is now with his latest CD called Blackwood.
Extracts played before the interview:
- Blackwood
- Woodstock
- Sick’N Tired
- Blues For One
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #127 – Eric McFadden interview
Hello,
I met Eric McFadden when he was in Paris for a couple of shows as well as promoting his latest album "Bluebird On Fire". He has a great voice, knows his way around a guitar and has a very wide range of styles he masters, from rock to deep roots blues to more funky stuff as well as more melancholic music.
It was a pleasure to discuss with him, check out his music or his show if you live nearby.
Concert dates:
15/11 - Mantes La Jolie - Blues Sur Seine
16/11 - Mantes La Jolie - Blues Sur Seine
17/11 - Mantes La Jolie - Blues Sur Seine
18/11 - Mantes La Jolie - Blues Sur Seine
19/11 - Roanne - Papillon Bleu
20/11 - Ensisheim - Caf’ Conc’
22/11 - Ensisheim - Caf’ Conc’
25/11 - Blois - Maison de Begon
Bonne écoute,
Pierre.
LCG #124 – Popa Chubby interview
Hello,
For the 2nd time (see #81 for the 1st interview), I had the pleasure to interview Popa Chubby as he was in paris to promote his latest album Back To New York City. After the interview we did a video recording of the song Pound Of Flesh you will see in next week episode.
Picture: Nicolas Esposito (http://rendezvouscreation.org)
Meeting and interviewing Popa is always some kind of adventure, this time we were supposed to to the interview in a radio studio but during the show he broke two strings so we had to go back to the hotel to get some new strings. We ended up doing the interview in the basement of his hotel in the gym room!
Extracts from Back To New York City played before the interview:
- Pound Of Flesh
- Back To New-York City
- A Love That Will Not Die
- She Made Me Beg For It.
Don’t forget to check out next week episode with the video recording of Pound Of Flesh!
Happy listening,
Pierre.
PS: Popa will play the Olympia on November 20th with Walter Trout.
LCG #122 – Leslie West interview
Hello,
Do you have any idea how it feels to get to interview such a guitar legend a Mr Leslie West (@lwestmountain)?? Maybe be Mr West is not THAT famous among younger guitar players but he is cited as an influence by many people and for good reasons.
I had a blast discovering his latest CD "Unusual Suspects" which is full of georgous guitar tones with an incredible range of guitar guests:
- Billy F Gibbons
- Slah
- Zakk Wylde
- Steve Lukather
- Joe Bonamassa
I hope you will enjoy the interview I did with him on the phone.
Extracts:
- Standing On A Higher Ground
- Third Degree
- I Feel Fine
- My Gravity
Happy listening,
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 #111 – Guitar video soundseeing: Rittenhouse Telecaster
Direct link to the m4v file: LCG-111-20110702.m4v
Hello,
Here is a video soundseeing of my beautiful Rittenhouse Telecaster (www.rittenhouseguitars.com).
The whole Rittenhouse Telecaster Story of this guitar is there in 5 parts:
- Part 5
- Part 4
- Part 3
- The Rittenhouse Telecaster Story – Part 2" href="http://lachaineguitare.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/the-rittenhouse-telecaster-story-part-2/">Part 2
- The Rittenhouse Telecaster Story – Part 1" href="http://lachaineguitare.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-rittenhouse-telecaster-story-part-1/">Part 1
If you want sone more there is another video in french here in episode #093 and also an audio only episode with a soundseeing of the same guitar here in #094.
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #107 – Jon Herington interview
Hello,
For this episode #107 I have very happy to have Jon Herington with me on the show. I really enjoyed his album Shine (Shine Shine) which is an excellent mix of Rock, Soul and Blues at the same time.
- Aveline
- Everything
- Harsh Light
- Say You’ll Stay
Links:
Happy listening,
Pierre.
LCG #102 – Video Paul Reed Smith interview and extracts from mini-concerts
Direct link to the m4v file: LCG-102-20110411.m4v
Hello,
Mini-interview with Paul Reed Smith done at the 2011 MusikMesse 2011 on Friday April 8th.
After that there is some image of the PRS booth then extracts from the mini-concerts with Orianthi, David Grissom, Davy Knowles and PRS himself.
Enjoy,
Pierre.
LCG #087 – Paul Gilbert interview (english)
Direct link to the MP3 file: LCG-087-20101223.mp3
Hello,
For the second time I had the great pleasure to interview the very tall Paul Gilbert while he was in Paris finishing his 40 date solo tour to promote his own album "Fuzz Universe".
Last time I met the guy was last year when he was touring with MrBig, the interview is on episode #26 .
During the interview I asked questions on "Fuzz Universe" but also on "What If…" the next MrBig record which will be released in Europe early 2011.
Great shot of Paul by Nidhal Marzouk (www.yog-photography.com) during the Trabendo show in Paris on December 19th:
Extracts heard by order of appearance:
- Olympic (Paul Gilbert – Fuzz Universe)
- Mantra The Lawn (Paul Gilbert – Fuzz Universe)
- Bach Partita In Dm (Paul Gilbert – Fuzz Universe)
- American Beauty (MrBig – What If…)
- Around The World (MrBig – What If…)
- Unforgiven (MrBig – What If…)
Happy listening,
Pierre.
LCG #081 – Popa Chubby interview (english)
Direct link to the MP3 file: LCG-081-20101113.mp3
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 #078 – Bjorn Berge interview (english)
Direct link to the MP3 file: LCG-078-20101021.mp3
Hello,
Here is a great acoustic norwegian guitar player in this episode. I had the pleasure to meet Bjorn Berge while he was in Paris for a couple of shows. I saw him play for the Dixiefrog label party in Le Bataclan, it is quite something to see and hear this giant play for a packed house, he knows how to set the audience on fire.
LCG #049 – Peter Finger and Dylan Fowler interviews (english)
Direct link to the mp3 file: LCG-049-20100305.mp3
Hello,
In this episode two superb guitar players I interviewed just before the International Guitar Night at the New-Morning in Paris back in September:
LCG #044 – Bruce Kulick interview (english)
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 (english)
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
