Archive for the 'Articles and Interviews' Category

Foo Fighters interview featuring Dave Grohl and Pat Smear

Once again plumbing the depths of a mammoth Guitar World file, I’ve stumbled on this little spicy meatball. It’s a 1997 interview Guitar Worlds Alan DiPerna did with the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, as well as Pat Smear, who was also in the band at the time.
So here’s the transcription of the Foo Fighters […]

Adam Dutkiewicz talks about his production philosophies

In August 2005, Future Music magazine published a story about “21st Century guitarist-producers”. Among the featured artists was Adam Dutkiewicz. What follows is an excerpt from the article, that covers Adam Dutkiewicz’s approach to recording hard edged music. Please excuse any typo’s as I typed this out myself.
SOUND
A graduate of the Berklee School of […]

Would you like to sound like the Prodigy?

Here’s another one of the good ‘ol “how to” articles, this one from Keyboard Magazine. If your a Prodigy fan, then I’m sure you’ll like it. It’s not ground breaking, but interesting none the less.
Breaking Down the Beats
The main drum groove for “Girls” is a tough, modern take on the classic electro beat in the […]

One Man Garage Band

Here’s a link to an interesting article posted on the Age website today. It discusses home recording and the effect it has had on the music industry.

Plugging into Trent Reznor’s Digital World

I was reading through some old Guitar World magazines the other day and found an article/interviews with Trent Reznor, following the release of the Fragile. Here is a brief excerpt.
Plugging into Trent Reznor’s Digital World
Excerpt from Guitar World
June 2000
By Alan di Perna
“The training I’ve had on piano sometimes gets in the way,” Trent Reznor muses. […]