Let's Rock Chats With Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers

1. Let's Rock Chats With Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers Jake Burns started punk mainstays Stiff Little Fingers way back in 1977. Hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Burns and SLF released their first album, Inflammable Material in 1979 and quickly became a fan favorite in the UK. Their independent debut sold over 100,000 copies and reached number 14 on the UK Albums charts, making it the first indie album to ever chart in the UK. Since then, the band has released 10 studio albums, the most recent, 2014's No Going Back reaching #1 on the UK 11/03/2018
2. Let's Rock Chats with Greg Koch Greg Koch is a man of many hats. He has recorded sixteen albums to date, with his most recent offering, 'Toby Arrives' by the Koch Marshall Trio, garnering critical reviews and enthusiastic response on a recent worldwide tour. Joe Bonamassa has called him 'pound for pound the best guitar player in the world today'. He has an extensive bibliography of instructional books and transcriptions of his original works, and has represented such brands as Fender, Fishman, Koch Amplification and Reverend 10/26/2018
3. Let's Rock Chats With KK Downing KK Downing delivered the goods for heavy metal legends Judas Priest for the better part of 40 years. He recently released an autobiography called Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest which details his time with the band. It is a true rags to riches story that sees Ken overcome a very difficult childhood to become one of hard rocks premiere guitarists. (You can read Let's Rock's review of the book here.) Image was something that Downing always had on his mind. When asked which of his 10/07/2018
4. KK Downing - Heavy Duty - A Book Review As a long time fan of Judas Priest, I have been eagerly awaiting guitarist KK Downing's autobiography, Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest, which hit the shelves on September 18. The book was co-written with Mark Eglinton and published by Da Capo Books. Heavy Duty delves into the backstage goings on of the band for the four decades that Downing spent with the mighty Priest. It is a well written autobiography that takes us from his troubled upbringing with an abusive father to the 09/24/2018
5. Joel Hoekstra: "Here We Go Again!" What do Rock Of Ages, Night Ranger, Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Cher all have in common? Mr. Joel Hoekstra. Joel is one of the hardest working guitarists in the biz. He has three projects in the works right now, including an Australian tour with Cher, an upcoming North American tour with TSO, followed by a North American tour with Cher and a world tour with Whitesnake. In this interview, he talks about how he got the gig with Cher, how he can remember the songs for each set, his 09/17/2018
6. Let's Rock Chats With Terry Bozzio I learned so much from speaking with Terry Bozzio. Before our chat, I had really never heard of drum melodies, or compositions on the drums. This is not in any way an insult at drummers (some of my best friends are drummers). It is simply that I've always considered drums as a time keeping instrument that kicks ass. Now, I have seen the light. Terry is one of the few drummers that can put on a show similar to the one he is performing on his current Reality Tour 2018. He is playing "the 09/10/2018

Let's Rock Chats With Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers

Let's Rock Chats with Greg Koch

Let's Rock Chats With KK Downing

KK Downing - Heavy Duty - A Book Review

Joel Hoekstra: "Here We Go Again!"

Let's Rock Chats With Terry Bozzio