Rob Skane
3 Questions with Johnny Cattini – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Skane. Johnny Cattini is a working guitar player based in Nashville, Tennessee. He’s toured regularly, on his own and also as a sideman. You should hire him to play on your next recording project. He can even track it for you, just saying […]
Book Review: “Raised on Radio” by Paul Rees – An Xperience Column – by Rob Skane. I loved this book and was completely hooked from the start. Paul Rees offers us an oral history of prime album-oriented rock. “Raised on Radio” has contributions from various members of bands like Boston, Journey, Foreigner, Toto, REO Speedwagon, […]
Rob Skane: You Can’t Go Back – by Rob Skane. Listen to me for once. Life is a spiraling force moving through the universe, unencumbered by modular time concepts. I know this because I’m smart. I even went to community college, but there was confusion about something called a grade point average? I don’t know […]
3 Questions with Bill Frisell – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Skane. You must listen to Bill Frisell play the guitar – I mean it. Pick any of his records, he’s been making them since 1983, and listen. Because when you do, you’ll find that few people play with more emotion, creativity, and depth. […]
American Stars and Bar Bands – An Xperience Column – by Rob Skane. Bar bands. Cover bands. Copy bands. Call them whatever you’d like to. Back in the day, bands like that would often bring us countless hours of hazy, crazy, half-in-the-bag joy. And as young, wannabe musicians, we were in AWE of those bands […]
Three Questions with Emily Wolfe – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Skane. Photo by Brittany Durdin. Texas-based guitarist Emily Wolfe has been releasing albums since 2012, four of them to be exact. And you would be wise to own them all. Her guitar work is absolutely blazing, and her songs are great. Epiphone guitars […]
Ace Frehley: That 70s Sound – by Rob Skane. Ace Frehley was my first guitar hero. When I heard him play the guitar, I was transported to places that I didn’t even know existed. Maybe you can relate? I can’t quite describe the feeling, but his guitar solos resonated with my entire being. The phrasing, […]
A Pile of Rock – An Xperience Column – by Rob Skane. Rockpile. Man oh man. The short-lived combo platter of Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, and Smashing Terry Williams blew minds, broke hearts, and played fast(er) and loud(er). They looked cool doing it, too. Pro Tip for you kids, it’s time for some […]
Carly Simon, you’re so vain … google it. I mean, no one buys records anymore, so why would you even know who she is? No offense, but she was, is, and will always be more popular than your band. Relax, already – it’s not always about you. Trust me, sometimes we all feel like we’ve […]
A Book Review: The Cars – Let the Stories Be Told – by Rob Skane. I remember the first time I heard “Just What I Needed” on the radio. I had no idea who the band was at the time, but my mind was blown. I remember thinking, how can he say “time, time” – […]
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