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Jonas Tamas | Timeless Hour

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer — It’s a precarious business releasing instrumental guitar records, no matter if the year is 1989 or 2011. To appeal to an audience other than your fellow guitar players, you have to be a top-notch composer with banging tunes and things to say that would [...]

Steve Vai Presents : GuitarTV

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer “Simplicity and instant gratification is what we are striving for,” Steve Vai tells me over the phone when describing how the internet age has changed the expectations of those who want to learn and to access music in the 21st century. Vai’s new project called [...]

Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns

by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Legendary guitarist and founder of L.A. Guns, Tracii Guns, recently took some time out of his touring schedule to chat with Hardrock Haven about a little bit of everything: from the band’s first-ever EP release back in 1985, to the recent reissue of 1999’s [...]

Jizzy Pearl of L.A. Guns

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Singer Jizzy Pearl of L.A. Guns checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about the deluxe reissue of Shrinking Violet; how they hooked up with Steve Vai’s Favored Nations label; a recent tour of South America; when we can expect some new music from L.A. Guns; [...]