Mike Patton is a musical visionary, a true original. Whether you like him, or more commonly, hate him, you have to respect his unique talents and his drive to push music into new directions. You also have to respect his opinion of Wolfmother:

Anybody who’s had the misfortune of traveling to the states and stopping in one of these stores will understand.

Flight of the Concords is show about a band from New Zealand trying to make it in NY. In this episode Jermaine shows us how to get busy.

If you haven’t seen this show, don’t walk – run out and find it on DVD.

Flight of the Concords is show about a band from New Zealand trying to make it in NY. In this episode they come face to face with some street toughs and are forced to resort to…

Hiphopopotamus vs Rhymenocerous

If you haven’t seen this show, don’t walk – run out and find it on DVD.

Flight of the Concords burst onto the scene last year with this smash hit song:

If you haven’t seen this show, don’t walk – run out and find it on DVD.

If nothing else, you have to respect his dedication to the lyrical integrity of the song.

I don’t know about you, but if I hear one more loser posting his ‘version’ of this I’m going to puke. Its nice to hear at a wedding, once in a while, maybe… but can you dorks not think of anything better to waste your time learning? This piece of music was written in 1680! Are you telling me that 300 years later this is the pinnacle for guitarists to aspire to? Nothing else to wank on in the basement? I mean come on!!!

Thanks to Rob Paravonian telling it like it is.

I’ll admit I never quite understood the whole ‘Clapton is God’ thing. I liked some of his work with Cream, but overall he bores the hell out of me. Santana was in the same category, sure that Woodstock thing was cool…why don’t you play something else now?

I’m glad to have found this video and cleared up all my misconceptions about these two amazing artists.

I’ll never forget the first time I heard ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Coming,’ in 1982.
I was absolutely sure that it was the greatest song ever written. It was even Better that Quiet Riot’s Metal Health!
Judas Priest were the kings of the twin guitar onslaught, watch this rare footage of the band tearing it up live with the unreleased ‘Streets of Tuscany’ and relive the days when Priest rules the world.

As part of our ongoing series outlining different techniques for handling hecklers, here’s a method using a telecaster.

For Previous Heckler handling help click here.