In this episode I talk to Ross the Boss who is the original guitarist from the band Manowar. We talk about the Australian tour coming up in November. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Ufz3bly8k Podcast Intro music “Monkey Fingers” by Marcel Yammouni. Check out Marcel’s website here: marcelyammouni.net Become A Guitarist Today Podcast playlist: https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/become-a-guitarist-today-podcast/pl.u-4JomXgDCmArr6K Thank you to my sponsors: Yousician: Your Personal Mu...
Oct 16, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 87
In this episode I talk to Dan Hawkins from the band “The Darkness”. We break down some of the songs from their new album “Easter Is Cancelled” and Dan shares some great stories about the making of the album. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL0dkGG_p7U Album Sale Link: https://orcd.co/thedarknesseic Podcast Intro music “Monkey Fingers” by Marcel Yammouni. Check out Marcel’s website here: marcelyammouni.net Become A Guitarist Today Podcast playlist: https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/...
Oct 10, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 86
In this episode I talk to Stevie D from the band “Chuckberry”. We talk about their new album “Warpaint”, the latest tour and Stevie shares some great stories about his playing and influences. Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cABZfkRcQ6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHGVolN7qyc Podcast Intro music “Monkey Fingers” by Marcel Yammouni. Check out Marcel’s website here: marcelyammouni.net Become A Guitarist Today Podcast playlist: https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/become-a-guitarist-today...
Oct 04, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 85
In this episode I talk to Dan Mascola from Moosiko about his new program helping people learning songs with easy chords. Moosiko breaks down songs into simple, step-by-step instructions to help you learn new songs and build skills quickly. Click here to find out more about Moosiko: moosiko.com Podcast Intro music “Monkey Fingers” by Marcel Yammouni. Check out Marcel’s website here: marcelyammouni.net Become A Guitarist Today Podcast playlist: https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/become-a-guitaris...
Sep 26, 2019•12 min•Ep. 84
One of the most influential and groundbreaking bands to rise from the British punk scene in the late '70s was GANG OF FOUR. To Celebrate the 40th Anniversary since the release of their debut album Entertainment! they will play the album in full + other Hits; I Love a Man in Uniform, What We All Want, Paralysed, To Hell With Poverty and more! Kurt Cobain (listed Entertainment! as 13th on his Top 50 Favourite Albums in his journal. Michael Hutchence cited GANG OF FOUR as a major influence on INXS ...
Sep 22, 2019•19 min•Ep. 83
In this episode I talk to Scott Gorhom from the Black Star Riders about his new album “Another State Of Grace” which will be out on 6th September. Scott was also one of the lead guitarists for Thin Lizzy. We go in to talking duel guitarists with harmonised solos. I also announce some big news I have got coming up in November! BLACK STAR RIDERS release their new album 'Another State Of Grace' on 6th September via Nuclear Blast and what a line up! Joining Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy), Ricky Warwick (...
Sep 07, 2019•17 min•Ep. 82
In this episode I talk to Danko Jones about his album “A Rock Supreme”, his tour of Australia and his podcasts that he hosts plus lots more. Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music: livingmusicstores.com Custom Guitar Picks: www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out my website: becomeaguitaristtoday.com Or on facebook Become A Guitarist Today with Adam Roach podcast. https://www.facebook.com/BecomeAGuitaristTodayWithAdamR...
Sep 02, 2019•12 min•Ep. 81
In this episode I talk to Kurdt Vanderhoof from the band “Metal Church”. We talk writing music for all the different projects he has going on including a solo album coming out real soon plus lots more. To get tickets for the Metal Church shows click the link below: Ticket link here: https://metropolistouring.com/metal-church-2019/ Metal Church videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy5q7bxzy0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTPkSdOF5U Intro music “Monkey Fingers” by Marcel Yammouni. Check out...
Aug 26, 2019•17 min•Ep. 80
In this episode I talk to guitarist Virus from the band Dope who are performing in Australia this week. DOPE 's confrontational emissions evoke Ministry , Skinny Puppy , and White Zombie . Emerging in 1999 the group continues to beat the post-industrial, while managing to weave in elements of speed, alternative, rap, and nu-metal. There are still tickets available for their Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The Melbourne and Sydney shows are sold out. Click here to book tickets: https://metropolisto...
Aug 19, 2019•12 min•Ep. 79
In this episode I talk to guitarist Bill Hudson from the band Northtale. We talk about how he first started learning in Brazil and then moving over the America. We also chat about the new album “Welcome To Paradise” and hear some samples of the songs. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Bh4xKrC5k iTunes Link here: https://music.apple.com/au/album/welcome-to-paradise/1464754351 Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custo...
Aug 03, 2019•22 min•Ep. 78
In this episode I have a quick chat to one of the Melbourne Guitar Show’s organisers Rob Walker to talk about whats coming up next week at the Guitar Show. For tickets click on the following link: https://australianmusician.com.au/melbourne-guitar-show/tickets/ To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out my website: becomeaguitaristtoday.com Or on facebook Become A Guitarist Today with Adam Roach podcast. https://www.facebook.com/BecomeAGuitaristToday...
Jul 26, 2019•7 min•Ep. 77
In this episode I talk to Dregen from the Backyard Babies live from his tour bus. We talk about the new album “Slither and Gold” plus how Dregen first got into the guitar and what you can expect to hear from their tour in Australia this October. Dregen also lets us know about playing his song on Guitar Hero! For 30 years, BACKYARD BABIES has delivered top of the line dirty rock 'n' roll, both live and recorded. The fact that the original four guys that started the band still are playing together...
Jul 19, 2019•15 min•Ep. 76
In this episode I talk to Luca Turilli from the symphonic metal band Turilli & Lione Rhapsody about their new album “Zero Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution)” and their tour coming up in October to Australia. Album Review: From the archetypical grandeur of the opening colossus 'Phoenix Rising' to the utterly operatic 'Arcanum (Da Vinci’s Enigma)', celebrating the world’s great universal genius with Italian lyrics and a nod to Giuseppe Verdi, Turilli/Lione RHAPSODY really go the extra mile in cre...
Jul 05, 2019•23 min•Ep. 75
In this episode I talk to Cliff Evans from the band “TANK”. For their first time in Australia -Tank, bring their heavy artillery Downunder!!! Formed in 1980, Tank has often been compared to British brothers Motörhead - both being trios, fronted by singing bassists, with a loose, grinding, punk-metal sound and gravelly vocals. Guitarists Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans are back with a full band including David Readman (PINK CREAM 69) on vocals, Randy Van Der Elsen on bass and longterm TANK member and...
Jun 26, 2019•15 min•Ep. 74
In this episode I am joined with Kenny Wayne Shepherd to talk about his new album "The Traveler". We break down each song and hear examples of what you can expect from the album. Link to the album: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-traveler/1457264534 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDX2HJ8EfPk Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who...
Jun 14, 2019•18 min•Ep. 73
In this episode I am joined with Michael MacManus from the Melbourne Guitar Festival and Daniel Nistico who is an amazing local classical guitarist. We talk about how both of them first got into classical guitar playing, some of the concerts Michael has coming up with the Melbourne Guitar Festival including Daniel’s performance on the 13th June 2019. If you would like to see the video of this interview then please go to my Facebook page or the melbourne guitar festival page to see the live strea...
Jun 06, 2019•31 min•Ep. 72
In this episode I break down the Yousician Bass Syllabus and play examples from each level. I also play some examples from the Premium version and the weekly challenges. Yousician.com Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out my website: becomeaguitaristtoday.com Or on facebook Become A Guitarist T...
May 24, 2019•13 min•Ep. 71
In this episode I break down the Yousician syllabus from level 0 to 10 and demonstrate what is involved in each mission. yousician.com Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out my website: becomeaguitaristtoday.com Or on facebook Become A Guitarist Today with Adam Roach podcast. https://www.faceboo...
May 16, 2019•20 min•Ep. 70
In this episode I talk to Sharon Aguilar. We talk about her time studying at GIT which lead to being on the road with CeeLo Green. Performing on all the major TV shows across America. Then we go on to talk about her time with 2EN1 and what she is up to today. Sharon's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SharonAguilarRocks/featured To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out my website: becomeaguitaristtoday.com Or on facebook Become A Guitar...
Apr 08, 2019•12 min•Ep. 69
In this episode I talk to Teresa Topaz about her experience at this years NAMM show in Los Angeles. We also get to have a listen to Teresa’s new single “Whisky Kinda Girl” which is available now through iTunes and her website: https://www.teresatopaz.com Simon Hosford Skype Lessons: https://www.facebook.com/simonhosford Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about a...
Feb 20, 2019•18 min•Ep. 68
In this episode I talk about the guy who influenced me and many others to play guitar, Mr Eddie Van Halen. I also look back at some of the guests that have been on the podcast talking about Eddie. EVH GearTV youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJrQQt_koCKng5P1x4afbnw Website: http://evhgeardiscussion.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/evhgeartv/ Dave and Dave Unchained podcast: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/7phim-414e7/Dave--Dave-Unchained-Van-Halen-podcast Facebook ...
Feb 07, 2019•18 min•Ep. 67
In this episode I wrap up the year of 2018 and have a look back at some of the episodes from the year. Thank you everyone again for listening in. I hope you enjoyed all the podcasts and look forward to talking to you again in 2019. Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out my website: becomeaguitar...
Dec 21, 2018•6 min•Ep. 66
In this episode I talk to one of Australia’s busiest and best guitarist, Simon Hosford. We talk about how he first started playing guitar and his influences. Simon tells what it was like playing with Virgil Donati (On The Virg), Tommy Emmanuel and lots more. All the way up to his current projects that include playing in the musical “School Of Rock” and a few different projects that he has going at the moment. All the music in this podcast is by Simon in various bands. https://facebook.com/simonh...
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 65
In this episode I talk to Martha, the product manager from Yousician. She goes into tell about all the different departments there are at this 100 plus people app business. Martha lets us in on what Yousician are up to now and what we can expect really soon with the updates. Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future ...
Nov 13, 2018•32 min•Ep. 64
In this episode I talk to an amazing player and teacher, Frank Gambale. We talk about his new album “Salve” and break down each song. Check out all Frank's tour dates (including Melbourne, Australia in 2 weeks) plus all the latest news here: http://www.frankgambale.com http://frankgambaleart.com Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is...
Nov 06, 2018•40 min•Ep. 63
In this episode I talk to Teresa Topaz. We find out how she first started, writing songs, recordings and her latest jam with Steve Vai at the Big Mama Jama Jam-a-thon that went for 52 hours for the charity Extraordinary Families. https://www.teresatopaz.com Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out...
Oct 25, 2018•24 min•Ep. 62
In this episode I talk about the new Yousician Premium + that is now available. I break down some of the techniques and songs that are in the new package. https://yousician.com Sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.customguitarpicks.com.au To find out more about all my podcasts and who is coming up on future episodes check out my website: becomeaguitaristtoday.com Or on facebook Become A Guitarist Today with Adam Roach po...
Oct 17, 2018•10 min•Ep. 61
This is a little update to let you know what I am up to at the moment and what you can expect coming up in future episodes.
Oct 06, 2018•2 min•Ep. 60
In this podcast I speak to Matt Wakeling from the Guitar Speak Podcast. Matt shares some great stories about his podcast and I share some big news towards the end of the interview. Check out the links below to listen to the Guitar Speak Podcast. guitarspeakpodcast@libsyn.com https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/guitar-speak-podcast/id1102714044?mt=2https://www.bensound.com/ Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks...
Sep 03, 2018•42 min•Ep. 59
In this episode I break down all the episodes over the past year and have an update on some of the artists that have been on. For the first time I announce the most downloaded episodes in order starting from number one which was episode #27 with Ron Bumblefoot Thal. I am also giving away 5 of my books “Become A Guitarist Today”. Check out the podcast for details. Thank you to my sponsors: Living Music livingmusicstores.com http://stores.ebay.com.au/livingmusiconline Custom Guitar Picks www.custo...
Aug 16, 2018•20 min•Ep. 58
