| Portrait fleshes out folk singer's legacy
"A lot of people know Woody Guthrie as the guy in dungarees with a guitar on his back who played three-chord songs," Peter Frumkin said. "But theres a lot more to him than that." Thats why Frumkin, a filmmaker in Cambridge, Mass., devoted the past seven years to making the PBS American Masters documentary Woody Guthrie: Aint Got No Home. The film is a painstakingly crafted portrait of the folk singers life, the roots of his music and Guthries political and artistic legacy. It was, Frumkin said, a labor of love whose seeds were planted many years ago. "When I was growing up, I listened to a lot of music by people who were influenced by Woody Guthrie," Frumkin said. "He was this sort of mythical presence in the background; you heard the name but nobody really knew that much about him. At some point, I bought an LP copy of the Library of Congress recordings, interviews he did with Alan Lomax.
Robin Trower: 'Stratocaster wielding guitar hero
Attention to detail is an admirable trait but one rarely attributed to a blues rock guitarist. To the casual listener, raw emotion and unadulterated power are the obvious trademarks of Robin Trowers style. And while gut-wrenching bends and shredding chords have certainly helped to make him universally admired for four decades, listen more closely and discover the truth. Robin Trower is a master of sonic cause and effect. In his knowing hands the finesse of vibrato and wah-wah approximate the human voice while the suspense of a pause or unexpected turn, the tension of a sustained note or dangling phrase become the subtle paint of thrilling tonescapes. Trower was born in Catford, England on March 9, 1945. Acknowledging the blues as the creative fountainhead of everything I do, Trower, like many guitar players of his generation, was heavily influenced by traditional blues giants like B.
Guitar Hero II Update
June 16, 2006 - Party in a box. That's the simplest way to define Guitar Hero. It's one of those games that simply demand your attention. And, as it happens, everyone standing next to you, as well. Why the interest? To put it simply: because it rocks. Harmonix created a mini-miracle with Guitar Hero, much in the same way NanaOn-Sha did with PaRappa the Rapper. They may not seem that similar, but they each tied awesome tunes with highly addictive gameplay. .
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