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Visiting Peter Holmström | The Making of Stompbox Book
Peter Holmström is nearly as famed for his pedal knowledge these days as he is for being the Dandy Warhols’ innovative guitarist. Okay, maybe not – but dude knows a lot about…
July 13, 2019 -
Visiting Buzz Osborne | The Making of Stompbox Book
It’s kind of amazing to think that, in my 25-plus years of playing and writing about heavy rock, I’d never actually spoken to Buzz Osborne. Sure, I’d seen the iconic Melvins leader…
June 22, 2019 -
Visiting Dave Navarro | The Making of Stompbox Book
“We don’t hang out enough – fire your current tech and hire me!” Dan Cleary says he texted his future boss, Dave Navarro, in 2009. “I didn’t think that approach would work,”…
June 14, 2019 -
Visiting Paul Leary | The Making of Stompbox Book
When Eilon stopped by to shoot the illustrious pedals of Butthole Surfers guitarist and esteemed producer Paul Leary at his Austin, Texas-area home/studio compound, there was no shortage of music history lying about.…
May 17, 2019 -
Visiting Troy Van Leeuwen | The Making of Stompbox Book
“I’d feel naked without a pedal board,” admits Troy Van Leeuwen. Of course,Van Leeuwen is famed for playing that reflects his status as a true stompbox obsessive – in particular, his six-string explosions…
May 5, 2019 -
Interviewing William Reid | The Making of Stompbox Book
It’s taken me nearly two decades to go public with this, but… It was my fault that The Jesus and Mary Chain broke up in the fall of 1998. Assigned by Guitar…
April 14, 2019 -
Visiting Dean DeLeo | The Making of Stompbox Book
With his insatiable hunger for cool sounds, and his infectious enthusiasm for all manner of guitar gizmos, Stone Temple Pilots co-founder and guitarist Dean DeLeo pretty much embodies the spirit of Stompbox.…
January 19, 2019 -
Photographing Eric Johnson | The Making of Stompbox Book
What a win that Roto was able to connect with Eric Johnson before his gig at The Boulton Center for the Performing Arts in Bay Shore, NY on his east coast leg…
December 16, 2018 -
Visiting Vernon Reid | The Making of Stompbox Book
If you weren’t already aware of a prolific, game-changing artist named Vernon Reid, a title such as Visiting Vernon could be a story light on substance and heavy on cute. Lucky for…
November 16, 2018 -
Bill in the House
It’s not every day you have a great musician come to your home and grace your presence. Bill Frisell offered to come to my place to shoot his pedal which was a…
September 4, 2018