What is a guitar hero?...yes, yes, it’s a video game that vaguely simulates playing a real guitar…what else?...
Yes, yes, it means someone who can rock the “expert level” at guitar hero, the video game…but before that, it meant something totally different…
A guitar hero was a guy—and it was almost always a guy—who had achieved a seemingly supernatural master ... Show More
Nov 19
Tales of Weird Rock’n’Roll Sex
If there’s an official mission statement for the kind of music we all love, it’s “sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll” …these are the three main food groups in this world…
All three of these things affect the same portions of the brain: the amygdala, the nucleus accumbens, and the cere ... Show More
30m 44s
Nov 12
The Backstage Rider
Going on tour is hard…you’re away from home for months at a time…there’s little sleep, bad food, too many drugs, a surfeit of alcohol, late nights, temptations into bad behavior, crazy people, and that bass player who refuses to wash his feet, probably because he’s on his phone m ... Show More
31m 38s
Nov 5
Medical Mysteries of Music - The Sixth Edition
Why does music move us so deeply...even when we don’t hear it? From brain scans lighting up with musical memories to how songs can fight loneliness, boost productivity, and even repel mosquitoes, this episode dives into the strange science behind sound with another exploration in ... Show More
31m 4s
Apr 2015
Guitar Month
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For National Guitar Month, a show featuring great guitarists from the 1920s through the 1950s. Guitarists include: George Barnes, Charlie Christian, Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson, George van Eps, Alvino Ray, Frank Ferera, Django Reinhardt, Les Paul ... Show More
51m 40s
Sep 2021
Louder! How the electric guitar conquered popular music
Whether it be a kerrang, a chop, a blistering solo, some finger picking or a subtle flange, the electric guitar is one of the defining sounds of the 20th century. Without it – and its constant companion, the amplifier - popular culture would be unrecognisable today: no big gigs, ... Show More
39m 39s
Jun 2016
Joe Satriani on Talk Is Jericho - EP252
Get your air guitar ready... because TIJ's got a guitar hero in the house - Joe Satriani! Joe is the master who taught Kirk Hammett from Metallica, Alex Skolnick from Testament, and Larry LaLonde from Primus how to play guitar. He's toured with Mick Jagger and Deep Purple, and is ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 2019
Gibson vs Fender - Loud and Clear | 2
<p>It's 1950, and Fender's first solid-body guitar, the Esquire, is the laughingstock of the music industry. To guitar makers used to elegantly made hollow-body guitars, Fender's thin, simple plank of solid wood is a joke. But its bright, powerful sound and lack of feedback make ... Show More
26m 53s