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Alex Lifeson Interview

We discuss the 25th anniversary of Alex Lifeson’s solo album, Victor, and the 40th anniversary of Rush’s Moving Pictures. Alex also shares his thoughts on the death of Neil Peart, what he’s going to do with his guitar collection, and possible future work with Geddy Lee.

Michael Manring’s Hyperbass
Michael Manring’s Hyperbass

Michael Manring and Joe Zon got together and designed an incredible work of art of an instrument called the Zon Michael Manring Hyperbass. It's got a 3-octave fretboard, quadrophonic pickup, 5-output electronics, Hipshot Extenders, a multi-tuning bridge, etc. Amazing. And he does a great demo of the instrument at the end.

Steve Vai Interview
Steve Vai Interview

This is a 60-minute interview with Steve Vai. In it we discuss creativity, music composition, getting through ruts, spirituality/religion, rock music, and more. Steve offers a fascinating insight into his creative processes and his worldview.

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Failure to Fracture by Anthony Garone

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It’s finally here! Anthony Garone’s 22-year journey to learn King Crimson’s “impossible” piece of music, Fracture. Buy direct from the publisher and save money.

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Fracture All Over The World
Fracture All Over The World

37 players, 15 nations, 7 months, 1 impossible song.

This is a very special international collaboration of players attempting to tackle Robert Fripp’s “impossible” composition.

FraKctured Performance
FraKctured Performance

In this piece, I detail the difficulties of learning FraKctured as opposed to learning and performing it’s older sibling, Fracture. I close with a performance at the end of the video. It’s adequate!

Fracture Final Performance
Fracture Final Performance

After 22 years, I am finished with learning and playing King Crimson's impossible song, "Fracture." In this video, I talk about destinations versus journeys and wrap it up with my final performance of Fracture. Thank you to Robert Fripp for his incredible music, technique, and inspiration.

Failure to Fracture, Ep. 6: Fracture is Impossible to Play
Failure to Fracture, Ep. 6: Fracture is Impossible to Play

Welcome to the 6th episode of Failure to Fracture, a series that highlights my now-20-year struggle to play the hardest song I've ever encountered: "Fracture" by King Crimson. Robert Fripp, the composer and guitarist on the track, writes: "Fracture is impossible to play." What on earth does this mean?

 
 
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