OutsideGuitar.com Podcast

Episode 3: Bill Frisell

In this podcast guitarist and OutsideGuitar.com founder Aram Bajakian (Lou Reed, John Zorn, Malcolm Mooney of CAN) talks to Bill Frisell. What can be said about Bill except that everyone who has ever heard him has wondered how he's able to make the guitar sound so beautiful. During the course of his career, Bill has worked with  John Zorn, Paul Motian, Marianne Faithful, Jeff Buckley, Joe Henry, Hal Willner, Allen Toussaint and Richard Hell, just to name a few. His own albums take listeners into another plane, where time is stretched and the sounds emanating from his guitar are the other-worldly soundtrack. In this interview, Bill and Aram talk about guitars, particularly all the connections that emanate from one guitar shop in Manhattan, Carmine Street Guitars, where master luthier Rick Kelly makes his telecasters and stratocasters. They also discuss Jim Jarmusch, Voidoids and Lou Reed guitarist Robert Quine, the art of practicing and pedals, in addition to other questions asked by outsideguitar.com subscribers. Half the episode is here. Get the other half by subscribing at www.outsideguitar.com.   

Episode 2: Marc Ribot

In this podcast guitarist and OutsideGuitar.com founder Aram Bajakian (and guitarist for Lou Reed, Diana Krall, John Zorn) talks to Marc Ribot.  During the course of his career, Ribot has worked as a sideman with an impressive lineup of artists, most notably as the sound smith behind many of Tom Waits' classic recordings. In addition to the dozens of albums he's played on on John Zorn's Tzadik label, he's also worked with Elvis Costello, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Marianne Faithful, Mike Pa...

Episode 1: Paul Rigby (Guitarist for Neko Case)

The guitar tones of Paul Rigby can be heard all over Neko Case's haunting albums. What makes them so great is that they sound weird, and yet still manage to work with the song. In this interview, guitarist and OutsideGuitar.com founder Aram Bajakian (and guitarist for Lou Reed, Diana Krall, John Zorn) asks Paul questions gleaned from OutsideGuitar.com members. The results are just like Paul's playing: totally unique and compelling.