Tales from the Road

Joel Hoekstra is an American guitarist currently in the band Whitesnake and also tours with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Cher. Whether he's performing as part of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages, touring with Trans-Siberian Orchestra every fall or jetting around the country for sessions and shows, Joel Hoekstra is one of the hardest-working guitarists you're ever likely to meet.

Mia Wallace is an Italian musician and bass player. She is formerly of Abbath and Triumph of Death. Mia now plays bass for Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa and Italian electro outfit Kirlain Camera.

Daniel "Dee" Snider is an American singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor. He was ranked 83 in the Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. Dee talks to us about his new album for the love of metal, music and censorship, what he's listening to now and how he balances his various avatars  and his creative process.

William "Billy" Sheehan is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style. Billy talks to us about his first concert experience, the Talas years, the supergroups, Mr Big and life on the road.

What we see on stage is an immaculate performer who takes one facet of her personality and dials it up to 11. There is a whole lot more to Nita than Alice Cooper. She is the first female guitarist to have her own Ibanez signature model guitar. There is touring, studio work, videos, more touring, underground gigs, guitar clinics, PR and all that business stuff. The term Hurricane applies not only t...

In between leading a technology company, touring and recording with Dream Theater, teaching at Stanford, having his own MOOC, Rudess will embark on his solo tour called Bach to Rock - where its just him and the piano - a far cry from the sound and light wizardry of a Dream Theater show.

There are many stories in rock and roll about how a fan ended up playing in his favorite band. But Richie Malone's story has to be the most rock and roll of all of them. His father was a huge fan of Status Quo and took Richie to their gigs. This started a chain of events that ended up in Malone stepping into the shoes of his mentor and band co-founder Rick Parfitt. Today Richie is living the rock...