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What artist or band should I highlight next? "Van Halen might not have been the same group without Ted Templeman, the producer who discovered and signed them, then produced their greatest albums. He tells GUITAR PLAYER how it all began with a friendly tip: "Ted, these guys are hot!" Written by Ken Sharp. Join PJ Pat and as he reads and comments on this article titled ON FIRE taken f...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Welcome to the It's 1 Louder podcast, where we never settle for ten! 🤘 PJ Pat and Funny Fred Zed are dialing it up to 11 for this deep dive into the reigning queen of Shred Guitar, Nita Strauss! We're breaking down her interview from *Guitar Player Magazine*, focusing on her incredible new solo album, **'The Call of the Void'**. Nit...

What artist or band should I highlight next? John 5 chatted with Guitar World's Joe Bosso to discuss how he got the gig to replace Mick Mars, how's it going on tour right now with the "crue" and reveals a new album coming up produced by Bob Rock? Really? Awesome! And of course much, much more.  Join me in learning more about this super talented guitarist entering an exciting ne...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Article is titled: BRAVE NOISE written by Jeff Gilbert and read by PJ Pat.  Opening music by Witch of November.  You know Kim Thayil, the "Grunge Architect" from Soundgarden, right? Well, he's here to set the record straight: Stop calling them a metal band! In this killer, classic 1995 interview with Guitar World , Thayil lays down the la...

What artist or band should I highlight next? "The blues great who influenced Hendrix, Clapton, Page and SRV talks about his own early years and the players that shaped his world." Article from Guitar Legends in 2010. Reprinted from "Guitarist", April 2008.  Support the show Join our 11 Club for free. Benefit from exclusive perks and extra merch discounts at https://its1louder.c...

What artist or band should I highlight next? "How JOHN 5 decided to revolutionize one of the oldest electric guitar designs for this year's eye-catching FENDER JOHN 5 GHOST TELECASTER" Written by Amit Sharma PJ Pat reacts to this beautiful signature model and reads a short article printed in GUITAR WORLD magazine for September/ October 2023.  Connect with me here: Instagram, X and T...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Conversation with 3 members of the band Polarity and PJ Pat help in 2021. They are this amazing metal/ prog metal band from Toronto that has paid their dues for years and continuously unleashes guitar oriented groovy tunes with sincere and genuine lyrics performed by vocalist Jasmine. Support the show Join our 11 Club for free. Benefit from exclusive pe...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Billy Joe Armstrong discusses the role of the acoustic guitar throughout the band's history and examines the instrument's particular prominence on their 2004 opus, American Idiot.  Article by Alan Di Perna. Reprinted from Guitar World acoustic February/ March. 2005.  Intro music by Witch of November.  Article narration and commentary by PJ Pat...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Opening music by Witch of November   If you thought Extreme was just that one band who sang "More Than Words," you need to stop right there. Their new album Six is absolutely crushing it, and Nuno Bettencourt's guitar playing on the single "Rise" is the most insane guitar solo of 2023. Seriously, go listen!  PJ Pat breaks down t...

What artist or band should I highlight next? PJ Pat reads and comments on the article entitled "The First Men on the Moon" written by Phil Sutcliffe printed in Guitar Legends Mag in 2010. The magazine was entitled: The 5 greatest Rock Albums and the Stories Behind Them. Roger Waters and David Gilmour talk about the songwriting process of Dark Side of the Moon, their various movie soundtr...

What artist or band should I highlight next? PJ Pat reads an Ayron Jones interview written in Classic Rock magazine 2023 as he discusses his new album Chronicles of the Kid.  Intro music by Witch of November.  Support the show Join our 11 Club for free. Benefit from exclusive perks and extra merch discounts at https://its1louder.com/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RockwithPJPat or Facebook: ht...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Did you know the epic riff for Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" was just a "total joke" [10:22] that Slash actually hated? It's true! We're diving into a rare interview where the legendary guitarist reveals that most of the band's hardest hits, like "Welcome to the Jungle" [11:30] and Parad...

What artist or band should I highlight next? PJ Pat interviews Jax Hollow. They discuss her debut EP released in 2021 produced and mixed by Michael Wagner titled "Underdog Anthems". This conversation actually took place mid-2021. Was available in audio format only since then but am finally able to put up the video for you all to enjoy her personality and spark! Hopefully, this makes you...

What artist or band should I highlight next? PJ Pat reads and comments on this great Guitar Legends mag interview with Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top from 2010. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE if you dig this kind of stuff.  Intro music by Witch of November. To view the video version of this episode, check out the IT'S 1 LOUDER podcast playlist at the PJ PAT LOVES ROCK YouTube channel. Just search for @...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Intro music by Witch of November.  You know Eddie Vedder as the "Angry Young Man" of the Grunge era, but did you know he’s now just a chilled-out beach bum trying not to break things on purpose [14:44]? PJ Pat dives into the chaotic and bizarre Spin Magazine interview that took place while the journalist and a "drunk" Eddie Vedder we...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Intro music by Witch of November.  If you want to know the Smashing Pumpkins secret to getting the perfect sound on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the answer is simple: Billy Corgan literally kicked a "fucked up" Fender Bassman amp until it sounded right [06:43, 07:21]. Seriously. PJ Pat, host of the It's 1 Louder podcast dives d...

What artist or band should I highlight next? Intro music by Toronto band Witch of November. What is the secret behind Tom Morello's insane guitar sound? Turns out, he didn't learn it from a traditional guitar book... he learned from a comedian (Richard Pryor) and a racehorse (Secretariat)! Yes, seriously.  On this session of the It’s 1 Louder podcast, PJ Pat breaks down a classic 2002 in...