Kevin Estrella spent two years listening and studying Yngwie’s music. Having put that much dedication, he has deep insight into his technique, style, and much more. In this lesson, he shares the most important thing I ever learned about Yngwie. Kevin considers this the MOST IMPORTANT LESSON of all his lessons he will create. The lesson, Yngwie’s…

Nirvana’s second studio album Nevermind entered the chart at No. 144 on release by DCG Records on September 24, 1991. Nevermind peaked at No. 1 in January 1992 and has sold over 30m copies worldwide. The now-iconic front cover shot of the baby swimming with a US dollar bill on a fishhook just out of reach came…

Bob Marley performed his final performance today in 1980. On September 23, 1980, Marley took to the stage at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. and collapsed on stage. Two days prior, he had collapsed in New York while jogging in Central Park. Doctors told him to cancel the rest of the US tour, and…

Blog Talk Radio, The Roman Show. Guitarist Kevin Estrella’s project Pyramids on Mars’ new album Edge of the Black is heavily influenced by Extra-Terrestrial activity. The Roman Show spoke to Estrella about the Edge of Black album released on December 21, 2019. The ten-track album includes several hit songs composed by Estrella. He said he…

The Godmother of Punk celebrates her 62nd birthday today. Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and founding member of The Runaways, and the band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Her band scored the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’. The Blackhearts had a string of hits…

Meat Loaf released today in 1977 Bat Out of Hell. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time. This second studio album was Meat Loaf’s first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren. The album sold over 43 million copies worldwide. To this day it sells over 200,000 copies annually. Interestingly,…

Today in 1960 Hank Ballard refused to perform ‘The Twist’ on a highly rated US TV show with his band The Midnighters, so Chubby Checker picked it up at the insistence of Dick Clark, and Checker’s version of the song was number 1 this week in 1960. It made No.14 in the UK in 1962,…

thebuzzr Iconic Albums The Who ‘Who’s Next’ Album First UK Number One Hit “Who’s Next” went to No. 1 in the UK on September 18, 1971, the band’s fifth album release. This was the first and only UK number one LP, which featured a standout track ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. Released in August 1971, “Who’s…

Kevin is the guitarist and composer of instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars. His music is hard rock, industrial, and metal infused with lead guitar melodies inspired by violin melodies of Baroque classical composers Bach & Vivaldi. This is a perfect lesson introducing his unique approach to “Neo-Classical lead guitar playing” and a glimpse into…

Media on both sides of the Atlantic ran stories that Paul McCartney had died in a car accident in Scotland on November 9th, 1966, and that a double had been taking his place for public appearances. In fact, Paul and his girlfriend Jane Asher were on vacation in Kenya. The Northern Star Illinois University newspaper ran a…