JOHN 5 (Facebook Twitter Website) interviewed with CRN at the Ventura stop of the Mad Monster Tour with Doyle, where he discussed his current tour and the VIP experience, his new and upcoming releases, including his “Greatest Hits Vol. 1” — a retrospective of 11 years of solo work, the special guests at his tour stop at the Whisky (Rob Zombie, Paul Gilbert and Doyle), the upcoming Tony MacAlpine benefit,  his thoughts on music education, his take on YouTube, and, of course, the guitar in general.

Discovery Ventura is a very interesting concert venue/ bowling alley in a nice beach town that’s much closer to Santa Barbara than Los Angeles, which gives the concert-going experience there a completely different vibe than the Hollywood show we attended early this year.  This was a great opportunity to see a true guitar legend in an intimate setting — and the show took place during a…

DENNIS LEEFLANG, longtime drummer for Ron “BUMBLEFOOT” Thal, moved to California from New York earlier this year and has become a part the music scene out here.

He made his long-awaited debut at the ULTIMATE JAM NIGHT‘s weekly event at LUCKY STRIKE LIVE.  Just prior to his performance last week, he partook in a very impromptu interview and answered every question that was thrown at him and shared stories about meeting and performing with Bumblefoot, discussed the happening LA music scene, along with current, future plans around the world and more.

As an educator, Dennis was also recently honored in being named to Dom Famularo’s Teachers List on the Modern Drummer website.

Dennis endorses PAISTE CYMBALS, VATER DRUMSTICKS, Q DRUM CO., DRUMTACS and AHEAD ARMOR CASES

Inspirational and talented San Diego guitarist Mark Goffeney‘s mini-documentary by Ross Harris and Stanley Gonzales.