TESLA's Frank Hannon Explores His Improvisational Side on 'Reflections'
A detailed interview about Reflections, improvisation, recording the album on Audigo, "Walk in the Rain," "San Francisco," and his plans for future solo work.
Read the interviewA detailed interview about Reflections, improvisation, recording the album on Audigo, "Walk in the Rain," "San Francisco," and his plans for future solo work.
Read the interviewDiscusses the response to Reflections, his approach to instrumental guitar, and the possibility of a follow-up solo album tentatively titled Odyssey.
Read the interviewLong-form interview that includes discussion of Reflections and Frank's solo work.
Listen to the interview on Apple PodcastsIncludes discussion of Reflections and Frank's instrumental solo work.
Read/listen to the interviewA substantial interview specifically discussing Reflections, the difficult period that inspired it, Dickey Betts and Frank's recording approach.
Read the interviewOne of the strongest interviews for documenting the story behind Reflections, including Dickey's influence, the Gibson prototype and Frank's philosophy of using guitar as his "voice."
Read the Guitar World interviewFrank discusses the newly released Reflections, its songs, his personal losses and his return to guitar-focused music.
Read/listen to the interviewExcellent audio interview about Reflections, recording it entirely on his phone/Audigo, the healing process behind the album and the musical influences behind it.
Read/listen to the interview55-minute interview covering the inspiration and creative process behind Reflections and Frank's evolution as a solo artist.
Listen to the Boomerocity interviewInterview focused on the personal story behind Reflections, loss, legacy and Frank's rediscovery of the guitar.
Read/watch the LifeMinute interviewMajor print interview devoted heavily to Reflections, including why the album happened, recording with an iPhone/Audigo and Frank's approach to guitar as an expressive voice.
Read the Vintage Guitar interviewDetailed interview about recording Reflections on his phone, "Walk in the Rain," "One More Time" and the circumstances that inspired the album.
Read the Guitar Player interviewPrimarily about the Dickey Betts Gibson SG, but directly tied to the guitars and Western/blues direction of Reflections.
Read the Guitar World articleAnnouncement/interview-style feature about the Reflections single and forthcoming album.
Read the articleCovers the single and the forthcoming Reflections album, including Frank's comments about using guitar as his voice.
Read the articleFeature on the single and Reflections, including the inspiration and Western/Sierra Mountains aesthetic.
Read the articleBehind-the-scenes feature specifically examining how Frank used Audigo to create Reflections.
Read the Audigo featureCoverage of the 'Our Father's Love' music video and the forthcoming Reflections album.
Read the articleAnnouncement of the Reflections album, Frank's all-guitar instrumental solo record.
Read the articleFeature on the single and the forthcoming Reflections album.
Read the article55-minute Boomerocity interview available on Amazon Music Podcasts.
Listen on Amazon MusicParticularly useful because Frank talks about his entire solo catalog, explaining the different musical directions of Guitarz From Marz, Gypsy Highway, Six String Soldiers and From One Place to Another.
Listen/read the interviewPrimarily Tesla-focused, but the interview includes Frank's solo catalog and his different musical approaches outside Tesla.
Read/watch the interviewOne of the most important solo-career interviews. Frank discusses From One Place… To Another Vol. 1, Gypsy Highway, Six String Soldiers, his decision to pursue solo music and why Tesla doesn't accommodate all of his musical ideas.
Read the interviewExtensive interview surrounding From One Place To Another Vol. 1, including the concept behind the album, singing, covers, guest musicians, Gypsy Highway and World Peace.
Read the Glide interviewFrank discusses From One Place To Another Vol. 2, the "Hush" recording and the origins of the project.
Read the Classic Rock Revisited interviewFeature on Frank's World Peace solo album.
Read the articleCzech review/feature on Frank's World Peace album.
Read the articleFeature on Frank's Gypsy Highway material and the "Hills of California" video, with Frank's description of the album and his songwriting.
Read the articleRadio interview specifically about Six String Soldiers, including the guest appearances by Dickey Betts, Rick Derringer, Pat Travers and Dave Meniketti.
Read/listen to the interviewCoverage of Frank's interview with Metalholic Radio about Six String Soldiers.
Read the article/threadVideo feature of Frank jamming with rock legend Rick Derringer.
Read/watch the articleFrank demonstrates pedals from DLS Effects in a video feature.
Read/watch the articleFrank promotes Gypsy Highway and performs "The Morning Song."
Read/watch the articleAnother report of the same appearance, with extensive quotes from Frank about Gypsy Highway, songwriting and finding his voice.
Read the articleFrank describes the upcoming Gypsy Highway, its autobiographical nature, acoustic direction and the instruments he played on the record.
Read the articleOne of the earliest documented interviews about Frank's solo career. Frank talks extensively about forming the Frank Hannon Band, the evolution from a Hendrix/classic-rock cover band and the development of Guitarz From Marz.
Read the interviewAnnouncement of Guitarz From Marz and Frank's decision to donate part of the album's proceeds to Hurricane Katrina relief.
Read the articleRussian-language feature on Frank Hannon donating proceeds from Guitarz From Marz to Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans.
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