SLASH, JERRY CANTRELL, PAUL STANLEY, JOHN 5 Featured In 'Turn It Up!' Film

September 22, 2010

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),Paul Stanley (KISS),Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) and John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) are among the musicians who are featured in "Turn It Up!", a feature-length celebration of the electric guitar. Hosted by Kevin Bacon, the film explores mankind's passion for the electric guitar, and its effect on artists, everyday players, pop culture, history, and even politics.

"Turn it Up!" is the story of the electric guitar, from the invention in the 1930s to its golden years, right through the phenomenon of the Guitar Hero videogame and the digital guitars of the future. But, it's also a series of guitar stories, where we'll meet all kinds of people from rock stars, to congressmen, CEOs, and teenage virtuosos, to try to understand their emotional connection to their guitars.

Check out a trailer for "Turn It Up!" at this location.

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