jack o’shea

Fact: Guitar solos are awesome. Plain and simple. They’re just as much fun to see live as they are to listen to, as they fully display the guitarist’s raw passion for the instrument. While solos are a staple of certain rock subgenres, they’re far less common in pop-punk songs. So, when we do come across […]

For those unaware, the interrobang is a specialized punctuation device. The mutant hybrid of a question mark and exclamation point articulates a way of delivering a query in an abrupt, interjecting way, usually powered by a rhetorical subtext. By way of using an interrobang in practice, you could type, “They charge that much for drinks‽” […]

In this segment of Six-String Stories, Bayside guitarist Jack O’Shea tells us about his gear, influences, introduction to playing rock and punk music and how he rescues guitars from unhappy households. Check it out, and let us know what you think. O’Shea is nominated for Best Guitarist at the inaugural AP Music Awards. Bayside’s latest […]