Art & Design alum Marissa Paternoster has been named one of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time by Rolling Stone. Paternoster is the co-founder of the rock band Screaming Females, which was formed in New Brunswick in 2005 while Paternoster was a student.
“Whether across Screaming Females’ eight LPs or her solo work as Noun, Paternoster plays with both immense skill and brutal simplicity,” writes contributor Zhenzhen Yu. “…[H]er hooks are brittle and infectious, and her untamed solos sound like they’re trying to take a life of their own.”
Read more and see the full list at rollingstone.com. And, check out a profile of Screaming Females from the fall 2012 issue of Mason Gross Magazine (page 11).
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