Derek Trucks Interview
Derek Trucks was recently interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle. The interview covers his early playing days, the new album, Songlines
“I just got a call from him randomly on a cell phone one night as I was headed home,” says Trucks, who is married to blues singer Susan Tedeschi. “Doyle Bramhall, who plays in his band, is on my wife’s new record and has always been really supportive of the band. I think maybe Doyle turned Clapton on to some of our records because he was familiar with the stuff we’ve done in our band. He asked me to come out and record on the album he’s doing with J.J. Cale. Obviously, it was a blast to get a chance to hang with both of those guys, as well as Billy Preston, who also played on the session. It was quite a trip.”
As a result, Derek was recently asked to join Clapton on tour in Europe this Spring. Read the full interview here.
Steve Vai Nominated for Grammy Award
Steve Vai has been nominated for a Grammy Award for the song “Lotus Feet” from the album Real Illusions - Reflections
Joe Satriani - Super Colossal
Joe Satriani will be releasing a new album titled Super Colossal on March 14, 2006. The new album will feature 13 tracks, including:
- Super Colossal
- Just Like Lightnin’
- It’s So Good
- Redshift Riders
- Ten Words
- A Cool New Way
- One Robot’s Dream
- The Meaning of Love
- Made of Tears
- Theme for a Strange World
- Movin’ On
- A Love Eternal
- Crowd Chant
You can preorder the album from Amazon.com
Satriani will be touring behind this album beginning on April 1, with Eric Johnson opening.
Nashville GuitarTown Auction
In 2004, Gibson Guitars created a charity project called Nashville GuitarTown where renowned artists painted a 10-foot tall Les Paul or Chet Atkins-style guitar. The painted guitars were displayed throughout Nashville, so if you visited Nashville last year, you likely saw one. The guitars will be sold at an auction to be held on Feb. 23 in Nashville, TN. The proceeds from the auction will benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the DISTRICT, and the United Way of Nashville.
A book has also been created to commemorate the project. The book is titled Nashville’s Guitar Art.
ZZ Top Re-release Fandango! and Tres Hombres
Later this month on Feb. 28, ZZ Top will be releasing remastered and expanded editions of their albums Fandango! and Tres Hombres. The new releases will feature previously unreleased live tracks from the ’70s. The live tracks on Tres Hombres
Frontman Billy Gibbons has also recently written a book titled, Rock + Roll Gearhead
Yamaha MW10/MW12 USB Mixer
My good friend and fellow guitarist David pointed me to Engadget.com, where there is a profile of the new Yamaha MW10/MW12 USB mixer. You can plug these mixers into either a Mac or a PC to turn your computer into a mixing studio. Depending on the model, the mixers feature either 10 or 12 inputs, including XLR, 1/4-inch phone jacks and RCA jacks. Cubase LE software is included with both mixers. The Yamaha MW10 has an expected retail price of $249, and the MW12 has an expected price of $379. Visit the Yamaha site for more details.
Follow Gov’t Mule In the Studio
Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule are currently in a studio in Austin, TX recording a new album. They have chronicled the process in a series of entries on their Web site. They’ve even included a few videos of the proceedings, as well as some great photos.
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