Joe Bonamassa and team have released an official music video for the track "Dislocated Boy" off his latest album Driving Towards the Daylight: In other Bonamassa news, they have released a CD/MP3 double album from his recent run at the Beacon Theater featuring guest spots by Paul Rodgers, John Hiatt, and Beth Hart. I have the DVD that was released from these shows, and … [Read more...]
Steve Vai Announces Official 2012 North American Tour
Steve Vai has announced a North American tour this year to support his upcoming album The Story of Light. The dates and locations are listed below: 8/15 Ft. Lauderdale FL - Revolution 8/16 St. Petersburg FL - Palladium Theatre 8/17 Lake Buena Vista FL - House of Blues 8/18 Jacksonville FL - Florida … [Read more...]
Slash Octave Fuzz
As if Slash wasn't already busy enough, he found time to work with Dunlop to create a signature pedal called the Slash Octave Fuzz. Here's what he says about the pedal: There are some octave fuzz tones on records that I love, but the pedals that created them are very unpredictable. They’re hard to use live and even hard to control in the studio. So I talked to the guys at … [Read more...]
Buddy Guy Interview with Tavis Smiley
Buddy Guy was recently interviewed on Tavis Smiley's PBS show about Guy's new autobiography, When I Left Home. Buddy seems like quite a character, and I'd love to listen to him tell stories all day. For now, this short 24 minute interview will have to do: … [Read more...]
ZZ Top Texicali
After the popularity of ZZ Top's collaboration with Jeremiah Weed in an ad featuring ZZ Top's song "I Gotsa Get Paid," ZZ Top are releasing a 4-song teaser EP called Texicali featuring songs from their upcoming full-length album: Next Tuesday, June 5, will see the release of Texicali, a four track digital collection from ZZ Top that offers the first new studio recordings from … [Read more...]