BluesJamTracks.com has recently completed a site refresh. Not only is the site visually refreshed, there's a lot of new content added, as well. New jam tracks have been added, and Jan Cyrka's "Hoodlum Corner" column has been added to the site. Additionally (and most interesting to me), a special version of Guthrie Govan's Erotic Cakes album is available for download. I've … [Read more...]
John Petrucci Interview
Modern Guitars has recently posted an interview with John Petrucci. The interview covers several topics, such as John's time at Berklee, Dream Theater's "Greatest Hit", and the possibility of another Petrucci solo album: Brian: Will you be preparing another solo CD, in the vein of Suspended Animation? John: Yes, I will! That’s something I had a lot of success and a lot of … [Read more...]
Another Led Zeppelin Reunion Possible?
I mentioned a few weeks ago that Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham were in the studio jamming together and writing new material. It seems like politics may prevent a full reunion with Robert Plant from occurring, but MusicRadar is reporting that Plant may be interested in a potential reunion, there's just a lot of paperwork to fill out: Just for the O2 show, Plant … [Read more...]
Bojam
Bojam is: ...an online music collaboration service connecting musicians to mix, record, and collaborate to produce original or popular music Bojam recently presented at TechCrunch50, discussing their online music service. Not only is Bojam a music collaboration engine, it's also a music mixer, and a wiki-style editing platform, where musicians can edit song info, lyrics, and … [Read more...]
The Black Strat
The Black Strat, the book about David Gilmour's legendary black Stratocaster by Gilmour's long-time guitar tech Phil Taylor, is being released by Hal Leonard on Monday, September 22. The book has been expanded and revised for this second edition. The release of the book is to coincide with the release of Gilmour's new 2CD/2DVD set, Live at Gdansk. Also, Fender will be … [Read more...]