John Mayer's latest live 2CD/DVD combo "Where the Light Is" was released this week. This 2CD/DVD is a recording of Mayer's charity concert he held on December 8, 2007 at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre. One of the more interesting aspects of the concert is that he played three distinct sets. First, he started off with an acoustic set, followed by a Trio set, and culminating in a set with … [Read more...]
Rick Rubin to Produce Next ZZ Top Album
ZZ Top has recently signed to American Recordings for their next album, which will be produced by Rick Rubin. Rubin's been awfully busy lately producing Metallica's next album, Jakob Dylan's new album and now ZZ Top's next album: The veteran rock trio is planning to hit the studio with Rubin producing, for an album more in keeping with "La Grange"-era ZZ Top than its … [Read more...]
Meet Tal Wilkenfeld
Bassist Tal Wilkenfeld has been featured in Gibson's Lifestyle section in a piece by Jerry McCulley titled "Meet Tal Wilkenfeld, Jeff Beck's Young Aussie Bass Prodigy." The piece covers a brief history of Tal's career to date, including her stints with Chick Corea, the Allman Brothers, and of course Jeff Beck: By 20 she’d become variously a band leader and in-demand … [Read more...]
Free Air Guitar
It looks like 96.3 Rock Radio is running a free air guitar promotion. Grab one while you can! * Photo credit: Flickr user sepultura … [Read more...]
Buddy Guy Skin Deep
Buddy Guy is set to release his next album Skin Deep on July 22. The album will feature some excellent guest artists, including Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. A surprise guest artist is 9-year-old guitarist Quinn Sullivan, who recently appeared on the Oprah show. Here's a video clip of Quinn playing with Guy last year. … [Read more...]