Eric Johnson's early band The Electromagnets are set to release their second studio album titled The Electromagnets II on Tuesday, February 14. The album consists of 9 original songs that were recorded over 30 years ago in 1975. The Electromagnets consisted of Eric Johnson on guitar, Stephen Barber on keyboards, Kyle Brock on bass, and Bill Maddox on drums. The Electromagnets … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks Interview
Derek Trucks was recently interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle. The interview covers his early playing days, the new album, Songlines, and playing with Eric Clapton: "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 … [Read more...]
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. As part of its Grammy coverage, CBS.com spent some time at The Mothership Studio interviewing Vai about various topics, including his early years, the recording of Flex-able, his Make a Noise foundation and keeping a spiritual balance in his life. You can watch … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]