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Andrew Seward and Against Me! Auction Bass for Alabama Red Cross

Andrew Seward and Against Me! Auction Bass for Alabama Red Cross

In light of the devastating storms that have ravaged the South, the punk rockers of Against Me! are auctioning a brand new Fender Roger Waters Signature Precision bass with all proceeds being donated to the Alabama Red Cross. The bass is signed by all the members including Andrew Seward, who has close ties to Alabama. “I grew up in Huntsville,...

Godsmack’s Robbie Merrill Announces Rock Dawg University

Godsmack’s Robbie Merrill Announces Rock Dawg University

Godsmack bassist Robbie Merrill has announced Rock Dawg University, a live lesson series where fans will get to the chance to see, hear and interact with him in an “exclusive and intimate online setting.” Currently, there are 10 sessions scheduled starting May 27th and wrapping up July 5th though the schedule is subject to change due to Merrill’s touring. The...

Hadrien Feraud Bass Solo

Hadrien Feraud Bass Solo

Here’s a clip of French fusion bassist Hadrien Feraud jamming out some solo bass ideas on his signature Ken Smith 5-string. The video was shot by fellow bass monster Janek Gwizdala before he interviewed him.

Bootsy Collins Announces Tour Dates, Funk University Professors

Bootsy Collins Announces Tour Dates, Funk University Professors

Bootsy Collins has announced the “Funk Capital of the World Tour,” including 27 dates spread between the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The trek is in support of the funk bassist’s latest solo album, Tha Funk Capital of the World, with which Collins pays tribute to the musical legends that have inspired and affected him. The funk bass icon has also...

Glenn Hughes Releases Autobiography

Glenn Hughes Releases Autobiography

Glenn Hughes’ autobiography, Deep Purple & Beyond: Scenes from the Life of a Rock Star, is now available. In the book, the ex-Deep Purple bassist and current Black Country Communion member recounts his turbulent years from rising to fame and wild parties to cocaine and crack addiction and his eventual recovery. “I’ve been working on this book for the last...

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Ian Hill Speaks on the State of Judas Priest

Ian Hill Speaks on the State of Judas Priest

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill weighed in on the band’s current state and future plans in a recent interview with Metal Hammer Germany. The group, who recently announced their “farewell” Epitaph tour, also lost founding member K.K. Downing. The guitarist cited “an ongoing breakdown in working relationship” for his departure. “We have done everything to persuade Ken to continue, but...

Stanley Clarke Announces 60th Birthday Bashes and Return to Forever IV Tour Dates

Stanley Clarke Announces 60th Birthday Bashes and Return to Forever IV Tour Dates

Stanley Clarke turns 60 years old on June 30, 2011, and he’s starting the celebration early. Starting tonight, Clarke is holding a number of birthday celebration performances, with shows in Los Angeles and New York “featuring good friends and surprise special guests”. The L.A. shows will be held at Catalina’s tonight through May 14th at 8pm and 10pm each night....

Michael Manring Announces New CD Project Release and Tour Update

Michael Manring Announces New CD Project Release and Tour Update

Michael Manring has just announced a new CD release, featuring improvised music recorded in 1999. The release, Pattern Time, features band leader Lukas Ligeti and the band he put together, including Benoit Delbecq, Gianni Gebbia, Aly Keita and Manring. Ligeti, invited by the Vienna Musik-Galerie festival in Austria, put together the quintet and provided “compositional input”, with musical ideas, shapes...

Charles Mingus’s 89th Birthday Celebrated With Streaming Performance

Charles Mingus’s 89th Birthday Celebrated With Streaming Performance

Today marks the 89th year since Charles Mingus was born. The outspoken bassist/composer left a wealth of music in his wake, which is preserved through the work of the Charles Mingus Institute. Among the groups dedicated to keeping his music alive is the Mingus Orchestra, a 10-piece group held down by bassist Boris Kozlov. In addition to his role as...

Nikki Sixx Releases “This Is Gonna Hurt,” with Book Signing Tour

Nikki Sixx Releases “This Is Gonna Hurt,” with Book Signing Tour

Motley Crue/Sixx A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has just released his second book, entitled This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx. The 224-page book is a mixture of his photography and a journal that dives into his inner thoughts. “It’s definitely not an autobiography,” he told Billboard.com. “I don’t write with an editor...

Evan Brewer Joins The Faceless

Evan Brewer Joins The Faceless

Technical death metal band The Faceless has added bassist Evan Brewer to their ranks. The position had been vacant since founding member Brandon Griffin left the group last year. They made it official through their social media pages. “The sickest bass player in the game, Evan Brewer (Animosity/Reflux) has officially joined The Faceless,” the band wrote. “See his videos on...

Jonathan Miller Leaves DevilDriver

Jonathan Miller Leaves DevilDriver

Bassist Jonathan Miller has left DevilDriver, according to a statement by the band. He reportedly left the tour to enter rehab in January, and has now made the leave official. “I just wanted to thank all of the DevilDriver fans around the world for their die-hard love and support for the past nine years. Yesterday, I decided to leave DevilDriver....