Archive for July 2010 - Page 2
Glenn Hughes Announces Solo UK Tour
Former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath member Glenn Hughes has announced a fall tour of the UK. “I’m thrilled to embark on the most extensive U.K. solo tour of my career,” he reports. Most recently, Hughes collaborated with drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Joe Bonamassa in the supergroup Black Country Communion. Glenn Hughes Solo Tour Dates: Sep. 23 – Academy...
Reader Spotlight: Joel Gregory Ciulla
Meet Joel Ciulla, our bassist in the spotlight for July 27, 2010. Bio: Joel has performed and recorded with hundreds of great musicians such as Alex Acuna, Bennie Maupen, Gerald Clayton, Dr. Bobby Rodriguez, Poncho Sanchez, Justo Almario… just to name a few. He is currently working on his new CD “Cha Cha Bop”, featuring all original compositions. Location: Los...
Custom Shop: An Interview with Pierre Erizias
While checking out all the booths at Summer NAMM last month, we ran into custom bass builder, Pierre Erizias. Based out of Montreal, Pierre wowed us with not only his basses, but his cool story of how he got started building. We were able to catch up with him recently to dig a little deeper and find out about his...
Francois Lamouche: Shazam Kadazam for Solo Bass
The following is an extract of a tune Francois Lamouche is working on for his street playing. He calls it “Shazam Kadazam”.
R.E.M. Finish Work on New Album
Bassist Mike Mills and R.E.M. have announced that they have completed work on a new album, which will be due out sometime spring 2011. This will be the group’s 15th studio album, following 2008’s Acceleration. Though the group has been keeping the new album’s sound secret, they revealed in an online post that their recording location in Berlin has affected...
Gear Watch: Industrial Radio Standard Midi Bass 4
Industrial Radio has released the Standard Midi Bass 4, a hybrid bass guitar and MIDI controller that connects and controls synthesizer and sampler technology. The fret-sensing neck and multi-sensor approach to MIDI conversion is designed for both the studio and live environments. The bass is also a standard bass guitar, so bassists can enjoy real bass and switch to synth...
The Lowdown with Dr. D.: Reader Questions
I constantly receive questions in my email box from aspiring bassists. Unfortunately sometimes these pile up and I can’t always get to everyone’s question in a timely manner, or even send a personal response. So for a few installments, I thought I would take some time here on The Lowdown and answer a few of the more common questions that...
Bootsy Collins: Stretchin’ Out
This is basically just Bootsy Collins being Bootsy Collins: a true man of the funk, as you will see in the video. He’s playing “Stretchin’ Out” live on Night Music hosted by David Sanborn (who’s playing the sax in the video).
Rewind: The Top 10 Bass Videos, Gear, News, Players and Columns of the Week
1. Video: Regi Wooten Playing the Prat 12 String Bass 2. Column: Cables 101: Instrument vs. Speaker Cables 3. Player News: Muse Bassist Speaks on Band’s Future 4. Concert News: Roger Waters and David Gilmour Plan Surprise Reunion 5. Gear: Manson’s John Paul Jones Signature Bass 6. Player News: RIP Andy Hummel 7. Ask Damian Erskine: Bass Tunings 8. Video:...
Nashville Amp Expo To Show Boutique Gear
Gear fanatics, get ready. The Nashville Amp Expo, which will be taking place August 21-22, is your chance to try out amps, effects, instruments, and accessories as loud as you want. The exhibitors are mostly high-end and boutique dealers that are usually hard to find in local music stores. For only five bucks per day, you can take your own...
Jim Bennet: Summer Song
Being right around the end of July I think this “Summer Song” by Jim Bennet aka Resonantdoghouse is appropriate viewing!
Dave Holland Featured on NPR Music
NPR Music’s Karen Michel recently got a chance to sit down with jazz master Dave Holland and released a feature article on his career beginnings and musical philosophy. Holland, who was a “teenaged high-school dropout playing bass with a New Orleans-style jazz band,” eventually found his way into Miles Davis’ band, and of course has since carved out his own...