Archive for December 2012 - Page 6

In what has to be one of the more bizarre stories of the year, Paul McCartney is taking the stage with the surviving members of Nirvana for tonight’s 12-12-12 concert. Sir Paul is filling in for the late Kurt Cobain as part of the event to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. McCartney will be joining Dave Grohl,...

Earlier this year, Uriah Duffy took part in a concert where each band was asked to take a song from an historic album and put their own spin on one of the tracks. The album of choice was Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. We’ll let Uriah explain in his own words: “This was so cool & every act was super unique, putting...

Photo by Carlos Pericas The awards for Esperanza Spalding keep coming. This time around, the bassist/vocalist/composer has won Smithsonian Magazine’s American Ingenuity Award in the category of performing arts. This is the first year of the awards, which honor “nine groundbreaking individuals in technology, performing and visual arts, natural and physical sciences, education, historical scholarship, social progress and youth achievement.”...

Long overdue, but it has been done. Rush will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. It never seemed very important to the trio on whether or not this day would come. This rings loud in what is one epic response from Geddy Lee: “It’s a terrific honor and we’ll show up smiling… It made...

Here are the 10 most watched great bass videos from November, 2012 on No Treble. Enjoy! 1. BassGirl: Spain It has been a while since we featured a video of the bassist known as BassGirl. This young bassist just keeps getting better and better with each video too. Here’s a recent video of BassGirl performing Chick Corea’s “Spain”. Also cool:...

There’s no denying Flea’s influence on bassist Viaceslav Svedov. Here’s Viaceslav showing some love and playing through a number of Chili Pepper tunes. As always, this video comes with some great bass faces.

Blur released its Parklive collection December 3, a two disc set and companion DVD capturing their Hyde Park performance at the close of the London 2012 Olympics. Parklive will come with a 60 page book featuring exclusive photos from the summer’s gigs.  Originally released for download just 24 hours after the Hyde Park show, the current release includes not only...

Marcus Miller has posted an update on Facebook for the first time since his tour bus crash in Switzerland two weeks ago. His manager Bibi Green had been keeping everyone updated, but the post was the bassist’s own reassurance of his safety. “I’m seriously humbled by the outpouring of love, concern, positive energy and prayers we’ve received since the accident...

Today I’m going to change things up a bit and share an app that while not specifically designed for musicians, it’s one music lovers – and those who are hungry for new music – will love. Discovr Music is quite elegant, well designed and simple to use. You simply search for an artist that you like, and the app presents...

Here’s another gorgeous video from my favorite Argentinian duo, Willy González and Micaela Vita. Recorded April 20, 2011 at La Oreja Negra in Buenos Aires, the duo tackle “Romance de Barrio” with incredible sensitivity and passion. González is playing an acoustic 6-string made by luthier Paul Batan.

Daniel Bukszpan is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of his The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal with a newly revised and updated 10th anniversary edition. The richly illustrated book includes the full spectrum of the metal genre, starting with early years Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Kiss, and Queen, through later years acts such as Mötley Crue, Black...

Here are the most read bass stories, lessons, videos and more, for the week of Dec 2 – 8, 2012. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing. Hooray for bass! 1. Robert Trujillo, Steve Bailey and P-Nut Bass Jam Here’s a sweet jam from Warwick’s Fuss on the Buss 2012 DVD. Robert Trujillo and Steve Bailey set an interesting groove between...