Archive for October 2020 - Page 8

Rebecca Johnson and her band shared this video in honor of Rocco Prestia, who sadly passed away earlier this week. In this clip, the band covers Tower of Power’s 1974 tune, “Don’t Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)”.

After months of speculation, the rumors have been confirmed: AC/DC is back. The band, which fell into turmoil in the past few years, have reunited their classic lineup for a new album called “PWR-UP”.

Ernie Ball Music Man unveiled their September 2020 releases in the Ball Family Reserve Collection, including a version of the Bongo 5HH that features a Honduran mahogany body in a Satin Honey Burst finish.

It has been a while since we’ve seen a video by Lake Street Dive, but they’ve just released a new and powerful song about the times we’re in.

Five years after “Apex Predator – Easy Meat”, grindcore legends Napalm Death have returned with a new album. The record, which marks their sixteenth studio release, proves that the metal veterans are showing no signs of slowing down.

The Austin Bass Hang will be holding their fifth webinar this Sunday, October 4th at 1pm Central time. The hosts will be diving into the talent pool of their own city of Austin, Texas.

Lightning Boy Audio has introduced the TI Box, also known as the “Thicker Injection Box.” Inspired by vintage sounds, the passive DI box is based on an LBA-MC15 transformer.

My first experience seeing Áron Hodek play was at a Winter NAMM Show (he was 8 years old). I’ve followed him ever since. Here’s a great clip of Áron (now 9), grooving hard in this play-through of Dua Lipa’s “Levitating.”

Another month is in the books, which means it is time to look back in the form of our monthly gear roundup. Here are the top 10 reader favorite bass gear stories for the month of September 2020.

If you Google Wylie Gelber, you won’t find much. But the bassist for Dawes (and luthier) has quite a story. You will have to listen to this new Groove episode to believe it - his story is about a million times more fascinating and surprising than anything you’ve read so far.

The Blues Beatles are back with a new live video. Backed by Bruno Falcão on bass and backup vocals, here’s the band taking on “Oh Darling” in their style.

There is a special connection between bassists and drummers, especially ones that have played together for some time. With nearly five decades of playing together, Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb have released an incredible new album, “Electric Blue”.