Archive for 2023 - Page 48

Which each new video Ellen Alaverdyan shares, I’m more impressed. And that’s saying a lot. Ellen has fun performing some funky slap and fingerstyle on “The Secret Society Of The Flying Thumb.”

The unstoppable death metal machine that is Cannibal Corpse has announced its sixteenth album, “Chaos Horrific,” which will be released on September 22nd. They’ve also unveiled a corresponding U.S. tour that will launch the same day.

Another piece of music history will hit the auction block at the end of this month. Session legend Tommy Cogbill’s 1966 Precision Bass will be up for grabs through the “Gotta Have Rock and Roll” auction.

Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade and Adrian Belew are currently touring together, and now we have a fan-shot video of them on stage together. Here they are performing “Thela Hun Ginjeet.”

“The Omnichord Real Book” marks Meshell Ndegeocello’s first album for the legendary Blue Note Records, and as such the bassist/vocalist digs into her jazz side.

It’s been fifteen years since Dunlop launched the MXR Bass Innovations department, so they’re celebrating with the Blackout Series. The team chose two of their most popular pedals – the MXR Bass Compressor and the MXR Bass Envelope Filter.

Bassist Matteo Esposito reunited with four other professional musicians from Italy to record the Brecker Brothers’ classic “Some Skunk Funk.” They nailed it!

Fender has released a new collectible that celebrates one of their iconic pairings. The Fender Dynamic Duo Silver Coin Set features two pieces shaped like a Precision Bass and a Bassman amp.

In this episode of “From The Bottom,” Paul Thompson digs into a classic funk track by Dexter Wansel. He gets into why the bass line to “Life On Mars” is one of the most unique you’ll ever hear.

Dream Theater has released another official music video from their 2021 album, “A View From The Top Of The World.” “Answering The Call” offers some amazing CGI work by Wayne Joyner to pair with the band’s music.

Neon Trees have announced “The Favorite Daze Tour,” which will take them from coast to coast this fall. Bassist Branden Campbell shared the news, along with his reverence for live music in general, on Instagram.

This lesson explores the pull-off technique, an essential element of bass playing. While it’s typically used in funk, this can be applied across all genres of music.