Archive for April 2024 - Page 7

In this Groove podcast episode, Henrik Linder shares insights into his musical world. He talks about the joy of learning and growing as a musician, the transition from covers to original music, and the role of the bass in a band. He also discusses how social media has opened new doors for musicians.

Sad news to report today as Chris Allen, aka Chris Cross, of Ultravox, has died at the age of 71. Vocalist Midge Ure shared the news on Facebook.

Paul Thompson breaks down Fatback’s “King Tim III (Personality Jock)” and the Work of Johnny “Flip” Flippen in this episode of “From the Bottom.”

Christian Kussmann sent us the latest video from his project, Almost Nailed It. Here’s the tune, “J.B. will never die.”

Derek Frank has been around the world playing music with Air Supply, Gwen Stefani, and Shania Twain. Now, he’s released “Origin Story,” an instrumental album that mixes in funk, jazz, blues, and seventies soundtrack music.

Last fall, Ampeg launched its newest line of amps and cabs with the Venture Series. Now, they’ve unveiled the largest cabinet of the group with the VB-88. The cab is rated at 800 watts RMS while only weighing 67 pounds.

Marcus Miller and his band are back with another video from his shows at SF Jazz. This performance shows the crew taking on the Miles Davis fusion classic “Bitches Brew.”

Rockabilly heroes Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, and Lee Rocker have announced a new Stray Cats summer tour for 2024. The new set of dates mark their first since their 2019 reunion tour following the release of the album “40.”

Luthier Ellis Hahn of LEH Guitars wrote in to share a killer bass made for a killer bassist. This LEH Offset 5-string was made for the inimitable Tim Lefebvre.

Drummer Jojo Mayer continues to drop videos from his archives, and we keep watching. Here’s “Goblin Shark,” with John Davis on bass.

Gear coverage on No Treble always gets a lot of attention. Here are the top 10 reader-favorite bass gear stories for the month of March, 2024.