Archive for 2024 - Page 15

Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes has returned with a new solo album entitled “Million Voices Whisper.” The powerhouse guitarist and vocalist’s first solo effort in nearly a decade is a special one with guest appearances from Derek Trucks, Lukas Nelson, Jamey Johnson, and more.

This week’s top 10 list includes an old-school video with Bobby Vega and the Paul Butterfield Band, the next installment in our Billy Sheehan interview series, Brittany Frompovich’s look at look at Toody Cole's work, bass gear, and more.

Ellen Alaverdyan joined Leah Harris for a live studio session at WUNY Studios. “Don’t Blame Me” features some seriously impressive bass work by Ellen!

Fundamental Changes has published a new book by bassist Johnny Cox. 101 Walking Jazz Bass Lines is dubbed a “complete guide to creating fluid, articulate basslines for all essential jazz progressions.”

In this episode, we’re diving into an amazing song from Marvin Gaye’s 1971 masterpiece, “What’s Going On?,” and Bob Babbitt’s bass lines from that iconic album: “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler).”

Dirty Loops dropped a video yesterday, and it’s fire. Henrik Linder and the guys groove hard on Stevie Wonder’s “Living For The City.”

The Pixies have just released “The Night the Zombies Came,” which marks their 10th studio album overall. Another milestone is that it is the first record with their new bassist, Emma Richardson.

October was a huge month for bass gear, as evidenced by the traffic in the articles here. Here are the top 10 reader-favorite gear stories for the month.

Speaking to Guy Raz in a recent interview, Esperanza Spalding discusses her musical journey, how not everything is about "incredible technical prowess," how she's been misrepresented, and more.

Michael Manring shared the news of some upcoming gigs with Tony Kaltenberg a couple of days ago, and I went looking for more videos of duo. Here’s a great one of “Stargazer Lilly.”

311 has released Full Bloom, their first full-length album in five years. The band, featuring deep grooves by Aaron “P-Nut” Wills, wrote the album as a positive message about connecting with others through music.

Primus was just announced as a performer on Tool’s monumental “Live in the Sand” festival for 2025, but they’ve also been hit with a curveball. The band has announced that drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander has quit the band.