Archive for 2024 - Page 9

Former Pixies bassist and Breeders frontwoman Kim Deal has been making music for decades, but she’s just released her first ever solo album. “Nobody Loves You More” began over a decade ago, but came more into focus when she was in the Florida Keys during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, I’m digging into Donna Summer’s song “State of Independence.” We’ll get into the amazing story of how it set up “We Are the World,” and try to figure out if Michael Jackson ripped off Louis Johnson’s bass line.

Rebecca Johnson dropped another video from a recent performance. It starts with Christopher Cross’s “Ride Like the Wind,” followed by Little River Band’s “Playing To Win.” They save the best for last with a performance of Steely Dan’s “Peg.”

British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka has returned with his fourth album, "Small Changes." The soulful effort sees him teaming up again with producers Danger Mouse and Inflo and some special guests, including Pino Palladino.

In addition to refreshing John Myung’s Bongo 6 bass, Ernie Ball Music Man has announced new finishes for the Tim Commerford Artist Series StingRay.

Charles Berthoud is back with another “break down” video, and this one is a whopper. Charles goes through a video by Mohini Dey posted by BassTheWorld.com nine years ago.

George Porter, Jr. has a feel like no other and is about to prove it again with a new album. "Porter's Pocket" will be an instrumental album with his group Runnin' Pardners.

France’s Meta Guitars has a bass model called the Veil, which comes in long, medium, and short-scale versions. The unique body shape has an ethereal vibe, which the company gives a great description.

The North Sea Jazz Archive shared another fantastic (full) concert recently. Richard Bona took the stage at the 2006 festival with his band, performing for over an hour.

The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke tragically died of pancreatic cancer in 2023 at just 59 years old. Now his image has become part of an effort to raise awareness of the disease.

This week’s top 10 list includes Ryan Madora’s new bass lesson on intervals and Paul Thompson’s deep dive into Ray Brown’s bass work on Quincy Jones’s version of “Killer Joe.” As usual, it also includes plenty of new gear.

Warm Audio recently hosted a jam session at their studios in Austin, Texas. The lineup included Chad Smith on drums, Cory Henry on keys, and James Cook on bass. Tom Syrowski was the engineer for the session.