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Drummer Robert Hau sent us this video of the bass and drums duo known as Purejoypeople, with bassist/vocalist Pure Joy. In this clip, they perform a cover of “Pursuit Of Happiness” by Kid Cudi.

Vladimir Samardzic sent us this cool video of his solo bass arrangement of Bill Lee’s tune “Mo’ Better Blues,” from the Spike Lee movie of the same name. Vladimir changes things up throughout the tune with some great use of effects.

Tal Wilkenfeld visited the Paste Studio NYC studio this week for a live set in support of her upcoming album, “Love Remains,” which drops on March 15th. The group performed three tunes during the session.

Last August, Mac Miller visited NPR’s Tiny Desk set, one month before his passing. The three-song set featured one of Mac’s frequent collaborators, Thundercat, on bass. Bassist Joe Cleveland also played on the set.

Meet Melissa Petitto, a bassist from Italy who has started making waves in music thanks to her bass and vocal videos. While Melissa started out on flute, she said that she loves the “lowest notes,” making the switch to bass “a natural choice.”

On this day in 1948, the great Chris Squire was born. We’re celebrating his birthday today with this live performance by Yes in 2004 at the Lugano music festival. The band performs “Long Distance Runaround” before the spotlight goes to Chris on “The Fish.”

I’m not sure how this band never hit my radar, but thanks to the mighty Youtube, it was a “better-late-than-never” moment. In this video, the band Fanny – featuring Jean Millington on bass, along with her sister June on guitar – perform “Ain’t That Peculiar.”

Bassist Martin Gudics sent us this video of him performing with his twin brother, Marcell Gudics on drums. In this video, they perform “Twincy Jones,” a song perfectly named for this talented duo.

Following the annual Winter NAMM Show, bass gear stories in February are pretty big news. (And we covered a lot.) Here are your top 10 favorite gear stories for the month of February 2019.

For years, we’ve all seen MarloweDK’s amazing play-along videos. In his latest video, he shares some background - and lays it down with Rumors Corner on a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City.”

Snarky Puppy returns with the second single from their upcoming new album, “Immigrance,” which drops worldwide on March 15th. This track is “Bad Kids To The Back,” and it is an extra funky one by Michael League and the band.

Zander Zon makes his long-awaited return with another fantastic bass arrangement. Check out this incredible bass arrangement of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”