Pro Bassist’s Books for Beginners Combined
London-based professional bassist Phil Mulford’s two books on beginner bass guitar have been merged into one complete edition, “Absolute Beginners: Bass Guitar-Omnibus Edition.” Mulford is an author and teacher with extensive studio, television, stage and advertising work to his credit. The book is designed for anyone looking to begin playing, filled with practical advice, plenty of clear photos, and a...
Killswitch Engage Releases “Incarnate”
Metalcore band Killswitch Engage has released its seventh album, Incarnate. Singer Jesse Leach told Blabbermouth that band founder and bassist Michael “Mike” D’Antonio came up with the album title after contemplating the album’s artwork. Leach remembers exclaiming “What a great word!” after hearing D’Antonio’s suggestion. “It just sounds good, it’s ambiguous enough where people can draw their own conclusion, and...
Catherine Popper Part of Gaslight Anthem Singer/Songwriter’s Solo Debut
The Gaslight Anthem singer, songwriter and guitarist Brian Fallon has released his solo debut album, Painkillers. His bandmate in one of his many projects, Molly & The Zombies, Catherine Popper (Jack White, Hem, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Willie Nelson, Puss n Boots) handles bass on the record. “I felt like I was doing exactly...
Scottish Bassist Nicholas Bayley Releases Album of Romantic Music
You may know double bassist Nicholas Bayley for his 2009 world premiere performance of Hafliði Hallgrímsson’s double bass concerto “Sonnambulo” with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, which was a piece written for him to perform with the SCO. Currently the bassist for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and a double bass instructor at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Bayley is also known...
Stuart Clayton Transcribes Stu Hamm Album
Love Stuart Hamm’s seven-song solo bass suite on his 2015 album Book of Lies? Well, bassist and author (and No Treble contributor) Stuart Clayton has transcribed it for you, along with the rest of the album. Clayton’s book, Stu Hamm – The Book of Lies Bass Transcriptions, was checked by Hamm for accuracy and features his insights and performance notes,...
Sabaton Releases Live Package
Swedish power metal band Sabaton has released Heroes on Tour, featuring a 2015 performance in Wacken, Germany. The band, featuring bassist and founding member, Pär Sundström, recorded the show on its Heroes tour, which the group mounted in support of the 2014 album of the same name. While a CD of the tour performance is available in the U.S., Nuclear...
Fernando Huergo Releases Seventh Album
Electric bassist Fernando Huergo has released Hashtag, which combines his original work with his take on standards by Mongo Santamaria, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, and Billy Strayhorn. Born in Argentina, Huergo has long lived in Massachusetts and is an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He recorded Hashtag, his seventh album, at Berklee, and the record...
Byron Santo Explores Scale Formulas in Free Book
Bassist and bass teacher Byron Santo is offering his latest instructional bass book, #IV, free of charge. The 2,051-page book is his exploration of scale formulas, and is intended to be used for educational purposes, inspiration and composing, fret board knowledge and technique exercises. The book’s neck charts are for four-to-seven string basses. Santo, who has suffered an injury that...
Violent Femmes Back With First Full-Length Album in a Decade and a Half
Violent Femmes have released their first full-length studio album in 16 years. We Can Do Anything, features the alternative band’s founding bassist Brian Ritchie. Best known for classic 1980s songs like “Blister in the Sun” and “Kiss Off,” the group’s previous album, Freak Magnet, was released in 2000. The album, the band’s ninth, was recorded Brooklyn, Nashville, Los Angeles, Milwaukee...
Michael League Works with Bandmates on Bill Laurance Album
Snarky Puppy keyboardist Bill Laurance has released his third solo album, Aftersun. Laurance’s bandmate in the fusion group Snarky Puppy, bassist Michael League, plays on the album which he also co-arranged and co-produced with Laurance and Snarky Puppy drummer Robert “Sput” Searight. Aftersun was recorded in New Orleans in August and September 2015. Aftersun is available on and as a...
Kiyoshi Kitagawa on Kenny Barron Trio Release
The Kenny Barron Trio’s Book of Intuition was recorded in just two days in June 2015. The jazz trio features pianist Barron, drummer Johnathan Blake, and bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa. Both Blake and Kitagawa are longtime Barron bandmates. Blake has worked with the pianist for a decade, and Kitagawa, who is also known for his solo compositions as well as his...
Voivod Releases EP with Bassist “Rocky”
Canadian progressive metal band Voivod has released a five-track EP, Post Society. The recording is the band’s first with bassist Dominic “Rocky” Laroche, who stepped in after bassist Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault stepped away from his second stint with the band in 2014. The EP features two previously vinyl-only songs from the Voivod’s split 7″ EP’s with their Century Media label-mates...