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Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth Band: Soul Intro/The Chicken, Live (1983)
Jaco Pastorius‘s Word of Mouth band took on many forms over the years. This line up – Mike Stern, Alex Foster, Ron Tooley, Don Alias, Kenwood Dennard and Delmar Brown – performs “Soul Intro / The Chicken”, live in Nice in 1983.
Misfits Announce Fall Tour, New Album
Punk legends The Misfits will be hitting the road this Fall in support of The Devil’s Rain, their first all-original studio album since 1999’s Famous Monsters. Led by bassist/vocalist Jerry Only, the iconic band will start with a couple European dates before an extensive trek across the continental U.S. from September to November. The Misfits originally formed in 1977 and...
Essential Terms and Concepts for Playing Blues
In case you missed it, check out part 1 of this series. Since blues is an ideal genre for jamming and improvising, your knowledge of certain terms and feels can dramatically boost your value as a player. Whether you’re doing a blues gig, going to blues jam at a local club, or getting together with other musician friends to play...
Billy Cobham / George Duke Band: “Red Baron”, Live with Alphonso Johnson
Recorded live in July 1976 in Montreux, Switzerland, here’s the Cobham/Duke Band performing the groove-tastic “Red Baron”. The band includes Alphonso Johnson on bass, John Scofield on guitar, Duke on keys and Cobham on drums.
Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic to Help Commemorate “Nevermind” with Performance
Krist Novoselic will be helping to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind album by throwing a concert in Seattle, Washington during which songs from the seminal record will be played in its entirety. The event will have each song performed by a different band, all of whom are Seattle-based. Scheduled for September 20th, the concert will also serve as...
Ernie Ball/Music Man Unveils Limited Edition Gilded White Classic StingRay
Ernie Ball/Music Man has unveiled the second global release of a limited edition instrument from their Premier Dealer Network, The Gilded White Classic StingRay. The bass will be limited to 300 pieces with 200 4-string and the remaining 100 5-string versions. Since the effort is worldwide, only 50 4-strings and 25 5-strings are allotted to the U.S. The Premier Dealer...
An Interview with Peter Dominguez
Oberlin Conservatory professor and in-demand bassist Peter Dominguez shares his background and tips on how to grow as a musician, in this exclusive interview
Jamiroquai: “Little L” Live (2003)
Facebook friend Craig Anderson sent this video our way, saying: In order of appearance: Great hat Great save Great song Great solo The bass (and great solo) is thanks to Jamiroquai bassist (at the time) Nick Fyffe.
The Who: Bass Play-Along Volume 28
Hal Leonard has released The Who: The Who: Bass Play-Along Volume 28, a 72-page book featuring eight classic tunes by The Who and bassist John Entwistle. As with all of the books in the Bass Play-Along series, The Who: Bass Play-Along includes a CD, playable in any CD player, or on a Windows or Mac computer. The enhanced features allow...
Duff McKagan and Corey Taylor Project in the Works
In a somewhat unlikely pairing, it looks like former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor will be working together on a new project. Taylor revealed the fact during an interview with Mark Hoppus on the Blink-182 bassist’s Fuse TV talk show. McKagan and Taylorhad first connected when the vocalist auditioned for Velvet Revolver, though both...
Cabinet Size: Is Bigger Better?
Q: I have a question regarding the cabinet sizes. I see a lot of players lugging around some real beasts. I tend to use my DI for most medium to larger gigs and sometimes just go through the PA. I can’t see a need for a monster rig and wonder why so many bassist are breaking their backs lugging around...
Bootsy Collins: JB – Still the Man (Ft. Rev. Al Sharpton)
Bootsy Collins has released a video for the track “JB – Still the Man,” from his latest album, Tha Funk Capital of the World. The uber-funky groove pays homage to the “Godfather of Soul” with a voice-over of Reverend Al Sharpton while rolling great footage of the “Hardest Working Man in Show Business” doing his thing back in the day....