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Joshua Young & Ben Kersh: What a Wonderful World
Bassist Joshua Young and drummer Ben Kersh recently shared this video, which knocked me out. “Our bass and drums cover of this classic standard!” they shared. Joshua displays some amazing technique on this one.
The Darkness Returns with “Easter is Cancelled”
The Darkness has returned with “Easter Is Cancelled.” The record “examines the role of the musician in the barbarous culture of the world today...” That’s summed up in the opening track, which features Frankie Poullain riding the low notes on his Thunderbird.
Talking Technique: Chromatic Acrobatics #3
In this episode, Ari covers another chromatic workout. These chromatic lines are really fun to play, and they’re also a great technique workout for both our right and left hands. Not only that, they’re basically the musical application of permutation exercises.
Tower of Power: Boys From The Bay
Back in 2008, Tower of Power celebrated its 40th anniversary. Taken from their 40th Anniversary DVD, here’s Rocco Prestia and the band laying down the East Bay grease on “Boys From The Bay.”
Chris Lightcap Releases “SuperBigmouth”
After releasing music with his bands Bigmouth and Superette, bassist Chris Lightcap has combined the efforts into a group called SuperBigmouth. As such the group includes two tenor saxophones, keyboard, two guitars, bass, and two drumkits.
Xotic Effects Introduces New Volume Pedals
Xotic Effects has unveiled a new line of volume pedals with two options. The XVP-250K comes in gold metallic and has a 250K pot for passive instruments while the XVP-25K comes in Hammertone red and has a 25K pot for active instruments.
How to Stay Healthy When Touring
Damian Erskine lost 72 pounds since the beginning of the year, and he did it over a time of lots of touring. A reader noticed and asked Damian to cover “How to Stay Healthy When Touring” in this new “Ask” column.
ACT: Golden Brown
Bassist and No Treble reader Chris Attwell shared his latest video with his band ACT. This is the band’s first cover, with a performance of The Stranglers’ “Golden Brown.”
Chick Corea, Brian Blade, and Christian McBride Release “Trilogy 2”
The stellar trio of Chick Corea, Brian Blade, and Christian McBride have teamed up once again to release an album. “Trilogy 2” is the followup to their 2014 release and includes twelve songs ranging from Corea’s originals to jazz standards.
Red Witch Introduces the Synthotron II Synth Pedal
Red Witch Pedals has unveiled the Synthotron II, a pedal featuring dual analog synth oscillators. Each of the oscillators has independent level, decay, and octave switching.
Brandon Brown and Joshua Young: Bass Shed
We’ve been fans of GospelChops DVDs and videos for years. Here’s a great clip from “Bass Sessionz Vol. 2” featuring Brandon Brown and Joshua Young trading solos over a chill groove.
Opeth Releases “In Cauda Venenum”
The mighty Opeth has returned with their thirteenth studio album, entitled “In Cauda Venenum.” It continues their more experimental trajectory with heavy notes of prog rock rather than their death metal origins. It is, however, still distinctly Opeth.