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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their 2016 inductees, but who actually gets in? The artists being honored this year include Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and N.W.A., but several current musicians associated with the acts will be excluded. Deep Purple first three lineups will be represented and will be bringing two bassists into the hall,...

Megadeth’s Dystopia North American tour will kick off in February, with support from Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom and Havok. Megadeth, of course, will feature David Ellefson on bass. Suicidal Tendencies now has Michael Morgon handling bass duties following the death of Tim Williams. The lineup also reveals Megadeth’s longevity — Children of Bodom’s bassist Henkka Sepalla has cited Ellefson...

Two of the 18 shows The Velvet Underground played in San Francisco in late November/early December 1969 have been captured on The Velvet Underground — The Complete Matrix Tapes. The band played a couple of venues during their San Francisco stint, most notably, The Matrix club. The Complete Matrix Tapes is compiled from four-track recordings made at the club on...

Florida-based band We The Kings has released its fifth full-length album, Strange Love. Featuring bassist Charles Trippy, who is also known for his Internet Killed Television web series and as the son of a Gregg Allman Band percussionist, the band is most well known for its 2007 song, “Check Yes Juliet.” Strange Love is available on and as a digital...

Top jazz bassist Michael Moore has penned a new work on playing bass, called The Michael Moore Bass Method. Moore, known for his work with everyone from Bill Evans to Benny Goodman to Chet Baker to Dave Brubeck, wrote the piece with jazz education pioneer Clem DeRosa. The piece combines traditional classical studies with jazz and popular music applications. It...

Swedish death metal band Opeth is finally releasing its albums 2002 and 2003 Deliverance and Damnation as one set. The albums were recorded together in 2002, although they sound radically different. Deliverance is extraordinarily heavy, while Damnation has a more progressive feel. Both albums include the work of the band’s longtime bassist Martin Mendez. The combined 2 CD/2 DVD set...

A fundraising campaign has been set up for the family of Detroit bassist Anthony Tolson, who was murdered on Christmas Eve on his way to see his children for the holiday. Tolson, who toured with artists like Ne-Yo and Young Jeezy, had finished playing for a church service when he was killed in a carjacking. He was 33 years old....

Jauqo III-X went in a slightly different direction on his new 13-track album with drummer Bernard Purdle and Kudzai Kasambira, Trioplicity. “Trioplicity is all improvised and I wanted the groove element between me and Bernard to be powerful and dominating but not overbearing, just do what a well balanced rhythm section is supposed to do, while at the same time...

Americana band The Avett Brothers have released their latest live album, Live, Vol. Four. Recorded last New Year’s Eve in Raleigh, North Carolina, the CD/DVD set captures an Avetts’ New Year’s performing tradition (this year’s show is set for Greensboro, North Carolina) and is part of the band’s longstanding tradition of releasing live records, as well. With Bob Crawford on...

A 2012 Bath, England, bus accident that changed the personnel of Baroness didn’t destroy the band, which has returned with the album, Purple. The metal band’s drummer and bassist left the band after suffering injuries in the accident, but with replacement bassist/keyboardist Nick Jost the band created an album that has already netted a Spin magazine “album of the week”...

It may seem hard to believe, but 2016 will mark 48 years since the formation of Tower of Power. The influential group has released 18 studio albums, seven live albums, six compilations, three DVDs, and have toured the world with thousands of shows. To celebrate the band’s longevity, they’ll be bringing their unique blend of soul, funk, jazz and rock...

Alternative band Cage the Elephant has released its fourth album, Tell Me I’m Pretty. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys – known for his production work with a wide variety of artist – produced the record, which features the work of founding band member Daniel Tichenor on bass. The hope, the band states, was to create a rock album where...