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Angelique Kidjo Releases “Eve”, Featuring Christian McBride
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Angelique Kidjo Releases “Eve”, Featuring Christian McBride

The queen of African music and one of music’s most extraordinary bassists have joined forces. The record is Angelique Kidjo’s album, . She’s the queen, of course, and the bassist is Christian McBride, who has worked with everyone from Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock to pop/rock stars Sting and Don Henley. McBride is a longtime fan of Kidjo and he...

Nashville Pussy Releases “Up The Dosage”
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Nashville Pussy Releases “Up The Dosage”

, Nashville Pussy’s first studio record since 2009’s From Hell to Texas, is being called the hard rockers’ band’s Back in Black by frontman Blaine Cartwright. Now, this record isn’t an album of mourning and rebirth following the death of a member like AC/DC’s classic album, but it is the first on-record appearance of bassist Bonnie Buitrago, who has been...

Periphery Releases “Clear”
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Periphery Releases “Clear”

Periphery’s album is all about experimentation, with each of the metal band’s members controlling an individual track on the record, and an overture linking them all. “Extraneous” is the track handled by bassist Adam “Nolly” Getgood, and it’s one that impressed The Musical Melting Pot, prompting this description: “the bass lines in Extraneous sound like the Hulk twisting steel pipes...

Iced Earth Releases “Plagues of Babylon”
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Iced Earth Releases “Plagues of Babylon”

Luke Appleton (former Fury UK bassist) is the latest in a long line of Iced Earth bassists, and after joining the power/thrash metal group back in 2012, he’s finally appearing with on a record with the group’s 11th studio album, . It’s the first album since the band’s acclaimed 2011 record, Dystopia, and bandleader Jon Schaffer says it’s one he’s...

Reverend Horton Heat Returns with “REV”
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Reverend Horton Heat Returns with “REV”

If you dig on rockabilly sounds with plenty of old-school rock-and-roll double bass work, you’ll be thrilled by The Reverend Horton Heat’s . It’s the psychobilly outfit’s first album since 2009’s more country-oriented Laughin’ and Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat. As the band’s records have since 1989, the album features the work of upright/electric bass player Jimbo Wallace, who...

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NAMM 2014: All the Bass News
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NAMM 2014: All the Bass News

The No Treble Crew is in Anaheim to cover the 2014 Winter NAMM Show. Be sure to check back often for all the latest bass news and more from the show.

Thumbscrew Releases Self-Titled Debut, Featuring Michael Formanek
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Thumbscrew Releases Self-Titled Debut, Featuring Michael Formanek

Thumbscrew, a new modern jazz trio, composed of veterans from the scene, including double bassist Michael Formanek, has released its . Formanek, who has worked with everyone from Elvis Costello to Stan Getz, has joined forces with guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Tomas Fujwara to create Thumbscrew and its first album, which was recorded live in the studio. And while...

The Beatles “U.S. Albums” Released As Box Set
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The Beatles “U.S. Albums” Released As Box Set

Back in the 1960s, The Beatles albums heard in the United States weren’t always the same as their original British counterparts. Track order was changed, reverb sometimes added to songs, and even completely different albums created for the American market. These U.S. versions of albums haven’t been around much since CD issues of Beatles records began, all of which used...

Jonas Hellborg Releases New Trio Album, Re-Releases 1990 Solo Album
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Jonas Hellborg Releases New Trio Album, Re-Releases 1990 Solo Album

Swedish bass virtuoso Jonas Hellborg has released both a new record as part of a trio trio, , and re-released his 24 year-old album on his Bardo records label. The Jazz Raj is his collaboration with guitarist Mattias “IA” Eklundh and drummer Ranjit Barot. The record’s two half-hour compositions combine jazz metal and Indian music. Silent Life…, on the other...

Frank Bello and David Ellefson Release “Altitudes & Attitude” EP
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Frank Bello and David Ellefson Release “Altitudes & Attitude” EP

Megadeth’s David Ellefson and Anthrax’s Frank Bello have teamed up for a brand new project called “Altitudes & Attitude”. The band features both bass players taking turns laying down the low end as well as filling the guitar role. Bello also handles lead vocals. While the duo’s resumés are chockful of metal, Altitudes & Attitude is solidly in the realm...

Archie Shepp and Attica Blues Orchestra Release “I Hear The Sound”
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Archie Shepp and Attica Blues Orchestra Release “I Hear The Sound”

The sound of bassist Reggie Washington, who has recorded, collaborated and/or toured with with the likes of Cassandra Wilson, Meshell N’degeocello, the M-Base Collective, and Ute Lemper, has left a significant mark on a new live record from jazz saxophonist and composer Archie Shepp and Attica Blues Orchestra. The heart of the record is material from Shepp’s Attica Blues album,...

The Sword Announce Final North American “Apocryphon” Tour Dates
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The Sword Announce Final North American “Apocryphon” Tour Dates

The Sword, anchored by bassist Bryan Richie, has announced the tenth and final leg of their tour cycle for their latest album, Apocryphon. Kicking off in Austin, Texas on February 13th, the band will first head east, then north to Canada and back down into the U.S. The band has also released a lyric video for “The Hidden Masters,” which...