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Bassline Publishing Releases iPad Versions of Ultimate Slap Bass Series
Bassline Publishing has taken their Ultimate Slap Bass books to the screen with the release of all three levels as interactive iPad editions. Originally released in 2005, the popular print counterpart of this book has been expanded to offer video demonstrations of all the main techniques, audio tracks for each exercise as well as the sheet music and text. Each...
Jared Followill: Kings of Leon Writing New Material
It looks like Kings of Leon are ready to get back into gear after taking a break following a tour cancellation last year. In an interview with BBC 6 Music, bassist Jared Followill dropped the news that the group is in the process of making a new album. “We are in the writing process right now and it’s coming along...
Black Sabbath Recording Songs for First Album in 33 Years
Last week, Ozzy Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne was in the studio at Triple M in Sydney, Australia and shared that Black Sabbath is in the studio and planning a tour in 2013, specifically mentioning dates in Australia. Osbourne said the group is working with Rick Rubin, recording their first album in 33 years by the reunited original lineup....
John Taylor Releases Autobiography
Duran Duran bassist John Taylor’s new autobiography In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran is now available in the U.S. The 304-page book details Taylor’s life from his shy childhood to pop stardom with all the trials and tribulations in between. Born Nigel John Taylor, the bassist formed Duran Duran with friend Nick Rhodes in Birmingham during the...
Dethklok Release “Dethalbum III”
Dethklok are back with Dethalbum III, a 12-track album full of melodic death metal from the second, third, and fourth seasons of the virtual band’s show Metalocalypse. While animated bassist William Murderface may be the part of the face of the group, the new album features the low-end work of Bryan Beller, who has been a part of the band’s...
Stone Sour Announces Johnny Chow Joining as Touring Bassist
Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand recently announced on the band’s Facebook page that Cavalera Conspiracy bassist Johny Chow will be joining them on their upcoming tour. “I am pleased to announce that Johny Chow will be playing bass guitar with Stone Sour on the House of Gold and Bones Parts 1 & 2 tour cycle,” Rand said. “Johny is a...
Primal Scream Announces New Bassist
With Gary “Mani” Mounfield leaving to reunite with Stone Roses, Primal Scream have announced the bass position will be filled by Simone Butler. Butler, who will be a permanent replacement, played in London-based rock outfit Yellowire. Butler’s first album with the group will be their upcoming 10th album, due next year. Lead singer Bobby Gillespie says the effort will be...
Between The Buried and Me Releases “The Parallax II: Future Sequence”
Prog-metal outfit Between the Buried and Me has followed up last year’s Parallax EP with the release of Parallax II: Future Sequence. The full-length album continues the concept of its predecessor with two main characters how take a journey through space and time to cure the flaws of humanity. “While the EP served mostly as an introduction to the characters,...
KISS Releases 20th Studio Album, Monster
Get out your axe and face paint: KISS is back with their 20th studio album, entitled Monster. Anchored by the outspoken Gene Simmons, the effort is their second with the lineup of singer Paul Stanley, lead guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer. The band kept things old school by recording to tape and keeping things simple. Likening the new...
Hiromi Releases “Live In Marciac” DVD, Featuring Anthony Jackson
Pianist Hiromi Uehara has released a new live concert performance of her Trio Project, Live at Marciac. Backed by bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips, the DVD captures the trio’s live performance in Marciac, France in July, 2011. Six of Hiromi’s own compositions are featured during the performance, as well as her version of “Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8,...
Bass Player Live! 2012
Bass Player Magazine’s annual exhibition Bass Player Live! is set to take place October 20th and 21st at SIR Studios and the Key Club in Los Angeles, California. The event brings guest artists to present clinics and concerts as well as exhibits from bass-centric companies. The highlight of weekend is the presentation of this year’s “Lifetime Achievement Award,” which will...
Meshell Ndegeocello Releases “Pour une âme souveraine” – A Tribute to Nina Simone
Meshell Ndegeocello is following up her 2011 release, Weather, with the release of her tenth studio album, Pour une âme souveraine (“For a sovereign soul”). The album is a dedication to Nina Simone, who Ndegeocello says was a “powerful influence both musically and politically”. “She wanted success, was pressured to make hits, but her own sound was still irrepressible,” said...