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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bass Play-Along
Sheet Music & Instruction

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bass Play-Along

Hal Leonard has added a new edition to their Bass Play-Along series, with the release of Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bass Play-Along (Vol. 42). The 80 page book offers up tab for nine Flea bass lines, with the standard enhanced audio CD that is included with each book in this series. The audio provides the opportunity to hear the bass...

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Lick Library Releases “Learn To Play Rock Basslines” DVD
Sheet Music & Instruction

Lick Library Releases “Learn To Play Rock Basslines” DVD

Lick Library is now shipping a new instructional DVD by Phil Williams entitled Learn to Play Rock Basslines. Aimed at beginner to intermediate players, the video guides you through 20 rock songs ranging from Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” to Muse’s “Hysteria.” “It’s 20 of the classic rock basslines that I consider to be landmarks in bass playing,” Williams explains. “A...

Medeski, Martin and Wood Announce Acoustic Fall Tour
Concerts & Tours

Medeski, Martin and Wood Announce Acoustic Fall Tour

Medeski, Martin and Wood have announced a Fall tour covering the Northeast U.S. Kicking off at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, Massachusetts, the trek takes the jazz-infused jam band through Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. The trio will be performing acoustic sets throughout, with Chris Wood laying it down on the...

Paul Simon’s “Graceland” Turns 25
New Albums

Paul Simon’s “Graceland” Turns 25

In 1986, Paul Simon released Graceland, his groundbreaking album which took the world by storm, leading to 14 million copies sold and a five-year tour. For many of us, this record also introduced another great discovery: bassist Bakithi Kumalo. His fretless bass work – particularly his iconic bass on the album’s “You Can Call Me Al” was as remarkable then...

Dywane “MonoNeon” Thomas, Jr. Releases Down-to-Earth Art
New Albums

Dywane “MonoNeon” Thomas, Jr. Releases Down-to-Earth Art

Dywane “MonoNeon” Thomas, Jr. has released Down-to-Earth-Art, the bassist’s new album featuring his unique blend of soul and avant garde. The six-track collection includes two that feature what he calls “microtonal-southern soul,” and while some of his music seems out of this world, Down-to-Earth Art is named so for its concept. “The reason this album is called Down-to-Earth Art is...

3 Brave Souls, Featuring Darryl Jones, Releases Debut Album
New Albums

3 Brave Souls, Featuring Darryl Jones, Releases Debut Album

Bassist Darryl Jones teamed up with keyboardist John Beasley and drummer Ndugu Chancler to form 3 Brave Souls, a trio informed by funk, roots, and jazz. In fact, each of the members are alumni of Miles Davis’s band and as such bring together incredible groove with intellectual playing. The group has released their self-titled debut album. Jones, whose career credits...

Spectrum Road Release Self-Titled Debut
New Albums

Spectrum Road Release Self-Titled Debut

The long-awaited debut album from Spectrum Road is now available from Palmetto Records. Born out of the Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute band, the foursome consists of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Vernon Reid, keyboardist John Medeski, and drummer Cindy Blackman. Even the band name is taken from a Tony Williams song, but Bruce says Spectrum Road has its own identity. Speaking...

Korn Adds New Dates to “Path of Totality” Tour; New Video
Concerts & Tours

Korn Adds New Dates to “Path of Totality” Tour; New Video

Korn has extended their current “Path of Totality” tour, in support of the album of the same name. The new dates include stops in the Northeast and Midwest US and dates in Canada, including a couple of festivals. The group has released a new video, “Way Too Far”, which followed a series of bizarre photos on their Facebook page, including...

Slipknot Announces Best Of Album and Knotfest in Honor of Paul Gray
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Slipknot Announces Best Of Album and Knotfest in Honor of Paul Gray

Slipknot has announced their first release since bassist Paul Gray’s untimely death. Antennas To Hell will be a best-of compilation with songs spanning their career from their 1999 self-titled debut to 2008’s All Hope is Gone, as well as a bonus CD of their performance at the Download Festival in 2009. Tickets are on sale for Knotfest, the band’s first...

At Long Last, Rush Releases “Clockwork Angels”
New Albums

At Long Last, Rush Releases “Clockwork Angels”

We first reported Rush’s announcement for Clockwork Angels a little over two years ago. At that time, the band released two songs to radio stations and as digital downloads before hitting the road for their “Time Machine” tour in 2010 and 2011, where they performed both tunes live each night. The trio completed the album after the tour was completed....

Krist Novoselic to Present Keynote At First CBGB Festival
Events

Krist Novoselic to Present Keynote At First CBGB Festival

The first ever CBGB Festival is set to take place in various venues across New York City on July 5-8. The four-day celebration will include music at over 20 venues, business/industry conferences, film screenings, and a spirits day that will bring artisan distilleries for a day of drinking. The festival’s keynote address will be given by none other than former...

Primus Kicks Off West Coast Tour and Announces Tour Poster Artists
Concerts & Tours

Primus Kicks Off West Coast Tour and Announces Tour Poster Artists

Primus is now on tour on the US west coast, which kicked off yesterday with the band’s first visit to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The two-week tour makes its way up the west coast from there to many Primus-favorite spots such as Eugene, Seattle, and Vancouver, plus some new ones, including Spokane and Grand Junction. Fishbone will...