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Hal Leonard has added to their Bass Tab Collection of books with a collection of Foo Fighters bass transcriptions. Each of the 20 songs is presented note-for-note in both musical notation and tablature.

Peter Gabriel has given us the first taste of his new music. “Panopticom” is the first single from his upcoming album, “I/O.” The track is anchored by Gabriel’s longtime bass man, Tony Levin, who delivers some expressive fretless work.

Rush’s “Moving Pictures” hit a milestone in 2021 for its 40th anniversary, but its celebration continues. Backbeat Books has just published a book by Will Romano called “Moving Pictures: How Rush Created Progressive Hard Rock’s Greatest Record.”

Back in November, we shared an amazing version of “The Two Lonely People” by vocalist Valerie Costa and bassist Danny Ziemann. Now they’ve released a full-length album of duets, “And That Would Be...”

Radiohead offshoot band The Smile has released a new live EP. Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood both play bass on the album (as well as other instruments). It’s interesting to see how they approach the bass, especially Yorke.

Nick Campbell has been turning heads over the past few years for his work with groups like Scary Pockets and Pomplamoose. Now he’s released “Art,” which marks his debut album with his solo project Nick Campbell Destroys.

Weezer’s four-part album project “SZNZ” has come to a close with its final installment, “SZNZ: Winter.” When vocalist Rivers Cuomo spoke on the EPs last year, he described “Winter” as featuring “lots of loss and despair and kind of quiet.”

Jazz bass icon Buster Williams celebrated his 80th birthday in April, and over his eight decades he’s continually grown. In fact, he’s still growing, which is part of the meaning behind his newly announced album, “Unalome.”

Back in September, it was announced that Andrew Altman was leaving Railroad Earth following their annual Horn O’Plenty concerts in November. Now the band has unveiled their new member to be bassist Dave Speranza.

The Interrupters have announced a spring 2023 co-headlining tour with Frank Turner that will cover the U.S. and Canada. The band, anchored by bassist Justin Bivona, will be supporting their latest release, “In The Wild.”

Many people have caught onto Shaun Munday’s amazing talent via his Instagram channel. He’s just released his second album, “Love/Magic,” which has that same solo format plus a conventional rhythm section.

Pink Floyd has released a whopping eighteen live albums from their archive. Recorded in 1972, this was a pivotal time for the band, with music from “Meddle” and “Obscured By Clouds” as well as songs for what would become “Dark Side of the Moon.”