Angus Young Plays Airport Prank on Guns N’ Roses in Australia
Guns N’ Roses headed to Australia earlier this week, setting off speculation that AC/DC main man Angus Young might join the band on stage during their brief stay. While that remains…
Read more »Spinal Tap Reunite to Sue Record Label for $400 Million
Spinal Tap have reunited several times onstage and in the studio since they were the subject of director Rob Reiner’s 1984 metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. Their most recent…
Read more »Aleks Sever on Jazz/Funk and Her New Album, ‘Extravagant’
Aleks Sever is a different kind of guitar player. There’s a soulfulness and commitment in her playing that grabs your attention and holds it from the first note to the…
Read more »Toto’s "Africa" Goes Bluegrass—and Steve Lukather Approves
Los Angeles-based CMH Records will release a new album, Pickin’ on the Biggest Hits of the 1980s: Volume 2, on February 24. The album, which represents the second time the “Pickin’…
Read more »12-Year-Old Shredder Li-sa-X Releases Video for Title Track from Debut EP
Young shred phenom Li-sa-X has released a preview of the title track from her debut EP, Serendipity, and it’s streaming below. The track, written by Li-sa-X, was released today, February 8,…
Read more » Hear Chickenfoot’s First New Song in Five Years, “Divine Termination”
Chickenfoot have released their first new track in five years. Titled “Divine Termination,” it will be included on the group’s first-ever best-of collection, Best + Live, out on March 10….
Read more »John McLaughlin Announces Farewell Tour Featuring Jimmy Herring
John McLaughlin, one of music’s most influential and prolific guitarists, composers and bandleaders, will begin his farewell U.S. tour November 1, 2017, in Buffalo, New York. McLaughlin will be joined by Jimmy Herring, who has…
Read more » Jessie Clavin on Bleached’s Turbulent History and New EP, ‘Can You Deal?’
It’s easy to get sucked into the vortex of sunshine and good times when you’re a twentysomething rock musician living in Los Angeles, in flux between work, sleep and hard…
Read more »IK Multimedia Announces Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube
IK Multimedia has announced that Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube is now available for Mac and PC from participating retailers worldwide, the IK Multimedia web store, and from the AmpliTube…
Read more »IK Multimedia Announces iRig Acoustic Stage Microphone System
IK Multimedia is proud to announce iRig Acoustic Stage—the first advanced microphone, preamp and digital processor system that provides an exceptional true acoustic tone, anywhere. iRig Acoustic Stage combines an…
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