Billy Corgan Announces New Solo Album, ‘Ogilala’
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan—now going under his full name, William Patrick Corgan—has announced a new solo album, Ogilala, and shared a new song called “Aeronaut.” Ogilala—which is set…
Read more »Craft Recordings Announces Five-Disc John Lee Hooker Box Set
In honor of John Lee Hooker’s 100th birthday, Craft Recordings has announced King of the Boogie, a comprehensive, five-disc box set of the blues legend’s greatest hits, plus some rarities,…
Read more »Getting Acquainted with Gov’t Mule Bassist Jorgen Carlsson
Jorgen Carlsson had never heard of Gov’t Mule in 2008 when a mutual friend recommended him to Warren Haynes to be the band’s new bassist. “I was producing a record…
Read more »Warren Haynes Talks New Gov’t Mule Album, ‘Revolution Come…Revolution Go’
Gov’t Mule was an idea before it was a band and a side project before it was a full-time affair. Now, 22 years after its debut, the Mule is an…
Read more »Stephen Carpenter Looks Back on Deftones’ Breakthrough Album, ‘Around the Fur’
When Guitar World catches up with Stephen Carpenter, the Deftones guitarist is gearing up for a busy few months. The following day, he and the band leave for a few…
Read more »Eventide Demos PitchFuzz, a New Multi-Effect Algorithm for the H9 Harmonizer
In this new clip from Eventide, the company introduces PitchFuzz, a new multi-effect algorithm for their H9 Harmonizer stompbox. PitchFuzz combines fuzz, three pitch shifters and two delays for a…
Read more »Fender Introduces George Harrison Rosewood Telecaster
Today, Fender officially introduced its new limited-edition George Harrison Rosewood Telecaster. This new Tele was inspired by the guitar Fender built specifically for Harrison—then a member of the Beatles—in 1968. The…
Read more »Mike Portnoy, Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan Discuss Sons of Apollo in Exclusive Interview
A couple weeks ago, Sons of Apollo—a new supergroup featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, Billy Sheehan and Jeff Scott Soto—unveiled their first…
Read more »Vocalist Mark Slaughter Lets His Guitar Skills Shine on ‘Halfway There’
Mark slaughter wants you to know that he’s a guitar player. To be sure, the man whose golden throat helped propel Slaughter classics like “Up All Night” and “Fly to…
Read more »Pearl Jam Announce "Let’s Play Two" Live Album and Concert Film
In recent weeks, Pearl Jam has been teasing a concert film called Let’s Play Two. The footage from these teasers shows brief clips of the band’s performances at Wrigley Field…
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