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Felix Martin: 14 stringers Live In Boston available

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:54:19 PDT

Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the signing of Venezualan 14 string guitarist Felix Martin!

The Prosthetic debut by 14-string guitarist Felix Martin features performances of nine tracks captured at various concerts in Boston throughout 2011 and 2012. Includes material from his self-released first album, his forthcoming sophomore album and two songs that are exclusive to this release.

A graduate of the prestigious Berklee School of Music, Felix Martin writes and performs an eclectic, exhilarating hybrid of instrumental prog-metal, jazz, fusion and world music on an instrument he invented himself the 14-string guitar, which combines two left-handed 7-string guitars on one wide neck that allows him to play both guitars simultaneously, allowing for his unique system of 8-finger chords and slap-tapping techniques.

Here is a live video of his song "The Triangle Tune" off of his upcoming Prosthetic debut "Live in Boston" which will be available on June 5th. You can pre-order the new album here:http://www.indiemerch.com/prostheticrecords/item/14918
Felix Martin - "The Triangle Tune"

Morten Faerestrand: Guess which Guitarist #1

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:47:36 PDT

This is the guitarist we are focusing on this week athttp://www.mortenslessons.com (LIVE lesson 113-115.) Can you guess who it is?

Sign up at http://www.mortenslessons.com for the 3 full lessons (This excerpt is just from one of them), as well as this backing tracks + + + +.

QUIZ: Guess which Guitarist 1

Eric Johnson: UK Masterclass date

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:24:24 PDT

Eric Johnson Masterclass in Guildford announced for July

Andertons Music and Fender Guitars have announced an exclusive one off UK masterclass in Guildford on July 5th 2012 with Eric Johnson. Eric Johnson, and his full live band, will be at the Radisson Hotel in Guildford for the evening show and a chance to hear the living legend talk about his long relationship with Fender Guitars.

There will also be a chance for an audience Question and Answer session with Eric Johnson and Fender Guitars. Tickets for the event cost just £9 per person and are extremely limited availability. Full details are available at www.andertons.co.uk

George Lynch: features on new Tuff release

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:14:13 PDT

What Comes Around Goes Around Again
Tuff http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-comes-around-goes-around/id500740536

Tuff Is Back In 2012

Download "What Comes Around Goes Around...Again" feat. George Lynch, Stephen Pearcy and more

Tom Goetze, Martin Miller: Bass Shuttle out soon

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:11:07 PDT

Tom Goetze Band - Bass Shuttle out soon!

http://www.martinmillerguitar.com
http://www.tomgoetze.de

This is a full track from the upcoming Tom Goetze record ("Bass Shuttle") called "Cuembues". Recorded in 2012. Subscribe for more info!

Tom Goetze Band - Cuembues (Album Teaser - Martin Miller, Michal Skulski, Heiko Jung)

Tom Götze Band live @ Blue Note Dresden

Tom Götze Band Part 2

Mike Orlando: Adrenaline Mob show us the meaning of pogo!

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:59:17 PDT

Live at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, show us the meaning of pogo!

Adrenaline Mob: Undaunted

Nick Sterling,Andy Wood: Nick back for Sebastian Bach's Euro shows

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:32:58 PDT

Nick Sterling, who played guitar, and co-wrote many of the songs, on Sebastian Bach's latest album, "Kicking & Screaming", has released the following statement regarding his absence from Sebastian's current U.S. shows:

"Hey everyone, just to clear everything up, I will be touring again with Sebastian Bach for the upcoming Europe tour. There was a scheduling conflict that kept me from performing at the last three shows but Andy Wood [who previously played in the Knoxville, Tennessee hard rock band DOWN FROM UP] did a fantastic job filling in. He's a great player! I'm really looking forward to getting back on stage with the band!"

George Lynch: Lynch Mob M3 Rock Festival 2012 series

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:30:48 PDT

A great series from the recent M3 open air rock festival

George Lynch: Lynch Mob M3 Rock Festival 2012 series

Mike Chlasciak: to playay tracks from his upcoming album at free clinic

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:29:07 PDT

"Metal" Mike Chlasciak will perform tracks from his upcoming solo album, "The Metalworker", during his guitar clinic seminar scheduled for Saturday, June 30 at 3 p.m. at Drome Sound in Schenectady, New York.

Drome Sound Music Store
1875 State Street
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 370-3701

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Steve Vai: new album release details

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:21:07 PDT

Steve Vai will release "The Story Of Light", a new solo album of original material, on August 14. The title comes out on Favored Nations Entertainment, the label Vai founded in 1999. The sprawling and expressive 12-song set continues a conceptual and cosmic narrative arc that began with the artist's most recent studio release, 2005's acclaimed "Real Illusions: Reflections".

Although "The Story Of Light" is largely instrumental, the album does feature guest vocalists, including singer-songwriter Aimee Mann — dueting with Vai on "No More Amsterdam", which she also co-wrote. Beverly McClellan, a season one finalist on "The Voice", appears on "John The Revelator", a track inspired by a vintage recording of blues singer Blind Willie Johnson, whose acid-soaked vocals are in the mix as well. Other highlights include the title track (which opens the album), "Gravity Storm", "The Moon And I", and "Velorum". more

Alex Lifeson: Metal Express Radio interview

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:59:37 PDT

In a few weeks’ time your latest album Clockwork Angels will be released. Are you looking forward to finally getting it out?
Yeah, it`s been a long project. We released a couple of songs before the last tour and that`s the first time that we`ve done something like that where we`ve recorded a couple of songs from a record that hasn`t been released yet. It was kind of fun to get those songs out, to work them and play them and have a peak into what the project was going to be. It was great for getting us back into writing which we did last fall where we got into the bulk of the writing and where the whole story started to come together. That`s where we got a sense of where the album was going.
You once said that the recording of Moving Pictures was a difficult process as was Hemispheres. How do you feel about Clockwork Angels? Has this been a fairly smooth record to make?
It was. The only funny thing about it was that it was so spread out. We did little spurts here and there but once we got into the meat of it, it was really a joy to make. We had a great time and had a lot of fun making it and it was very vibrant in the studio. It was great working with Nick Raskulinecz. He is such a music lover, so enthusiastic. He`s such a great presence to be around in the studio. more http://www.metalexpressradio.com/menu.php?main=interviews&id=991

Thomas Youngblood: Kamelot sign new record deal

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:57:47 PDT

KAMELOT have inked a new deal with Steamhammer/SPV. The agreement covers the entire world except Japan, where KAMELOT will remain with King Records. more

Ritchie Blackmore: A Knight In York details

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:55:51 PDT

The third BLACKMORE'S NIGHT DVD release, "A Knight In York", captures all the magic of this stunning BLACKMORE'S NIGHT show.

The Band:

* Candice Night: Lead vocals, Renaissance wood winds, pennywhistles and tambourine
* Ritchie Blackmore: Electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, mandola, hurdy - gurdy
* Earl Grey of Chimay: Bass, rhythm guitar
* Bard David of Larchmont: Keyboards and vocals
* Squire Malcolm of Lumley: drums and percussion
* Gypsy Rose: Violin and harmony vocals
* Minstrel Albert: Various medieval woodwinds
* Autumn: Special Guest

Formats:

* DVD + CD Digipack (CD rack size) - UDR0200 DVD+CD
* DVD (Amaray) - UDR 0203DVD
* CD (Jewel Case) - UDR 0204CD
* Double Vinyl LP 12“ (Gatefold) - UDR 0205LP
* Blu-Ray - UDR 0206BR
* Digital (audio) - UDR 0207
* Digital (video) - UDR 0208
* D2C - UDR 0209BOX

"A Knight In York" track listing:

01. Locked Within The Crystal Ball
02. Gilded Cage
03. The Circle
04. Journeyman
05. World Of Stone
06. The Peasant‘s Promise
07. Toast To Tomorrow
08. Fires At Midnight
09. Barbara Allen
10. Darkness
11. Dance Of The Darkness
12. Dandelion Wine
13. All The Fun Of The Fayre
14. First Of May

Blackmore`s Night - A Knight In York - Fires At Midnight

Marty Friedman: spotted with schoolgirl J-pop and death metal band - Baby Metal

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:43:07 PDT

Patrick Macias of the "Otaku-Verse-Zero" webshow recently travelled to Tokyo, Japan to interview BABYMETAL, a heavy metal offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and death metal. https://www.facebook.com/BABYMETAL.jp Spotted with Baby Metal, in the report... non other than Marty Friedman!

John 5: Now Magazine interview

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:38:20 PDT

Thomas Lamb and Amanda Craigg of In The Now Magazine from Hutchinson, Kansas recently conducted an interview with John 5 (real name: John William Lowery).

Guitarist for Rob Zombie Exclusive Interview 5-25-12

Yngwie Malmsteen: Wins SKAP composer award

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:36:04 PDT

Yngwie Malmsteen is being honoured at SKAP's (Svenska Kompositörer Av Populärmusik, The Swedish Society Of Popular Music Composers) annual ceremony this coming Monday, May 28 at Vinterträdgården, Grand Hôtel in Stockholm.

SKAP on Malmsteen: "With his unique way of understanding classical music as well as rock n roll, he has written songs that have made him one of the foreground figures — if not THE foreground figure — for an entire genre. The Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers wish to praise an author whose songwriting skills are often overshadowed
ieby his blazing guitar technique."

Russ Parrish: Steel Panther - Adlercast

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:33:53 PDT

The boys from Steel Panther sit down with Brian Adler from Adlercast.
Viewer discretion is required!!! (That includes you mom...please don't watch this)

Steel Panther Pt 1 - Group Sex

Steel Panther Pt 2 - The Rock Doctor

Wolf Hoffmann: Rich Davenport interview

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:30:41 PDT

Rich Davenport's Rock Show this week features an hour-long Accept special, including an exclusive interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann!

ACCEPT 2012 is:

Wolf Hoffmann: Guitar
Peter Baltes: Bass
Herman Frank: Guitar
Mark Tornillo: Vocals
Stefan Schwarzmann: Drums

Rich Davenport's Rock Show - Wolf Hoffmann (Accept) & Pat McManus Interviews by Rich Davenport on Mixcloud

Paul Rose: T-Bone Blues Jam

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:15:47 PDT

Great blues playing from Paul Rose, enjoy

Paul Rose - LsL T-Bone Blues Jam

Paul Rose Band - No Spark No Fire.

‪William Dotto: touch tapper tap, Stevie Wonder

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:13:25 PDT

cover performed by SARA SACCON on vocals and WILLIAM DOTTO on guitar

I wish (S.Wonder)

Sam Bell: test drives ESP Stephen Carpenter SC-608B 8 String

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:08:18 PDT

Sam Bell
So I popped into Nevada Music for half hour, next thing I know I am shooting a demo video for the Stephen Carpenter ESP 8 string...Amazing guitar, didn't have much time to dial a tone with this guitar, I went through an Engl combo dry...But the guitar played amazingly even though you can't tell.

Just arrived at Nevada the ESP LTD Stef Carpenter 8 String SC608B guitar in black gloss!

Neck-Thru Construction
27" Baritone Scale
Alder Body
Maple Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
55mm Standard Nut
Thin U Neck Contour
24 XJ Frets
Black Hardware
ESP Locking Tuners
Hipshot Fixed Bridge
EMG-808 (B & M) p.u.
3-Way Switch
Master Volume
Master Tone

ESP Stephen Carpenter SC-608B 8 String Guitar - Sam Bell @ Nevada Music UK

Ake Parethas: JP Guitar Competition 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:51:31 PDT

JP Guitar Competition 2012

JP Guitar Competition 2012 - Ake Parethas

News: Current running guitar competitions with an amazing prize haul

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:50:16 PDT

JP Guitar Competition 2012

Guitar Playback and Palmer Melodic Backing Track Challenge

T-Rex Back On Track

Guitar On Sky Competition

Enter competition http://www.sixstringtheory.com/

Pedro Molina: Guitaronsky Shredding Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:49:28 PDT

Guitar On Sky Competition

Pedro Molina.- Guitaronsky Shredding Contest

Atanas Shishkov: Kick It All Over

noreply@blogger.com (Laurie Monk) — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:45:27 PDT

Atanas Shishkov - "Kick It All Over" ( by Greg Howe )

Atanas Shishkov - Smooth Jazz Tapping Groove