Richie Allan Is The Bomb
I'm a guitar fan in general. And people that go above and beyond. I hope at some point someone looks at my body of work and says "holy balls" Well this dude is my Holy Balls post . Sorry I've been away for so long. Times is hard!! But check out Richie Allan, this dude has his shit together. I love the fact that he's playing low and melodic at the same time. Some pull it off some suck at it. This dude is the bomb..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmZhjwOamY0
Layne Staley’s Mom Sues Alice in Chains
According to an article in seattlepi.com, Layne Staley's mother Nancy McCallum says Alice in Chains owe her half of the money due to Staley (roughly 16% of the bands income). According to the suit the band has attempted to cut her out of any further payments. According to Lawyers for AIC, Mum tried to illegally trademark the AIC name and has already been paid far more than she is due. It's things like this that keep old material from surfacing think Courtney Love and Nirvana. If you would like to read the full article check it out HERE>>>>>>>>>
Kid Rock Scalped His Own Tickets
So if you're a Kid Rock fan (you're probably not reading this blog) but in an article today posted on MSN he goes into detail about scalping tickets to his own show on Stubhub.com for much more than face value. He discusses the practice by also saying that other people are doing it. Of course, other people beat their wifes, and murder puppies, and there was that teenage girl that got raped and killer herself so I guess other people do that too....so that rational I totally understand. But here's the thing for me. If this is such a common practice [...]
Korn to Tour with Brian “Head” Welch
Brian "Head" Welch is going out on tour reunited with Korn. Rumor has it there are several festivals in the works as well. If you're in one of the few areas they have scheduled it would be worth the trip to go see them!! While a lot of people shunned Head because of his whole "Head To Christ" all about the Jesus thing, I actually dug it because the tunes were killers. And not only had the Korn vibe but the tunes were better than what was coming out of the Korn camp. I dunno call me silly. But check out [...]
Stone Sour House Of Gold & Bones Part 2 Stream Full Album
Stone Sour House of Gold & Bones Part 2 is available for full streaming on their website. I will give you a spoiler, it's a damn good album. I love these guys!!! Stream it and enjoy!!! Listen to it HERE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Alice In Chains Stories on Artist Direct
It's been almost 11 years since Layne Staley died. And there is no denying what a huge impact Alice in Chains had on the music world. For me personally that was a dark time in music. Being a product of hot rod musicians from the 80's then being smacked with Nirvana, it was Aic that carried me through that period. And I have to admit that Jerry had an impact on how I write songs today. Well the dudes at Artist Direct posted a story yesterday featuring Korn, Slipknot, and several others all discussing Alice in Chains. It's a great [...]
Phil Ramone RIP
Music producer Phil Ramone, credited for production with artists such has Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Billy Joel has passed away at age 72. As a native South African, Ramone started his musical performing as a violinist for Queen Elizabeth II at age 10. He also spent many years working as a songwriter, engineer and acoustics expert in New York which would eventually make him a go to engineer/producer for several stars. According to Ramone's website listing technical innovations, he was the first to use a solid-state console for recording and mastering solid state records; to [...]
R.I.P Robert Zildjian Sabian Cymbal Founder
Robert Zildjian, founder of Sabian cymbals passed away today. If you don't know the back story here is the write up on the wiki page. Robert Zildjian (14 July 1923 - 28 March 2013) was the founder of Sabian Cymbals, the 2nd largest manufacturer of cymbals in the world. Robert Zildjian belongs to the Zildjian family, which brought the technology of cymbal making from their ancestral homeland in capital city of modern Turkey to the United States by Avedis Zildjian and then was passed on to future generations of the family members.The company was founded in 1981 in Meductic, New [...]
Sevendust posts new video for “Decay” off of “Black Out The Sun”
New Sevendust video for Decay off of their new disc "Black Out The Sun". Serious rocking of your anus!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYw9ChYKcE4
Bernie Rico Jr Guitars Update
So if you're a guitar enthusiast you've probably heard of Bernie Rico Jr. Guitars. He is the son of Bernardo Chavez Rico or the founder of BC Rich. I have had the pleasure of playing a few of these instruments and I must they they are every bit what the hype says they are. I was just recently in need of a new 7 string. And I have been desperately looking for a builder that I can bond with to make the type of guitars I love to play. My first thought was BRJ. I knew the build times were [...]
