Thursday May 08, 2008 Happy Birthday Cornford! Guthrie Govan & Roadhouse 30 in Guildford
Cornford Amplification held the official launch of its all-new Roadhouse amp range at Guildford's Boiler Room last Monday night. The event was also to celebrate the British amp company's ninth birthday.
The Roadhouse 30 1 x 12 combo won a coveted...
Guitarist Issue 303: Fifty years of the Gibson V and Explorer plus free DVD!
The new issue of Guitarist magazine is on sale today and we're celebrating two rock icons on their fiftieth anniversary – Gibson's Flying V and Explorer .
We look at the top players that rocked them – including Hendrix , Albert King , Dave Grohl and...
Wednesday May 07, 2008 Free Marshall micro amp when you subscribe
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Thursday May 01, 2008 Shredding With A Pen: Joe Satriani Birmingham signing session confirmed
Joe Satriani will be appearing at a signing session the day before his appearance at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham in May.
The signing session takes place at Professional Music Technology , 136 Lawley Middleway, Birmingham, B4 7XX, on Sunday 11 May,...
Wednesday April 23, 2008 Blues Power: Robin Trower live performance and interview
Acclaimed Blues rock guitarist and former Procol Harum member Robin Trower recently spoke to www.npr.org's World Cafe show about his career and influences, he also plays three of his classics live. Listen to it here
In related news, Swedish prog...
Richie Kotzen to release his first ever live album
Richie Kotzen (ex- Poison , Mr. Big ) will release his first-ever live CD, Live In Sao Paulo , on 6 May.
The complete track listing for the 79 minute album is as follows:
01. A Love Divine
02. Fooled Again
03. Faith
04. So Cold
05. Socialite...
Tuesday April 22, 2008 Rock Solid: Former Darkness members announce UK tour
British rockers Stone Gods – featuring 3/4 of The Darkness – have just confirmed a UK headline tour to coincide with the release of a new single on June 23 and debut album on July 7th. Dates are:
June
10 Liverpool Academy II
11 Cardiff The Point ...
Wednesday April 16, 2008 Roots Music: Cavalera Conspiracy announce one-off London show
Cavalera Conspiracy are set to play a one-off show at the London Astoria on Tuesday 17 June.
The Brazilian metal brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera recently released Inflikted , their first new music together in over 12 years. Joining Max on vocals &...
Feel The Force: lords of shred Dragonforce announce UK tour
Dragonforce are set for a UK tour this September. The tour will follow the release of their as-yet-untitled new album, which is pencilled to hit stores on 25th August.
The band are currently hard at work completing the new album, before they heading...
Friday April 11, 2008 A Rush Of Songs: Coldplay reveal tracklisting for new album
Coldplay have released the names of the ten tracks that will make their forthcoming third album Viva La Vida :
Life In Technicolor
Cemeteries Of London
Lost!
42
Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love
Yes
Viva La Vida
Violet Hill
Strawberry Swing
Death...
14 Years Of Silence: Axl Rose finishes Chinese Democracy
According to the NME.com, Guns N' Roses have reportedly completed work on Chinese Democracy the album that Axl Rose has been working on for the past 14 years.
Yes, 14 years.
Therockradio.com reports that Geffen Records , the band's long...
Thursday April 10, 2008 Cold Shoulder: Celtic Frost split up (again)
Legendary Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost are no more – but it's still not clear why.
(Now) former Celtric Frost singer and guitarist, the slightly over-dramatic Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following statement regarding his departure from...
Wednesday April 09, 2008 Northern Lights: Manchester guitar show in May
The North West Guitar Show in Manchester returns on 11 May for its tenth anniversary with a new one-day format packing plenty of six-string goodness.
Live music will include acoustic demonstrations of Cort guitars by technical whizz Matt Marriott –...
Video Killed The Radio Star: Seymour Duncan launchesYouTube competition
Seymour Duncan is offering guitarists and bassists worldwide the chance to win prizes in an worldwide compeition to be hosted on YouTube.com beginning May 1st.
The first step to enter is to upload a unique product demonstration video for any Seymour...
Unleash The Fury: Yngwie Malmsteen announces UK tour
The high lord of Swedish shred, guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has scheduled the following UK dates:
July 07 - Oxford, UK - Carling Academy
July 08 - Bristol, UK - Carling Academy
July 09 - Glasgow, UK - Carling Academy
July 10 - Birmingham, UK -...
