Friday August 22, 2008 Grace Notes: Jeff Buckley biography coming next month
Despite only releasing one studio album in his short lifetime, the late Jeff Buckley is still one of the most influential figures on contemporary music today. His legacy is fascinating – but what of the man himself? Next month will see the release of a book...
We Will Rock You Regional Tour Confirmed
As the unprecedented success of the Ben Elton-penned We Will Rock You musical continues at London’s Dominion Theatre, the long-planned regional tour of the show has been confirmed for 2009 with dates throughout England and Scotland.
Dates at the time of...
Wednesday August 20, 2008 Master Of Tickets: Metallica to play 02 Arena next month, tickets £5 each
Metallica will play a show at the O2 Arena in London on September 15th ahead of their new album's release and tickets will only cost £5.
Yes £5.
The London show will follow a similar show at Berlin's O2 world three days earlier.
All the proceeds...
This Charming Band: Johnny Marr joins The Cribbs full-time
Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr likes joining bands; following on from his tenure with Modest Mouse he's now announced that he'll be permanently joining the ranks of The Cribs .
“It’s totally inspiring as a guitar player because they’re my...
Higher Voltage: New AC/DC album to weigh in with a whopping 15 tracks
The wheels on the chariot of the gods of rock are finally turning again…
AC/DC have confirmed that the title of their new album will be Black Ice as widely rumoured, with the first single being Runaway Train .
Fans are being given some compensation...
Maddest Album Title Ever?
We get quite a few albums and DVDs sent to the Guitarist office over the course of a single issue. Not as many as we’d like for sure, but certainly more than enough to get our juices flowing.
However, for every exclusive download of the latest huge release...
Shredder Of The Week: Phillip Jones brings the Black Thunder
Youtube is brimming with bedroom guitar heroes but Phillip Jones is our current favourite. Yes the playing is flash in the right places on Black Thunder but it's the facial expressions that set him apart – plus the Nirvana t-shirt proves that there...
Monday August 18, 2008 Terrors Hawked: £60,000 of Orange amplifiers taken in heist
Orange Amps has issued the following statement:
One of the world’s most famous British amplifier brands, Orange Amps, has just announced a major theft of a container load of amplifiers from its Borehamwood premises. Used by some of the biggest stars such...
Win: Gibson and Haynes launch riff competition
Fancy yourself as a riffmaster? You could win a Les Paul…
Publishing company Haynes and Gibson UK are collaborating on a special competition for guitar players of all ages from 8 September to 31 October to celebrate the lauch of the Haynes Gibson Les...
Friday August 15, 2008 Borland Joins Mazza
Yet another ‘famous guitarist to join a famous band’ story, but this one is 100% confirmed. Former Limp Bizkit man and home to at least seven different personalities Wes Borland has joined Marilyn Manson’s band.
Quoted on good old Blabbermouth.net , the...
Wednesday August 13, 2008 Lenny Kravitz to Join Motorhead?
It’s been a helluva week for ‘former wildman’ Lenny Kravitz. After dismissing stories that he’d be fronting Velvet Revolver, it’s now possible that he will instead be joining legendary UK metallers Motorhead. As reported in the Daily Jugs, a fictional UK...
Lies: Lenny Kravitz not joining Velvet Revolver
Lenny Kravitz has denied yesterday's rumours that he is set to become the new singer of the troubled Velvet Revolver .
The singer told RollingStone.com, "I know and love the Velvet Revolver guys but there is no truth to the story about me joining their...
Tuesday August 12, 2008 Kravitz For Velvet Revolver?
We hear rumours that Sir Lenny of Kravitz is the new vocalist in Velvet Revolver. As reported in that respected tome of balanced and accurate music reporting – well, The Sun – a ‘source’ told the paper...
“Velvet Revolver’s new album will draw heavily on...
Monday August 11, 2008 Epic Fail: Guitar marathon world record attempt fades out fast
Indian musician Sebastian Joseph 's attempt to break the Guinness record for playing a guitar non-stop for 48 hours failed on Friday after he complained of health problems.
The guitarist was aiming for an incredibly ambitious (read: insane) for 60 hours...
Friday August 08, 2008 Vox JamVox: We’ve Played It
We’ve moaned, dribbled, and stamped our feet at UK distributors Korg, but we’ve managed to get hold of both copies of Vox’s brand new ‘Jam and Practice Tool': JamVox.
As well as including a huge and flexible selection of guitar tones and virtual rigs, the...
