Thursday July 31, 2008 No Sleep ‘Till Hollywood
Lemmy: The Movie is, quite incredibly, a goer and is due sometime in 2009. A ‘Rockumentary’ rather than a full-on ‘Story of my Life’ flick that features actors, the film includes live footage plus a number of luminaries gushing forth about the influence of the...
Wednesday July 30, 2008 Vai Gets Naked
Play along to mixes of Steve Vai’s classic songs that are free from lead guitar...and it’s all official.
Released under the name Naked Tracks, the first five volumes will feature selected tracks from Passion and Warfare, Sex & Religion, Alien Love Secrets,...
Tuesday July 29, 2008 Motley Crue Movie: Latest
The Crue’s autobiography The Dirt is one of most people’s (very) dirty pleasures, so we know that many Guitarist readers will be waiting for the mooted movie adaptation.
According to undecover.com.au , drummer Tommy Lee knows who he wants to be cast to...
Rock And Grohl: Foo Fighters Wembley show with Zeppelin coming to DVD
For Foo Fighters fans who weren't there and wish they had been this is very good news indeed…
A film of the band's two triumphant shows at Wembley Stadium in June, which saw them play with Led Zeppelin legends Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones will...
Double Cream: Clapton and Co to return again for another reunion?
Cream bassist Jack Bruce has suggested that the band may reunite this autumn for a special one-off show in London.
In a recent interview with Billboard, Bruce said that he and Cream guitarist Eric Clapton are expected to attend the Zildjian Awards at...
Monday July 28, 2008 Spotted: James Dean Bradfield playing Slash Gibson Les Paul
Thanks to Guitarist's very own Manic Street Preacher exper Paul Robson for spotting this one. Slash worshipper and all-round guitar guru James Dean Bradfield is shown below at a recent Moscow club show playing what we're almost certain is the Cat In The...
Friday July 25, 2008 It's What He Would Have Wanted: Supergroup tribute to Dimebag
This year the US Ozzfest will be just a one-off one-day event, but egg thowing extrordinaire and festival organizer Sharon Osbourne is planning something extra special.
The metal show – to be held at the ludicriously-named Pizza Hut Park in...
Six-Necked Guitar: Genius or Folly?
Guitarist has just spent the day with the single most attention-grabbing guitar of all time: the six-necked Hutchins Beast. Our photo schedule is usually taken up with getting gear from A to B (and sometimes via C, D and E) to ensure the sessions run smoothly...
Thursday July 24, 2008 The World At Your Feet: Womad Festival special offer
Womad Festival , the finest showcase of world music in the UK, is approaching this weekend and its organizers are now offering two day tickets for the special offer price of £100. And for families there's an even better offer: £175 for two adults with...
Sad But True: Metallica announce album tracklisting, includes Unforgiven III
Uh oh, here we go again…
As if it wasn't bad enough writing a rubbish sequel to their Black Album song The Unforgiven on the – frankly dire – Reload record, Metallica have decided to include a song called Unforgiven III on new album Death Magnetic...
Wednesday July 23, 2008 Do you like taking photographs?
Admit it, we all love looking at guitars and the people who play them. So this is a shameless plug for our sister magazine Digital Camera...
Each year, the magazine organises the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year competition. It's the leading contest...
Monday July 21, 2008 Robbie Gladwell signature guitar announced
JHS have just let the cat out of the bag concerning the brand spankin’ new Robbie Gladwell AV6PRG Signature Vintage Advance
“The Vintage AV6PRG has been made to my particular specifications and features P90-style pickups that can be ‘tuned’ to give the...
Wednesday July 16, 2008 Kings Of Leon UK Dates
Fresh from a number of apparently awesome festival headline slots, the mighty KoL will revisit Blighty during December for a brace of arena shows.
Dates are:
Dec 1st - Brighton Centre
Dec 2nd - Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Dec 4th - Newcastle Metro...
Tuesday July 15, 2008 Back In Black (Ice): AC/DC album title and release date revealed
Good news for those about to rock…
After months of speculation and an eight year wait since their last studio release, AC/DC are finally ready to return with a new album and tour.
The album Black Ice will reportedly be released on 27 October...
Monday July 14, 2008 Ooh La La: Faces to reform?
The Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan has confirmed that rest of the band, including singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood , are considering a reunion.
"We're hoping to get together later this year to play and then we may have some news, but I...
