Jas Obrecht got hired in 1978 to write for Guitar Player magazine. For his first assignment, he was sent to a huge music festival at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium, known as Bill Graham's "Day On The Green," to interview Canadian musician Pat Travers. But as rock musicians sometimes do, Travers sent him away without an interview. So Obrecht stayed backstage and played basketball … [Read more...]
New Van Halen Shirt – “Eruption!”
Van Halen Store has a killer new Eddie Van Halen shirt that we think you'll like. "ERUPTION!" Shirt (Small - 2XL, Slim-Fit, $24.95) "ERUPTION" - the blazing instrumental that introduced the world to the guitar genius of Eddie Van Halen! The front text of the shirt is striped, like Eddie's guitar. The back features Eddie's iconic red striped Frankenstrat guitar in … [Read more...]
Inquirer: Michael Anthony
From GuitarWorld.com Jun 1, 2010 (Originally published in Guitar World, April 2010) By Randy Harward, Photo by Bryan Adams Chickenfoot's Michael Anthony tells Guitar World why he plays bass, his first gig and his most embarrassing moment on stage. What first inspired you to play bass? It was by default that I started playing bass. Everybody that I knew wanted … [Read more...]
Joe Satriani Talks Solo Album, New Chickenfoot Songs, Politics
From BryanReesman.com: by Bryan Reesman on May.29, 2010, under Hard Rock & Metal, Music Musings Joe Satriani ripping into a lead with Chickenfoot. (Photo credit: Christie Goodwin.) Joe Satriani has forged a career out of combining shredding, six-string histrionics with a penchant for ear-catching melodies, racking up 15 Grammy nominations (although oddly, … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar To Open For Aerosmith This Summer
From USAToday.com: Jun 01, 2010 Aerosmith announces U.S. summer tour Just announced: Aerosmith will be hitting the road this summer with the Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock tour. An 18-city U.S. tour kicks off July 23 in Oakland, Calif. Tickets go on sale in select markets beginning Friday, June 4 at LiveNation.com. The recently announced hometown Fenway Park date … [Read more...]