Young blueswoman Joanne Shaw Taylor will be releasing her second album titled Diamonds In the Dirt on November 9. Her first album, White Sugar, which introduced her to the world as both a talented singer and guitarist, made my list of notable albums from 2009. Diamonds In the Dirt was produced by Jim Gaines, who also recorded White Sugar, and was recorded in rural Tennessee … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Live From Royal Albert Hall Blu Ray and CD
Joe Bonamassa will be releasing a CD version of his DVD Live from the Royal Albert Hall on October 19, 2010. The download version has been available on iTunes since the DVD was released, but this is the first time that the show has been released on CD. Joe is playing in top form at this show. He even has Eric Clapton guest on "Further On Up the Road." In addition to the CD … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson’s ‘Up Close’ Release Date November 9?
Astute Guitar Lifestyle reader Darren M. noticed that Amazon has put a release date of November 9, 2010 on Eric Johnson's upcoming album Up Close. In my experience, Amazon publishes a release date for upcoming projects if the publisher gives them a release date, so hopefully this means that EMI is actually planning on releasing the album in November. It's always possible that … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson News
I know that there are quite a few Eric Johnson fans that visit Guitar Lifestyle, and although there's still no report of when his new album will be released, that doesn't mean that Eric has been resting. Guitar Lifestyle reader Darren M. sent me some links to a few interviews that Eric has done recently to promote his upcoming acoustic tour among other things: Eric Johnson: … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Interview with Guitar Center
Guitar Center recently interviewed Joe Bonamassa. As you'd expect, the interview covers Joe's influences, his signature Gibson Les Paul, the future of the blues, and his approach to letting people tape his shows: I don't understand artists who don't let people film their concerts and hire a bunch of goons to roam the audience and harass fans. These days people want to check … [Read more...]