Below is a video of Joe Bonamassa playing "Further On Up the Road" with Robert Randolph during this past weekend's Crossroads Festival in Chicago. It's nice to see Joe playing one of his Wildwood "Bonaburst" guitars. … [Read more...]
New Helmet Album Expected in September
Helmet have announced a new album called Seeing Eye Dog to be released on September 7, 2010. The album will feature 10 tracks, including a cover of the Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing." On the album, guitarist Page Hamilton is joined by drummer Kyle Stevenson, guitarist Dan Beeman and bassist Chris Traynor. Traynor may be familiar to Helmet fans, as he was a member of Helmet … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi with Herbie Hancock
Although Derek Trucks is largely taking this year off from touring, he hasn't stopped making music. He and wife Susan Tedeschi recently recorded a track called "Space Captain" with Herbie Hancock. Below is a video of the song recorded at Trucks and Tedeschi's Jacksonville, FL studio: … [Read more...]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Making Mojo
The Los Angeles Times recently spent some time with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers talking to them about the recording process for their album Mojo, which will be released this week. I was interested to hear that the album was recorded live with no overdubs. I can't wait to hear the whole album. I love the bluesy sound of the songs I've heard so far. … [Read more...]
Black Country Communion News
Black Country Communion have updated their website with a video interview with the band members about how the band came together and about the recording process. They've also announced an album release date of September 21 for North America and September 20 for Europe. The album will be named Black Country and the track listing for the album will be: 1. Black Country 2. … [Read more...]