Modern Guitars has recently posted an interview with John Petrucci. The interview covers several topics, such as John's time at Berklee, Dream Theater's "Greatest Hit", and the possibility of another Petrucci solo album: Brian: Will you be preparing another solo CD, in the vein of Suspended Animation? John: Yes, I will! That’s something I had a lot of success and a lot of … [Read more...]
Another Led Zeppelin Reunion Possible?
I mentioned a few weeks ago that Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham were in the studio jamming together and writing new material. It seems like politics may prevent a full reunion with Robert Plant from occurring, but MusicRadar is reporting that Plant may be interested in a potential reunion, there's just a lot of paperwork to fill out: Just for the O2 show, Plant … [Read more...]
The Black Strat
The Black Strat, the book about David Gilmour's legendary black Stratocaster by Gilmour's long-time guitar tech Phil Taylor, is being released by Hal Leonard on Monday, September 22. The book has been expanded and revised for this second edition. The release of the book is to coincide with the release of Gilmour's new 2CD/2DVD set, Live at Gdansk. Also, Fender will be … [Read more...]
Death Magnetic
If you're curious about what Metallica's new album Death Magnetic sounds like, they have offered a stream of the entire Death Magnetic album on their Web site. Surprising, given their earlier stance against Napster. I'm happy to see them trying to move past all of that. As a big fan of their earlier records, I was very curious to hear the new album, especially given the hype … [Read more...]
3/4 of Led Zeppelin Working on New Material
BBC News is reporting that members of Led Zeppelin are in the studio working on new songs. Jason Bonham is playing drums with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones on the sessions, but Robert Plant has not been involved. Furthermore, it would seem unlikely that an album would actually come of the sessions. According to Bonham: "Lots of politics [would need to] get ironed out [before … [Read more...]