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Rhino has unveiled a new David Lee Roth box set, The Warner Recordings 1985-1994, arriving on vinyl and CD on February 21st.

The 5-lp and 5-cd box sets house Roth’s solo recordings following his exit from Van Halen in 1985, beginning with the Crazy from the Heat EP and its hit song “Just a Gigolo.”

Dlr followed that up with the successful Eat ‘Em and Smile LP in 1986, featuring Roth teamed up with an all-star backing band featuring bassist Billy Sheehan, drummer Gregg Bissonette, and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. Roth then went on to release three more LPs on Warner including 1988’s Skyscraper, 1991’s A Little Ain’t Enough, and 1994’s Your Filthy Little Mouth.

Of note for collectors, the upcoming vinyl box set will contain the first-ever repressing of Your Filthy Little Mouth, which was only released on vinyl in Germany in 1994, making it a scarce and pricey original pressing.

Joe Satriani is known for his virtuoso skills on guitar, so any praise he heaps on another guitarist is worth its weight in gold. In a recent interview, Satriani commended Kurt Cobain, calling the late Nirvana frontman a “great guitar player.”

“I was very happy with those Nirvana records,” Satriani told Classic Rock. “He was a great guitar player. You go back and look at Nirvana clips, and you realize this guy is playing everything he’s supposed to play. He’s not looking at what he’s playing, so obviously he really knows the instrument.”

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He added, “And he’s playing with one of the greatest drummers of all time [Dave Grohl], so that wouldn’t have worked if he was not a good guitarist.”

Satriani was also asked if the decline of the guitar solo during the grunge explosion affected his approach to...

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have formed a new band together, the SatchVai Band, and announced a run of UK/European tour dates.

The formation of the band follows the duo’s excellent 2024 single, “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1.” While the guitarists are longtime friends and have shared the stage many times as pillars of the G3 shred-guitar tours, the song marked their first time collaborating on a studio track.

At the time of the song’s release, Satriani and Vai were on a co-headlining tour. Things must have went smoothly all round, as the two virtuosos decided to join forces for good and make “SatchVai” a full-on band.

“The Satchvai Band Tour is happening!” enthused Satriani [via a press release]. “I’m so looking forward to sharing the stage with Steve again. Every time we play together, it takes me back to when we were teenagers, eating and breathing music every second of the day,...

While my bank account gently weeps? A guitar owned by George Harrison just sold for an eye-popping $1.27 million at auction. It’s the highest-ever auction price for a guitar owned by the former Beatle.

George Harrison’s guitar fetches impressive price at auction George Harrison’s Futurama guitar displayed during “Played, Worn And Torn II” Julien’s Auctions Press Preview in New York City. | Manoli Figetakis/Getty Images

The early, Beatles-era Futurama guitar once owned by Harrison was the showpiece item in Julien’s Auction’s “Played, Worn & Torn II” sale. Heading into the auction, it was expected that the instrument might fetch upwards of $600,000, but the final hammer price was more than twice that.

The Futurama guitar was one of two guitars Harrison used most frequently while in the Beatles. He played it in more than 324 of the band’s performances, including those at the legendary Cavern Club, and...

Let’s be honest, the premise of Axs TV’s “Vinyl Obsession” is pretty straightforward: famous folks geek out over records. Yet, sometimes, the right pairing of personalities elevates the simple to something, well, maybe not profound, but certainly watchable. This Sunday, that pairing is guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and tattoo artist/musician Kat Von D. While their […]

Steve Vai and Kat Von D Spin Their Favorite Records on “Vinyl Obsession” Season 2 Episode 6...

The upcoming episode of “Vinyl Obsession,” titled “The One With Steve Vai and Kat Von D,” promises an exciting exploration of music that fans won’t want to miss. Scheduled to air on November 10, 2024, at 11:30 Pm on Axs TV, this episode features two iconic figures in the music and art worlds. Guitarist Steve Vai, known for his virtuosic skills and innovative sound, teams up with tattoo artist and musician Kat Von D, who brings her unique perspective on rock and roll.

In this episode, Vai and Von D take a trip down memory lane as they rediscover their favorite classic and contemporary rock bands. They will discuss what makes these artists special and share personal stories that connect them to the music. As they sift through their memories, they will ultimately choose their five favorite records, offering viewers a glimpse into their musical tastes and influences.

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Beat, the supergroup celebrating ’80s King Crimson, have announced a livestream of their upcoming concert in Los Angeles on November 10th.

The gig falls amidst the band’s massive Fall North American tour, which continues Wednesday (October 30th) in Indianapolis and runs through December 18th in Highland, California (get tickets here).

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For those unable to attend those dates, the L.A. livestream is an ideal way to experience Beat from the comfort of your own abode. The group features classic King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin alongside guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey. Taking their name from the seminal 1982 King Crimson album, Beat revisit the progressive rock band’s output during that decade, specifically 1981’s Discipline, the aforementioned Beat, and 1983’s Three of a Perfect Pair.

“The 1981 through 1984 King Crimson created a music all its own,” commented Levin in the initial tour announcement.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox offered up a Halloween edition of their “Sunday Lunch” series over the weekend. The video features the married couple performing a cover of the David Bowie classic “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).”

The King Crimson guitarist and the new wave singer have mostly been posting archival “Sunday Lunch” episodes in recent months, but the Bowie cover is a brand new performance. In the video, both Fripp and Toyah wear makeup inspired by the Scary Monsters album cover, with Toyah looking eerily similar to Bowie.

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Aside from the makeup, Toyah sports a black blazer with nothing underneath, singing the 1980 song as Fripp plays guitar. The video wraps up with Robert saying in a creepy voice, “Welcome to Toyah and Robert’s scary ‘Sunday Lunch,'” with Toyah playfully kissing the prog-rock pioneer on the side of his head.

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Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Vai have announced the G3 Reunion Live album, arriving January 31st. The virtuoso guitarists’ extended jam on Cream‘s “Crossroads” can be streamed now.

The live album was captured during the trio’s performance at the The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles earlier this year as part of the 2024 G3 reunion tour.

Arriving on 4-lp and 2-cd, the live album recreates the actual format of the G3 concerts: each guitarist performing a distinct set before the three virtuosos take the stage together for an all-out jam session.

The first LP features a full set from Vai; the second LP belongs to Eric Johnson; the third LP is Satriani; and the fourth LP (on splatter vinyl) houses the jam session — a medley of “Crossroads,” Jimi Hendrix’s “Spanish Castle Magic,” and a closing rendition of Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild.”

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Tool famously kept their music off digital platforms until finally making their catalog available to streaming services in 2019 upon the release of their latest album, Fear Inoculum. Looking back, singer Maynard James Keenan feels it was a big “mistake” for the band not to embrace the digital revolution earlier.

In a new conversation with rock personality Allison Hagendorf (watch below), the Tool vocalist was asked about the band’s decision to keep their music strictly on physical formats while most other music acts readily made their music available on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.

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Keenan emphasized that it wasn’t his choice to do so, insisting he had wanted to the band to go the digital route for 20 years, and that his bandmates finally “caved.”

“I feel like we missed the boat. Like it started with downloads, you know, 24 years ago,” Keenan told Hagendorf,...

Tna Wrestling star Eric Young has been tapped to host Season 2 of Axs TV’s Vinyl Obsession. One might ask what makes the former World Champion a good candidate for this assignment. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find Young is a big record enthusiast having amassed more than 2,000 vinyl albums. He is also a regular on the Nashville music scene attending countless concerts. The show sees Young link up with some of the biggest names in and out of music as they decide their top five records of all time. Megadeth Dave Mustaine and radio personality Bobby Bones kick off the season with a trip to Grimey’s in Nashville. From there, former Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach and Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett take over the search at The Record Parlour in Los Angeles. Future episodes include guitarist John 5, Grammy winner Steve Vai, Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt,...

Corey Taylor, Billy Morrison, and Steve Vai have unveiled an animated music video for their collaborative new single “Incite the Watch.”

The track hails from Morrison’s recent solo album, The Morrison Project, which was released earlier this year and features a stacked list of guest spots from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, and more.

Taylor and Vai are among the big names on the album, contributing vocals and guitar, respectively, on “Incite the Watch” — one of the LP’s more experimental tracks. The jumps between muted verses with electronic beats and rousing metal choruses are prime material for the Slipknot frontman, while the virtuosic Vai provides adorning guitar leads.

“Billy and I have known each other for so many years and we’ve done many performances together, it was only a matter of time before we put together something original and fascinating,” Taylor said via a press release.

Legendary bassist Tony Levin, best known for his work with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, has announced the new album Bringing It Down to the Bass. The LP features contributions from Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Vinnie Colaiuta, and more.

The album arrives via Flatiron Recordings on September 13th, one day after Levin kicks off the highly anticipated “Beat” tour celebrating the music of King Crimson with Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, and Steve Vai. According to Levin, the album is a long-time coming, as he’s been working on a number of the songs for years, if not decades.

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“It could have been done a long time ago, frankly,” Levin said in a press release, “but it’s because of a problem I have, which is a very good problem to have. And that’s that I have a lot of touring and...

Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Danny Carey, and Steve Vai — collectively performing under the supergroup name Beat — have extended their Fall 2024 North American tour celebrating the music of King Crimson with an additional 21 dates “due to overwhelming demand.”

The tour originally was scheduled to run from a September 12th show in San Jose, California, through a November 10th gig in Los Angeles. Now, an entire new leg has been added, running from November 18th in Thousand Oaks, California, through December 18th in Highland, California. Newly added cities include Seattle, Brooklyn, St. Louis, and San Antonio, among others.

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An artist pre-sale for the new dates starts today (June 25th) at noon Et / 9 a.m. Pt using the code Beattour via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

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Shout Factory will be most excellent to Bill & Ted fans this summer as they will release all three movies in a 4K box set on August 8th. Dubbed Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy, the set will include Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, and Bill & Ted Face the Music, all in glorious 4K. Party on, dudes!

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure has previously been released on 4K by Shout Factory, but the two sequels have received brand-new 4K remasters. You can check out the cover art and a list of special features below.

Disc One (Bill & Ted’S Excellent Adventure – 4K Uhd):

Presented In Dolby Vision Audio: English DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 Surround Audio Commentaries “Time Flies When You Are Having Fun” Theatrical Trailers

Disc Two (Bill & Ted’S Bogus Journey – 4K Uhd):

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Rock’s friskiest couple Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox are back with a brand-new edition of their “Sunday Lunch” performance series. This time around, the King Crimson guitarist and the new wave singer deliver a lickin’ good version of the Iggy & The Stooges classic “Search and Destroy.”

Sporting matching mohawks, the married pair pay homage to the godfather of punk, Iggy Pop, with a playful rendition of the Raw Power tune. Robert plays the song’s iconic guitar licks while Toyah sings and dances seductively around her husband. It all culminates with Toyah slowly licking the side of Robert’s face.

The ever-youthful Robert and Toyah just celebrated their 78th and 66th birthdays on May 16th and May 18th, respectively. They’ve been entertaining fans with their “Sunday Lunch” series for four years now.

‘Search and Destroy” follows performances of blink-182’s “Dammit,” Beastie Boys’ “(You Gotta) Fight for Your...

Isekai Metaller, a new manga by Ryo Kasuga, Hero's, and Comiplex in Japan captivates metal fans with unique fantasy and references. The manga pays homage to metal icons like Ozzy Osbourne while maintaining originality in fantasy. Aleki in Isekai Metaller embraces the metal genre, evolving into a Level 999 Metaller with a love for all things metal.

An isekai fantasy adventure is the last thing heavy metal guitarist Yamada, stage name Aleki, may have expected in the new manga, Isekai Metaller. As the young headbanger nearly thrashes into his thirties, he faces an unprecedented opportunity to use his gift elsewhere without surrendering his passions. To quote Megadeth, "Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard." So, when he is transported to a fantasy realm where his musician status is a novelty, Aleki is ready to rock and roll in Ryo Kasuga's new manga, Isekai Metaller.

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Billy Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, John 5, and Steve Stevens join Tommy London in the SiriusXM LA Garage to celebrate the release of Billy’s new album, “The Morrison Project.” During the special, they discussed recording with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor on “Incite the Watch,” Ozzy singing on “Crack Cocaine,” and much more.

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Watch the full album special now on the Ozzy’s Boneyard channel via the SiriusXM app with a subscription or free three-month trial. Check out a clip from it below.

Ozzy’s Boneyard (ch. 38) is Ozzy Osbourne’s 24/7 SiriusXM channel featuring classic hard rock and hosts Tommy London, Keith Roth, Luc Carl, Shannon Gunz, Mark Strigl, and Covino.

The Morrison Project Tracklist Drowning Crack Cocaine – Feat. Ozzy Osbourne ; Steve Stevens It’s Come to This The Ayes Have It – Feat. Al Jourgensen ; John 5 Dystopia Incite the Watch – Feat. Corey Taylor ; Steve Vai Puppets on a...

In an era where music production is often tempo’d to a click track, Tool remain steadfast in keeping their rhythm tracks as organic as possible.

Drummer Danny Carey revealed that the band has never recorded to a click, explaining why Tool opt for an old-school “live in the studio” approach to recording drums in a new interview with YouTuber Rick Beato (as transcribed by Metal Injection).

“We go to a big room to capture the drums… We’ll go to a place like Ocean Way or O’Henry — someplace that has a million dollars worth of microphones and a big beautiful room,” Carey said. “And then, our goal is just to capture the drum tracks, and we all play together. We’ll agree on a tempo, and we’ll start a click in our heads. And then, as soon as I count it off, we’re just playing.”

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Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Tool drummer Danny Carey, and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, performing under the moniker Beat, will celebrate King Crimson on a Fall 2024 North American tour.

The extensive trek kicks off September 12th in San Jose, California, and runs through November 8th in Las Vegas. In between, they’ll play shows in Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Toronto, Nashville, Minneapolis, and beyond.

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An artist ticket pre-sale is already under way using the code Beattour, and general ticket sales start Friday (April 5th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

The tour will see the all-star ensemble — guided by King Crimson members Belew and Levin — reinterpret three of the band’s ’80s albums: Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair.

King Crimson’s beloved Eighties albums Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair will be brought back to life in the fall on a special tour featuring guitarist Steve Vai, Tool drummer Danny Carey, Crimson singer/guitarist Adrian Belew, and Crimson bassist Tony Levin. The Beat tour kicks off September 12 in San Jose, California, and wraps up November 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ticket sales begin April 5.

Crimson founder Robert Fripp reanimated King Crimson in 1981 after a seven-year hiatus. The only member from the Seventies version he brought back into...

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have unveiled their first-ever collaborative song, “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1.”

The guitar wizards have shared the stage many times over the years as part of Satriani’s G3 tours, and recently kicked off their co-headlining “Satch/Vai” tour. However, the new single marks the first time the two have made a song together. Based on comments by Satriani in the press release, it appears to be part of a forthcoming album and the first movement in a three-part suite.

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“When Steve and I decided the time had finally come for us to collaborate on an album, I immediately thought of our humble beginnings, where we came from, and our teenage rock ’n’ roll hopes and dreams,” said Satriani.

The track itself is a love letter to the duo’s ’70s rock roots and sees them trading solos...

An animated video for Mark Knopfler’s all-star charity single “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” – which brought together a stunning lineup of over 60 guitar gods to raise funds for Teen Cancer America and the Teenage Cancer Trust – has been released. It features the final recording of Jeff Beck along with contributions by Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Ronnie Wood, Joan Jett, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and Sting.

The song came out a week ago, but it was difficult to discern who was playing what part throughout the ten-minute song.

It’s easy to draw a lot of conclusions from the title of Ozzy Osbourne’s new single with friend Billy Morrison, “Crack Cocaine,” without listening to it. But the singer says it’s more nuanced than that. “The song’s not about crack cocaine,” the Prince of Darkness tells Rolling Stone on a call from his L.A. home. “It’s about being in love with a chick. But it’s kind of what you might think Ozzy Osbourne would do. It’s, like, the two loves in my life: drugs and women.

Mark Knopfler has teamed up with a host of fellow guitar legends to record a version of his song “Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)” to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.

The Dire Straits frontman tapped Eric Clapton, Slash (Guns N’ Roses), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Brian May (Queen), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Pete Townshend (The Who), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Bruce Springsteen, Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Joan Jett, and many more, forming what he has dubbed “Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes.” Notably, the star-studded version opens with the final recorded guitar track by the late Jeff Beck.

Knopfler’s longtime collaborator Guy Fletcher handled the production of the track, which might be the greatest assemblage of guitar talent to co-exist on a single song. The Sgt. Pepper‘s-style artwork was created by Sir Peter Blake.

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Jim Beard, a Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer and member of Steely Dan since 2008, died Saturday in a New York hospital of complications from a sudden illness, a publicist announced. He was 63.

Beard had been touring with Donald Fagen’s Steely Dan on the Eagles’ current “Long Goodbye” tour; his final performance was Jan. 20 in Phoenix.

Beard worked alongside such jazz legends as Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin and recorded with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, The Brecker Brothers, Mike Stern, Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello and Steve Vai during his career.

He produced for Chick Corea, Al Jarreau and Esperanza Spalding and taught at institutions including the Mason Gross School of Arts, Berklee College of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music and the Sibelius Academy in Finland.

Beard recorded six solo CDs spanning the years 1990-2013 and won his Grammy in 2007 as a featured performer on the album Some Skunk Funk,...

Jim Beard, a pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer and arranger known for his work with Steely Dan as well as jazz musicians Wayne Shorter and John McLaughlin, died March 2 in a New York City hospital from complications of a sudden illness. He was 63.

His death was announced by a representative.

Born August 26, 1960, in Ridley Park, Pa, Beard moved to New York in 1985, launching a career that saw him perform with Steely Dan, McLaughlin, Shorter and Pat Metheny.

A member of Steely Dan since 2008, Beard until had been touring with the band as openers on the Eagles’ Long Goodbye Tour. His last performance with Steely Dan was on January 20 in Phoenix.

Beard also recorded with artists including Dizzy Gillespie, the Brecker Brothers, Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello, Toninho Horta and Steve Vai.

Beard has more than 100 published compositions featured on recordings by John McLaughlin, Michael Brecker and many others and in books such as The New Real Book.

A number of big tours are set to launch in March 2024, including Noah Kahan’s “We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour,” Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2 World Tour,” Sunny Day Real Estate’s tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of Diary, and The Magnetic Fields’ 25th anniversary celebration of 69 Love Songs.

Fans can also look forward to new tours from John Mellencamp, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Zz Top, and Peter Frampton.

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The “Stick Season” singer-songwriter kicks off the latest run of North American shows as part of his “We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour” in Vancouver on March 26th. The lengthy tour runs through early August and includes multiple nights in Toronto, Nashville, Denver, New York, and Boston. [Tickets]

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Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler has united with over 60 artists — including Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Sting, Brian May, Joan Jett, Nile Rogers, and Brian May — to create a new version of his 1983 instrumental “Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero.”

The song arrives on March 15, though you can hear a brief sample right now. It’s the final recording Jeff Beck created before his death in January 2023. All proceeds from the release will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.

The fourth volume of Jacob Collier’s Djesse is on the way!

On Friday, the musician released the sweet single “Mi Corazón” with Colombian pop star Camilo, days after revealing the star-studded track list for his upcoming album, out Feb. 29.

“Camilo is without doubt one of my favorite humans and musical forces on the planet,” Collier said in a press statement about the song. “Despite us only having met three times, we genuinely feel like brothers.”

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Billy Morrison — the longtime rhythm guitarist in Billy Idol’s band and former bassist for The Cult — has announced a new solo album featuring a who’s who of rock luminaries. The LP, titled The Morrison Project, boasts appearances by Idol, Ozzy Osbourne, Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), and more.

Among the other guests on the album, due April 19th, are guitarist John 5 (Mötley Crüe), drummer Tommy Clufetos, rapper Darryl “Dmc” McDaniels (Run-dmc), singer Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes), guitarist Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), and more.

Morrison co-wrote and recorded most of the songs with drummer Erik Eldenius (Billy Idol) and bassist Jeordie White, with a few of the guest performers sharing writing credits, as well.

The first single, “Drowning,” which doesn’t feature any of the guest musicians, will arrive on February 23rd.

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Sammy Hagar has announced “The Best of All Worlds” featuring an all-star backing band that includes bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani, and drummer Jason Bonham.

The Summer 2024 outing will hit 28 cities across the US and Canada, kicking off July 13th in West Palm Beach, Florida, and wrapping up on August 31st in St. Louis. The itinerary also includes shows in Tampa, Bridgeport, Toronto, Chicago, Las Vegas,Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, and elsewhere. Loverboy will serve as the tour’s primary support.

A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Thursday, November 16th at 10 a.m. local time using the code Backstage. General ticket sales start Friday, November 17th at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

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Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are uniting for the “Satch/Vai” Spring 2024 US co-headlining tour.

The trek will be the first time the two guitar shredders have hit the road together outside of their iconic G3 project with Eric Johnson. Dates kicks off March 22nd in Orlando and run through May 8th in Salt Lake City, with additional shows still to be announced.

An artist ticket pre-sale goes live Monday (November 13th) at 10 a.m. local via Ticketmaster using the code SVx24. A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates will follow on Tuesday (November 14th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Backstage. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

“The Satch/Vai Tour is happening!” exclaimed Satriani via a press release. “I’m so looking forward to sharing the stage with Steve again.

Mumbai-based versatile music composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Ambar Das has joined forces with Delhi-based journalist-author Pritisha Borthakur to create a mesmerizing English country rock number titled ‘Hazy Days’. Released on September 22, the song has already captivated audiences with its infectious melodies and poignant lyrics.

‘Hazy Days’ narrates the tale of an individual who embarks on a journey from a quaint village to pursue metropolitan aspirations. Despite achieving professional success, he finds himself yearning for the simplicity of his hometown, the warmth of friends and family, and the carefree moments he left behind. This song marks Borthakur’s debut as a lyricist, showcasing her depth of emotion and storytelling prowess. With over 15 years of experience in journalism and globally acclaimed authorship of the progressive children’s book “Puhor and Niyor’s Mural of Family Stories”, Borthakur adds a new dimension to her creative journey.

Ambar Das boasts an impressive portfolio of 73 audio albums,...

Mumbai-based versatile music composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Ambar Das has joined forces with Delhi-based journalist-author Pritisha Borthakur to create a mesmerizing English country rock number titled ‘Hazy Days’. Released on September 22, the song has already captivated audiences with its infectious melodies and poignant lyrics.

‘Hazy Days’ narrates the tale of an individual who embarks on a journey from a quaint village to pursue metropolitan aspirations. Despite achieving professional success, he finds himself yearning for the simplicity of his hometown, the warmth of friends and family, and the carefree moments he left behind. This song marks Borthakur’s debut as a lyricist, showcasing her depth of emotion and storytelling prowess. With over 15 years of experience in journalism and globally acclaimed authorship of the progressive children’s book “Puhor and Niyor’s Mural of Family Stories”, Borthakur adds a new dimension to her creative journey.

Ambar Das boasts an impressive portfolio of 73 audio albums,...

Spin̈al Tap bassist Derek Smalls is back with his first new song in five years: “Must Crush Barbie.”

Nope — Smalls isn’t buying Barbie mania following the release of the blockbuster film this summer. Smalls called it the “embodiment of lukewarm water,” and in his press release, the new song is described as an “excoriating attack on the pink sensation” and a “much-needed antidote to the ubiquitous pinkness that has spilled out of movie theatres this summer and onto the high streets with wall-to-wall media coverage.”

“Must Crush Barbie” is indeed a cantankerous takedown of the Mattel fashion doll brand and the subsequent film. Based around a guitar riff that sounds vaguely like the old Batman television theme, Smalls bellows into the mic such phrases as “wasted film and ink” and “too much pink,” making his point in as few words as possible. The classic Spin̈al Tap sound is alive and well.

Joe Satriani is best known as the guitar virtuoso who plumbs the outer regions of space for music which needs no words. His instrumental progression has only yielded a few songs with lyrics, but they tell stories. Satriani’s most recentrecord, The Elephants of Mars, is basically a travelog, which includes a dip in the waters beneath Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. But many Den of Geek readers might remember him as the talent behind a towering ‘90s instrumental record which featured a surprising visual connection to the Marvel Universe.

Satriani’s 1987 album Surfing with the Alien has nothing to do with surf music, a musical genre which produced quite a few brilliant guitarists, or even the Marvel character Silver Surfer. Released on October 15, 1987, Satriani’s second album featured the famed Marvel hero on the front cover and the hand of Galactus on the back, as illustrated by John Byrne.

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A pair of unreleased Frank Zappa concerts from 1980 — highlighting shows from a tiny New York club and a packed German arena — will feature on the latest archival release excavated from the Zappa family vaults.

Zappa ’80: Mudd Club/Munich, out March 3, boasts two complete shows from the guitar god’s short-lived five-piece lineup, gigs that followed a torrid 1979 that saw Zappa release both Sheik Yerbouti and his three-act Joe’s Garage.

The first show in the 3Cd set showcases Zappa and company’s May 8, 1980 gig at New York City’s 240-capacity Mudd Club,...

We're in a full-blown "Karate Kid" renaissance era. The franchise that started with "The Karate Kid" in 1984 not only got three sequels and later a remake in 2010, but it spawned the series "Cobra Kai," which began on YouTube and ended up on Netflix. The first film was the story of young Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio), who just moved with his mom to Los Angeles from the East Coast. He gets bullied by Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), a student at the Cobra Kai karate dojo, and meets a mentor in Mr. Miyagi (the late Pat Morita), who teaches him how to defend himself. 

"Cobra Kai" not only gave audiences a chance to see what happened to Lawrence and Larusso later in life, but it brought back characters from the first three films. It's been a huge hit with fans, who remember the first film with tremendous amounts of love. Now Macchio...

Brett Tuggle, a journeyman keyboardist who logged two decades in Fleetwood Mac during their reunion era and also served as a founding member of the David Lee Roth Band in the Eighties, died June 19 from complications related to cancer. He was 70.

Tuggle’s son Matt confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. “He was loved by his family so much,” Matt says. “His family was with him throughout the entire time of his illness. He was a lovely father. He gave me music in my life.”

Over the course of his long career,...

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features keyboardist David Rosenthal.

As a kid growing up in Edison, New Jersey, in the Seventies, David Rosenthal used to hop on a train and...

Brian Wilson, Jack Black, James Hetfield, and more will appear at the annual Little Kids Rock Benefit, which will take place virtually April 14th at 8 p.m. Et.

Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit that works to ensure public school districts — especially those in underserved communities — have access to music education. This year’s benefit will feature a mix of musical performances, an online auction, speeches, and testimonials about the program as it aims to bring free instruments and music lessons to a million students across the country when in-person learning can regularly resume.

The 2021 Grammys were an awards show like none before them, in countless ways — and although opinions are mixed about what worked and what didn’t, the consensus seem to be largely positive, with inevitable caveats.

Perhaps most of all, the way the Grammys chose to handle the “In Memoriam” segment, which on most awards shows is fraught with omissions and misspellings and ensuing outrage, received some of the most positive reactions — especially considering the fact that, after the awful past year, nearly a thousand names were considered for the segment, according to host Trevor Noah.

Yet the brief segment paying tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died in October at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer, has gotten a fair amount of abuse, particularly from the band’s substantial fan base in the hard rock and metal world. The tribute featured a 20-ish-second video of a typically...

2020 was a year of painful losses, and the music world was no exception. Our weekly Rolling Stone Music Now podcast spotlighted the lives of some of the many musicians we lost this year, including one of rock & roll’s founders and two of rock’s greatest-ever virtuosos. Press play on the episodes below to listen now, or hear any episode and subscribe iTunes or Spotify.

We played never-before-heard audio of an interview with Eddie Van Halen, and interviewed biographer Greg Renoff, along with tributes from Tom Morello, Steve Vai, and Gene Simmons.

Weezer, Mark Knopfler, and Leon Bridges are among the artists who have donated instruments to a new auction benefiting efforts to help the struggling live music industry.

The auction was organized by the National Independent Talent Organization (Nito), which comprises over 1,000 independent talent agencies, management firms, live touring entities, and more. Per a release, the sale will raise funds for their “continued efforts to ensure that the live touring industry has a united voice both in Washington, D.C., and in a rapidly changing economy.” The auction marks Nito’s first fundraising initiative,...

Live music has been virtually wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic. So to help out the talent agencies, management firms, artists and live touring companies fighting to stay alive, a fundraiser featuring some superstar guitars is on auction.

The nonprofit National Independent Talent Organization (Nito) is behind the effort, launching a Guitar and Stringed Instruments Auction. Starting today and running through Sunday, December 13, the auction is open to the public and will help raise crucial funds for Nito’s continued efforts to ensure that the live touring industry has a united voice in Washington D.C. and in a rapidly changing economy.

A selection of guitars and stringed instruments will be on auction from George Benson, Leon Bridges, David Bromberg, Mike Doughty, Fall Out Boy, Steve Forbert, Tom Higgenson/Plain White T’s, Jack Johnson, Will Kimbrough, Mark Knopfler, Sonny Landreth, Tommy Lee, Nick Lowe, Steve Martin, J Mascis, John Mellencamp,...

There is no such thing as a casual Frank Zappa fan — it’s an all-or-nothing proposition. (Really, there’s no such thing as a casual Frank Zappa listener, period: You either immediately recoil from his grandiose, often goofy odes to dancin’ fools and yellow snow, self-promoting pimps and and S&m aficionados … or you end friendships arguing over which bootleg of his Over Nite Sensation ’73 shows is the best.) And on a scale from one to plays-in-a-Joe’s-Garage-cover-band, we’d put Alex Winter’s level of worship somewhere near an eight.

Alex Winter’s musical documentary Zappa is a fun movie which frames Frank Zappa the way he should be, as a hero. While this may ring particularly true for fans of the original Mother of Invention, the film is also a must-see for anyone who plugged in a guitar, banged drums, pounded a piano, ruined their teeth on clarinet reeds, or waited for their triangle part to come up in a Julliard School of Music chamber ensemble. It is also for social justice warriors stretching to see beyond the warning labels. The feature documentary is an intimate look at an artist who defied labels, both the record industry ones which curtailed output, and the easy, cheesy, tags of pundits, critics and frightened senate committees.

“This is the beginning of your new future,” Zappa assures an appreciative audience in the archival concert footage which sets the tone. Winter begins the film in the Czech Republic,...

Alex Winter has had a busy year with the release of Bill and Ted Face The Music released earlier this year. Winter is an actor that kids from the 80s would best recognize as being one of the vampires in the cult hit The Lost Boys. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure came out in 1989 giving a generation of kids theirs own language. Winter had been busy behind the camera as well as being in front of it. He has directed many documentaries over the past three decades. His latest project should interest many music fans. A film about the private life and times of musician Frank Zappa is about to get released and looks really compelling. With unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and all archival footage, Zappa explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Alex...

The thing about artists is that their life’s work is objective. It remains once they’re gone. Few other career paths can claim that since money doesn’t count. You don’t make money. Some earn it. Some steal it. Some do everything in their power to avoid its hold on their lives beyond the basic need for survival. And by all accounts, Frank Zappa was keenly aware of that distinction. He knew what was necessary to help raise a family and what was necessary to feed his creative process. Money was therefore not the endgame, but instead a crucial raw material. That which came in went out to build what truly mattered: a legacy on vinyl, paper, and tape. He created as a compulsion, not as an enterprise.

It therefore makes perfect sense when director Alex Winter sets his camera inside the composer’s personal vault to see...