Guitar legend, Jeff Beck still continues his road trip this year as after announcing the U.S. and U.K trip he has just confirm new European tour dates this year via his official site. On the site, Jeff posted that he will be starting the European leg on July 12 and set to end on July 27.

In the European tour, Jeff will be playing in music festivals rather than a solo gig, some of the festivals that he will embark on are the Holland Bosbob Festival, France Festival Jazz @ Sete, Switzerland Montreux Festival, and many more. Just as it was informed earlier for this year's tour the guitarist will be accompanied by the lineup of Tal Wikenfeld on Bass, Jason Rebello on Keyboards and Vinnie Colaiuta on Drums.

Beside the upcoming European tour, Jeff also has another schedule that he will be fulfilling after the U.K. shows which is the Canadian tour, that will be started from 6-9 July. In Canada the guitar hero will be embarking on three cities which are Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec.

Meawhile at the moment Jeff himself is still preparing to do his upcoming U.S. tour that will start on April 4 and will finished on April 23. Meanwhile the U.K. and Ireland dates are set to begin on June 24- July 4.


Here are Jeff Beck's European Tour dates:

Just as it was promised before guitar virtuoso, Richie Kotzen finally announced the tour schedule for his South American tour via his official MySpace page. On the page Richie reveals about 6 dates that will start from 24 April at Chile Santiago Venue Club Rock Y Guitarras and set to end on May 2 at Pavilhao Municipal de Eventos De Pomerode.

The confirmation about the upcoming South American tour was previously said by Richie, just after he finished his latest European tour and the Guitar Generation U.S. gig. Expressing his delight over his latest shows the ex-Mr. Big guitarist said, "Although I have been spending a lot of time overseas (the last 3 years) this time I was invited to some countries I have never been before. I was very impressed with the people I met on this trip."

Beside the South American tour, Richie also has plan to do some gigs in the U.S. and Japan this year. "As well as touring South America again I am also exploring options as it relates to finally touring North America. It is crazy for me to think that the only time I ever really toured North America on MY music (and not a part of a band) was in 1994, Richie Explained."

Not only preparing his tour, on his latest words the guitar virtuoso also reveale that he is also prearing to work on a new solo record. Revealing the plan Richie stated, "I am listening to all the ideas I've documented in my travels with the intent to record what will become my next solo record. Although I have no clue how it will end I am anxious to begin the recording process once more."

New updates comes from guitar hero Gary Hoey as he announced to fans that he will release a new album titled "Only Human" this summer. Through his official newsletter Gary stated that he and his band are currently working hard to finish the new record so it can be finished this year.

Beside revealing about the upcoming new album on his official newsletter Gary also remind fans about his upcoming Rock the Waves 2 event that will start from November 8 to November 15 on The Carnival cruise that will take off from Long Beach, CA. Moreover, the Fender guitars' endorser also promised that there will be a special guest that will join him on the event. To book for tickets for the cruise just log in to this link.

Another new updates that Gary also shared to fans is his upcoming tour dates where he added two more shows to follow previous dates on April 3-4. The two new shows will be at Orange Blossom Junction in Exeter, CA on April 2 and also at San Manuel Indian Casino, Highland CA on April 9. Be sure to check them out if you guys are in town.

Here is the current tour dates for Gary Hoey shows:

Trash metal legend Metallica gives a treat to their fans on March 26 as they premiered their official music video for the band's new song titled "Broken, Beat & Scarred" via their official website. On the site the rockers also revealed some details about the clip saying that it was directed by Wayne Ihsam during the band's 2008 tour in Ontario and Fresno.

Just as it was detailed by the band the new clip doesn't have any special features as it only features footage from their live performances from the shows that they did in those two cities. The track itself is the sixth single that was outed from their latest record "Death Magnetic" (dropped in September, 12 2008).

Beside premiering their new clip through their official site Metallica also announced to fans that they will be releasing another special single CD collectors pack of the new song "Broken, Beat & Scarred" which will be released in a form of digi-packs and single CD.

For the complete list of the upcoming Metallica stuffs just visit this link


Video Premiere: Metallica's Broken, Beat & Scarred"

Being a huge fans of Firehouse, i for sure knew that Bill Leverty is more than just a great songwriter who plays guitar, he is definitely a great guitar player and an awesome song writer too. Proving it Bill unleashed his second solo record which is also his first Instrumental CD titled "Southern Exposure".

The first time i heard the songs from this CD honestly i was blown away especially hearing Bill's guitar playing, i would say for even those who have listen to lots Firehouse songs would probably stunned to hear all the things that he played there. There are still his characteristic guitar sound but so many fancy stuffs, blues influence that you can't find on Firehouse's album

This album have about 10 varied instrumental tracks from the usual Firehouse's rock stuffs, the blues-rock until beautifully crafted ballads tracks. When you tune in to this record, you would be shaking your head listening to the rockin first track "Hang Six", which reminds me a little of Firehouse's hard rock songs such as "Reach for the Sky", "All she wrote", "Hold you Fire" but with more guitar playing certainly.

Another pure rock feel track from the record that you can enjoy is "The Valley of the Kings" as for other songs most of them are Bill's cool blues-rock and roll thing such as "Billy's Blue Jeans," "Southern Exposure", "Trick Baby", "Jumping Through Hoops" and "Giddy Up". Meanwhile for ballad's lover you can tune in to the melodic ballad rock of "No Matter What", "How Many Ways" or the unique acoustic track titled "A Day of Hope".

Overall i have to say that i like the album a lot, it's definitely a worth buying guitar record which will give pleasure for Firehouse and Bill's fans and also something fresh for guitar heads out there. The combination of Bill's rock-blues stuff with his guitar playing gives a unique and refreshing experience about the album, and as far as i can say this record proves that Bill is a great guitarist who also writes great songs.

Tracks listing for Bill Leverty's "Southern Exposure"
1. Hang Six
2. The Valley of the King
3. Billy's Blue Jeans
4. No Matter What
5. Southern Exposure
6. How Many Ways
7. Trick Baby
8. Jumping Through Hoops
9. A Day Of Hope
10. Giddy Up

You can listen to all of the tracks at http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/1304223
To purchase this cool record just visit Bill's official site



RATING
8/10

With a permission from Bill himself, we are allowed to give you a free download of one the songs so we pick you "The Valley of The King" Enjoy

many thanks to Bill Leverty of Firehouse







written by Dewa Nugraha

News has just arrived from the London Guitar Show camp as they announced the artists line-up that will entertain the audience at the famous annual event. The organizers through their official press release has confirmed the appearance of amazing guitarists and other musicians such as the likes of Steve Vai, Albert Lee, Phil Hilborne and also renown bass players such as TM Stevens and Marco Mendoza.

Just as we previously revealed, Steve will be appearing at the event to introduce his new lesson program the Alien Guitar Secret Masterclass, which is an exciting 3 hours of once in a lifetime opportunity to hear Steve discuss music theory, guitar techniques, the music business, and how to discover and unlock personal musical identity. Beside giving the masterclass the guitar virtuoso will also perform at the event, jamming with Phil and Nicko McBrain.

Another performer at the show is a new rock band Swans in Flight which will be taking two special guests on the show which are TM and Marco. Beside the band, another interesting player to watch at the show is guitar player Jan Akkerman who has lots of experience working with lots of top notch musicians including BB King and even Ice-T.

Beside the performances of top musicians other show that attendance can watch at the event is the final of Guitar Idol which is the world’s biggest online talent search to find the hottest undiscovered guitarists in the world (details about the finalist can be viewed at http://www.guitaridol.tv. The London Guitar show itself will be held from 11-14 June at ExCel London, more updates about the event and tickets purchasing can be viewed at http://www.londoninternationalmusicshow.com/

After receiving a warm welcome from music fans for their latest album "Secret Voyage" that managed to stay at the Billboard New Age Top 10 Chart for 35 weeks, Blackmore's Night are set to give their fans a gift by announcing their 2009 Tour dates. On their official website, Richie Blackmore's led group revealed that they will be away to Europe (Mostly Germany) from June 27 until July 31.

Through their official press release the band also gives the chance for fans who want's to gave a special front row seat at the venue, if the devotees are really-really interested on the offer they can booked their place by contacting susanne@ritchieblackmore.de. The seating for it will be served as a first come first granted one, moreover the rockers also hopes that their fans can also wear the same type of outfit as Blackmore's Night in any venues.

Beside revealing the news about their upcoming tour, Blackmore's Night also revealed more good news to their fans revealing that "Secret Voyage" has been voted as the number one Celtic album in 2008 by New Age Reporter and NPR stations. Meanwhile, another important news that the band also shared through their official press release was the fact that they got a song titled "Olde Mill Inn" used as one of the songs in Jim Carrey's latest movie Yes Man.

"Secret Voyage" itself is the band's latest studio record that was dropped in July 15 in the U.S., June 27 in Germany and June 30 in most other European countries. The album consist of 12 tracks and was described as kaleidoscopic musical journey through time and space, incorporating and rearranging traditional melodies from all over Europe.

Blackmore's Nights Tour Dates:

Getting closer to release their debut album which hasn't had an exact release date, new supergroup Chickenfoot keep on giving their fans some teaser by posting a new greeting video on their official site. On the new clip fans can see the band members goofing around while trying to explain the meaning and things about Chickenfoot.

Previoulsy as one of thier attempt to tease their fans the band have already streamed two songs from their upcoming self titled debut album, those songs were "Soap on the Rope" and "Down the Drain". The new tracks can be listened at their official MySpace page or directly from their official site.

About the official release date for their self title debut, until this date the band still haven't reveal anything as just yet, though the band's guitarist Joe Satriani did revealed that it will be out in a month or two. Dispite haven't set a release date yet, Joe has also stated that the band will start performing by doing a CD release party on May and also set to do a tour in Europe and U.S. after that.

Revealing about his excitement about the new band, Joe previously stated to the media, "I'm so excited about bringing our new band and music to the stage. The energy this unit puts out is incredible, absolutely amazing. Chickenfoot Rocks! " Speaking more about the album, the media stated that for their official first single, Chickenfoot won't be picking the two streamed songs but it would be either "Oh Yeah!" or "Bitten by Wolf".

More new updates comes from the new super group Chickenfoot, which consists of Joes Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith as the band have finally streamed two full audio of their new songs. The rockers streamed the songs via their official MySpace page and the two tracks were "Soap on the Rope" and "Down the Drain".

Despite already revealing two new songs that will be on their debut album, the band still haven't set an official release date yet for their upcoming self-titled LP. However, previously Joe did gave a hint that the new record will be released in about a month or two. Meanwhile, according to reports the song that will be set as the official first single are either "Oh Yeah!" or "Bitten by Wolf".

In order to support the band's upcoming album's release Chickenfoot will also headline some shows such as some CD release party sometime in May and European and U.S. tour which will start this summer. And according to Blabbermouth.net the band have actually did a surprise gig on March 18 where they play a show for Best Buy employee.

Meanwhile, earlier Joe also stated his excitement about the guitarist's new band saying, "I'm so excited about bringing our new band and music to the stage. The energy this unit puts out is incredible, absolutely amazing. Chickenfoot Rocks! " Moreover the guitar legend also ensures that the new band will play nothing but "high-energy, kick-ass rock'n'roll. We all bring to the table some unusual influences and then we also share a lot of roots. And I think that's where a true color of a band comes out, just how we react to each other. So, it's definitely rock music. We haven't brought each other together to do a techno record."

Still busy with their hectic tour schedule, British rockers Dragonforce already planned to give another special gift for their devoted fans which is a re-issue of their debut album "Valley of the Damned". The re-packaged album which in total have 9 dashing tracks will be outed via Spinefarm Records.

According to Blabbermouth.net, "Valley of the Damned" re-issued will be dropped in the U.K on May 24, however there hasn't been any confirmation yet whether it will be release outside of the U.K or not. Moreover, to make the re-packaged album special, the band have already remastered and remixed the old material, and also added a bonus DVD so fans would be satisfied.

The DVD itself contains lots of special features such as exclusive footage of the band's comment and also a live performance of them playing the "Valley of the Damned" (a song that is also the album's tittle track) in Osaka, Japan on their first visit there. With this addition, the re-issued album would definitely be something worthy for the band's die hard devotees.

Meanwhile, the band themselves at the moment is still busy with their world tour in support of the rockers latest outing "Ultra Beatdown" that was dropped to the market on August 20, 2008 in Japan and on August 26, 2008 world wide. As a bid to promote the record, the band have already released two singles, they are "Heroes of Our Time" and "The Last Journey Home".






written by Dewa Nugraha

Exciting news finally arrives from Mr. Big camp revealing and confirming that the upcoming Japan reunion tour won't be the only show for them as the band's bass player Billy Sheehan confirmed on his official MySpace Blog, that would play in more cities soon. Answering hundreds of fans questions on when will Mr. Big come to their countries, Billy wrote "The answer is ASAP! (As Soon As Possible). We never choose where we play (almost no band ever does), we only play where they book us."

Moreover Billy also that they will play anywhere and promises to fans in lots of countries in the world that they will arrive soon. Billy said, "we all are excited to play anywhere & everywhere, and that we wouldn't even think of NOT playing somewhere that we were booked. (Except current shooting war zones, but even that is possible). So everyone in the UK, South America, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Singapore, The United States of America, Canada, Central America, Morocco, The Middle East, All of the EU, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Croatia, Serbia, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Russian Federation, Korea, Guam, India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Cuba, Mexico, The Bahama's, Puerto Rico, and many many more (Those are the countries I've heard from so far--no kidding), will get a show if its in any way possible)"

Beside revealing that Mr. Big do have the plan for a world tour, Billy once again stated his joy of the band's reunion and promises that they will do more cool stuffs such as new music and adventures. "Our pleasure! I'm very happy to be hanging out with Pat, Eric, and Paul again. We made some great music (IMHO), and had some amazing adventures. That there will be more of both pleases me beyond words," Billy said.

Mr. Big themselves have confirmed that they are reuniting with all original members line-up and already booked some dates in Japan for the reunion tour . Previously to the press Billy also stated the reason they picked Japan as the landmark for their reunion saying, "Us going to Japan to plan is more about being in a place that's comfortable, and being around fans who will be good to us. And maybe they'll give us some constructive criticism too, who knows? But it's not about making money. Believe me, we could've done this ten years ago if that's was all we were after."

Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix have been widely known as great guitar legends in a different time line, acknowledging this fact recently USA Today referred that Eddie is Jimi Hendrix at his time. However the Van Halen guitarist, doesn't agree with this comparation saying, "I say it's a hell of a compliment, but at the same time I'm really nothing like Jimi Hendrix."

Revealing his words to Spinner.com, Eddie explained that rejecting the comparation doesn't mean that he dissrespected Jimi, he just felt that his way to different from the late guitar hero. "I'm just saying I'm very different than Hendrix because I create stuff. He used so many effects and stuff that I was the complete opposite. I wanted the guitar to do things, but nobody built the guitar that I wanted. Hendrix didn't do things like that," Eddie said.

Morever, the Van Halen frontman also stated that he do admire Jimi's guitar playing though he tought that the "Little Wing" hit maker does have some trouble getting his gear tuned on live shows. "He was an amazing player, but if you ever heard any live bootlegs of him, even some of the Woodstock stuff, it's hard for him to keep that thing even tuned," Eddie stated.

Beside shouting out his opinion regarding the comparation between him and Jimi, to the website Eddie also talked about other stuffs such as the first songs that influnced him to play, which were "Pipeline", "Wipeout" and a blues theme to the soundtrack of Easy Rider. Not only that, at the end of his note, the guitar master also shouted his concern over the advancement of technology this days that he feels is bad for musicians. "I think it stops people from being creative, because they don't have to. But also, to me, it lowers the standards, " He stated.

An exciting news comes for guitar heads from Raleigh Music Academy (RMA) as the music school announced that they will have two special guests that will be joining them on their upcoming Guitar Workshop, to be held on July. The special guests that will be giving some cool stuffs for the attendance are two exciting guitar hero, Guthrie Govan and Mattias Eklundh.

The event itself set to start from July 14 to 18 and it will also be opened for students outside of RMA but they will be charged more than the attendats from the music academy. There are two packages prepared for students who wan't to join the amazing experience there, which are the full summer workshop package and the 2-day Friday/Saturday package.

According to RMA's press release on their official site, the price they set for the Guitar Workshop is:
FOR VISITING STUDENTS (those who are not currently taking lessons at the RMA)

* Full Summer Workshop Package - Tuition - $395.00 (plus $25.00 registration/materials fee) - Includes all afternoon classes, nightly clinics and 1 catered dinner on Thursday.

* 2-day Friday/Saturday Package - Tuition - $185.00 (plus $25.00 registration/materials fee) - Includes all of the Friday and Saturday classes/clinics.

FOR CURRENT RMA STUDENTS

* Full Summer Workshop Package - Tuition - $345.00 (plus $25.00 registration/materials fee) - Includes all afternoon classes, nightly clinics and 1 catered dinner on Thursday.

* 2-day Friday/Saturday Package - Tuition - $145.00 (plus $25.00 registration/materials fee) - Includes all of the Friday and Saturday classes/clinics.

Beside Guthrie and Mattias, previously RMA has already announced that they will also have guitar virtuoso Greg Howe at their school to give a clinic and masterclass, which will be held on April 18.




written by Dewa Nugraha

New details about the highly awaited new super group Chickenfoot arrives again and this time it came from the band's guitarist, the one and only Joe Satriani. Announcing the news on his official website, that the rock act's new record will be a self titled album and despite hasn't reveal an exact release date yet, Joe stated that Chickenfoot's debut LP will be outed in about a month or two. As for the first single, reports claim that there are discussion on whether it will be "Oh Yeah!" or "Bitten by Wolf".

Moreover, just as Sammy Hagar previously said Joe confirmed to the fans that the idea to make the band arrives about a year ago in late February when they got together in Vegas and did a jamm session infront of many fans. The guitar virtuoso explained that starting from that day, he, Sammy, Chad and Michael finally decided that they should just go for it and he sure is glad that it happened.

Not only that, on his site Joe also wrote that in support of his new band's upcoming record they will do some shows, starting with doing a few CD release party gigs sometime in May as starter. Beside that, the guitar master also confirmed that the band will also do some tour in Europe to embark on some festivals before flying back to U.S. for some headlining tour in the summer.

Commenting his excitement about his new band and their upcoming projects, Joe wrote on his site, "I'm so excited about bringing our new band and music to the stage. The energy this unit puts out is incredible, absolutely amazing. Chickenfoot Rocks! " Meanwhile, aside from sharing the stories about Chickenfoot, Joe also announced to his devotees that this year he will be releasing a new DVD, which is titled "Live in Paris", taken from his recent world tour in the city in support of the guitar virtuoso's latest outing "Professor Satchifunkilus and the Musterion of Rock" (dropped in 2008). More inside scope on Chickenfoot can be check out on Guitar World magazine's June issue, which will be released on April 7.







written by Dewa Nugraha

Despite having a hectic tour schedule with his band, Dragonforce's axeman Herman Li still spare a little bit of his break time to do a guitar clinic which will be held on April 14 at 7:00 P.M. at Sam Ash Music, Cerritos, California. According to Dragonforce's official site, the event is being sponsored by Sam Ash and Ibanez and co-sponsored by other big companies such as Roadrunner Records, Peavey, D'addario, DiMarzio and Samson.

Commenting about the upcoming clinic, Herman stated to the press that on the event he will give the audience the chance to ask anything that they want to know about music not only about him or his guitar playing. "The audience can ask just about any question they want. From guitar playing to recording, production, the business —anything you can think of," Herman said.

Moreover the guitarist also ensures his fans that he will also give a maximum performances on the clinic and definitely played some of Dragonforce's famous tunes. "It's understood that everyone loves to see and hear music being played (live)," He said adding that he wil"definitely will be playing DRAGONFORCE songs along with backing tracks."

Meanwhile, Dragonfoce themselves are currently busy with their world tour in support of the band's latest album "Ultra Beatdown", that that has been dropped to the market on August 20, 2008 in Japan and on August 26, 2008 world wide. To get the complete tour dates of the band just go to their official website

Great news for die hard Dream Theater fans as their curiosity for the progressive metal act's new album has now been answered by the band. Through their official MySpace Bulletin space, the rockers announced the title and official release date for the new CD.

On the official press release the band revealed that their upcoming tenth studio album will be titled "Black Clouds & Silver Linings" and it will be dropped to stores on June 23 via Roadrunner Records. Beside the standard album type the press release also revealed that the new record will also "be available on vinyl LP, as well as a three-disc Special Edition CD that will include the full album, a CD of instrumental mixes of the album and a CD of six cover songs, the titles of which will be revealed at a later date."

Moreover, six weeks before the new album get its official release, as a promotional act the band's recording company will also release one cover song per week through digital retailers. Not only that, to further promote the new record the band have already booked some tour dates that will start from June, including their 2nd edition of Progressive Nation tour that will also be featured by Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish that set to kick off in July/August.

Adding more details about the new record, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings", which was produced by Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci, will have 6 tracks on them with tittle such as "Wither", "A Nightmare to Remember", "A Rite of Passage" and others. As for the first single, Dream Theater has choosen "A Rite of Passage" as their first outing and the song will also have a music video that will be shot in late March.

Here is the complete track listing for "Black Clouds & Silver Linings":

Getting closer to the official release date for his new album titled "Angels of Love" Neo-classical king Yngwie Malmsteen teased his fans by posting three audio clips from the upcoming record on his official MySpace page. On the site Yngwie streamed samples of three songs which are, "Ocean Sonata", "Memories" and "Miracle of Life".

"Angels of Love" itself has been set to hit the stores on March 10, but are currently have been made available for pre-order at this link (to get special bonus from Yngwie). According to the recent press release outed on Yngwie's official site, the new record is an all instrumental acoustic version of his ballad songs re-arranged with the addition of string and choir arrangemets.

The new album is also the follow up to his latest release, "Perpetual Flame" that was dropped on October 13, 2008 in Europe and October 14 in U.S. and Canada. On that album, Yngwie was assisted by lots of renown musicians including famous keyboard player and ex-Dream Theater member Derek Sherenian.

Beside preparing the release of his new record, this year Yngwie also gears up for a tour and the nearest date that he has confirmed so far is the upcoming shows with Deep Purple in Japan. The Japan tour is secheduled to start on April 8 at Tokyo International Forum and set to end on April 15 uniquely at the same venue as well. To get the full schedule of the guitar virtuoso's tour just check out his official site

Here is the track list for Angels of Love according to Blabbermouth.net:
01. Forever One
02. Like An Angel
03. Crying
04. Brothers
05. Memories
06. Save Our Love
07. Ocean Sonata
08. Miracle Of Life
09. Sorrow
10. Prelude To April

Ibanez has just streamed an official video promo for Paul Gilbert's latest guitar the Ibanez Fireman series via the company's official YouTube channel. On the video we can see Paul explaining all of the details about the guitar, including the idea behind the making of the new guitar.

The Ibanez Fireman is one of the latest outings from Paul's Ibanez signature series, just as it can be seen on the video there are some new features that are different compared to the Mr. Big guitarist's previous guitars. The main details about this guitar is that it uses three DiMarzio Area 67 single coil pickups, 24 3/4 scale lenght, 3pc. Bubinga/Korina neck and also Rosewood Fingerboard.

In the six minutes plus clip, Paul explained all of the advantages and also the story behind the design which was actually done by the guitar master himself through some photoshoping experiment. The guitar virtuoso revealed that the basic shape of the new guitar came from the previous Ibanez Iceman series which he costumize a bit. Another details that he mentioned on the video is the fact that the Fireman have a shorter scale (24 3/4) it makes the tension looser and allowed him to use a thicker string (10-46 string).

In other news, Paul himself is currently preparing himself to do some clinic and tour this coming months including the highly anticipated Mr. Big Reunion tour at Japan, which will start on June 5. Other events that Paul will be attending are the upcoming Frankfurt Musicmesse, which is set to start from 1-4 April and also flying to Italy to do guitar clinics that scheduled to start on April 5 and set to end on April 17. To check out more details about Paul's schedule just visit his official website

Having just finished three amazing shows with Paul Gilbert and Richie Kotzen at the Guitar Generation gig, George Lynch gets busy again as he reportedly will appear as guest at WMWX radio program titled 'Hard Rock Night'. According to Blabbermouth.net, George will be doing the appearance on Saturday, March 14 starting from 9 P.M. EST.

The radio itself is a non-profit American radio station located at Cincinati, Ohio which is also a rock music radio format especially Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) type. WMWX is also being multicast along with other radio channels which can be heard at http://www.classxradio.com/, so be sure to tune it at March 14, to hear all the things that George have to say, including a possible reunion with Dokken.

Beside preparing to appear at the radio station, George also has other projects that he is preparing to finish this year and one of the most important projects are his band, Lynch Mob's new record that reportedly will be titled "Smoke And Mirrors". The band have been working to finish the record since early February and it is said to be dropped sometime in the summer.

Not only busy with his upcoming album, this year George has also get his scheduled booked for doing tours, one of the latest shows he has done were performing on the Guitar Generation gig and also hitting Las Vegas with the Sin City Sinner on March 6 and 7.

Another new Guitar World's "Betcha Can't Play This" video featuring Andy Timmons has just been posted online by the renown guitar magazines' YouTube Channel. On the new video Andy give another short guitar lesson and this time he emphasis it on harmonic tapping ideas.

The lick that Andy 'challenges' guitar heads on the new video is actually the tapping harmonic part taken from one of his hit singles "Electric Gypsy", which is a beautiful instrumental ballad track. However, just as his first part of "Betcha Can't Play This" video that was streamed last month, the lesson that Andy gave is not an actually difficult to practice, so go try it.

At the end of the video after showing the tapping harmonic licks, Andy also played the first part of Electric Gypsy to give a cool example for the usage of tapping harmonic in a full song. The former Danger-Danger guitarist also stated that harmonic tapping is a cool way for guitar players too explore new melodies and just get a different kind of spark on their guitar playing.

"Electric Gypsy" itself was one of the songs on Andy's first solo record "Ear X-Tacy," that was dropped to the market in 1994. Moreover, the guitar virtuoso revealed that the song was inspired a lot by Jimi Hendrix, and he also stated that the title was actually taken from a biography with the same title.


Andy Timmons' Betcha Can't Play This Video (Part 2)

Exciting news for guitar heads in the U.S. especially for those who lives near Texas as guitar hero Rusty Cooley reportedly will be doing a guitar clinic at the College of the Mainland (COM), Texas City. The news arrives from a flyer released by the school and was posted at truthinshredding blog not long ago.

On the flyer, that you can download at this link, COM together with GCIC will held the event on Monday, March 30 at the college's Fine Arts Recital Hall F117, starting at 4 P.M. and the admission is free too. To get more info about how can you get into the clinic, just contact this number 409-938-1211 or 1-888-258-8859, ext. 348/545 or e-mail jkiefer@com.edu.


Meanwhile, Rusty himself is the teacher and co-owner of a music school named Pro Music Instructional, which is located at 337 Sawdust Road, The Woodlands, Texas. The school doesn't focused on providing guitar lessons but also all other instruments such as bass, drums and piano for all ages and ability level. To find out more about PMI just visit the school's official MySpace page

As for his musical works, the latest project that Rusty has just finished is working with former Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherenian on a song called "Frozen of Fire" that is included on Derek's newest record, titled "Molecular Heinosity". On his official site, the guitar virtuoso also revealed that the new song was written together by him and Derek.

It looks like that this year will be a very hectic time for guitar legend Jeff Beck as he just add another dates for his tour schedule, following his U.S. tour dates. On his official website, Jeff revealed that after hitting the U.S., Jeff will be embarking the U.K. and Ireland starting from the end of July until early July.

According to the site, Jeff will be hitting 10 venues in U.K and Ireland including playing in the famous Royal Albert Hall in London. The British' road trip will start on June 24 at Brighton Dome in Brighton and set to end at the Royal Albert Hall on July 4. Just like his U.S. tour for the U.K and Ireland trip the guitar hero will be accompanied by his band which consist of Tall Wikenfeld (Bass), Jason Rebello (Keyboards) and Vinnie Colaiuta (Drums).

Previously, before announcing the U.K. and Ireland tour dates, Jeff has already confirmed that he will be touring the U.S. this year by performing 14 shows in the states. The guitar master will start his U.S. trip in Cleveland on April 4 and scheduled to finish it on April 23 at Oakland Fox Theater.

In other news, beside gearing up for his hectic tour schedule, Jeff has also prepared something special for his fans this year. The former Yardbids' member is going to released a special Blue Ray DVD version of his Live performance at Ronnie Scott's. The special DVD will be released through Eagle Rock Entertainment's subsidiary division Eagle Vision. To get more info about the upcoming stuff just check out the company's official site







written by Dewa Nugraha

Having already booked some dates to do masterclass and clinic session this next month, guitar virtuoso, Greg Howe adds another one on his schedule. Announcing the news on his official website, Greg revealed that he will be doing a masterclass session at Musician Supply which is located in Lexington, S.C.

The guitar hero will held the masterclass on Thursday, April 16 and it will start at 7:00 PM, and for fans who would like to reserve a spot at the clinic, they can call 1-803-732-6900 or just drop by at Musician Supply's official site. The company itself not only provide the latest musical instruments but also give more contribution to the music world by providing musical lessons, including hosts clinic and recitals on a periodic basis.

Previously, before announcing that he will do a clinic with Musician Supply, Greg has already confirmed that he will be doing some clinic session this year. On April 18, the guitar player will head to the Raleigh Music Academy to do a masterclass and clinic session, after that he will fly to Toronto on July 28 and 29.

Beside busy road tripping to do clinics and masterclass, Greg also has an on-line guitar course project that can be access on his website, while for the specification for his lesson can be viewed at this link.





written by Dewa Nugraha

Blues guitar hero Joe Bonamassa proved once again that he is one of the rising star in the blues music realm this days as his latest album "The Ballad of John Henry"(released on February 24) received a warm welcome from blues music fans by topping the Billboard Blues Albums chart. Joe's new record managed to surpassed other famous names such as Derek Trucks Band and also blues legend BB King's One Kind Favor.

However, the new album's success on topping the chart wasn't a new thing for Joe as previously he has already had the some success with his album "Sloe Gin" that managed to stay for 10 weeks at the top of Billboard Blues chart. "Sloe Gin" itself was released on August 2007 and it actually featured more accoustic stuffs from the guitarist compared to his previous outings.


Beside his new album, Joe is gearing up for a special show this year where he will be playing at The Royal Albert Hall, London on May 4. Through his representative on his official site, the 31-years-old guitarist stated that he is honored to have the chance to play at the venue as it is a prestigious place that has hosted many of his musical heroes in the past.

Completing the success of his new record, Joe also streamed a special video footage of him at the studio playing the song "Ballad of John Henry". The new clip has been streamed on YouTube since March 4 and was being set on HQ video and audio, see the clip below.

Joe Bonamassa's "Ballad of John Henry" Studio Footage:

Exciting news comes for former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash' die hard fans as he announced that he is currently starting the recording process of his new solo album. The 43-years-old guitarist revealed the news via his official MySpace page on March 5, writing, "I am just about to start recording my solo album."

On the site, Slash also stated that despite the new album process takes a lot of his time and energy everything seems to goes well as planned. "I've been super busy getting all that together. But, it's going smoothly and I've got a great team that I'm working with," Slash explained.

For the new album Slash confirmed that he is working with lots of names, however until this date he still refuses to confirm who will be featured on his upcoming record. Explaining about the collaboration thing Slash wrote, "The artists are fantastic. Unfortunately, I can't leak any names yet, but I will do what I can to let you know as each collaboration is completed."

Previously, the press have speculated on some famous names that will be working with Slash on his album such as, Lenny Kravitz, Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, even Ozzy Osbourne and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas also got on the picture. The hint about Ozzy and Fergie's involvement was shoute by Slash's wife, Perla Hudson, who revealed it during an interview with Rockerrazzi.com saying "It's going to be Slash and friends, with everyone from Ozzy [Osbourne] to Fergie."

Having just finished his hectic European tour and the awesome three shows with Guitar Generation, Richie Kotzen doesn't seem to runs out of energy as he already planned a new record soon. Writing on his official MySpace blog, Richie stated that he can't wait to get back on the studio saying, "I am listening to all the ideas I've documented in my travels with the intent to record what will become my next solo record. Although I have no clue how it will end I am anxious to begin the recording process once more."

Beside revealing about the new album plan, Richie also revealed his excitement about his latest tour, he was thrilled because he got to play in some new venues there and still received a warm welcome from fans. "Although I have been spending a lot of time overseas (the last 3 years) this time I was invited to some countries I have never been before. I was very impressed with the people I met on this trip, Richie wrote.

Moreover, the guitar virtuoso also shared one of his coolest experience in Europe which was when he decided to play a song titled "The Road" from his new project Wilson Hawk at his gig in Koln (Germany). He said that it was a last minute call and his band has just heard the song during the soundcheck before the show not only that Richie played the piano for the track. Commenting on that experience he wrote, "I have not played a piano in public in at least 5 years so I felt like I was really going out on a limb. We ended up pulling it off and I was thrilled to step outside of what I normally do during my live show."

On the last note, Richie also announced a good news to his fans in South America and Japan stating that he will be there for a tour. The ex-Poison and Mr. Big guitarist revealed that he will fly to South America in mid April and will be touring for three weeks, however he haven't set up a date for a Japan tour as yet. Beside South America and Japan RK also said that he is in talks to do a tour in North America since he hasn't played there (as a solo artist) for a long time. "As well as touring South America again I am also exploring options as it relates to finally touring North America. It is crazy for me to think that the only time I ever really toured North America on MY music (and not a part of a band) was in 1994, Richie Explained."

Chickenfoot, the new supergroup that consist of guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani, RHCP's drummer Chad Smith and two former Van Halen members, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are getting closer to release their first record and not only that the latest report stated that they will be touring soon. The news was confirmed by the Hagar himself to Classic Rock magazine , that managed to catch up with the band on the studio.

Speaking to the magazine, Hagar revealed that the band are preparing to embark on some festivals in Europe including doing some shows in U.K. Explaining the reason they wanted to start their tour in Europe, Hagar told the magazine, "Europe is where I want this band to start, I feel so guilty that I haven’t played Europe in years."

As for the new album, Classic Rock also revealed some songs that will be on the band's debut which are Soap On A Rope, Sexy Little Thing and Avenida Revolution. Moreover according to the magazine, the first two songs have the elemet of Van Halen on it while the third track is a political anthem about Mexican/American border that promised to be a classic outing.

On the last note of the interview, Hagar revealed to the magazine that the purpose of the new band was not about money at all it's purely just to play music and having fun. "I'm not looking for fortune and fame out of this. I've had enough of that to last five times," Hagar said. Check out the full interview from Classic Rock at their official site.

Reunited Jane's Addiction guitarist, Dave Navarro has outed new details regarding his band's upcoming projects and revealed a great news for the fans by announcing that they will be back on tour with all original line up. Dave stated the news on his official website, writing "I can't think of a better way to start up again then a tour with the original four members of Jane's and NIN."

Moreover, Dave also confirmed that Jane's original bass player Eric Avery has also returned to the band and will play alongside the band once again. "After many years of different versions of Jane's Addiction, Eric Avery has re-claimed his position. We have had the honor of working with some great bass players over the years... Flea, Martyn Le Noble and Chris Chaney... But the Jane's sound was never complete without Eric, Dave wrote."

Still explaining about Eric's return to the band, the former Red Hot Chili Pepper's guitarist also revealed that the combination between Avery and Perk was one the things that inspires him to be a guitarist. "With Eric holding down the bottom, the Jane's rhythm section is once again complete. It's almost as if he and Perk live together symbiotically, to create a singular overwhelming sonic onslaught that ebbs and flows like a musical ocean," Dave explained. "Perk and Avery not only bring out the best in each other, their ability to lock and weave with one another challenges and inspires me as a guitarist."

On the last note Dave also revealed about his band's close connection with Nine Inch Nails, stating that working with Trent Reznor of (NIN) has given them a new spirit. "Regardless of the collaborative outcome our time with Trent has brought forth a new focus and sense of purpose that we plan to share with you on a nightly basis," Dave explained.

Great news for Paul Gilbert fans in the U.S. and Europe as they can finally wait patiently for Paul's new outing "United States" as it already has a official release date. According to the Mr. Big guitarist's label Mascot Records, "United States" will be dropped on April 20 in Europe and April 28 in the U.S.

The new album, which is being labeled as the cross combination between Mr. Big and Queen, will feature Paul's collaboration with a talented singer and guitar player Freddie Nelson. There will be about ten tracks on the new album and it is promised to be a rocking record. For information "United States" itself had actually been released in Japan in late 2008 and Paul and Freddie has even did a promo tour for the album last February in Japan.

Beside preparing the release of his new record in the U.S and Europe, Paul will also have a hectic schedule this year where he will do lots of musical activities such as concerts and clinics. One of the most anticipated shows, Paul will be doing this year is definitely his band, Mr. Big's reunion concert plan that is scheduled to be held next June in Japan.

Meanwhile, at the moment Paul is busy touring with Richie Kotzen and George Lynch for a super guitar heroes collaboration show dubbed the Guitar Generation, that has already played two shows on February 25 and 28. There will be one more gig left for the guitar heads to watch the trio virtuosos live and that will be on May 3 at House of Blues, Anaheim, CA.

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Here we have some videos of Paul's recent performance at the Guitar Generation show:
Paul playing Scarified at HOB on February 28:

Finally after waiting for quite a long time, the new album from guitar hero "Vinnie Moore" has an official release date. According to Vinnie's official site the guitarist's upcoming record set to be titled "To The Core" will hit the market in U.S. and Europe on May 18 via Mascot Records.

The new album, will be Vinnie's first outing under Mascot Records as previously he usually releases his albums via Mike Varney's Shrapnell Records. "To the Core" itself was the guitar virtuoso's 9th solo projects until this date, meanwhile the latest record that he has just released was a compilation LP titled "Vinnie Moore Collection: The Shrapnell Years" on 2006.

Vinnie has been heralded by many as one of the best guitar virtuosos in the world and his records has been a mind blasting thing until today. One of his most notable work was his first record Mind's Eye which managed to receive lots of praise from guitar magazines and sold over 100,000 copies.

Beside busy with his solo album project, Vinnie at the moment is also working as one of the members of legendary rock group UFO. According to the band's official website, the legendary rockers are also set to release a new album later this year and not only that they will also hits the road for a tour this year.

It looks like Greg Howe will be packing this year's schedule with doing clinic and master class as after confirming to join Guitar Workshop for a clinic, the guitar master will also head to Raleigh Music Academy (RMA) for the same thing. The news was announced by the music academy themselves on their official website, stating that it will be done on April 18.

Moreover, on the site RMA also revealed that the event will be divided into two parts, the masterclass session and the clinic session, in which have a different pricing for attendants, however people are allowed to attend both session. For the masterclass, the participants will have an opportunity to receive direct instructions from Greg and interact with him, while for the clinic, the guitar virtuoso will be performin and have the usual Q/A session.

The masterclass itself is set to start on 2:00 PM and for music students who wants to take part on it will be charged with $55 (for students outside RMA) while for the RMA students will receive a $5 dollar discount ($50). As for the clinic which will began on 07:30 pm, attendats outside of RMA will be charged around $25, while the music academy students only needs to pay $20. To watch both Masterclass and clinic, visitor outside RMA will have to cash out about $80 while students have $10 discounts and will only pay $70 to have the special experience.

Previously Greg has already confirmed that he will also head to Toronto to do a clinic for Guitar Workshop on July 28 $ 29. The guitar master is currently focusing more on doing this kind of stuff including promoting his online guitar lesson which details can be checked out at his official website