Rock
Second Annual Ritchie Blackmore Protégé Shred Off Competition Announced
The second annual Ritchie Blackmore Protégé Shred Off competition has been announced. Video entries will be accepted from March 20th at 12:01AM through April 7th, at 11:59PM. Each entry must feature the guitarist playing a Blackmore-esque lead guitar arrangement over a backing that is similarly in a Deep Purple, Rainbow, and/or Blackmore’s Night vein way. No actual covers of Blackmore’s lead guitar solos or songs will be allowed into...
Cream Drummer Ginger Baker’s Beware Of Mr. Baker Wins Documentary Grand Jury At SXSW
According to Billboard.com, Jay Bulger’s documentary on legendary Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker called Beware Of Mr. Baker won the Documentary Grand Jury prize Tuesday night (March 13) at the South by Southwest film awards, but where it might screen next is under wraps. “We have been accepted to a bunch of festivals, but they have told us not to tell anyone,” Fisher Stevens, one of three producers on the film, said on...
Guitar Legend Ronnie Montrose Passes Away At 64
Legendary American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose died yesterday(Saturday, March 3) after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 64 years old. Montrose’s official web site has been updated with the following message: “A few months ago, we held a surprise party for Ronnie Montrose’s 64th birthday. He gave an impromptu speech, and told us that after a long life, filled with joy and hardship, he didn’t take any of...
Hard Rocking Texas Blues Guitarist Lance Lopez To Deliver ‘Handmade Music’ Stateside March 6th
Following a successful 2011 that saw Texas blues rocker Lance Lopez tour all over North America and Europe, Lance is back with his new album and follow up to the critically acclaimed ‘Salvation From Sundown’. ‘Handmade Music’ is scheduled for release on March 6th in North America via MIG Music. The sessions for ‘Handmade Music’ took place in late June at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Lance worked with...
Band To Keep An Eye On : Detroit Rockers Tripp ‘N’ Dixie
Detroit Michigan has a long standing tradition of producing great hard rock and roll bands. The rough and tumble nature of the Motor City has seen numerous bands make it huge on the international scene. From Ted Nugent’s Amboy Dukes, The MC5, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Grand Funk Railroad (from not too far away Flint, Michigan), Iggy Pop and The Stooges in the mid to late 60′s all the way to The...
Guitar Legend Gary Moore Died After Alcohol Binge Studies Show
The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting that Irish rock and blues guitar legend Gary Moore passed away in February 2011 due to a heart attack brought on by the massive amount of alcohol consumed at the start of a holiday in Spain. Moore, who was found dead in bed at a luxury hotel in the Costa del Sol had 380mg of alcohol per decilitre of blood in his system. The legal limit for driving in the UK is 80mg of alcohol per decilitre of blood,...
Guitar Stars Come Together In Support Of Texas Blues Guitar Legend Bugs Henderson
Benefit Bugs, a special musical event and auction in honor of Bugs Henderson, will be held at the Palladium Ballroom, 1135 South Lamar Street in Dallas, Sunday, March 4, with doors opening at 1:00 p.m. Several friends and guitar legends, including Andy Timmons,Van Wilks, Lance Lopez, David Grissom, Paul Reed Smith and others have announced they will be playing together at Benefit Bugs to help Texas guitar legend, Bugs Henderson with his medical...
Long Distance Runaround : Yes Sack Singer Benoit David Without Telling Him
Rock News Desk is reporting that Yes singer Benoit David reveals he’s been sacked over health problems – but the band didn’t tell him, leaving him to discover the news through a press interview. David was hired after Yes sacked founding member Jon Anderson in 2008 over his own health issues. When the newcomer encountered voice trouble last year the outfit brought in Jon Davidson, originally as a temporary measure. Now Benoit admits he discovered...
Beth Hart To Appear At Isle Of Wight Festival
Los Angeles based singer Beth Hart has confirmed she will play the Isle of Wight festival on Sunday 24th June, alongside Bruce Springsteen, Joan Armatrading and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. She headlines the London Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Saturday 25th February. Shepherds Bush will be Beth’s biggest UK headline concert to date. Her latest album, “Don’t Explain”, released world wide last September via J&R Adventures is a...
Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Keb’ Mo’ To Play At White House Gig
Gibson.com is reporting that Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is following the likes of Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan and Sir Paul McCartney this month by playing a gig for President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at the White House. The Rolling Stones frontman is set to join artists including Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Keb’ Mo’ and Buddy Guy for an event celebrating the blues in the latest musical gathering featuring different musical genres at...