VIDEO: Zappa Plays Zappa Manchester featuring guest Guthrie Govan
November 24, 2011
Punters at the Manchester Zappa Plays Zappa gig were treated to a guest appearance of Guthrie Govan, as Dweezil himself blogged:
Tonight in Manchester my friend Guthrie Govan played with us. He’s a very fine guitarist with superhuman precision. I enjoyed having him onstage. I kept suggesting different musical styles for him to play over and he nailed all of them. Country, Lounge Jazz, super wristy funk and a Classical Etude. Then he let loose on a crazy yet musical solo before we played a few notes together.
…and luckily enough someone caught some footage of it 
All hail The Govanator.
VIDEO: The Aristocrats Live at Atlanta Institute of Music
November 4, 2011
Great collection of videos from The Aristocrats performing at the Atlanta Institute Of Music, featuring performances of “Sweaty Knockers”, “Flat Lands”, “Blues F*ckers” and “Boing!…I’m In The Back”:
VIDEO: Guthrie Govan ‘Sevens’ Live in Iceland
October 31, 2011
Check out this beautifully shot video of a stunning recent performance of ‘Sevens’ in Iceland:
VIDEO: Chickenfoot to stream concert online TONIGHT at 8pm (UK Time)
September 28, 2011
Hot off the press:
CHICKENFOOT, the acclaimed US supergroup featuring guitar hero Joe Satriani, frontman Sammy Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony (both formerly of Van Halen) and world renowned drummer Chad Smith, celebrate their highly anticipated second album Chickenfoot III with a special concert and Q&A webcast, streamed worldwide tonight (Sept 28th) from 8pm (UK time) at www.chickenfoot.us.
Originally transmitted live yesterday at 6pm PST (2am UK time), tonight’s one-off re-broadcasting is aimed exclusively at Chickenfoot’s European fan base.
Produced by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica), Chickenfoot III comes complete with innovative, never-before-seen 3D packaging. Each physical copy of the album with contain a pair of Chickenfoot 3D glasses where fans can view otherwise hidden album cover art, 3D pictures of the band, and hidden messages.
Direct link to broadcast here!
VIDEO: Watch the entire Rock In Rio performance from Metallica!
September 28, 2011
The future rocks.
In this modern age I can sit and watch an entire Metallica concert filmed across the other side of the World only a few days ago.
Check out this pro-shot video footage of Metallica’s September 25th 2011 performance at the Rock In Rio festival:
Great line-up of songs too:
01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom the Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Ride the Lightning
05. Fade to Black
06. Cyanide
07. All Nightmare Long
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. Orion
11. One
12. Master of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
Encore:
16. Am I Evil?
17. Whiplash
18. Seek & Destroy
VIDEO: Guthrie Govan talks about adding chromatic sounds to your playing
September 17, 2011
NEWS: Jon Gomm – new website, gigs and release of singles
September 17, 2011
The always busy acoustic virtuoso Jon Gomm has recently revamped his website with a great new look:
Jon is also busy working on a string of single releases, the first of which will be released on September 28th:
With a once-seen-never-forgotten two-handed style, both physical and complex, Jon Gomm is an incredible guitar virtuoso, using one acoustic instrument to create drum sounds, bass lines and sparkling melodies all at the same time.
The son of a music critic, musicians would often stay at the Gomm household in Blackpool on the understanding Jon would get a guitar lesson, meaning he had one-to-one tuition from blues legends like Walter Trout and Bob Brozman.
International tours have generated a huge cult following and Jon is regarded by those ‘in the know’ as one of the world’s most talented and innovative guitarists. His videos are watched thousands of times within days of appearing on Youtube, and his home-recorded debut album ‘Hypertension’ sold over ten thousand copies with no industry backing. The next, ‘Don’t Panic’, sold out on Amazon within 5 days.
Now, with a nod to the early days of recorded popular music, when people just loved one song at a time, or before that when they bought the sheet music and learnt it for themselves, Jon is releasing a set of singles, beginning with Passionflower – a beautifully uplifting track, inspired by the plant which overgrew the whole of his little backyard in inner-city Leeds, with blues and folk inflected vocals and percussive cracks and bangs created on the body of his well worn guitar.
There will be accompanying guitar ‘tab’ available, and a video made by Jon’s fans, keen as always to get involved and help the cause.
Future releases in the project will include an instrumental arrangement of a disco classic, a political call to arms, an overblown acoustic-prog meditation on obsession and a cover version of one of Jon’s favourite songs from his childhood.
Jon is currently on tour and for any Edinburgh locals reading he’ll be playing the Voodoo Rooms on Friday October 14th.
Here’s a taste of what you’ll hear and see!:
