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New Slash Album Apocalyptic Love Classic Rock Special – Get it a whole month early
As with the fantastic previous effort from Slash and pals, the new Slash Album, entitled Apocalyptic Love (see album artwork – right (courtesy of Music Radar) will again be released early as part of a Classic Rock Magazine Slash Fanpack edition. Featuring Myles Kennedy on vocals, the Classic Rock Special is available to pre-order now!Up for grabs is an exclusive keyring while pre-order stocks last if you place your Classic Rock Magazine pre-order here.
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Google Interactive Logo Celebrates Les Paul’s 96th Birthday in Style
Happy birthday Les Paul – so say all of us – and Google, it seems.
Check out today’s cool interactive Google logo in honour of the late, great man himself. Have a strum using your mouse, or click the keyboard icon and use QWERTY… etc. Could do with a few pedals to mix things up though, right?Les Paul, who died in 2009, would have been 96 today! Check him out back in 1999 in New York:
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Classic Rock Magazine Jimi Hendrix Special Pre Order
STOP THE PRESS!!!
Classic Rock Magazine have done it again! The Jimi Hendrix Classic Rock Mag special is available to preorder now!!! Pre-Order copy numbers are limited – remember that the Slash Classic Rock Special sold out in just days so move quickly to avoid disappointment. Get your copy of the Classic Rock Jimi Hendrix special NOW!
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Guess Who Jammed with Alter Bridge On Stage?
So Alter Bridge
were playing a gig in Stockholm, Sweden on 2 November 2010 when a surprise guest joined them on stage. None other than Slash. Borrowing a guitar off Myles Kennedy (a PRS, no less), Slash, Mark Tremonti and Alter Bridge joined forces to belt out Rise Today – one of the finest songs from Blackbird, Alter Bridge’s second studio album
. Tremonti seemed pretty happy to sit on rhythm guitar duties for this – well you would be, wouldn’t you?
Check it out:
Have you heard any of the new Alter Bridge album yet? It’s called ABIII – I bought it last week and it is a very strong candidate for my album of 2010. ABIII is available now from Amazon.co.uk in CD
format or as a digital download.
Thanks to Music Radar for this story.
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Slash attacked on stage and then just keeps on playing
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What does a pro guitarist do when something unexpected happens on stage?
He or she keeps on playing. Slash shows yet again he’s as cool as a cucumber on stage. A quick fix of his Gibson Les Paul by a roadie and Slash carries on playing Sweet Child o’ Mine as though nothing happened. What a pro! Check out this footage of the incident that has materialised on YouTube in the last few of days.
Not sure what the point of the raging numpty who rushed him on stage (at 01:15 or so) was but NOBODY ruins the Sweet Child o’ Mine solo. Nobody. Well I know some people who do, but it’s unintentional, I suppose. I’m sure rushing at Slash on stage was worth the kicking the fan probably received in the pit (maybe).
Anyone know what this fan’s issue was?
I’ll try to find out.
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Ronnie Wood Radio Show guests Slash and Myles Kennedy link here
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Essential listening: “Hey that’s awesome, man”… another excellent radio show by Ronnie Wood. In this edition, Ronnie chews the fat with old pal Slash and his “solo” project touring band frontman Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge). And they play some great tracks as well (Slash, the Stones, The Faces, Clapton, AC/DC and more).
Slash hits the Maurice Jones Stage at the Download Festival, Castle Donington on Sunday at 2:55pm.
Thanks to Total Guitar Mag (Facebook Page) for the heads up on this.
If you fancy a wee listen, check out the Ronnie Wood Show in question.
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Limited edition Hotrod Inspired Dean guitars and the Dime Crest Hotrod at NASCAR
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So these gorgeous looking guitars with go faster stripes are from Dean Guitars. The chances are, by the time you read this, you won’t be able to lay your hands on one of these for love nor money – they were produced by the Dean Guitars Woodshop to celebrate a new partnership between Dean and Stratus Racing Group and in support of RideforDime.org (remembering Dimebag Darrell, Pantera and Damage Plan guitarist). It was anticipated that the guitars would sell out at a NASCAR event where the #73 car, driven by Derrike Cope, features the full “Dime Crest”. The bonnet (hood) of the car will be auctioned off at the Ride for Dime Concert and Motorcycle Rally later in the year.
If you’re keen to check if there are any of these guitars left over, you can try emailing e...@deanguitars.com.
Good luck!
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BBC6 Music Axe Factor Poll results are out and the winner is
The results of the BBC6 Music Axe Factor Poll have been announced (BBC Music listeners/readers were asked to vote for their top guitarist from the last 30 years). More than 30,000 votes were cast by listeners on the BBC6 Music website and the final tally is as follows:
1. John Frusciante – Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Slash – Guns n’ Roses
3. Matt Bellamy – Muse
4. Johnny Marr – The Smiths
5. Tom Morello – Rage Against The Machine
6. Kirk Hammett – Metallica
7. Jonny Greenwood – Radiohead
8. Prince
9. Jack White – White Stripes
10. Peter Buck – REM
11. The Edge – U2
12. Thurston Moore
13. John Squire
14. Josh Homme
15. Graham Coxon
16. Omar Rodriguez Lopez
17. James Dean Bradfield
18. Jeff Buckley
19. Noel Gallagher
20. Kurt CobainSo John Frusciante, former blues/rock/funk guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers has come out top. We’re also very pleased to see Slash and Johnny Marr on the list – Johnny Marr will be the focus of one of our Guitar Influences quick fact files (coming soon).
Remember to sign the petition protesting the BBC’s decision to shut down BBC6 Music and other sites here.
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Listen to full Slash album at Spinner.com – Link Here
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Keen to check out Slash’s solo album in full, a couple of days ahead of US release and a whole month ahead of UK release (unless you bought or plan to buy the Classic Rock Slash Pack (out next week))? If so follow the link to Spinner.com here and check it out. I’m not sure how long this link will work so be fast.
Please let us know what you think. We’d love to hear your comments. Don’t be shy now.
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Wannabe shred guitarists rejoice – Dragonforce Herman Li (Ibanez) European Workshops
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Probably one of the fastest shred guitarists around at the moment, Herman Li (Dragonforce) is putting on a series of workshops at several European venues. These events are sponsored by Ibanez and attendees will be able to see Herman shred (although , like the wings of a hummingbird, they won’t be able to see his fingers (oh purlease!)). In addition, those lucky enough to attend will be able to field questions for Herman concerning guitar technique, gigging and his experience of the music industry, generally.
Additional dates to follow but for now here’s the confirmed list so far:
9 March 2010 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Feedback
10 March 2010 – Saint-Nicolas, Belgium – Key Music
11 March 2010 – Niederlenz, Switzerland – Musik Produktiv Schweiz AG
12 March 2010 – Pfaeffikon, Switzerland – Seedamm Music Store
13 March 2010 – Morges, Switzerland – Boullard Musique SA
14 March 2010 – St. Gallen, Switzerland – Musik Shop
16 March 2010 – Nancy, France – Music Academy International
17 March 2010 – Toulon, France – Le Vox – Steel Music – La Garde
18 March 2010 – Trento, Italy – La Pietra Music Planet
19 March 2010 – Modena, Italy – Lenzotti Strumenti Musicali
20 March 2010 – Barcelona, Spain – Rock and Classics S.L
22 March 2010 – Seville, Spain – MAT Guitar & Bass
23 March 2010 – Lisbon, Portugal – Music Factory
27 April 2010 – Guildford, United Kingdom – ACM
28 April 2010 – Birmingham, United Kingdom – PMTFor more information about this, you can visit www.hermanli.com (although at the time of writing the site appeared to be down).
Additional Info on Herman Li and Dragonforce:
Dragonforce have been around since 1999 and have 4 studio albums to date (Valley of the Damned, Sonic Firestorm (both of which have just been re-released), Inhuman Rampage and Ultra Beatdown) with a fifth due out in 2011 (unconfirmed). Herman Li himself is well known for his blisteringly fast guitar playing and has picked up numerous prestigious nominations and awards as well as topping numerous guitar mag readers polls:Best Shredder Award: Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2009
Best Metal Performance “DragonForce” Nomination: Grammy Awards 2008
Best New Talent: Guitar World Reader’s Poll 2007
Best Metal: Guitar World Reader’s Poll 2007
Best Shredder Award: Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2005
(Herman Li info courtesy of Wikipedia)Thanks to Ultimate-Guitar.com and Blabbermouth.net for the heads up.
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