Talking Gear, Improvisation and Music with TAUK Guitarist Matt Jalbert
If you have been following the festival circuit and been to events such as Bonnaroo, Summer Camp, The Hangout Festival or many of the other big events there is probably a good chance that you’ve had the opportunity to see the dirty, funky, 4 piece band TAUK rock the stage with their music. If you haven’t had the opportunity to catch TAUK live you will have your chance as the band continues to play festivals and shows to showcase their…
The Beastie Boys Are Finished
It was a tragic day two years ago for fans and the Beastie Boys themselves when MCA, Adam Yauch, passed away. As a critical member of the group, fans were not only saddened by his death, but also anxious to see how and in what form the band would continue from there. Although the Beastie Boys put two more years in, recently bandmate Mike D confirmed the worst for many fans: the group won’t be able to continue. Despite their…
The Latest on The Kinks Reunion
The Kinks have been the subject of reunion rumors for what seems like decades. Its no secret that there has been a rift between Ray and Dave Davies but now there is new news coming out of The Kinks camp. On the heels of the musical that was made about The Kinks, The Telegraph had reported that the Davies boys had made up and put their differences aside. This sounded like great news for fans who have been waiting for…
Don’t Miss the Jimmy Page Auction in Late June
It’s always exciting when pieces of memorabilia are put up for grabs, especially when they’re from groups as legendary as Led Zeppelin. You can imagine, then, that we were pretty pumped to find out that Guitar Center will be auctioning off two custom Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Pauls. The minimum bid is $20,000, which is a bit out of our price range, but maybe one of you wealthier readers could enter. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how…
Swamp Music Players: An Interesting Twist On Southern Rock From Canada
When you think of southern rock Canada might not be the first place your mind wanders to but the Swamp Music Players will make you think twice about that. The Swamp Music Players have a rotating group of musicians that sit in with the band and what comes out is something to check out. I had the opportunity to ask a few questions and find out some more about what the Swamp Music Players are all about. Q: Explain for…
Galactic and Widespread Panic Makes for Great Music in Raleigh
It was a good few days to be in Raleigh. Especially if you were inside the Red Hat Amphitheater to see Galactic and Widespread Panic. The two bands had a 2 night stand and as you would expect there was plenty of funk as well as plenty of excellent rock. Aside from both bands putting on great shows there was also a good amount of collaboration between the two bands. During the first of the two shows Galactic’s drummer Stanton…
Brad Paisley Uses Fan’s GoPro as Slide
We want to start today’s piece off by reminding you that even though we aren’t a country focused music website we are Guitar News Daily. We don’t usually bring in too much content relating to country, unless it’s really good. However, we believe this piece of news qualifies as really good. Country star Brad Paisley had just finished a show outside of Chicago, and went to celebrate the night with a few other musician’s at a venue called Joe’s Pub….
Guns N’ Roses Has 2 New Albums And A 3D Movie Ready For Release
For a band that for all intents and purposes disappeared years ago Guns N’ Roses, specifically Axl Rose, have done an incredible job staying in the press. Guns N’ Roses Reunion? Since Slash, Duff and the rest of the original lineup left the band Guns N’ Roses has been nowhere close to the freight train that took over the rock scene a few decades ago. That may be about to change. Well maybe not anytime soon but there are rumors…
Beastie Boys Awarded 1.7 Million In Copyright Lawsuit
Last week we reported on the lawsuit filed by the Beastie Boys against the Monster Energy Drink company for copyright infringement for the use of some of their songs in an advertisement. The verdict is in and the Beasties were awarded a nice sum of money. There was initially some back and forth between the Beastie Boys and Monster regarding the amount of damages being requested. The B-boys filed suit for $2.5 million while Monster countered saying that they were…
Will Metallica Be Removed From Glastonbury Lineup?
Metallica has been dominating the metal world and crossing the globe for decades entertaining fans with their music. This time the band is making headlines for something other than their music. Fans of the Glastonbury Festival want Metallica removed as the headlining act. Why? It hasn’t been all peaches and cream for Metallica lately. Although they are as popular as ever they’ve been feeling some heat from fans and other bands alike. Earlier this week the band Mogwai threw some…