On July 22 Mercury/UM will reissue nine classic The Allman Brothers Band albums on 180-gram vinyl. The albums span 1969 to 1979 and will be remastered from the original analog tapes for the upcoming vinyl release. There will also be a limited edition set presenting the nine albums on 15 LPs in a specially made […]
I interviewed Zakk Wylde for the cover story for Guitar World’s April 2005 Virtuoso issue. This list of Zakk’s Top 10 Guitar virtuoso Records ran with it. •Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros, 1978) “It could be anything by Ed.” •Ozzy Osbourne, Blizzard of Ozz (Jet, 1980) “It could be anything by Randy.” •Pantera, Vulgar Display Of Power (US […]
Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule will play seven September dates with ZZ Top. Both before and after those dates, the band will be on the road with Blackberry Smoke. The Mule’s archival album The Tel-Star Sessions, due out August 5, includes a cover of ZZ Top’s “Just Got Paid.” The album includes some of the band’s very first […]
Tom Petty’s pre-Heartbreakers band Mudcrutch is reuniting for a series of shows and a new album, 2, which is now available to stream via NPR. The band features Petty along with Mike Campbell, Tom Leadon, Randall Marsh and Benmont Tench. they are ruining after their 2008 debut — which represented their first work together in decades.
In October, 2014, as the Allman Brothers band were preparing to play their final shows at the Beacon Theatre, I received the following email from Oteil Burbridge about his reaction to reading One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. I just found it. Very cool to read again. Wow. Amazing man. I just […]
Gov’t Mule will release a new archival album, The Tel-Star Sessions, on August 5 via Warren Haynes’ Evil Twin Records. The album features songs taken from the group’s June 1994 demo sessions at Tel-Star Studios in Bradenton, FL. The sessions with Allman Brothers Band producer Bud Snyde feature the original lineup of Haynes, Allen Woody and Matt […]
Dose, my favorite Gov’t Mule album, was released 18 years ago this week. In honor, I present this classic Guitar World Dose interview with Warren Haynes, Allen Woody and Metallica’s James Hetfield. I hatched the idea for this piece on the Gov’t Mule tour bus where I spent two long days… hanging out… with Warren and Woody […]
Guitar World used to run little obituaries of guitar greats on its last page, complete with the info and picture of their final resting places. I wrote quite a few of them. It’s impossible to overstate the brilliance or impact of Django. Django Reinhardt, 1910-1953 When 18-year-old Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt badly damaged two fingers […]
I Still Do, due May 20, reunites Clapton with Slowhand Producer Glyn Johns. The press release via www.whereseric.com — not a word is mine. Music legend Eric Clapton has reunited with famed producer Glyn Johns for his forthcoming 23rd studio album, I Still Do, set for release on 20 May 2016 on his Bushbranch Records/Surfdog Records. Clapton […]