Glenn Hughes of California Breed – Loving life and Living in the Moment
California Breed is a new band soaring like a phoenix, up from the ashes of the disbanded super group, Black Country Communion.
California Breed is a new band soaring like a phoenix, up from the ashes of the disbanded super group, Black Country Communion.
On April 4th, I ventured to Milwaukee’s storied Turner Hall Ballroom to witness the live spectacle that is Annie Clark. Better known by her stage name, St. Vincent, Clark has just released her fourth studio album, St. Vincent, to critical acclaim. Armed with high expectations and a more than adequate knowledge of her catalog, I made myself comfortable about three rows from the stage. The band entered the stage and immediately laid down the groove in the darkness, before a light eventually reveals the Matriarch of the evening, Miss Annie Clark.
Chicago guitarist, singer, songwriter; Joe Becker is attempting to re-emerge onto to the scene. His quick, finger-twisting guitar riffs and sophisticated style of soloing, fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato are magnified in the hook filled music he writes and produces.
Peter Frampton’s new mini-album, Hummingbird In A Box, will be released in the UK and US on Tuesday June 24th via RED Distribution/Sony Music.
Former Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee is currently out on tour with his new band Red Dragon Cartel in support of their debut CD released this past January.
Def Leppard’s lead singer Joe Elliott has just released the third installment from Down ‘n’ Outz with a brand new CD, The Further Adventures Of…
The Kentucky-bred hard rockers in Black Stone Cherry have had their music blared from speakers large and small, toured relentlessly with the likes of Nickelback and Motörhead, and debuted at #1 on the UK rock chart with their sophomore release, 2008’s Folklore and Superstition.
Legendary guitarist Neal Schön has joined forces with bassist Marco Mendoza (Black Star Riders, Ted Nugent, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Hardline) to create a unique body of work with jazz and blues-inspired virtuosic hard rock playing, entitled SO U.
Billy Gibbons said, “you can’t lose with the blues”. And in Guitar International’s interview with guitar legend George Benson, George talks about how his early boss, Brother Jack McDuff, instructed him to “put some blues in” because no matter where you are in the world, if you play blues, people understand it.
Five Finger Death Punch are undoubtedly one of the most relevant and successful bands of our time due to their uncompromising musical intensity and razor sharp lyrics.
