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Brett Garsed interview at All Out Guitar

All Out Guitar has posted a great interview with Brett Garsed. It's presented as part one, with a second part soon to follow. Thanks to Laurie at Truth in Shredding (again!) for spotting this.

Brett Garsed Interview

Scott Henderson - 11/26/07 video

More great Scott Henderson footage, this time from 11/26/07 in Krakow.

Steve Morse's guitar rig

The Official Deep Purple website has a nice article up detailing Steve Morse's guitar rig with lots of pics. Check it out.

Jeff Kollman on FPE-TV

Here's an interview with guitarist Jeff Kollman from Cosmosquad on FPE-TV. Kudos to Truth In Shredding for spotting this one.

CAB India tour postponed

In other "postponed" news - the planned CAB December tour of India has been postponed. The band will still play the Baked Potato on Nov 30th & Dec 1st however. CAB is bassist Bunny Brunel's fusion band featuring Virgil Donati on drums, Tony MacAlpine on guitar, and (in the band's current form) Mitch Foreman on keys.

via the Virgil Donati Website

UKZ postpones debut concert

Eddie Jobson's new band UKZ has postponed their planned Jan 25th 2008 debut concert, citing labor disputes and a revised recording schedule.

Jobson:

"With the escalating union strikes, Los Angeles is a precarious place to stage a major event right now, there is a ripple effect that impacts the whole community. Furthermore, the album is still a few months away from release and we decided it would be better if more people knew our music ahead of time. Both issues have factored into the decision."

UKZ features Jobson on keyboards, Trey Gunn on the Warr guitar, Marco Minnemann on drums, Alex Machacek on guitar, and Aaron Lippert on vocals.

Sergio "SERJ" Buss posts two full-length tracks on MySpace

Brazillian guitarist Sergio "SERJ" Buss has posted two full length tracks from his latest album Liquid Piece Of Me on his MySpace page. This impressive album includes guest guitarists Brett Garsed, T.J. Helmerich, Blues Saraceno, and Steve Blucher. You can purchase the album at the following locations:

CD Baby

Scott Henderson video

Here's a new YouTube clip of Scott Henderson discussing his whammy-bar techniques at a guitar clinic.

The Essential John McLaughlin reviewed at All About Jazz

John Kelman has written a review of The Essential John McLaughlin for All About Jazz. This is a 2-CD set with highlights from McLaughlin's entire career.

All About Jazz review: The Essential John McLaughlin

Guitar Blogs Discovery Project

Jason from the Atomic Guitarist blog has launched the Guitar Blogs Discovery Project. It's a simple yet good idea - to create a "web ring" of guitar blogs to help other like-minded guitar geeks discover new sites, and to spread some linkage love. If you run a guitar blog and would like to participate, simply copy the list of links below, add your link to it, and create a new post about the project. Great idea Jason!

Guitar Noize | IG Blog | Strat-O-Blogster | Guitar MX | Mad Stratter | Guitarz | Building the Ergonomic Guitar | Guitritus | Musician's Notebook | GuitarToyBox | IGUITARGOD | Mr. Blues Guy | markmcguigan.com | Acoustic Guitar Player | iFingers Guitar Experience | Play Like a Girl | Electric Guitar Review | Guitar Novice | Truth in Shredding | Thumbrella | Music Ramble | The Soul of Rock and Roll | Guitar Lifestyle | GuitaroJam News | Music Gadgets | The Guitar Channel | The Guitar Resource | Guitar Stuff | Axe Victim | Guitar Flame

Live UK album with Holdsworth coming next month

This show has been floating around as a bootleg for some time (don't ask me how I know), but a 1978 live recording of the iconic prog-rock band UK will get an official CD release in December. Recorded on 9/11/78 in Boston, the band features Allan Holdsworth on guitar; John Wetton on vocals and bass; Eddie Jobson on violin, keys, and electronics; and Bill Bruford on drums and percussion.

UK - Live in Boston

New Steve Morse Q&A posted

Somehow I missed this, but on 11/12 a new Steve Morse "Ask Steve" post went up on the official Deep Purple website.

Ask Steve

Mahavishnu Orchestra DVD reviewed at All About Jazz

John Kelman has reviewed the recently released Mahavishnu Orchestra: Live at Montreux 1984/1974 2-DVD set for All About Jazz.

All About Jazz review: Mahavishnu Orchestra 2-DVD set

Joe Satriani UK tour dates with Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert will open for Joe Satriani on a series of UK tour dates in May of next year. Dates and locations of the tour are below. Kudos to Truth In Shredding for spotting this news.

Monday 12th May 2008 Birmingham Symphony Hall
Tuesday 13th May 2008 Newcastle City Hall
Wednesday 14th May 2008 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Thursday 15th May 2008 Manchester ApollO
Saturday 17th May 2008 Bristol Colston Hall
Sunday 18th May 2008 Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Monday 19th May 2008 Cardiff St. David’s Hall
Tuesday 20th May 2008 London Hammersmith Apollo
Wednesday 21st May 2008 Nottingham Royal Centre (no Gilbert at this show)

Michael Landau & Steve Lukather video - "Up From The Skies"

I've seen this video before, but it just popped up on YouTube again and I realized I've never posted it. This is Michael Landau and Steve Lukather doing the Hendrix tune "Up From The Skies". Cool stuff.

School Of The Arts review at All About Jazz

All About Jazz has posted a review by John Kelman of the new T Lavitz album School Of The Arts.

All About Jazz review: T Lavitz - School Of The Arts

See Also: my review of School Of The Arts

Another Brett Garsed video from ICMP

Another great find from Laurie Monk at Truth In Shredding: This is more footage from Brett Garsed's clinic at ICMP in London this past spring. He discusses the evolution of his hybrid-picking and slide techniques, and plays over some backing tracks as well.

Mike Keneally interview and reviews at Modern Guitars Magazine

Modern Guitars Magazine has posted a review of Mike Keneally's reissued hat. and Boil That Dust Speck albums, plus an interview with Keneally - both courtesy of contributor Mark J. Rabuffo.

Review: Mike Keneally's hat. and Boil That Dust Speck reissues
Mike Keneally interview

Brett Garsed - Burgers In Bed video

Saw this on Truth In Shredding: Here's a cool video of Brett Garsed and his band Dirty Martini playing "Burgers In Bed". Not sure of the location.

Jeff Kollman updates

Several updates today regarding guitarist Jeff Kollman:

- Kollman's heavy fusion band Cosmosquad has been confirmed for the Nov 15th Fender Bass Bash. This special invite-only event will take place at Center Staging in Burbank, CA and will be hosted online by www.rehearsals.com.

- Cosmosquad also has a gig on Nov 16th at the Baked Potato, and will be releasing a DVD next year of their recent performance at Musician's Institute.

- Kollman has a new instrumental band as well featuring drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Glenn Hughes), bassist Kevin Chown (Edwin Dare, Uncle Cracker), and keyboardist Ed Roth (Glenn Hughes, Impellitteri). The as-yet unnamed band has already recorded an album to be released in 2008.

- Kollman will also be giving a series of clinics in South East Asia (sponsored by Fender), followed by a solo gig at the Baked Potato on Dec 21st with Christopher Maloney on bass and Glen Sobel on drums. Clinic dates and locations are below:

Nov 27th - Cebu, Phillipines
Nov 28th. - Manila, Phillipines
Nov 29th - Taipei, Taiwan
Nov 30th - Kaohsiung , Taiwan
Dec 1st - Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 2nd - Chiang Mai, Thailand
Dec 3rd - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dec 4th - Johor Bahru, Malaysia

via Modern Guitars Magazine