Once again, The Magpie Salute opened the night and returned to the stage later in the evening to join Gov’t Mule’s encore with back-to-back covers of Blind Faith‘s “Presence of the Lord” and the band’s debut of The Yardbirds‘“Shapes Of Things”. To open the show, the ...
The Church is still following the path as it leads towards the darkness in Iggy’s past. In the near future we will dedicate some space to a movie featuring Syd Barrett and our goddess. It can be found on YouTube (in rather bad quality) but the Church of Iggy the Inuit managed to l...
Jeff Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on this day in 2009, and the double-disc LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL showcases the music that put him there. From a generous helping of Yardbirds classics (“Heart Full Of Soul,”“Shapes Of Thin
Even on the small scale you had influence. I believe you know the contacts created since you’ve been gone. Thank you for my new friends. There are many of us from your youth that are heartbroken by your passing. That’s how far back your influence goes; beyond those trivial bands you...
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam once said of Van Halen “You can play the things he’s written, but there’s an ‘X-factor’ that you can’t get.” Well said! Elmore James “The King of the Slide Guitar”, music critics and guitarists all know that anyone who puts a slide on thei...
As remembered byGuitar Player, the 1966 filmBlowupfeatures The Yardbirds' dual Jimmy Page/Jeff Beck guitar line-up performing the song "Stroll On" in a London club. Amid the performance, an annoying hum coming from Beck's guitar amp appears to annoy him so much that he takes his Hofner ...
Many of us have mantras we silently repeat to ourselves, or at the very least various things we say to ourselves to get out of a slump or bring encouragement. Or maybe it's a superstitious thing for you that you do or say. From post-it notes with an uplifting quote or phrase on ou...
Because rock stars are just like everyone else when it comes to tying the knot — some of the unions don't always last. In fact, a few of them have been exceptionally quick. But others have lasted 30, 40 or even 50 years or more. Now that's commitment. ...
As the Yardbirds were in the midst of a transition in the late 1960s on their way to becoming Led Zeppelin, it was John Paul Jones' wife, "Mo," who suggested he ask about the vacant bass guitarist position. Jimmy Page already knew Jones since they had been session musicians together, ...
David Hockney’s poster is great example of his graphic design work. Showing an athletic figure diving into a shimmering pool of crayon abstract shapes, the artwork is reminiscent of his painting,Peter Getting Out Of Nick’s Pool Peter Getting Out Of Nick’s Pool, 1967 ...