GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE EXPLAINS WHY HE CHOSE NEW MUSICIANS FOR HIS RAINBOW COMEBACK, SAYS “I PREFER TO DISCOVER NEW MUSICIANS WHO CAN ADD A FRESH APPROACH TO MY MUSIC”

Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore explains to Dutch Magazine, Aardschok, why he decided on lesser known musicians to help him perform Rainbow and Deep Purple classics at three European shows this summer. Blackmore’s answers were transcribed by blabbermouth.net. Blackmore said, “The whole idea was to find good musicians. Of course, there were many familiar names around, but […]

METALLICA TO RELEASE LIVE RECORDING “LIBERTE, EGALITE, FRATERNITE, METALLICA!” FOR RECORD STORE DAY, ALBUM HONORS THE VICTIMS OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK AT LE BATACLAN

Metallica will commemorate the terrorist attack at France’s Bataclan venue with the release of a live album recorded there in 2003. The charity title is their contribution to this year’s Record Store Day, which takes place on April 16th – and they’ve been named global ambassadors for the event. Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, Metallica! was recorded […]

VINTAGE GUITAR READERS HONOR JOE SATRIANI AS “ARTIST OF THE YEAR,” GUITARIST CELEBRATES HIS 30 YEAR CAREER WITH “SURFING TO SHOCKWAVE” TOUR STARTING THIS WEEK

The accolades for Joe Satriani continue to pour in as Vintage Guitar Magazine, which is celebrating 30 years of publication, has announced the winners of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, including Satriani as “Artist of the Year.” Winners are featured in the magazine’s April issue, available now. In late November, Joe attended the 11th Annual […]