https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news.atomMusic Design - News2021-03-03T08:49:34+00:00Music Designhttps://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/frost-announce-first-new-studio-album-for-five-years2021-03-03T08:49:34+00:002021-03-03T08:49:34+00:00Frost* announce first new studio album for five years - and we can't bloody wait!!!!David Buswell
Frost*have announced they will release their first new studio album for five years when they unleashDay And Agethrough InsideOut Music on May 14
Frost*have announced they will release their first new studio album for five years when they unleashDay And Agethrough InsideOut Music on May 14. You can see the new album artwork and. tracklisting below.
Day And Agefeatures Jem Godfrey once again joined byJohn Mitchelland Nathan King, as well as three guest drummers; Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Mister Mister), Kaz Rodriguez (Chaka Khan, Josh Groban) and Darby Todd (The Darkness, Martin Barre). The album also features contributions from the actor Jason Isaacs.
Day And Age was written in a rented cottage in Helford, Cornwall in September 2019 by Godfrey and guitarist John Mitchell and the following January in a converted coastguard tower at Dungeness in East Sussex.
“We were 30 feet by the sea, next to a nuclear power station and a lighthouse, in midwinter. So there was hardly any daylight and the weather was dreadful”, laughs bassist Nathan King. “We wroteTerrestrialandRepeat To Fadethere and you can definitely hear the bleak isolated oppression having an effect on us. The songs we wrote were far darker – the wind howling round the building at night, the power station generating crackles on the audio, a huge lighthouse next door sweeping light into the fog every 30 seconds and John screaming 'ENJOY YOURSELVES YOU SCUM' into a microphone. It was absolutely brilliant!”.
Day And Agewill be released on limited 2CD (including a bonus disc of instrumentals) and gatefold 180g vinyl/CD (with etching on Side D), and as digital album. Pre-order starts March 19.
Frost*:Day And Age 1. Day And Age 2. Terrestrial 3. Waiting For The Lie 4. The Boy Who Stood Still 5. Island Life 6. Skywards 7. Kill The Orchestra 8. Repeat To Fade
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/orchestral-prodigy-amazing2021-03-02T10:02:02+00:002021-03-02T10:02:02+00:00Orchestral Prodigy -Amazing!!David Buswell
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/ginger-baker-legendary-cream-drummer-dies-aged-802019-10-08T11:29:00+01:002019-10-08T11:30:04+01:00Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80David Buswell
Ginger Baker, one of the most innovative and influential drummers in rock music, has died at the age of 80.
A co-founder of Cream, he also played with Blind Faith, Hawkwind and Fela Kuti in a long and varied career.
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Ginger Baker, one of the most innovative and influential drummers in rock music, has died at the age of 80. A co-founder of Cream, he also played with Blind Faith, Hawkwind and Fela Kuti in a long and varied career. His style combined the lyricism of jazz with the crude power of rock. One critic said watching him was like witnessing "a human combine harvester". But he was also a temperamental and argumentative figure, whose behaviour frequently led to on-stage punch-ups.
Nicknamed Ginger for his flaming red hair, the musician was born Peter Edward Baker in Lewisham, south London, shortly before World War Two.
His bricklayer father was killed in action in 1943, and he was brought up in near poverty by his mother, step-father and aunt.
A troubled student, he joined a local gang in his teens and became involved in petty theft. When he tried to quit, gang-members attacked him with a razor.
'Natural time'
His early ambition was to ride in the Tour de France but he was forced to quit the sport when, aged 16, his bicycle got "caught up" with a taxi. Instead, he took up drumming.
"I was always banging on the desks at school," he recalled. "So all the kids kept saying, 'Go on, go and play the drums', and I just sat down and I could play.
"It's a gift from God. You've either got it or you haven't. And I've got it: time. Natural time."
The strong legs he'd developed on long bike rides helped him play the double bass drum set-up he favoured and Baker soon talked his way into his first gig.
He played with jazz acts like Terry Lightfoot and Acker Bilk but his style - fragmented and aggressive, but articulate and insistent - was often an odd fit.
Instead, he gravitated towards London's burgeoning blues scene and, in 1962, joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated on the recommendation of Charlie Watts - who was leaving to join the Rolling Stones.
He gained early fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organisation alongside bassist Jack Bruce - but it was their partnership with Eric Clapton in Cream that made all three superstars.
One of rock's first "supergroups", they fused blues and psychedelia to dazzling effect on songs like Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Badge and I Feel Free. They sold more than 35 million albums and were awarded the world's first ever platinum disc for their LP Wheels of Fire.
Along with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the band expanded the vocabulary of heavy rock, especially during their incendiary live shows, where the three musicians would stretch simple riffs into long, exploratory improvisations.
"It was as if something else had taken over," Baker once said of playing with Cream. "You're not conscious of playing. You're listening to this fantastic sound that you're a part of. And your part is just… happening. It was a gift, and we three had it in abundance."
But the volatility that fuelled their performances was rooted in animosity. Baker and Bruce's arguments were frequent and violent, even driving Clapton to tears on one occasion. Once, Baker attempted to end one of Bruce's solos by bouncing a stick off his snare drum, and into Bruce's head.
"So I grabbed my double bass," Bruce later recalled, "and demolished him and his kit."
The band eventually split after two years and four albums, with a farewell concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1968.
"Cream came and went almost in the blink of an eye, but left an indelible mark on rock music," wrote Colin Larkin in the Encyclopaedia of Popular Music.
Bands who built on their template included Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin - not that Baker was impressed.
"I don't think Led Zeppelin filled the void that Cream left, but they made a lot of money,"he told Forbes.
Following the band's demise, he teamed up with Clapton and Steve Winwood to form Blind Faith, followed by the ambitious 10-piece Air Force, which combined his interests in jazz and Afro-fusion.
While the musicianship was of a high standard, the eclectic mix of jazz, blues, African music and a surfeit of drums - there were three percussionists - was never going to inspire a mass following.
After one studio album and a live concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Air Force, undermined by personnel changes, finally crashed and burned.
The drug-related death of his friend, Jimi Hendrix, persuaded Baker it was time to leave the London music scene and get clean.
He left Britain to live in Nigeria, where he recorded with Fela Kuti and built his own recording studio. He helped Paul McCartney record the classic Wings' album Band On The Run, although their relationship soured over claims that he was never paid.
Financial problems of one sort or another dogged him throughout this period and he eventually lost control of his studio.
Away from music, he took up rally driving and, somewhat incongruously, developed a love of polo, building up a sizeable collection of ponies, despite his tendency to get injured.
"I've had a lot of falls which have wrecked my body,"he told the Telegraph in 2013. "They had to take a piece of my hip bone out and screw it into my neck."
In the 1980s, he played with John Lydon's Public Image Ltd, while continuing to form and discard new bands that combined his African and Western musical influences, like African Force and Middle Passage.
While commercial success eluded him, his reputation, particularly with a new generation of drummers, remained high.
"His playing was revolutionary," said Neil Peart, drummer with the Canadian band Rush. "He set the bar for what rock drumming could be."
Cream were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, briefly reuniting to play three songs, then teamed up again in 2005 for a series of concerts in London and New York.
Almost inevitably, the performances ended with Baker and Bruce fighting on stage.
"It's a knife-edge thing for me and Ginger," Bruce said afterward. "Nowadays, we're happily co-existing in different continents... although I was thinking of asking him to move. He's still a bit too close."
Baker had, in fact, headed to South Africa, where he spent the reunion money buying polo ponies and funding a veterinary hospital.
In 2012, he became the subject of a hugely enjoyable documentary - Beware of Mr Baker - which illustrated how his jaw-dropping drumming was neither as wild nor as extraordinary as his personal life.
In the opening scene, the musician was seen attacking director Jay Bulger with a metal cane, declaring: "I'm going to put you in hospital." He later settled down to reflect, cantankerously, on the trail of broken bands, ex-wives and neglected children he'd left in his wake.
Contributors marvelled at his talent, but little else. "He influenced me as a drummer, but not as a person," recalled Free's Simon Kirke, who toured with Cream.
In later years, he was beset by ill health, breaking most of his ribs and subsequently being diagnosed with a degenerative spine condition and the onset of emphysema.
The musician fought osteoarthritis to record his final album, Why?, in 2014. Two years later, he underwent open heart surgery and announced his retirement from touring.
"Just seen doctor… big shock… no more gigs for this old drummer... everything is off," he wroteon his official blog.
"Of all things I never thought it would be my heart."
Baker's death will see him feted as one of rock's most influential musicians, but he scoffed at such accolades, insisting: "Drummers are really nothing more than time-keepers."
He told Rhythm magazine: "It's the drummer's job to make the other guys sound good."
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/frost2019-08-09T06:11:00+01:002019-08-09T06:24:06+01:00Our Favourite Band Of The Moment - Frost*David BuswellMore]]>
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/the-43-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-ranked2019-07-31T07:21:00+01:002019-07-31T08:10:44+01:00The 43 greatest guitarists of all time, rankedDavid Buswell
His sound was out of this world, as the first to perfect feedback, and he produced combinations of notes and chords that took an alien madman to create. But he was hardly mad, as he was about as smooth as they come—seemingly effortless in creating original sounds.
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There comes a point in everyone’s lives when they get swept up and rocked by the riffs and rhythms of the world’s best guitarists. From blues to rock ‘n’ roll, these masters have been burning six-stringed strokes into our memory, tugging our heartstrings into pure joy. Here’s a trip through the 43 best guitarists, made famous for having listeners moving and shaking over the years.
43. Bo Diddley
Ellas Otha Bates, also known as Bo Diddley, was born in Chicago on Dec. 30, 1928. Perhaps Diddley should be higher on this list because he influenced a lot of the guitarists that follow. He was also a major influence on Elvis Presley and was largely responsible for translating blues into rock ‘n’ roll.
Some of his most popular songs were “Bo Diddley,” “Road Runner” and “Who Do You Love?” Bo Diddley’s songs are said to have “unleashed a West African groove,” and were as easy to follow as they were groovy. Simplicity isn’t a bad thing, especially when it’s applied to a new form, and Diddley’s music went on to inspire Keith Richards and Buddy Holly, among others, to pick up the instrument.
42. Johnny Ramone
John William Cummings, oft-referred to as Johnny Ramone, was born in Queens on Oct. 8, 1948. He’s probably played fewer solos in his career than anyone else on our list, but Ramone is another pioneer nonetheless, epitomized in the way he played his Mosrite guitar.
Henry Rollins once said, “Johnny was the first guitar player I ever saw play like he was really mad. And I was like, ‘Damn. That’s cool.’” That’s because the guitar player for the Ramones was one of the first to play powerful, heavy music up-tempo. He rocked it with tracks like “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Judy Is a Punk” and “Rockaway Beach.”
41. Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia, known to Deadheads simply as “Jerry,” was born in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 1942. Garcia is the sum of a fusion of different sounds, as listeners can hear hints of Spanish guitar, bluegrass, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll in his playing.As figurehead leader of the Grateful Dead, Garcia cast a heavy influence on the cultural scene in San Francisco in the early 1960s, through the“Summer of Love” and up until his untimely passing in 1995. He rocked the world with songs like “Dark Star,” “Sugaree” and “Casey Jones,” and also played at Woodstock in August 1969, where he almost got electrocuted because of rain.
40. Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan Anderson, better known as Joni Mitchell, was born in Alberta, Canada on Nov. 7, 1943. Rolling Stone magazine placed Mitchel in the No. 75 spot for top guitarists, but she is higher on this list due to her unique style of tuning her guitar to get different sounds out of every chord.Mitchell was known to write her songs with the same chords but in different tunings, including one song that had 50 different variations. She’s very much known and respected for songs like “I Had a King,” “Nathan La Franeer” and “Night in the City.” She is one hell of a songwriter, too
39 Buddy Guy
George Guy, better known as Buddy Guy, was born in Louisiana on July 30, 1936. He didn’t stay at home long, as it’s said that his family kicked him promptly due to all the noise. This seemed to follow him in his early career, as record executives found his style to be “just a bunch of noise.”But eventually, Buddy Guy’s six-stringing broke through, as his blues style became popularized. Some of the greatest (including our No. 1) guitarists on this list were influenced by Guy and songs like “Stone Crazy” and “First Time I Met the Blues” were some of his tried-and-true.
38. Tony Iommi
Anthony Iommi, better known as “Tony,” was born in Birmingham, England on Feb. 19, 1948. Iommi should not have been able to play the guitar, as he lost the tips of two of his fingers in an industrial accident at age 17. But it only contributed to a unique style that Iommi came to call his own.His days with Black Sabbath are legendary, and the group has been recording albums up to as recently as 2013. While he ushered in the era of heavy metal, he wasn’t afraid to slow the rhythm down to add some style. He’s best known for songs such as “Iron Man,” “Sabbra Cadabra,” “Children of the Grave” and “N.I.B.”
37. Tom Morello
Tom Morello was born in Harlem on May 30, 1964, and made a name for himself as the lead guitarist for Rage Against the Machine. He looks a little sad in this photo, but that’s because he’s leading an “Occupy Wall Street” event in 2011. He has a deep interest in social change, as a graduate from Harvard University.Morello is known for the different sounds he creates with his guitar, with a major emphasis on the use of effect pedals. That sound was pivotal in Rage’s seemingly hip-hop and heavy metal fusion (Nu Metal). He is most famous for songs like “Guerrilla Radio” and “Killing in the Name.” “And now you do what they told ya.”
36. Angus Young
Angus Young was born in Glasgow, Scotland on March 31, 1955. Perhaps even more memorable than his blues-rock style of playing is his Chuck Berry–influenced rendition of the duck walk and his schoolboy outfits that make him look like Harry Potter. Except he uses a guitar instead of his holly wand.Doesn’t it look like the guy behind him is bowing to his greatness? Songs like “Back in Black” and “Highway to Hell” inspired a generation of rhythmic, thundering power chord-laden guitarists throughout the music industry. He’s been rocking with AC/DC since he was 18-years-old, totaling 46 years with the rock band.
35. Brian May
Brian May was born in London, England on July 19, 1947. Like Tom Morello, May has quite the head on his shoulders, as he holds a degree in astrophysics. That isn’t so hard to believe since his bandQueenhas been rocking people out of the atmosphere since 1970.May has many talents, including the fact that the guitar that gave us “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Stone Cold Crazy” was actually built by him and his father. He used firewood to create the Red Special, a.k.a. “the Old Lady.” He’s also an accomplished songwriter, as he wrote songs like “Doing All Right,” which features his work on the piano.
34. Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson was born in Abbot, Texas on April 29, 1933. Nelson has come a long way since his days as a cotton picker and bible salesman, as his music career has spanned over 60 years. In all of that time he’s used the same guitar, “Trigger,” which can be seen in the photograph below.Trigger has been patched up along the way, but has been the perfect companion for Nelson’s laid back style that has hints of rock, blues, country, and even gypsy jazz. He’s best known for songs such as “Whiskey River” and “Night Life.” Even though he’s 86 years young, he still rocks it to this very day.
33. Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger was born in Los Angeles, California on Jan. 8, 1946. Krieger was a latecomer to the Doors and was the last member permanent member to join the group. It’s a good thing he did because his schooling in jazz and flamenco contributed to a truly unique sound emanating everywhere when the band was on stage.Krieger had a unique challenge in the Doors, as the band didn’t have a rhythm guitar section, or even a bass player. That meant he had massive voids to fill when it came to the sound. He’s even a good song writer, as he wrote “Light My Fire,” and is also known for songs such as “Riders on the Storm” and “Roadhouse Blues.”
32. The Edge
David Evens, or better known as The Edge, was born in Essex, England on August 8, 1961. It’s been said that The Edge owes his unique sound and style to the fact that he taught himself how to play the guitar.At a young age he received the nickname “The Edge,” perhaps because he likes to not get involved, but be on the edge of things, or perhaps because of the angular shape of his head. He joined U2 in the late 1970s and is known for how carefully he compliments his sound to the vocals of frontman Bono. He’s best known for songs such as “I Will Follow,” “Pride (In the Name of Love),” and “The Fly.”
31. Elmore James
Elmore James was born in Richland, Mississippi on January 27, 1918. James learned to play with stringed instruments when he was a little boy, and first started with a one-stringed instrument called the “diddley bow” or “jitterbug.” But once he got his first guitar he started rocking.James’ experience with a one-stringed instrument may have influenced his style with the guitar, as he was famous for his slide. One guitarist once said they practiced James’ music until his fingers bled before he realized James used a slide. He’s best known for songs such as “Dust My Broom” and “The Sky Is Crying,” as another fantastic musician that brought blues to rock.
30. Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore was born in Gadsden, Tennessee on December 27, 1931. Moore was paired with a teenage Elvis Presley in the early 1950s, and with the addition of Bill Black on the bass the trio would go one to change music forever.The trio didn’t have a drummer, so Moore had a big void to fill. One night when the three were screwing around on a June night in 1954 and came up with the “slapback” echo effect, and the song “That’s All Right.” He also helped Elvis during his comeback in 1968. He’s best known for songs such as, “That’s All Right,” “Mystery Train,” and “Heartbreak Hotel.”
29. Muddy Waters
McKinley Morganfield, better known as “Muddy Waters,” was born in Issaquena County, Mississippi on April 4, 1913. When he was in his mid-20s, he moved to Chicago, where he brought his southern-blues style to the Midwest scene. It would be this blend that came to define the “Chess Records sound.”The Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters’ 1950 song “Rollin’ Stone.” He played in bands that also included legendary guitarist Buddy Guy, and it’s said that he was a major influence on Jimi Hendrix. Though his popularity faded in the 1960s, he experienced a resurgence in the early 70s that lasted until his death
28. Tom Petty (shout out to Mike Campbell)
Tom Petty was born in Gainesville, Florida on October 20, 1950. He’s obviously the lead the man of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but we couldn’t include him on this list without mentioning the lead guitarist of the group, Mike Campbell. Campbell is best known for his simplistic style with the guitar, never using 10 notes if two will suffice.As for Petty, who embraced heartland, or Southern rock, always did best when he had a great guitarist next to him. When he released his first solo album Full Moon Fever, Cambpell did most of the solos. They’re best known for songs such as “Breakdown” and “You Got Lucky.”
27. Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, Maryland on Dec. 21, 1940. He was a man of many talents, dabbling in different genres of music from jazz to Musique concrète. And he produced every album he was a part of, which total around 60. Zappa did plenty of solo work during his career but is best known for his work with the Mothers of Invention.Some of their highest-trafficked songs include “Willie the Pimp” and “In-a-Gadda-Stravinsky,” as each featured an iconic Zappa solo. Zappa stretched boundaries of what a guitar can do, and if you ever check out “Shut Up ‘n’ Play Yer Guitar,” a 1981 solo album, you’ll hear it.
26. Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons was born in Houston, Texas on December 16, 1949. It’s no wonder that the six-stringed rock ‘n roller of ZZ Top fame became a musician, as his father was a maestro. His parents supported his musical prowess and took him to see Elvis in concert, and BB King in the studio. He even enjoyed a brief friendship with Jimi Hendrix before he passed.With all that knowledge hardwired into his brain Gibbons he helped form ZZ Top by the time he was 20 years old. You’ll remember songs of his like “Tush,” and “Gimme your Lovin,” and if you’ve ever felt his steady rhythm get slapped and turned on it’s head by Gibbons’ guitar in “La Grange” then you’re probably a fan of ZZ Top.
25. David Gilmour
David Gilmour was born in Cambridge, England on March 6, 1946. He wasn’t the original guitarist for Pink Floyd (that was Syd Barrett), but eventually, he was their lead guitarist and frontman. Gilmour began playing the guitar when he borrowed one from his neighbor, and never returned it.Gilmour loved to add effects to his music, which was prevalent in the entire “Dark Side of the Moon album.” He’s best known for songs like “Comfortably Numb” and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.” As a young musician, he once went to the hospital for malnutrition, and now he’s worth over $122 million.
24. Joe Perry
Anthony Perry, who goes by his middle name Joe, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on September 10, 1950. Perry has the challenge and distinction of playing next to one of the loudest and most awesome voices in rock ‘n roll. With Steven Tyler by his side Perry has to bring it when he rocks with Aerosmith, and he most certainly does.Rolling Stone magazine once said that his rifts are like “blues-on-steroids.” His is familiar and unique at the same time, as he is said to have been influenced by Jeff Beck, who was a true solo artist and procured sounds from all over the world. Perry and Aerosmith are best known for their songs, “Dream On,” “Walk This Way,” and “Janie’s Got a Gun.”
23. Slash
Saul Hudson, better known as “Slash,” was born in London, England on July 23, 1965. When people think of rock stars—drunken, drug-fueled, and sex-crazed—Slash is one of those people that comes to mind. In reality, however, he actually brought some restraint to the guitar. Although forever associated with Guns N’ Roses, Slash has had a prolific solo career.Some of his solos are legendary, and a couple that come to mind are “November Rain” and “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” which he performed with Guns N’ Roses. Slash left Guns N’ Roses for a brief period and joined Velvet Revolver, which included musicians from Stone Temple Pilots and Wasted Youth. Now, he’s back with Axl Rose as Guns N’ Roses continue to rock it to this day.
22. Buddy Holly
Charles Holly, better known as Buddy Holly, was born in Lubbock, Texas on September 7, 1936. If you’ve ever enjoyed songs by the Beatles or Eric Clapton, then you can thank Buddy Holly. He basically invented the rock band as we know it, as his band the crickets featured a bass and drum section while Holly sang vocals and strum the guitar.Among Holly’s best songs are “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” If he had lived just a little longer he would’ve seen an entire generation of bands invented in his image. He mixed blues and country sounds in a rhythmic style that was steady as she goes while rocking the boat at the same time.
21. Neil Young
Neil Young was born in Toronto, Canada on Nov. 12, 1945. Young was a prodigy early on, and even though he was diagnosed with epilepsy during his Buffalo Springfield days, it didn’t seem to faze him. Whether he was in a band or rolling solo, Neil Young is exceptional with every note of music he creates.Young is known for his songs with Buffalo Springfield, “For What it’s Worth” and “Mr. Soul.” However, his solo song “Down by the River” was described by Trey Anastasio this way: “It’s one note, but it’s so melodic, and it just snarls with attitude and anger. It’s like he desperately wants to connect.”
20. Dick Dale
Richard Monsour, or better known as Dick Dale, was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 4, 1937. Interesting that the pioneer of “surf rock” was born on the east coast, but his family moved to Southern California when Dale was a teenager, and he began to surf when he was 17 years old.Dale played the kind of music that would have your parents shouting at you to turn it down and turn it off, as his strumming of the six stringed instrument was as fast as it was loud. He’s best known for songs such as “Misirlou” and “The Peter Gunn Theme.”
19. Freddie King
Freddie King was born in Gilmer, Texas on Sept. 3, 1934. King was known as the “The Texas Cannonball” for his large build, and what has been described as “incendiary” live performances. He produced a unique sound, playing the guitar with metal picks meant for a banjo.In an interview in 1985, Eric Clapton (who’s high on this list) said that Freddie King’s 1961 “I Love the Woman,” is “what started me on my path.” He’s best known for songs such as “Hide Away,” “Have You Ever Loved a Woman” and “The Stumble,” fusing rock and blues together. He was also one of the first blues performers to feature a multiracial band.
18. Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington on February 20, 1967. When Cobain was 14-years-old, his uncle offered him a bike, or a used guitar for his birthday, and the rest is history (oddly, Elvis was given the same choice, but instead of a bike it was a rifle).Cobain’s band Nirvana played songs that were as loud as heavy metal, but others that were quiet and melodic until a thunder stroke of the guitar blew the lid off the song. Largely considered the pioneer of grunge — a fusion of punk and rock — he’s best known for songs such as “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “All Apologies,” and “Heart Shaped Box.”
17. John Lennon
John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940. Lennon is the first of two Beatles to be included in this list, as we bow to the rhythm guitarist of the band. Lennon could take a simple string of notes and turn it into a hip-shaking beat, or a head bobbing rhythm.The Beatles are the best-selling band in history with nearly a billion records sold. For the best songs to hear Lennon’s guitar try, “Help!,” “Day Tripper,” and “Yer Blues.” He’s been mostly understated for his prowess with the guitar, as Lennon once said, “They call George the invisible singer. I am the invisible guitar player.”
16. George Harrison
George Harrison was born in Liverpool, England on Feb. 25, 1943. For those living under a rock for the past 50 years, you might remember him from a little-known band called The Beatles. Harrison was largely thought of as the third-best, behind icons Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but when Harrison went solo, he eclipsed them both for a time.Beatles songs “Taxman” and “Here Comes the Sun” were written by Harrison, and every album after 1965 featured at least two tracks written by him. Tom Petty once said of Harrison’s playing, “He was very in tune when he played, the slide was very precise, and just had a beautiful vibrato on it.”
15. Albert King
Albert Nelson, better known as Albert King, was born in Indianola, Mississippi on April 25, 1923. King once said in 1968 that he had no influences for his playing style because “Everything I do is wrong.” “The Velvet Bulldozer,” as he was known, for his size and smooth singing, was left-handed but played a right-handed guitar.He made that setup work because he played it upside down. Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix lauded him for his play, and he even had Hendrix starstruck when he opened for him in 1967. He’s best known for songs such as “Born Under a Bad Sign” and “As the Years Go Passing By.”
14. Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 20, 1947. It’s no wonder he became a guitar player — would you believe that his middle name is Fiddler? Regardless of whether you do or not you’ve probably moved once or twice to his rhythm-and-bass style that combines with a wild side. Walsh had success in multiple bands, including one of the most successful of all time, the Eagles.Walsh was a late comer to the band but their greatest hit — “Hotel California” — was made in 1975, which was the same year he joined the band, and features one of the best guitar solos of all time. Other than that, he’s best known for songs such as, “Rocky Mountain Way” and “Funk #49.”
13. Prince
Prince Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958. The artist formerly known as… or whatever you call him, was an absolute showman and genius with the guitar. It’s said that he wrote his first song at age seven, and it was titled “Funk Machine.”Many experts have said they hear the sounds of Jimi Hendrix in his notes, but Prince disagrees, as he once said, “If they really listened to my stuff, they’d hear more of a Santana influence than Jimi Hendrix.” Prince is best known for his songs “Kiss” and “When Doves Cry,” while the solo in “Purple Rain” will live on forever.
12. Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend was born in Middlesex, England on May 19, 1945. Townshend is said to be an intense guy, and according to reports, he was the first guitarist to smash his guitar onstage (though most certainly not the last). Often controversial, Townshend always finds a way to make it on these lists.Townshend is most widely known for his work with The Who, and although he had a budding solo career later on, during his time with the band, he never had a solo. The Who had a complicated sound that had an emphasis on drums and bass, making his contributions more measured. He’s best known for songs such as “My Generation,” “I Can See for Miles” and the cover of “Summertime Blues.”
11. Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan (his actual name) was born in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 3, 1954. He may look like he’s sucking on a lemon while playing his guitar behind his back, but there was nothing that sucked about his music.Vaughan may have integrated a mix of jazz and rockabilly, but he was heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix, B. B. King, and Eric Clapton. He is best known for his songs “Love Struck Baby,” “Cold Shot” and “Look at Little Sister,” and if it hadn’t been for a tragic helicopter crash in 1990 that resulted in his passing, he would’ve had several more hits to his name.
10. Duane Allman
Duane “Skydog” Allman was born in Nashville, Tennessee on Nov. 20, 1946. Just like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Allman was taken from this world too young, at the age of 24. Robert Randolph once said of Allman’s death, “Duane died young, and it’s just one of those things. You could tell he was going to get 50 times better.”His style had an emphasis on precision in a way that hadn’t been played before. While all of us are deprived of his untimely death (from a motorcycle crash), he’s best known for his slide guitar work Allman Brothers songs, “Statesboro Blues,” “Whipping Post” and “Blue Sky.”
9. Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana was born in Jalisco, Mexico on July 20, 1947. At an early age, he moved to San Francisco, and by the time the Summer of Love came around, he was well-known in the area. He reached national fame as one of the few not-so-well-known artists to play atWoodstock.As mentioned previously, Prince said Santana was more of an influence on him than Jimi Hendrix because “Santana played prettier.” Santana is best known for “Black Magic Woman,” “Oye Como Va” and “Soul Sacrifice.” A true product of his surroundings, he attributed LSD for finding his voice, saying, “You cannot take LSD and not find your voice.”
8. B. B. King
Riley B. King, better known as “B. B. King,” was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi on Sept. 26, 1925. Being born as early as he was exposed him to a more pure form of blues, and he was able to showcase feeling through his singing, and his guitar.King was a true worker and loved to perform, as it’s estimated that he did 342 shows in 1956 alone, and 200 shows a year in the 1970s. He’s best known for songs such as “3 O’Clock Blues,” “The Thrill Is Gone” and “Sweet Little Angel.” Along with Albert and Freddie King, B. B. is considered one of “The Three Kings of Blues Guitar.”
7. Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck was born in Surrey, England on June 24, 1944. Don’t confuse him with Beck, who isn’t even close to being on this list. While he was part of two very successful albums with the Jeff Beck Group, his time with the band was short, and he became something of a journeyman bouncing from band to band.Beck is best known for his songs “A Day in the Life,” “I Ain’t Superstitious” and “Heart Full of Soul, ” and is a true solo artist. He still rocks it to this day and is touring at the age of 74. Beck has been innovative his whole career, combining sounds from all over the world, from Indian to jazz.
6. Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Jan. 26, 1955. During some of his riffs, Van Halen employs a unique style to the way he holds a pick. By gripping it in his middle finger and thumb, he’s able to drag his fingers across the strings, and some artists have said it’s like he’s added another instrument.Van Halen is best known for tracks such as “Eruption,” “Ain’t Talking ‘Bout Love” and “Hot for Teacher.” Mike McCready of Pearl Jam once said of Van Halen’s style, “You can play the things he’s written, but there’s an ‘X-factor’ that you can’t get.”
5. Keith Richards
Now, it’s down to the top five greatest guitarists of all time, and to open things up, starting with the Rolling Stones legend, Keith Richards. Richards was born in Kent, England on Dec. 18, 1943. Richards is an enigma because he’s the band’s leading guitarist, and also their rhythm guitarist, often in the same song.According to Nils Lofgren of the E. Street Band, one of the keys to Richards’ unique style is the way he tunes his guitar. Just like Van Halen, one can play his music but it just won’t sound the same. Richards is best known for his songs “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” “Gimme Shelter” and “Paint it Black.”
4. Chuck Berry
Charles Berry, better known as Chuck, “was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Oct. 18, 1926. Berry was a blues-style guitarist that kept to his roots but rocked it so well that he influenced some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll guitarists of all time.Berry is best known for songs such as “Maybellene” and “Roll Over Beethoven.” His song “Johnny B. Goode” is considered to have one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. It was his and several others rocking of the blues that basically created rock ‘n’ roll, so the rest of the members on this list can thank Chuck Berry.
3. Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page was born in Middlesex, England on Jan. 9, 1944. If you look closely at Page below, you can see a man with two guitars and one arm. Of course, he did have two arms, and the way he swung that double-necked Gibson guitar created rhythm and some heavy solos. An undeniably dark, yet folkloric sound, Page’s guitar captivates multiple generations of fans.As the lead guitarist for Led Zeppelin, Page wrote music, and in the recording studio, he was known to be a true workhorse, always fine-tuning his guitar to produce the right sound. He’s best known for his work in songs such as “Dazed and Confused,” “Heartbreaker” and “Kashmir.”
2. Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton was born in Surrey, England on March 30, 1945. Clapton used simple notes and smooth, basic sounds to produce unforgettable melodies. The greatest guitar players either trained in blues, or adopted blues style to rock ‘n’ roll, and Clapton is a perfect fusion of both.In his early days with Cream, he played with two other jazz guitarists, and later said he was, “just trying to keep up.” He produced a groundbreaking sound, and it was only the beginning of his odyssey with the guitar. He’s best known for his songs “Bell Bottom Blues,” “Crossroads” and “White Room.”
1. Jimi Hendrix
We’ve arrived at our No. 1 guitar player of all time, and this man, Jimi Hendrix, tops all lists of greatest guitar players ever. Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington on Nov. 27, 1942. One thing to note is the fact that Hendrix is hands down the god of the guitar, and had the shortest career of anyone else on this list.
His sound was out of this world, as the first to perfect feedback, and he produced combinations of notes and chords that took an alien madman to create. But he was hardly mad, as he was about as smooth as they come—seemingly effortless in creating original sounds. He’s best known for songs such as “Purple Haze,” “Foxy Lady” and his rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/babymetal-on-their-glastonbury-debut-billie-eilish-working-with-bring-me-the-horizon-and-new-album-metal-galaxy2019-07-01T13:01:00+01:002019-07-01T13:02:39+01:00BABYMETAL on their Glastonbury debut, Billie Eilish, working with Bring Me The Horizon and new album ‘Metal Galaxy’David Buswell
“It was really good,” singer Su-Metal toldNME. “We usually go to metal and rock festivals, and Glastonbury is not like that. I was really nervous but after a few songs the audience had their hands in the air and were screaming.”
"There’s a shift and a change in how we’ve matured to becoming adults"
After stepping off stage from theirGlastonburydebut, Japanese pop-metal sensationBABYMETALsat down with NME to talk about what the festival means to them and the possibility of working withBring Me The Horizon.
Appearing on The Other Stage today, the band played a dizzying set of pop, choreography and hard rock which NME described as one that saw them “leave everything on the stage”.
“It was really good,” singer Su-Metal toldNME. “We usually go to metal and rock festivals, and Glastonbury is not like that. I was really nervous but after a few songs the audience had their hands in the air and were screaming.”
She continued: “I know that Glastonbury is one of the largest festivals in the world and a lot of artists want to play here. I’ve always wanted to play here and now I’m really happy. It’s like I’m dreaming.”
BABYMETAL at Glastonbury, 2019
The band were sharing the stage with fellow rockers Bring Me The Horizon, who have often sung the praises of BABYMETAL over the years.
“We love Bring Me The Horizon and I respect the band and their music,” said Moametal. “We want to collaborate with Bring Me The Horizon.”
There’s been a lot of change for the band in recent years, afterbandmember Yuimetal left the band in 2018. However, they say that her departure made the bond between Su-Metal and Moametal became even stronger” – and now they’re gearing up to release new album ‘Metal Galaxy. Fans got their first taster of the album withthe single ‘Elevator Girl‘.
“‘Elevator Girl’ started off as being relatively young and over the past years we’ve become adults and this song expresses that,” Su-Metal told NME. “There’s a shift and a change in how we’ve matured to becoming adults. ‘Elevator Girl’ represents our maturity.”
She continued: “For the next album, we’re facing a lot of new challenges. ‘Elevator Girl’ represents me becoming an adult and the new metal that we have created. Our album is like a toybox with a different mixture of songs in there. ‘Elevator Girl’ is just one of those songs in the mix.”
And what else did BABYMETAL get up to at Glastonbury?
“We saw Bring Me The Horizon, they’re really amazing and we had so much of a fun time,” said Moametal. “And we’re really looking forward to Billie Eilish.”
BABYMETAL will release ‘Metal Galaxy’ on October 11.
The metal stars will headline the O2 Academy Brixton on Tuesday July 2, marking their first appearance in the capital since headlining Wembley Arena in 2016.
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/there-s-an-ac-dc-and-eagles-supergroup-on-the-way-read-more-at-https-www-nme-com-news-theres-an-ac-dc-and-eagles-supergroup-on-the-way-2517751-8yhbwracctck7m1z-992019-06-28T07:25:00+01:002019-06-28T07:29:30+01:00There’s an AC/DC and Eagles supergroup on the wayDavid Buswell
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh have been in the studio, Walsh has revealed on his Instagram.
Key members of the rock giants hint at mystery collaboration
Two key members ofAC/DCandEaglesare teaming up for a mysterious collaboration.
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh have been in the studio, Walsh has revealed on his Instagram.
Walsh posted a photo of the pair together, along with a caption reading: “Great day making music today with my old pal Brian in London. We nailed it! Love ya man!”
Walsh didn’t give any further details about the collaboration, but it follows the pair making an impromptu song for Johnson’s TV seriesA Life On The Road.
The series saw Johnson discuss the careers of several musicians, including Walsh. In their episode, Walsh talked about his career in Eagles and his early band James Gang.
It has been speculated that they will record a studio version of their song fromA Life On The Road, and that they have since been writing new music together.
AC/DC are believed to be putting the finishing touches to their first album since 2014’s ‘Rock Or Bust’. Johnson, guitarists Angus and Stevie Young and drummer Phil Rudd were pictured together outside a recording studio in Vancouver. It’s also believedthat bassist Cliff Williams is rejoining the heavy rock veterans, after he was pictured with the band in February.
The album would be their first since Angus Young’s brother Malcolm died from cancer in 2017. He had been unable to join the ‘Rock Or Bust’ tour due to ill health. Johnson had quit AC/DC due to hearing loss during the same tour, and was replaced by Axl Rose. But he has recovered sufficiently to rejoin the band.
Eagles began a UK tour on Saturday (June 23) at Wembley Stadium. Their remaining tour dates are below:
Birmingham Arena (June 28) Liverpool Echo Arena (June 30) Leeds First Direct Arena (July 2) Glasgow SSE Hydro (July 4)
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/black-sabbath-mark-50th-anniversary-with-new-birmingham-exhibition2019-06-27T08:43:00+01:002019-06-27T08:45:19+01:00Black Sabbath mark 50th anniversary with new Birmingham exhibitionDavid Buswell
The ‘Home Of Metal: Black Sabbath at 50’ exhibition, which begins today at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Black Sabbathhave marked their 50th anniversary by opening a new exhibition in Birmingham that celebrates their hugely influential legacy.
The ‘Home Of Metal: Black Sabbath at 50’ exhibition, which begins today at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, celebrates how the West Midlands band pioneered heavy metal before it spread across the globe.
Ric Lovett stands next to his custom Black Sabbath Harley Davidson motorcycle showing it to Tony Iommi during the “Home Of Metal: Black Sabbath 50 Years” presss preview day at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Black Sabbath super fan Stephen Knowles inside a recreation of his home living room during the “Home Of Metal’ exhibition
Ozzy Osbourne’s distinctive purple glasses are also on display, alongside an outfit worn by Geezer Butler during a concert at Birmingham’s Town Hall which featured in the gatefold sleeve of their 1972 ‘Vol 4’ album.
The exhibition also marks the biggest venture so far by the House of Metal, a Birmingham based organisation which launched in 2011 to promote heavy metal and increase awareness of its historical links with Birmingham.
Tony Iommi’s recording studio where the band made their album 13, taken out of storage and rebuilt inside the exhibition
The sticksman was due to go on tour with Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, and bassist Geezer Butler, when they announced a final reunion tour in 2011. But at the time Ward cited an “unsignable” contract, and parted ways with the iconic metal band. They wrapped up their final two hometown gigs in Birmingham, in 2017.
In an interview withKerrang!, Osbourne said: “I didn’t like the fact that Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start. People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly. We didn’t have the fucking time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill.”
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/fancy-a-bit-of-latin-jazz2019-06-25T10:57:00+01:002019-06-25T10:57:12+01:00Fancy A Bit Of Latin Jazz?David BuswellBye Bye Blackbird by Massimo Farao Trio (D)
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/it-s-madonna-vs-bruce-springsteen-in-the-battle-for-the-uk-s-number-one-album-this-week2019-06-18T06:44:00+01:002019-06-18T06:44:38+01:00It’s Madonna vs Bruce Springsteen in the battle for the UK’s Number One album this weekDavid BuswellMadonna: “People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”
The Boss and The Queen of Pop both have new albums – ‘Western Stars’and‘Madame X’, respectively – out this week, and early stats from the Official Charts Company released this evening (June 17) indicate that the two music heavyweights will duke it out for the top spot come Friday (June 21).
Springsteen’s ‘Western Stars’ currently leads ‘Madame X’ by nearly 16,000 combined sales. If his album holds onto that lead, it’ll mark Springsteen’s eleventh Number One album in the UK.
Madonna is eyeing her thirteenth number one album with ‘Madame X’, and if she is successful this week she’ll joinElvis Presleyas the two solo artists with the most Number Ones on the Official UK Albums Chart.
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/watch-lewis-capaldi-react-to-being-slagged-off-by-noel-gallagher-this-is-dreams-coming-true2019-06-17T07:21:00+01:002019-06-17T07:21:04+01:00Watch Lewis Capaldi react to being “slagged off” by Noel Gallagher: “This is dreams coming true”David Buswell"It's Father's Day and I'm being slagged off by a man who's old enough to be my dad"
Lewis Capaldihas shared hilarious footage of himself reacting to a diss fromNoel Gallagher– check it out below.
TheHigh Flying Birdsmusician was being interviewed byRadio Xat Manchester’s Heaton Park yesterday (June 15). Asked if there’s a specific song from recent years he wishes he’d penned, Gallagher claimed that “music isfucking wank at the moment”.
“Who’s this Capaldi fella?” he added. “Who the fuck’s that idiot?”
In true Capaldi style, the Scottish singer took to Instagram Stories to respond. “Fucking c’mon!” he said in the clip, which sees him watch the moment with sheer delight.
“Fucking peaked – slagged off by Noel Gallagher!” he told his followers.
“Number 1 single – who gives a fuck? Number 1 album – who gives a fuck?” he added. “Noel Gallagher has just slagged me off. This is dreams coming true.
“It’s Father’s Day and I’m being slagged off by a man who’s old enough to be my dad, and I’ve never been more happy.”
After wishing Gallagher a happy Father’s Day, Capaldi filmed himself enjoying Oasis’ 2002 single ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’.
Following the success of his debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’, Capaldi is set to head out ona huge arena tour in 2020. Dates will take place in Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff and Dublin, ahead of a performance at London’s SSE Arena Wembley.
“Nothing worse than the cunt who doesn’t vote then has an opinion on everything,” Liam said on Twitter.
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/metallica-invite-13-year-old-drummer-to-perform-seek-destroy-as-a-birthday-present2019-06-15T11:21:00+01:002019-06-15T11:22:00+01:00Metallica invite 13-year-old drummer to perform ‘Seek & Destroy’ as a birthday presentDavid Buswell
Lars Ulrich and Evan Adamson Credit: Metallica Twitter account
A fan’s dream come true
Metallicarecently gave a young fan the birthday present of a lifetime when they brought him up on stage to play ‘Seek & Destroy’.
The band invited Evan Adamson – who was celebrating his 13th birthday – up on stage at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena. They performed there three days ago (June 11) as part of theEuropean leg of their WorldWired stadium tour.
“Oh god, Lars [Ulrich] shrunk. They put Lars in the wash. Told them not to put him in the dryer,” frontman James Hetfield deadpanned as Adamson took his seat behind the kit. After some encouragement from Kirk Hammett and Ulrich, and crowd banter from Hetfield, the young drummer kicked off ‘Seek & Destroy’ with the band. Ulrich took over soon after.
The band posted footage of Adamson on their Twitter account, taking the opportunity to wish him a happy birthday. Watch it here:
Adamson himself posted breathlessly about the experience on Instagram. “Well well well no words I mean to play drums in front of 68,000 people with my hero’s [sic] my favourite band of all time was just the best thing ever and to top it all off it was my bday !!” he wrote.
A quick look through Adamson’s account shows that he’s an ardent fan of Metallica, covering ‘Enter Sandman’ at The Penny Gill Rock Bar in Spennymoor and attending several dates of the band’s ongoing WorldWired tour. Metallica are in the midst of the tour’s UK/European leg, and will play Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on June 18 and London’s Twickenham Stadium on June 20. They will wind up in Germany in August, and head to Australia and New Zealand in October.
Metallica’s last release was the acoustic record ‘Helping Hands…Live & Acoustic at the Masonic’, recorded at the inaugural Helping Hands Benefit Concert in San Francisco last November. Released in February, the album’s proceeds benefit the band’s own charity, the All Within My Hands foundation.
Meanwhile, fans continue to wait for more news of the thrash titans’ 11th album, which will follow their 2016 effort ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’. In March, bassist Robert TrujillorevealedonThe Musicpodcast that work has already begun on the new record, and that it will be out a lot more quicker than the previous two.
“I’m excited about the next record because I believe it will also be a culmination of the two records and another journey. There’s no shortage of original ideas, that’s the beauty of being in this band,” he said.
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/manchester-is-to-get-a-new-10-000-capacity-gig-venue-this-year-read-more-at-https-www-nme-com-news-music-manchester-is-to-get-a-new-10000-capacity-gig-venue-this-year-2508754-sieqvtufms4zlzyu-992019-06-14T08:03:00+01:002019-06-14T08:03:39+01:00Manchester is to get a new 10,000 capacity gig venue this yearDavid Buswell
The venue on Charles Street will open later this year, and has two live spaces
If you go gigging in Manchester, there’s a good chance you’ve bopped your way through a Now Wave show. The promoters have been at the forefront of the city’s music scene for more than a decade, bringing bands such as The xx, Alt-Jand more to the city in their infancy.
After popping up in venues across the city, Now Wave are taking the huge step of opening their very own HQ in the city later this year. We caught up with one of Now Wave’s founders, Wesley Jones, to get the lowdown on Manchester’s next great venue.
The venue is currently unnamed
“It’s on Charles Street, which is near Oxford Road. We haven’t got a name for it yet – still working on that. The building was an auctioneers from the early 1960s until we bought it in 2014. Lots of people were interested in the building and six people made an offer on it, but the other five were all to turn it into luxury flats. I think the owner quite liked the idea that we were doing something that was public.”
It’s is going to have four floors, including a bar and a a roof terrace
“It’s got a very small venue in the basement, then it’ll be a bar at street level. Go up one level and there’ll be a larger live music room and then there’s a roof terrace on the top floor. We hope the bar will be somewhere people can have a coffee and work during the day, as well.”
It’ll be the place you see your favourite new band first
“The venue is gonna have a really small capacity downstairs, which is where we think a lot of the acts we work with will play their first show. Then if it goes well in the basement, hopefully they can move upstairs and play the bigger room. We’re hoping the big room upstairs will hold around 250 people.”
The venue’s basement room
The opening date isn’t for a while
“Autumn this year, I certainly wouldn’t like to say the exact date, but we’re pretty confident it’ll be open by October. There’s so much to do. The builders started two months ago, but we’re expecting them to be in for at least the next nine months.”
Now Wave will continue putting shows on around the city.
“Our intention is to work with a band and pick the venue that suits them, and we’ll continue to do that. We’ll do a lot of our shows at this new venue, but not all of them. Some of the bigger bands we work with have long since outgrown the 250 capacity venue so they’ll still be playing Albert Hall, the Academy, the Apollo, whatever it is.”
The venue’s larger room
They’re pretty confident it’ll become a big part of Manchester’s night life
“I think it’s a risk to open a venue at this time. It’s awful how many venues have closed, particularly in London, and I think Manchester has been quite lucky. But Manchester has an incredible audience for live music and the appetite for live music is insatiable. There’s a huge group of students and people in their 20s that come out to shows, but there are people of all ages. It is a huge part of life in Manchester to go out to see live music.”
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/after-torrential-biblical-rain-its-a-pretty-wet-and-muddy-scene-up-at-download-festival-20192019-06-13T16:59:00+01:002019-06-14T08:03:52+01:00After torrential "biblical" rain, it's a pretty wet and muddy scene up at Download Festival 2019David Buswell
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/all-our-latest-backing-tracks-are-here2016-11-25T05:49:00+00:002016-12-02T04:37:43+00:00All Our Latest Backing Tracks Are HereDavid BuswellAll of our latest backing tracks are listed here, including the complete score for Thoroughly Modern Millie, tracks from West Side Story, Les Miserables, Me And My Girl, Flashdance, Robin Prince Of Sherwood, Wicked and Camp.]]>
https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/dont-get-your-tinsel-in-a-tangle2016-11-03T11:41:00+00:002016-11-03T11:46:41+00:00Don't Get Your Tinsel In A TangleDavid Buswell
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/we-are-still-uploading-backing-tracks2016-10-31T21:25:00+00:002016-10-31T21:26:06+00:00We are still uploading backing tracks!!David Buswell
We are still uploading backing tracks!! Just added 100 more tracks to the website and working through the tracks in alphabetical order, so still a fair way to go. Don't forget to contact us if there is a track you require that isn't listed - it might be in our catalogue but not yet listed.]]>
https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/music-design-backing-tracks-audio-production-42016-10-10T08:01:00+01:002016-10-10T08:03:25+01:00Music Design Backing Tracks & Audio ProductionDavid Buswell
Music Design Backing Tracks & Audio Production
Established in 1983 we can provide you with your complete audio production solution, from backing tracks to broadcast quality masters.
Our website concentrates on downloadable backing tracks but if you are interested in our audio production, please contact us at; info@musicdesign.co.uk
On the website we have now introduced downloadable tracks, audio samples of each track available to listen to on line and a more competitive price structure for all our tracks.
We also provide custom produced backing tracks, so if there is a track you desperately need and it isn't listed, please contact us.
We hope you like the new look and welcome any suggestions for improvement and any suggestions regarding our music productions.
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/200-tracks-uploaded-22016-10-03T09:16:00+01:002016-10-06T06:41:32+01:00200+ backing tracks uploadedDavid Buswell
Our Nath in the IT department has been working his little socks off sorting out the program for uploading backing tracks on the website - a big thank you to him for all his hard work!
We have just uploaded 200+ tracks and ALL track listings now have samples attached, so you can hear what they sound like before you buy.
We will be ploughing through the rest over the next few days!
Don't forget, if there is a track that you require that isn't listed, please get in touch, we might have it in our archives waiting to be uploaded
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https://backing-tracks.myshopify.com/blogs/news/im-still-here2016-07-26T06:34:00+01:002016-07-26T06:37:55+01:00We're still here - not snoozing!David Buswell
please contact us and we'll sort it out for you]]>