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De la página oficial de Megadeth:

Interview posted at MEGADETH MYSPACE and more!
Annie from Megadeth.com briefly interviewed Evan Skopp, Head of Marketing for Seymour Duncan who gave us in ‘plain English’ all you MUST know about the new LIVEWIRE DAVE MUSTAINE MODEL pick-ups… MORE

Y aquí la mini-entrevista:

LW-Must livewire? Dave Mustaine Model

Dave joined forces with Seymour Duncan for the release of Seymour Duncan?s first active guitar pickup in over 15 years: The LiveWire Dave Mustaine Model. It comes in a neck and bridge set.

Annie from Megadeth.com briefly interviewed Evan Skopp -Head of Marketing for Seymour Duncan who gave us in ‘plain English’ all you MUST know about the new Dave Mustaine pick-ups

What makes these new pick-ups stand out?

They’re very unique in that they have the advantages of an active pickup, meaning higher gain and more output, without sacrificing the organic “feel” and tone of a great passive pickup. It’s a best of both world’s situation. Also, they’re our first 9-volt active guitar pickup. The Mustaine model can be operated with 18 volts for more headroom, but it’s not required, like with our other active guitar pickups.

What can musicians expect to get from using them?

They can expect to get the basic tonality and feel of the Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz Model pickups (our most popular set and the pickups that previously outfitted Dave’s guitars) — but with the advantages of an active pickup.

When are these pick-ups being released?

The pickup has already been releases as an OEM product, meaning the first ESP Mustaine Guitars with these pickups should be showing up shortly. The over-the-counter version will be on music store shelves next month (April).

En la página de Seymour Duncan [wiki] hay una breve descripción y fotos de la pastilla LW-Must. Por otro lado, en la sección de videos de esa misma página hay un video de la exposición con Dave en persona (con enlace de descarga directa)

Y no me refiero a los Levi’s [wiki].

Scott Ian, de Anthrax [wiki] ha actuado como extra en la serie de televisión Deadwood. Por favor, pulsen ustedes sobre la imagen para verla en grande y comprueben que la cosa esa que tiene en el cuello no es una pajarita de piel de bisonte, si no su perilla.

Ya que me meto mucho con el cantante de HIM y sé que a Su le mola un tanto, voy a compensárselo un poquito con un video de una canción que, siendo de “saltitos/chandal metal”, a mí me mola bastante, y a ella parece que también le gustó. Como no vienen de gira con Sepultura e In Flames (como se rumoreó hace tiempo), al menos podemos ver alguno de sus videos (con el cantante anterior):

[ACTUALIZACIÓN] El video ha desaparecido de YouTube y tampoco parece estar en Video.google, pero parece que lo tienen en MTV.com y en Yahoo! Music. Y, por si fuera poco, también está aquí (creo que este último tira de Yahoo! Music).

[ACTUALIZACIÓN] Parece que otro usuario ha vuelto a poner el video:

Visto en digg.com:

A Guitar that TUNES itself

The Worlds First practically INVISIBLE automated guitar tuner, An automated guitar tuner system, that not only automatically tunes your guitar fully automatically, but can do it almost hands free!

VIDEO HERE: http://www.sonicstate.com/mirror/asx/wnamm06_tronical_powertune.asx

INFO HERE: http://www.tronical.com/info01.html

Lo mejor del sistema: el sonido a lo Robocop de los motores . El video en descarga directa aquí.

Uno de mis grupos favoritos del momento. Los pondría en chorradas, si no fuese por que me parecen asombrosos músicos:

Sacado de Blistering.com (la negrita es mía, el resto del párrafo está tal cual):

While on tour with The Rasmus and Negative, I caught up with a freshly woken up and very tired (And admittedly verbally challenged) Ville Valo in Milan (Spain), who was more than happy to talk about the band?s recently completed North American tour, their upcoming tour of Australia, speculation surrounding reports of a new album due sometime before the end of 2006 and the success of ?Dark Light? outside of their core European fan base.

En concreto, es el segundo párrafo de esta entrevista con Ville Valo, el tipo de las hemorroides.

La wikipedia todavía no refleja esta nueva incorporación al territorio patrio, pero me imagino que se debe a que nadie se ha molestado en actualizar el contenido. Voy a ponerme a ello.

Hace no demasiado (el 13 de Marzo, para ser exactos), los Black Sabbath originales (léase, con Ozzy a la cabeza) fueron incluidos en el Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame [wiki]. En dicho evento actuó Metallica [wiki], y el video de dicha actuación puede verse aquí:

Está curioso (sobre todo por ver a Hammett sin tocar el wah), aunque personalmente prefiero su versión del “Sabbra Cadabra” (casi tan buena como la versión de los Panic Democracy, de la que todavía no hay video ):

En todo caso, es aún mejor el “Stone Cold Crazy” que se marcaron Hetfield y Iommi tocando con Queen:

Una pequeña actualización sobre una noticia que ya recogí hace no demasiado:

MACHINE HEAD: ‘Making Of’ Video Of Band’s Cover Of METALLICA’s ‘Battery’ Posted Online

A five-minute video clip of MACHINE HEAD rehearsing and talking about their cover version of METALLICA‘s “Battery” that was recently recorded for the upcoming Kerrang! magazine tribute to the METALLICA album “Master of Puppets”, has been posted online at the band’s official web site. The CD, titled “Remastered”, will be packaged with a special issue of Kerrang! commemorating the 20th anniversary of “Master of Puppets”. Starting today, you can go behind-the-scenes for the making of MACHINE HEAD‘s cover of “Battery” with part one of a two-part series, now available on the “Media” page. Part two of the feature will be available on April 5, the same day that the commemorative issue of Kerrang! hits newsstands. Other bands contributing to the CD include TRIVIUM (“Master Of Puppets”), MENDEED (“The Thing That Should Not Be”), BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (“Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”), CHIMAIRA (“Disposable Heroes”), FIGHTSTAR (“Leper Messiah”), MASTODON (“Orion”) and FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND (“Damage, Inc.”). Check out the “Remastered” cover artwork at this location.

MACHINE HEAD had previously recorded a cover of METALLICA‘s “Battery” in 2003 as part of a poll they conducted where they asked the members of the group’s official forum to list three songs that they would like to hear MACHINE HEAD cover, after which the band picked the 10 most interesting requests they felt they could do justice to. All of the forum members then voted on the final three, with the most-requested entries being given the “MACHINE HEAD treatment.” In addition to “Battery”, MACHINE HEAD covered FAITH NO MORE‘s “Jizzlobber” and EXODUS‘ “Toxic Waltz”. None of the recordings were officially released.

Si la carrera musical de David Hasselhoff [wiki] alcanzó la cima con su “Hooked On A Feeling”, es de justicia exponer las dotes musicales de otro gran icono ochentero: