Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings have signed virtuoso guitarist/composer/producer Steve Vai to a new multi-album agreement which includes plans to issue two fresh Vai sets in 2015 beginning with the release of STILLNESS IN MOTION – VAI LIVE IN L.A. on April 10th, 2015. Vai’s first release under the new agreement will be STILLNESS IN MOTION – VAI LIVE […]

“I think that’s always the key, you’ve got to write great music and put all the entertainment stuff on the side and just try to concentrate on writing great music and you will eventually connect with your audience.” From Bio: One of the most influential and respected instrumental rock guitarists to emerge in the past three decades, Joe Satriani is that […]

“I like to let each musician shine a bit in their own light, and I like to have a bit of an acoustic set and at least one part of the set that is a bit outlandish. This time I came up with something absurd. At one point in the show I invite a few audience members up to build […]

Live Nation is proud to announce the return of virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer STEVE VAI when he embarks on a national headline theatre tour this July. A sculptor of musical sound, with infinite creativity and technical mastery, with a career spanning three decades, more than 15 million album sales and three Grammy Awards, Steve Vai embodies the seamless, symbiotic […]

Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple’s Machine Head out now through Eagle Records Via Shock 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the release of Deep Purple’s landmark album “Machine Head”. In recognition of Deep Purple’s influence, and that of the “Machine Head” album in particular, some of rock music’s biggest names have each contributed a version of their favorite track […]

Despite rising to prominence through the US version of The Voice TV show – which if I didn’t watch the Australian version, then obviously I wouldn’t have watched the US version – I first heard the name Beverly McClellan through Steve Vai and her vocal contributions to his latest album The Story Of Light and specifically the track John The […]

BEVERLY MCCLELLAN ALBUM RELEASE & UK TOUR WITH STEVE VAI ‘Fear Nothing’ [Tour Edition} December 1 Blues rock powerhouse vocalist Beverly McClellan from smash hit TV show “The Voice” USA  is set to release her album “Fear Nothing” in the UK & Europe through Favored Nations on Dec 1 before embarking on the UK leg of her world tour with guitar […]

Thanks to our good friends at Sony Music Entertainment Australia, in promotion of his new album The Story Of Light, we  recently had the opportunity to submit a bunch of interview questions to Steve Vai, who answered them via the video answers which now appear in the exclusive interview below. The Story Of Light continues on from where Vai’s most recent studio release, 2005’s […]

STEVE VAI TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM THE STORY OF LIGHT AUGUST 14 ON FAVORED NATIONS RECORDS GUEST VOCALISTS INCLUDE AIMEE MANN AND BEVERLY MCCLELLAN  12 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS CONTINUE A CONCEPTUAL NARRATIVE ARC STARTED ON VAI’S ACCLAIMED REAL ILLUSIONS: REFLECTIONS ALBUM Virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai will release The Story of Light, a new solo album of original material, onVirtuoso guitarist and […]

G3, for the uninitiated is the essentially the brainchild of Joe Satriani.  Since it’s inception in 1996, the G3 lineup has been bringing to life and stages around the world, a trio of guitar playing combinations many probably only imagined possible in their wildest dreams.  With Satriani and Vai being “G1” and “G2” for the majority of G3 performances over […]

“On the G3 we have to do a lot things together, so on a typical show day I’m gonna be hanging out with the two Steve’s and we’ll be doing a lot of meet and greet, we’ll be doing a sound check and we’ll hang out for maybe eight hours together and it culminates with a jam.  So we’re always […]

Just announced,  PANTHERS, NEWCASTLE – THURSDAY MARCH 29 (All Ages) Tickets on sale 9am, Wednesday February 29 through Moshtix. Three guitar heroes! Three bands! The infamous G3 Jam – all packed into ONE hot show! Prepare to witness some of the most electrifyingly brilliant displays of guitar mastery ever seen when the most anticipated international live guitar event arrives in March 2012! G3 bring their combined guitar pyrotechnics to Australia & New Zealand in what will be dazzling two-and-a-half-hour-long […]

COLD CHISEL to headline Bluesfest! Bluesfest is excited to announce that COLD CHISEL will headline the 2012 event, with the legendary Australian band’s exclusive festival appearance closing the main stage on Thursday 5th of April 2012.  It will be the first time that an Australian artist has ever headlined this iconic musical event. Bluesfest’s announcement is testament to the special place Cold Chisel’s music […]

 In 25 words or less:  Essential for any Whitesnake fan wishing to relive the bands true glory days and to hear one of the bands definitive and supremely talented lineups. “Here’s a song for ya….” ah, the dulcit tones of David Coverdale.  Well, this release sure brings back memories of my teenage years attending a high school were hard rock […]

Thump Music is proud to be able to bring STEVE VAI to Australia for the first time to present a series of master classes. Thump Music places a lot of effort into choosing the perfect artist to teach, train and empower musicians to be the best at what instrument they love and play. Steve Vai has been a standout guitar […]