7th March, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
No that’s not just a flesh wound, it’s the first single from the upcoming solo album of former Gn’R guitar hero Slash, soberly called “Slash” which is due to be released next month and features a plethora of guests from Ozzy to Lemmy through the likes of Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell. This song features Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother:
For a track by track analysis of the album, check Music Radar’s article on the matter, and if you’re in the UK look out for the April issue of Classic Rock where the full album will be included before it hits the stores.
Tags: Saturday Sounds, Slash
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17th February, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Ok I think the guitar heroes have been sitting around a table recently and bounced ideas off each other. Closely following the “Design a JEM” contest, it’s now Joe Satriani’s turn to propose a competition for people to design their own guitar. Only this time it’s not tied in to the JEM, but to Joe Satriani’s signature models.
And the prizes are quite enticing too, check this out:
- an Ibanez guitar with the winner’s own design
- a Vox Satchurator
- a Planet Waves strap
- Joe’s new CD and DVD “live in Paris”
The contest runs until the 16th of March so get to your pencils!
For more details, check out the official page for the contest, along with the submission form and a design template
Tags: contest, Ibanez, Joe Satriani
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15th February, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Direct from Steve Vai himself, the rules for the Design a JEM contest have now been published by Ibanez. They’re pretty straightforward, though I recommend you read them first before going toooo crazy on submitting a design, there are certain restrictions. Other than that as long as you’re over 18 and not an employee of Ibanez, you’re free to enter. Here’s the details in Steve’s words:
To celebrate the sale of the 77,777th Ibanez Jem guitar, Steve Vai and Ibanez are holding a very special contest that gives you the opportunity to design the Ibanez Jem of your dreams! The winner of the contest will have the guitar made for them to their specifications by Ibanez. Only two guitars will be produced – one for the winner and one for Steve, making this one of the rarest Jems ever produced!
The contest is on now! Visit http://www.ibanez.co.jp/JEMUV/contest.html for official rules, details and your Jem template. Three entries per person are permitted, so go crazy! Contest ends on June 6th 2010.
In addition to the design software from Jemsite I posted last time, there’s also a template available for the the Ibanez website to use as a base. So get designing, you can submit up to 3 designs so don’t worry about not getting it quite right the first time. 
Tags: Ibanez, JEM, Steve Vai
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7th February, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Not exactly a new song but this one comes with footage from Iron Man II… Enjoy 
Tags: AC/DC, Iron Man II, Saturday Sounds
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30th January, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
I know this isn’t guitar per se but it is performed by a woman I have seen playing guitar solos, sounding just like a guitar solo, on a keyboard. Of course that’s not the case here, but could you expect nothing less from Paul Gilbert’s wife Emi? And it is a brilliant piece, perfectly executed with a dexterity I always admire in Pianists. So I hope you like it too:
For those interested, Emi is running her own website, together with a blog with wonderful insights. The above video is the first in a video blog she started this week. (Thanks to Jenn for pointing it out by the way )
Tags: Emi Gilbert, Paul Gilbert, Saturday Sounds
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27th January, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Okay, why didn’t I think of that uh? Well okay, I’m no engineer, but you have to admit it’s a pretty clever idea. Essentially, based on the fact that traditional wind turbines only use a fragment of the potential energy that the wind carries (the video says 50% but I’m sure I’ve read that 35% was the best you could get from off-shore turbines which use larger blades) by dissipating the wind, the jet engine technology concentrates the wind in two combined flows to increase the amount of energy produced. This means their efficiency, compared to traditional turbines is increased three to four-fold.
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Tags: flodesign, jet engines, wind power, wind turbines
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25th January, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
The following is a beautiful video put together by the whatismissing foundation, seen on TreeHugger. It’s a beautiful perspective on deforestation which needs to be seen if only for its visual beauty.
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Tags: carbon emissions, deforestation, sustainability
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