27th June, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
I’ve been trying to do this for some time and finally had a bit of time to record myself yesterday. so here it is, my first video-log, it’s pretty rough, and it’s definitely no Steve Vai but what the hell, it’s me and viewers can take it as it is: Raw
Tags: Ibanez, v-log
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14th June, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
This just in, CD Japan announces a new, and as yet untitled, record by Marty Friedman to be released on 25 August 2010.
The description is a bit odd though it says:
Original album release from Marty Friedman for the first time in four years. Features Japanese traditional music player and classic musician as guest performers. Main arranger and track maker is CMJK.
Have they forgotten about Tokyo Jukebox? Or does that not count as “original”? For the CD Japan page, see http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=YICQ-10011 and I’ll post more info when it’s available.
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11th June, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
The ever resourceful Jenn updates that there is news on the Fuzz Universe front, namely that a cover art has been produced (apparently on the Racer X forums, which I’ve not visited in ages, umm…) as well as a track listing, which I’ll spend a bit of time to decipher. Why? Because it’s in Japanese and I”m a bit of a language geek, that’s why
First the cover:

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Tags: Fuzz Universe, Paul Gilbert
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7th June, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Real quick news to pass on a report from CD Japan stating that Fuzz Universe will now ship on 30 June 2010 instead of the original date of 23 June 2010. So if like me you’ve pre-ordered Paul Gilbert’s newest shred fest, you’re gonna have to wait another week.
Personally I think it’ll make it all the more enjoyable
Tags: Fuzz Universe, Paul Gilbert
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22nd May, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Well okay this one’s a bit cheesy but still somehow really quite fitting on many levels.
So what were you doing in 1991, umm?
Tags: Saturday Sounds
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16th May, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Today the world of rock and roll has lost one of its most iconic figures. Ronnie James Dio (from Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow) passed away after a short battle with the damned crab. Now I’m not going to tape myself attempting to play a version of Holy Diver but instead this video is very famous and yet has possibly the best message one can leave behind amongst the multitude of musical pieces to contribute to.
Thanks Ronnie and Rest in Peace \m/
Tags: Ronnie James Dio, Tribute
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14th May, 2010 - words and lyrics by Jean-Loup
Quick post to share a link to preorder Fuzz Universe. When I wrote about it a few days ago it seemed to only be available from HMV Japan, now you can pre-order it from CD Japan (as I did yesterday), though these guys don’t seem to have the DVD for preorder just yet, so I’ll keep you updated on this one.
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