Born and raised in New Orleans, bassist Annie Clements‘ style encompasses the warmth, soul and groove of her hometown. Add to that a degree in Bass Performance from the Berklee College of Music and it’s no wonder she’s become a … more »

Legendary Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters has been touring the globe since before Christmas, and lucky concert-goers have been treated to the performance of Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety. Waters, who not only plays bass but is … more »

Bassist Nikki Monninger of Silversun Pickups is pictured above rockin’ out at the Capitol Hill Block Party in July 2006, playing through an Ampeg SVT810AV and a SVTCL head. The band recently toured with Australian rockers Wolfmother and will open … more »

Take a trip in the wayback machine with this vintage video footage of Keith Richards and Jimi Hendrix, which features the rock legends checking out a Dan Armstrong Plexi guitar as they hang with their entourage backstage.

Little Steven’s latest Underground Garage tour just pulled through town and your humble (pie) rock ‘n’ roll servant was treated to a band he thought he’d never ever get to see: The New York Dolls! Yes indeedy-do, my wish came … more »

The legendary Rolling Stones are finishing up the second leg of their 2006 US tour, and when they stopped in Seattle last week, yours truly got a chance to check it out. Thanks to our very own kick-ass AR man, … more »

If you haven’t yet checked out Britain’s Art Brut, you should… Especially if you’re into punchy poppy punk rock ‘n’ roll with a sense of humor. Yours truly has been tuned into the band since I heard ‘em on Jonesy’s … more »

Hollywood alt/pop band Orson has been hitting it big in the UK lately, and bassist Johnny Lonely‘s been holding down the bottom end with… you guessed it, Ampeg. Our intrepid photog/gadfly David Phillips snapped this photo showing Lonely with an … more »

Imagine Ampegleg Pete’s happy joy when he learned that one of his favorite bands of all-time was releasing an early-years best-of with lots of rare and unreleased tunage. Now, imagine my happy happy joy joy to see R.E.M. bassist Mike … more »

Huh? All right… Victor Krummenacher, co-founder of ’80s college rock faves Camper Van Beethoven, is currently out on tour with both CVB and Cracker. Cracker, you may know, was started by fellow CVB co-founder David Lowery after CVB broke up. … more »