| Macca's first guitar up for auction
The first guitar Paul McCartney ever played is up for sale. Schoolboy McCartney learned his first chords on the Rex acoustic guitar belonging to his best friend Ian James. Now the instrument is expected to fetch over 100,000 at auction later this month. It comes with a letter from the former Beatles which states: "The above guitar belonging to my old school pal Ian James was the first guitar I ever held. "It was also the guitar on which I learnt my first chords in his house at 43 Elswich Street, Liverpool 8." Ian's guitar lessons helped shape the course of music history. On July 6, 1957, 15-year-old McCartney attended a summer fete at St Peter's Church Hall in Woolton, Liverpool. A young John Lennon was playing there with his band, The Quarrymen.
The Living End - State of Emergency
The Living End is simply a band that can do no wrong; even their disappointing last album was still good fun. But the guys are back and bloody excited to be making an album with Roll On producer Nick Launay. The production is top notch, having the passion of a live show, but all the instruments sound great, the drums booming accordingly, the guitar crunchy and the double bass shining through.
After allegedly being disappointed with their previous effort, the guys in the band really wanted to step up for this one -- and step up they have. The passion and energy is present through every song on the album and the vocals are best that Chris has ever done. Current single "Wake Up" is one of the finest songs they have ever written, with a catchy drum beat, thumping bass and almost haunting guitar and lyrics describing the state of the nation.
Sound sale: the guitar that made McCartney
THE guitar on which Sir Paul McCartney played his first faltering chords will be auctioned this month after lying hidden for 50 years. The Rex acoustic guitar, which is expected to fetch more than £100,000, belongs to Sir Pauls school friend Ian James and it was on it that the future Beatle learnt the chords he used to impress John Lennon when they first met. .
Viveik signs up for guitar lessons
In Vishal Bharadwajs Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeares Othello, Viveik essays the character of Kesu Phirangi (Cassio). In his bid to develop the character and heighten the authenticity of certain scenes, where he is seen strumming a guitar, Viveik has taken up guitar lessons. Hes got his musician friend to travel all the way to Wai, near Mahabaleshwar, where they were shooting, to help him out. Reminiscent of his Company days, Viveik seems to be back with his erstwhile perfectionist zeal. His director Bharadwaj is ready to give praise where it is due, Viveik is a very dedicated actor. He has done a good job in Omkara. MEANWHILE... Salim Khan gets a piece of Omkara This may come as a bit of a surprise, but Salman Khans father Salim Khan has acquired the distribution rights of Vishal Bharadwajs Omkara in Central Indian (CI) territories. These include Indore, Gwalior and Bhopal and other parts of Madhya Pradesh.
Discs ; IN STORES TOMORROW
Yorke's first solo album proves he's the brains, but not the brawn, behind Radiohead. Currently on a revitalizing world tour, Radiohead is reminding fans that rock 'n' roll lives with new, guitar-heavy material. At the same time, Yorke's "The Eraser" is an anti-rock album. It's high-art electronica pop, yet, unlike Radiohead's "Kid A" and "Amnesiac," there are enough hooks to keep even casual fans interested. Over a sonic palette of mostly blips and beeps, Yorke's unmistakable voice and poetic lyrics supply the diversity. Made up of laptop loops and synths, the political diatribe "Harrowdown Hill" and the love-gone-wrong title track exemplify Yorke's rare ability to craft pop without guitar, bass or drums. Download: "The Eraser." - JED GOTTLIEB ** Every cloud has a . . . SOUL ASYLUM "The Silver Lining" (Legacy) Grade: B- The boys in Soul Asylum began their careers as nasty little Minneapolis alt-rockers palling around with peers the Replacements and Husker Du.
Konami Planning A Guitar Game?
Some games are announced with great fanfare (Halo 3) while others are leaked by an overzealous online retailer (Karaoke Revolution: American Idol). Occasionally a game is revealed when some industrious people notice a company registering a domain or trademark. The latter may be the case for Guitar Revolution, a trademark filed by Konami on June 29th, according to Gamespot. Further supporting the theory that Konami has a Guitar Freaks-type game in the work is the description that accompanies the filing, part of which reads "video game controller in the form of an electronic toy guitar, sold as a unit." A Guitar Hero rip-off? Not exactly. Konami actually beat harmonix to the punch, in Japan at least, with their popular Guitar Freaks series. It never made it to the US, though you can find the game in arcades that import games (Mission Valley Mall in San Diego being one such place).
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