The Joe Satriani action figure is based on the comic book limited series CRYSTAL PLANET. Using Joe’s albums as a backdrop for the figure: Except for the explosion - that’s from the original STAR WARS storybook. The CRYSTAL PLANET comic series ran for five issues, June to October 2022. Here’s #1-3. For a sense of … Continue reading Joe Satriani Action Figure and CRYSTAL PLANET Comic Series (2022)
Sammy Hagar teamed up with Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Rai Thistlethwayte for the Best of All Worlds tour. Rai alternated between keyboards and rhythm guitar and provided additional background vocals, making for a fuller live experience. (On Sammy’s previous tour, they used prerecorded keyboards.) The set list consisted mostly of Van Halen … Continue reading Sammy Hagar Best of All Worlds Tour 2024
The three stars, known for their guitar shredding instrumental albums, first teamed up for a tour in 1996, and hit the road together again earlier this year for a limited number of shows. Here are some pics of the one we caught. Steve Vai played first, followed by Eric Johnson. Then Joe did his set, … Continue reading 2024 G3 Tour with Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Vai
Journey released their 15th studio album, FREEDOM, on July 8, 2022. It was the first one they put out in 11 years, and the third one with lead singer Arnel Pineda. At this time, there are three official members of the band. Guitarist Neal Schon is the only one who has been with the band … Continue reading Journey FREEDOM Tour 2023
Last year I caught Sammy's CRAZY TIMES tour with George Thorogood as the opening act. Of course, we had to stop by the T-shirt stand to pick up some swag. We had amazing seats, centered and super close to the stage. Here's George Thorogood. He ended his set with BAD TO THE BONE. When Sammy … Continue reading Sammy Hagar CRAZY TIMES Tour 2022
The original Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire SPIDER-MAN movie turned 20 this year, and to commemorate the occasion Sony Classical released the soundtrack on vinyl for the first time. Let's take a look. Love the cover, taken of course from the film's outstanding poster. Back cover: Gatefold: Sleeve: And the most important part - the music itself. … Continue reading Danny Elfman’s 2002 SPIDER-MAN Soundtrack on Vinyl for First Time
