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In keeping with this week's Metallica & Metal theme (watch out for this week's newsletter) we were delighted to learn that last night, that Sonisphere Festival won 'Best Newcomer' at the Festival Awards last night!
Sonisphere enjoyed their first year with Festival's throughout Europe this past summer ending with Knebworth, England on the 1st and 2nd of August!
Headlining the event were Linkin Park and Metallica, and over the 4 stages over the 2 day festival the line up included Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Coheed and Cambria, Corey Taylor, Heaven & Hell, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Saxon, The Used and many more spanning bands old and new.
Sonisphere have announced they will be back for 2010 and the UK dates have been released as 31st July - 1st August 2010, they have been teasing about the line up over on their Twitter recently though!
So, congratulations to Team Sonisphere... I had a great time at Sonisphere 2009 and I can't wait for next year!
Check out these related DVDs:
Learn to Play Metallica
Learn to Play Metallica Volume 2
Learn to Play Metallica: The Solos
Learn to Play Avenged Sevenfold
Learn to Play Alice in Chains
Related Links:
Sonisphere Website
Festival Awards
This week in music history…
How about a little music history lesson with some fun events of the past “This week in rock…” and our birthday calendar so you can make sure you celebrate where appropriate.
16th November
• 1959 The musical ‘The Sound of Music’ Opened for the first time.
• 1978 Queen perform at Madison Square Garden in New York and are joined on stage by several dozen nude, semi-overweight women during their performance of “Bicycle Race”
• Birthdays: Gay “Mani” Mournfield Stone Roses) 1963.
17th November
• 1963 A Headmaster at a Surrey Grammar School (UK), bands all students from having Beatle haircuts announcing that the style brings out the worst in boys and makes them look like morons – what a nice fellow he was.
• 2003 Britney Spears becomes the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (aged 21)
• Birthdays: Paul Allender (Cradle of Filth) 1970.
18th November
• 1987 U2 opened for itself at a concert in Los Angeles pretending to be a country rock group called The Dalton Brothers.
• 1990 Paul McCartneys birth certificate sold at an auction for $18,000
• Phil Collins made his big screen debut in “Buster”
• Birthdays: Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold) - Pictured 1984, Kirk Hammett (Metallica) 1962, Mickey Mouse 1928 (he’s looking good for 81) - also pictured on Johnny Christ's T-shirt doing something naughty to Minnie)
• 1990 The Grammy’s strip ‘Milli Vanilli’ of their award because it is discovered they did not sing at all on their album, all vocals were provided by session musicians.
• 2003 Meatloaf collapsed onstage at London’s Wembley Arena and despite trying to continue the show he was advised by paramedics to cancel the show.
• Birthdays: Matt Sorum (Guns ‘N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) 1960 , Justin Chancellor (Tool) 1971.
20th November
• 1984 Michael Jackson gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1971 Isaac Hayes gets a number 1 hit with the theme from the movie ‘Shaft’
• Birthdays: Joe Walsh (Eagles) 1947, Duane Allman (Allman Brothers) 1946, Jared Followhill (Kings of Leon) 1986.
21st November
• 1983 In Los Angeles Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video is premiered in movie theatres.
• 1995 Green Day Singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, was arrested and fined $141 for dropping his pants at a concert in Milwauke, WI
• Birthdays: Alex James (Blur) 1968, Jim Brown (UB40)1957, Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) 1960.
22nd November
• 1957 Simon and Garfunkel appear on American Bandstand as ‘Tom & Jerry’
• 1967 The BBC unofficially ban “I Am The Walrus” by the Beatles.
• Birthdays: Tina Weymouth (The Talking Heads) 1950. Ville Valo (HIM) 1976.
Wow there’s a lot of Bassists born this week… Johnny Christ, Justin Chancellor, Gay Mournfield, Tina Weymouth…
If you have any of your favourite musicians celebrating a birthday and I missed it off… let me know and I’ll add them on!
Just brought a second hand Crafter SA TVMS from Old Hat in Horncastle. Its a really great guitar - i got this one for around £250. Perfect condition. I dont know too much about guitars - but this has both an acoustic pickup and a lipstick pick up. Seems to be a real all rounder - really happy so far. Thanks to John at the Old Hat.....
This week in music history…
How about a little music history lesson with some fun events of the past “This week…” and our birthday calendar so you can make sure you celebrate where appropriate.
9th N
ovember
• 1961 Brian Epstein first saw the Beatles play at the Cavern Club in Liverpool – where it all began.
• 1967 The first issue of Rolling Stone was published; the cover was of John Lennon.
• Birthdays: Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden) 1954, Sandra “Pepa” Benton (Salt N Pepa) 1964
10th November
• 1963 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” by Gene Autry received a gold record (it had been released 20 years before!).
• 1978 The Clash released their second album in the UK, “Give ‘Em Enough Rope,” which would be their first US release.
• Birthdays: DJ Ashba (Guns N’ Roses) 1972, Chris Joannou (Silverchair) 1979, Chris Joyce (Simply Red) 1957, Tommy “Bubba” Facenda 1939
11th November
• 1994 The first ever pop memorabilia and guitar sale at Christie’s New York was held containing the following: Jimi Hendrix's stage outfit, John Lennon's 'army' shirt, and guitars from the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia and the Beach Boys.
• KISS released the album “Rock and Roll Over”
• Birthdays: Jason White (Green Day) 1973, Jaren Followill (Kings of Leon) 1986
12th November
• 1931 Abbey Road recording studios open in London’s pricey St John’s Wood.
• 1955 Hill Valley, CA native Marty McFly travels back to this date from 1985 to make sure his parents get together; while in 1955, he plays "Johnny B. Goode" at a local sock hop, inspiring Chuck Berry's "new sound." (Ok so that really didn’t happen but it’s a good movie!)
• 1984 Madonna released “Like a Virgin”
• Birthdays: David Ellefson (Megadeth) 194, Grant Nicholas (Feeder) 1967, Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride) 1968, Neil Young 1945
13th November
• 1968 The Beatles animated movie “Yellow Submarine” opened (USA)
• 1968 Brian Jones, guitarist for the Rolling Stones buys Cotchford Farms in Sussex, England. This is where AA Milne wrote Winnie The Pooh!
• Birthdays: Nikolai Fraiture (The Strokes) 1978
14th November
• Cliff Richard records “Livin’ Lovin’ Doll” which becomes his first UK number 1 hit.
• Birthdays: T, Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach) 1979, Alec John Such (Bon Jovi) 1952, James Young (Styx) 1948
15th November
• 1956 Elvis Presley made his acting debut in the movie “Love Me Tender”
• Birthdays: Chad Kroeger (Nickelback) 1974, Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad (ABBA) 1945
If you have any of your favourite musicians celebrating a birthday and I missed it off or anything interesting… let me know and I’ll add them on
hey hey to all the new rock and rollers you allready know how cool this site is. From there very easy uploads and downloads,all the great tutorials,endless support from great guitar players from all over the world its been only five short months for me and believe me you can learn something everytime you login, meet great people see some great guitar work its endless fun. WELCOME TO LICKLIBRARY 
g man livermre,ca USA
This week in music history…
How about a little music history lesson with some fun events of the past “This week in rock…” and our birthday calendar so you can make sure you celebrate where appropriate.
1st November
• 1965 In Rochester, New York police halt a Rolling Stones concert until over 3,500 screaming fans return to order
• 1968 George Harrison became the first Beatle to release a solo album, “Wonderwall.”
• Birthdays: Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Pepper’s) (1962), Rick Allen (Def Leppard) 1963, Alex James (Blur) 1968
2nd November
• 1959 – German Elvis Presley fans are sent to jail after marching through the streets of Leipzig shouting “Long Live Elvis Presley” whilst he is Germany serving with the US Army.
• 1989 The Music “Meet me in St Louis” opened for the first time (sorry I couldn’t resist that one).
• Birthdays: Reginald Arvizu (Korn)1969
3rd November
• 1992 Bon Jovi release their first album in 5 years “Keep The Faith”
• 1957 The infamous “Great Balls of Fire” is released by Jerry Lee Lewis (his biggest hit)
• Birthdays: Adam Ant 1954, Nick Simper (Deep Purple) 1945
4th November
• 1963 – The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. Performing to an audience which included Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden, John Lennon made his now famous announcement to close the show: "For our last number, I'd like to ask for your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands and the rest of you, if you'd just rattle your jewellery. We'd like to sing a song called Twist and Shout."
• 1990 - The Musical “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story” first opened
• 1991– Jimi Hendrix is elected into the Rock & Rock Hall of Fame.
5th November
• 1977 – Ozzy Osbourne quits Black Sabbath – but rejoins a few weeks later.
• 1995 - Queen released their first studio album since the death of Freddie Mercury.
• Birthdays: Bryan Adams 1959, Art Garfunkel 1941, Jon Greenwood (Radiohead)1971,
6th November
• 1975 - The Sex Pistols made their live debut at St. Martin's School of Art in London.
• 1979 – Paul Simon kicks off a tour of the UK at London’s Hammersmith Odeon by buying a drink for each member of the audience, this act of generosity cost him around £1000 (hate to think how much at today’s prices!)
• Birthdays: Glenn Frey (The Eagles) 1948
7th November
• 1975 - A guitar player named Steve Anderson set a new world record for continuous guitar string plucking at 114 hours 17 minutes.
• 1995 – Eric Clapton - receives the Order Of the British Empire from the Prince Of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
• 2006 – “Guitar Hero II) was released in North America.
• Birthdays: Tommy Thayer (KISS) 1960, Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N Roses) 1971
8th November
• 1986 - Metallica performed their first live concert with Jason Newstead.
• 2005 – “Guitar Hero” the game was released in North America (YAY)
• Birthdays: Josie & The Pussycats drummer Melody (Tara Reid) – sorry couldn’t resist!
If you have any of your favourite musicians celebrating a birthday and I missed it off… let me know and I’ll add them on!
Hi Everybody!
I wanted to introduce myself, I’m part of the team here at LickLibrary and I wanted to liven things up around here at LickSpace. I want to hear your ideas and what you’d like to see in the community. The LickSpace community was built for you so we want to hear your ideas and thoughts on our future updates and fun contests we have up our sleeves!
Bye for now
NewsDesk, LickLibrary
this spiecal thank`s goes out to all the killer guitar players on licklibrary and for all the very kind and humbling comments on my jams and thanks to my OL`LADY for the best fathers day gift ever thanks to MRLEEDSMAN and spiecal guest MSLEESDGIRL making "WHAT`S UP my new fav video what a priceless insperation to watch,thanks to RONFLOYD now everytime i hear pinkfloyd it give`s new meaning thanks to BOBWALKER1 whos got me on a quest for new video equipment thanks to DAVECOOPER for the first comment on my skully and thanks to JOHNTHURSTON for offering a bar stool to share a cold bud and thanks to JAKERIDGEN for lovin the blues at such a young age in this day and age i think thats rare so thanks jake and thanks to GARYGARY,GERALDINESIMMONS,STEVELESTER,ARTURCABANAS and all my new friends your all stellar musicains
allways "HUMBLE TO THY TEACHER"
g man livermore, ca
Hi, i am interested in starting or joning a band, i have been playing bass for a year or so and know the basics and a bit more, i keep being told that to bring my playing forward i need to play with others, which is my objective anyway. I am influenced by: Zep, AC/DC, Black crows, etc. and the blues, so this would be type of band i would be interested in, or just jamming until i can find a bass position in a band. look forward to replies and playing with others.
Brinko
for me at least man i remember seeing ACDC at day on the green in oakland ca,back then well mid 70`s early 80`s you could look forward to seeing a lot of bands at day on the greens it was big stuff back then for me and my friends,deep purple was another day on the green great stuff!!! so a mini blog shoot out to bobwalker1 and ivan for there latest video`s highway to hell and smoke on the water to of my fav songs that really takes me back to "the good old days"
many thanks!!!!
g man
Thanks to everyone who has commented and viewed my guitar playing and the ratings its really cool of you and it's much appreciated
I just want to say that i have met some really cool guitarists,who all rock as musicians and also to LL for there dvds and tutorals
I just want to add my slide playing sounds like a torture chamber,any tips would be really appreciated and although it has slightly improved it has a
long way to go.
just wanted to thank all my new friends for listen to my music and for sharing yours,you are all great musicians ,keep rocking
whats up!!!! are you diggin on this site as much as i am?? i really love this place, anyone can learn so much i`m pretty much self tought less what i`ve gottin from friends or trying to figure out shit on my own or just jammin to the stereo and now i have licklibrary its cool seeing all these great guitar players rockin there asses off posting great pics,blogin about nothin but music thats why this site means so much to me just great people theres no foo foo shit all guitars all the time{ya baby} so for all you new jammers upload your chops, post your pics, blog about your exp as a musican or you can sit back and watch? what ever the case WELCOME TO LICKLIBRARY
g-man
It's really great to see more people getting invoved with posting there recordings or videos!
there`s many ways to be humble, but being humble to thy teacher is a reflection of one`s willingness to learn from a wizer sorce i got to meet george lynch and gilby clarek and to me that was a humble exp, or i should say they were vary humble to me i feel it works in many ways i`m allways ready to learn i got the humble thing down! if i had any good advice to give if you play everyday you can allways get better or at least have a shit load of fun doing it!!!!!
My name is Josh Sager, and I am a guitarist in the making. I know a few songs, but I am learning every day. Gary Pratt(garygary on lick library) is my teacher. He is showing me the ropes, and hopefully soon I will be able to show what I have learned from this man.
hey hey licklibrary,
It was`nt long ago i was solo in a 3 bdrm duplex my ol`lady had her own digs shit was cool like that, i use to have jam partys, and meet alot of local musican friends then bam!! my baby girl showed up and now im lucky a got space at all? but anyways its been allmost three years and today one of those cats i met droped by and you got to believe we jamed for about half hour it was way cool!!! man back then i did`nt even remember what he played lucky for me its the drums to me it felt for a moment like the good old days!
Hi, my name is Gary , I been playing guitar since i was nine years old.Now i am 55 yrs. old. not to long ago i lost a finger and quit playing. But playing guitar is in my blood,so i learn how to play all over. check my audios (garygary) and let me no what you think
Anyone live in orange park fl, and want to jam out?
WOW, I found this place finally!
But since I'm new here, I think I've got to spend some time figuring out the structures here:)
So, just saying Hello here to guys out there.
Enjoy Music, Enjoy Life.
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