Category Archives: English

Review: Steve Lukather live in Hamburg, Markthalle 03/24/13

Update: My comments on the overall sound in general and especially bass guitar sound obviously angered Steve which wasn’t my intention, and it’s only my observation – Sabine from Dream Out Loud had no issues with the overall sound, on … Continue reading

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My Ibanez Jem 555 switch-job: out with the Lo-TRS II – in with an original Floyd Rose Tremolo as replacement

So, about 8 weeks ago I saw a used Ibanez Jem 555 in my music shop and as luck would have it I was actually looking to buy one. It looked old, had some stains on the hardware and the … Continue reading

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Review: Neal Morse and Flower Kings live in Hamburg, Markthalle 2/25/2013

I had originally planned to interview Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy for Backstage in Hamburg but my request wasn’t even answered. So I changed plans, spent the afternoon with the kids, arranged with the neighbors to take the baby monitor … Continue reading

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What a musical year ahead: Releases by KSE, Satriani, Soilwork, Adrenaline Mob, Sebastian Bach, Dream Theater

At one point last week I began collecting album release dates from bands I like and I have to say, 2013 is going to be a big year: March 1st Soilwork March 8th Bon Jovi March 11th Amplifier March 12th … Continue reading

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Infographics are nice. But only if they inform.

Yesterday I came across this infographic from Wishpond via ethority: I scanned it and was close to hitting the “Pin it” bookmarklet because you never know, might come in handy one day, when the questions popped up. Why are there … Continue reading

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Something New: BackstageInHamburg.com

I am glee with excitement. After starting a new job at the beginning of the year and a big concert last Friday with my band I am very happy to announce another new project: backstageinhamburg.com. It is an online video … Continue reading

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