On this eerie day of rattling strings and dust-kissed memories, we at Grateful Web raise a jubilant howl to the man with the brim and the beard, Billy Gibbons, now 75 years deep into the cosmic groove. Oh, how the guitar shivers and wails beneath his knowing fingers, as if it’s whispering old blues secrets into a hot desert wind. He has long strolled through sonic territories where oil-slick riffs meet smoky barroom laments, a conjurer of tones that hang like ghosts in the rafters of roadhouse ceilings.

Slash has been part of American music since 1981. It is hard to think of the '80s and '90s rock scene and not visualize the tall, muscular Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist in his trademark top hat. He has formed many bands and played many styles. His current album, Orgy of the Damned, is a collection of tried-and-true Blues powerhouse tunes played with some of the industry's heavy hitters. Each track is a marriage of the original song, the featured artist's own style, and Slash’s interpretation on guitar.

Stony Plain Records proudly announces the signing of legendary American band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, who will celebrate their 50th anniversary with the release of their first studio album in eight years, Struck Down, on June 28th. The album’s first single, “Payback Time,” featuring Billy Gibbons, is out now.

The Declaration of Independence. Rocky Balboa’s boxing boots. Instruments used by members of the Beatles. John F. Kennedy’s rocking chair. These are just a few of the items I saw last Thursday night at the Jim Irsay collection at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, has amassed an incredible assortment of relics that would make Indiana Jones blush.

As we celebrate the 74th birthday of William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons, the legendary guitarist and vocalist of ZZ Top, it's a perfect time to delve deeper into his extraordinary career and the band's influential discography. Billy Gibbons, a true icon in the world of rock and blues, has left an indelible mark on music with his distinctive playing style and charismatic stage presence.

Billy Gibbons: The Guitar Innovator

With so many high-profile tours and new releases competing for our attention in the early half of Summer 2023, it’s more than forgivable if you’ve let a few of them get by you. (We here at Grateful Web certainly feel the ‘crush of the new’, and we sense all too well the summer shooting by, bullet-wise. Y’know, sometimes, we just have to shoot backward to catch up!) However, one rock album that you shouldn’t let slip off your personal radar – especially if your head and heart favor a well-percolated mixture of Classic and progressive rock, blues, jazz and folk – is Peace.