Bass Magazine

From Steve Lawson: Ta-daaaaa! I’ve got a new album out on Aug 3rd. It’s called Manifesto, and it’s lovely. I’m really, really happy with it and I hope you enjoy it too when you get to hear it. Below are the sleeve notes to the album, which tell something of the story of its coming into being, but also how the manifesto for music making that I’ve stuck to since my very first s...

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo joins a new episode of Adam Clayton’s “Don’t Ask Me, I’m The Bass Player” on SiriusXM’sU2 X-Radio (Ch. 32). During the episode, Trujillo reflects on what surprised him most after joining Metallica in 2003, saying the biggest adjustment wasn’t learning the music but adapting to the relentless demands of life in the band. Looking back on his fi...

For the past 14 years, Nate Edgar has held down the low end for the Nth Power, one of the most distinctive and enduring bands to emerge from the modern funk, soul, and jam scenes. Like many bassists, he has built a career by amassing an enviable list of credits, but the thousands of hours he has spent helping shape the sound of Nth Power is the brightest feather in his cap.