Joe Satriani has entered the studio to begin recording his new album for a tentative April 2008 release."Joining me this time are engineer/co-producer John Cuniberti, drummer Jeff Campitelli, bassist Matt Bissonette, multi-instra-mentalist Eric Caudieux, Zen Master Mike Manning and Mysterious Mike Boden, who shaved his head for the project!" Satriani writes on his web site. "There is no working...
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Guitar legend Joe Satriani has broken his silence for the first time after it was announced he is suing Coldplay for plagiarism.The guitarist claims the British band copied elements of his 2004 song 'If I Could Fly' for their 2008 track 'Viva La Vida', which was recently nominated for a Grammy as "Record Of The Year".However, speaking for the first time about the case, the guitarist insists he ...
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Guitar hero Joe Satriani and British pop-rock band Coldplay have settled their legal entanglements and the guitarist's lawsuit alleging copyright infringement has been dismissed, Satriani's representative confirmed to Billboard today. While details of the case remain sealed, legal sources tell Billboard a financial settlement between the two parties may have been reached. Coldplay will not be r...
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The video demonstrating the comparison between Coldplay`s 'Viva La Vida 'and Joe Satriani`s ' If I Could Fly 'has been taken off YouTube. Joe Satriani is suing Coldplay for plagiarism over the song. Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write or have any influence on the song Viva La Vida.
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MUSIC NEWS - Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued the British band Coldplay , accusing the Grammy-nominated band of plagiarizing his song, If I Could Fly . His copyright infringement suit was filed on Thursday (12/4/08) in LA federal court, claims the Coldplay song "Viva La Vida " incorporates "substantial original portions" of Satriani's 2004 instrumental tune ! He is seeking a jury tria...
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Sammy Hagar pull no punches in saying that Joe Satriani, the veteran guitarist and bandmate in Chickfoot, is the best guitarist with which he's ever worked."I've made this statement a million times, some people don't like it, some people do, but Joe is the best guitarist I have ever played with. That's a strong statement. I realize that. You've got to give Eddie [Van Halen] a lot of love for ...
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The statements in court echo the band’s own words they posted on their Website after Satriani first accused them of ripping off his song. “ Viva la Vida ” went on to win Record of the Year at the Grammys, something Satriani was sarcastically hoping would happen. After Coldplay’s remarks in court, Satriani’s lawyer Howard King responded that the argument was emblematic of the defense in c
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--- - |- Joe Satriani is jazzed about Chickenfoot, his new supergroup consisting of Sammy Hagar, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and himself reports Music Radar."We are truly over-the-top excited about this," the guitarist extraordinaire says. "It's a very energetic kind of rock music that reminds you of early Zeppelin."But he's adamant about ...
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