During his recent visit to Greece Marco Mendoza talked with Rockpages.gr about all sorts of interesting stuff, including the new Thin Lizzy lineup.

If you hang around the Yamaha office long enough - you'll probably get dragged into a Kareoke booth, and if the drinks are flowing in the right direction you stand a good chance of hearing this classic from Mr Mister!

The festival season is now well under way!  The 40th Glastonbury festival happened at the end of June where many big names performed to the huge crowds.  A plethora of Yamaha gear was used throughout the weekend from the main stag...

Long time Yamaha endorsee Michael Herring is currently out on US tour with New Kids on The Block and he's giving the new LJX26CP & SBG1802 models some good road testing! Michael is very satisfied with both models and he is constantly giving us posi...

And you thought playing to 50 people in your local pub was daunting...

Rodrigo y Gabriela played The White House in Washington DC last month for the President of the United States and Mrs. Obama; and their guests the Mexican President Felipe Hi...

Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon played the Fox Theater in Pomona, CA on May 7th and shot a photo / video campaign for some of Yamaha America's promotional activities.

Check out this video of Yamaha Artist Don Alder playing Summer Namm last year with his LLX36C.

One of rock music's most recognizable names, the new band retain all the vibrancy of the original fiery Dublin band that exploded onto the scene with a stunning sound, look and attitude in the 1970's then led by the incomparable Phil Ly...

Last month was a fantastic month for live music and we also had many artists in the top 40 who play Yamaha instruments. With the festival season just around the corner June is looking to be just as busy.

Here is a SMALL selection of th...

To people like you and me, Yamaha's custom shop in its YASH (Yamaha Artist Services Hollywood) facility respond to enquiries with a flat and very firm - no.

However, survive a ruthless industry for 20 years and shift...

To lovers of acoustic guitar virtuosity, award-winning Antonio Forcione is the duke, the devil and the pope, all rolled into one.  His band, the Antonio Forcione Quartet (AFQ) has been performing all over the world, wowing audiences at sell-out co...

Volcanoes may erupt, but we're still making music!

The month of May sees the temperature heat up outside as well as things getting hot in the world of Yamaha! Below is a small example of which artists are using our Yamaha gear on records...

Bad Company, recently reformed with original members Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke, recorded in a special gig for Radio 2 in the BBC Radio Theatre at the end of March. Features hits from Paul Rodgers' long career and from the '68-'73 era of...

Here's another ditty from the vast universe of 'You Tube'. This video catches

Jeff Rouse - Duff McKagan's go to man for his band 'Loaded'.

When Sophia Johnson called by The Artist Suite to record a demo for the March edition of the Yamaha Download, we managed to grab 5 minutes with her to get just a little more info...

Ok, so it's not exactly a new video - but check out this awesome video of modern blues legend Joe Bonamassa playing his LJX26C acoustic!

Recent UK entries aside, the Eurovision song contest is a prestigious event for some of Europe's best talent. Artists like Katrina and the Waves, Lulu, Cliff Richard and most famously Abba have all once been entrants in this international 'b...

Founded by Bob Benjamin, a rock music manager and a sufferer of Parkinson's Disease since the mid 1990s, the Light of Day Foundation, which supports Parkinson's Disease and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) charities, began when Benjamin asked ...

Described as the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar, Antonio Forcione is one of the most charismatic performers to come out of Europe in recent years. Breaking the mould across most conventional popular guitar styles, be it Jazz, Spanish...

Last month it was all about festivals and this month is all about touring. There really is something to suit every musical taste in the UK in September.

When the world's biggest musical instrument manufacturer teams up with the hottest rock bass player on the planet, you know something pretty special's going to come out of it. Yamaha's latest bass, the new BB714BS Billy Sheehan signature mo...

Probably best known as a member of the Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood is well known for playing sold out venues around the world but maybe not so well known as an artist. But in fact Ronnie Wood has been drawing and creating art from a very ea...

2 million people trying to buy 18,000 tickets. Tickets selling on eBay for £1000. One fan paying £83,000 for a seat. There's no question, December's Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert - probably better known as the Led Zeppelin reunion gig...