Joe Bonamassa Blurbs Debra Devi Book

My book The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu just got a brand-new blurb from hunky blues guitar god Joe Bonamassa for its upcoming eBook release Jan 2012 via Guitar International!

“Every blues guitarist needs to know blues history and where the blues are coming from. Debra’s book will teach you those things you really need to know.” – Joe Bonamassa

Thanks Joe! And a big shout-out to HP Newquist from the fantabulous National Guitar Museum for introducing us. Better brush up on my Freddie King and SRV in case there’s a jam session in my future!

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Hubert Selby Jr. Film “It Will Be Better Tomorrow”

Hubert Selby Jr. – It Will Be Better Tomorrow is a beautiful film about a beautiful writer. It’s even narrated by my future husband Robert Downey Jr.

Can you figure out how this film is connected to Devi? While you’re ruminating, watch it right here.

Hint: Compare the film credits to the credits for “Demon In the Sack” from Get Free.

Devi Drummer John Hummel & Lady Gaga

DEVI DRUMMER JOHN HUMMEL

Yes, it’s true, DEVI drummer John Hummel played drums on LADY GAGA’s track “Rock Show” from Disco Heaven: The Fame B=2.0.

Our beautiful drummer also played on her beautiful songs “Fooled Me Again, Honest Eyes” and “Wonderful.” Check them out and you’ll hear John’s deep, heavy-ass groove.

If you wanna hear John REALLY beat the crap out of the drums, try the DEVI track “Demon In The Sack” (listen close in the headphones for an aural treat tucked under the guitar solo).

Here’s what John has to say about playing with Lady Gaga:

Q: How did you wind up playing on several early Lady Gaga songs?

“All That I Need” Video Remix by Dave Bile

DAVE BILE did a cool video remix of DEVI’s All That I Need video, adding some after-effects to take it to a darker, moodier, grittier place. We love it!

Dave is the tattooed, dreadlocked, killer guitarist for BILE and VULGARAS, two of my fiercest, favorite bands (my brother SERVO plays drums in both!).

Dave is also a very talented director– check out his video for the haunting Vulgaras song Bruja Rising (that’s my brother in the mohawk).

I’m psyched to announce that not only did Dave shoot DEVI’s show at Arlene’s Grocery 2 weeks ago, he’s also going to make a video for “When It Comes Down”. Stay tuned for live video (finally!) plus a great concept video for WICD.

GET FREE is Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. That means you can use music (and videos!) from the album in remixes, mashups etc. as long as you credit the band (BY), don’t sell (NC=Non Commercial) and let others use what you make (SA=Share Alike). Have at it!

Covering “The Needle and the Damage Done”

“There are so many ways covering a song of this magnitude could’ve gone wrong for any band, but Devi hits the nail on the head with this creative, yet respectful, interpretation. This is not just Devi playing Neil Young, this is Neil Young being played through Devi, and the end result is absolutely fantastic.” – Guitar International

I think “The Needle and the Damage Done” is one of the most perfect songs ever written. Neil Young didn’t even need three minutes to paint a haunting picture of junkiedom; the Harvest version is 2:17.

We never intended to cover it, let alone record a 6:21 rock version. But I played the intro one day in rehearsal while John was adjusting the cymbals to his liking. Next thing I knew, Dan and John had kicked in, and the whole thing fell together, and then moved into this sprawling psychedelic jam.