Mad Anthony’s Cafe has learned that legendary engineer and producer Andy Johns has passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Johns was a master at his craft, having produced and/or engineered albums for The Rollling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Chickenfoot among numerous others. “Just heard about the passing of my friend and producer, […]
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Mad Anthony in Maui
March 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I was recently on Maui with my wife Sue celebrating our anniversary and decided to take the trek over to Sammy’s rum distillery. It’s run by Mark Nigbur who also makes his own brand of Vodka there called “PAU” which TOTALLY rocks. Mark showed me the whole process of how Sam’s rum is made and […]
The New Peavey VB-MA Signature Amp
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Michael has teamed up with Peavey Electronics to bring you his new Michael Anthony Signature VB-MA bass amplifier which debuted to the public at January’s NAMM Convention in Anaheim, CA. The all tube amp has a 300 watt head, packs a kick ass wallop and weighs a mere 38 pounds!! “Having road tested the Peavey […]
NAMM 2013
January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Michael will be on hand at the 2013 NAMM Convention in Anaheim on Saturday January 26 to sign autographs and debut his new signature amp from Peavey! You can find him at the Yamaha booth at 1:00 PM and at the Peavey booth at 2:30. Please Note: This year, the Peavey booth has moved from […]
R.I.P. Claude Nobs
January 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Claude Nobs, founder of Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival, passed away on Thursday according to The New York Times. “I am saddened to hear about the death of Claude Nobs. We knew Claude in the early days of VH, and more recently, I got to hang with him when Chickenfoot played at the Montreux Jazz festival […]
