On April 1 2008, Joe Satriani released a new studio album, entitled "Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock"

The new album includes 10 tracks:

1. Musterion
2. Overdriver
3. I Just Wanna Rock
4. Professor Satchafunkilus
5. Revelation
6. Come On Baby
7. Out Of The Sunrise
8. Diddle-Y-A-Doo-Dat
9. Asik Veysel
10. Andalusia

The best-selling instrumental rock band of all time, the Ventures, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are often considered a surf rock band due to their hit theme for "Hawaii Five-O" and a string of other standout surf songs. However, the Ventures music runs deeper than a single genre and their definitive songs also include "Walk Don't Run" and "Perfidia".

Overall consumer music acquisition increased by 6 percent in 2007, but average annual per-capita music spending fell by 10 percent

In the months since the introduction of InstrumentalJams, I have been thrilled by the positive reception and the site's growth. However, frequent visitors to InstrumentalJams.com may have noticed that content updates haven't been happening with the same frequency they used to. I wanted to take a minute to give everyone a quick update as to the status of the site.

Rome, Italy-February 1, 2008- Alex Rosselli continues to release new material on regular basis. With 2012, his sixth album, he has reached a level of competency with his guitar that few ever achieve.

2012 is a concept album revolving around the Mayan Calendar, time acceleration, personal and planetary changes, DNA upgrades, UFOs, shift to 4th and 5th dimension, the Ascension, and the synchronization of earth with the universe. Heady stuff to be sure and although many would consider it as esoteric subject matter, Rosselli nevertheless builds his instrumental rock-progressive-psychedelic-fusion tracks around these subjects with certainty.

Due to Overwhelming Demand Van Halen Extends Historic Tour Into 2008

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 -- In the midst of one of the most highly anticipated and successful tours of the year, Van Halen announced today that they will extend their historic tour into 2008. Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Wolfgang Van Halen, together for the first time in 22 years, will kick off the New Year by extending their tour into 28 additional cities, kicking off with a January 22nd performance at Oklahoma City's Ford Center and running through April 7th at Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center.

Gary Hoey will be playing a series of dates in late 2007 featuring holiday music. The setlist will include songs from his successful "Ho Ho Hoey" holiday album series. Visit Gary Hoey's Official Site for additional information and to purchase tickets.

Ho Ho Hoey Christmas Tour 2007 Dates

Date - Venue - State - Notes
Sun Nov 25 - New England Patriots -MA - (SOLD OUT!)
Thu Nov 29 - Sellersville Theater - PA
Sat Dec 1 - The Saint - NJ
Wed Dec 5 - RPM's Rock Club - PA
Thu Dec 6 - Frankies (Toledo) - OH
Fri Dec 7 - Magic Bag - MI

On November 20th (November 19th in the UK), Genesis will release their "Live Over Europe" two-disc CD set, recorded live on the recent outstanding European leg of the Genesis "Turn It On Again" tour. "Live Over Europe" includes 21 songs from the full range of Genesis eras, and were professionally recorded at venues throughout the European tour.

Fans of instrumental rock will be interested to know "Live Over Europe" includes two of Genesis' well-known instrumental tracks: Los Endos and Duke's End.

The complete track listing:

Disc 1

1. Duke's Intro / Behind The Lines / Duke's End (Live In Manchester)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced that The Ventures are among the nominees for induction in the class of 2008. The Ventures are the best-selling instrumental rock band ever and have numerous hits, including Walk Don't Run, Hawaii Five-O, and Perfidia. The Ventures have met the Hall of Fame eligibility requirements for years and there has been a swell of fan activity to support their induction. Other rockers announced as nominees are John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, and the Dave Clark Five.

Steve Vai will release his new DVD, Visual Sound Theories, through Sony/Epic on September 18, 2007. This DVD features the live performances from the Aching Hunger concerts with the Holland Metropole Orchestra in July 2005.

With a total running time of over 2 hours, the DVD includes 14 tracks in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound:

• Kill The Guy With The Ball
• The God Eaters
• The Murder Prologue
• The Murder
• Answers
• Lotus Feet
• I'm Becoming
• Salamanders In The Sun
• The Attitude Song
• Gentle Ways