Happy 2024 to all of you! And what better way to start the new year off than acquiring new noisemakers. What’s my age again? Some of my students gave me Amazon gift cards so of course I went on the hunt to find something cool. Do I want new sneakers? Apparently size 9 no longerContinue reading “WHAT’S MY AGE AGAIN?”
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RE-RE-RE…
Something I avoided doing for a long time finally happened, at the insistence of a few friends… I have decided to remaster and re-release my first two albums TWISTED METAL and ALL WIRED UP (along with new cover art) as a Bandcamp-only exclusive: stevebello.bandcamp.com I am all about moving forward. Once in a while, it’s okayContinue reading “RE-RE-RE…”
SAYING THE SAME THING EVERY YEAR
We all say the same thing every year around this time… “This year went FAST!” My dad told me way way back when I was seven years old that “The older you get, the faster time goes.” I laughed. Now he’s laughing at me. I get it now. This year has been quite a challengeContinue reading “SAYING THE SAME THING EVERY YEAR”
MY VERSION OF YEAR-END WRAPPED
As you see above, the new kitty Lyra was eyeing my Ibanez guitars. Think she wants to be a shredder? She started learning “Kittens Got Claws” by Whitesnake. She’s a Steve Vai fan like me 🙂 This year was definitely a head-scratcher. Not sure if the universe was testing me but whatever the case, IContinue reading “MY VERSION OF YEAR-END WRAPPED”
WINTER BLUES
It has been quite some time since I bloviated about things. And true to form, I can only be up-front and honest with myself and those who read my blogs. Winter depression sucks. I thought I could get a handle on it but nope. I know what you will say: “Take Vitamin D”, “Use lightContinue reading “WINTER BLUES”
WHEN I’M 54…
Will you still need me…when I’m 54? I think that’s what The Beatles said? Yesterday I turned 54 years old (Nov 2) and I don’t feel a day over 70. In all seriousness, I am proud of advancing in age. Some people sadly never made it to 30 or even 40, so this is whatContinue reading “WHEN I’M 54…”
STILL ROLLIN’ ALONG
Feels like an eternity since I wrote something. But you enjoyed the little hiatus 😉 I’m still rollin’ along, promoting ACT NATURAL, which turned one month old yesterday. Down to 16 copies which is great. Didn’t beat out MOOD SWINGS for fastest-seller and that’s perfectly fine. Glad it moved so quickly in such a shortContinue reading “STILL ROLLIN’ ALONG”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ever since ACT NATURAL was released on September 22, things went from zero to 150mph in seconds flat. Not that I’m complaining! Did a Q&A with DJ Metal Mistress last Wednesday and as always, lots of laughs were had by all. We seem to be good at improvising and taking the piss out of eachContinue reading “UPCOMING EVENTS”
20 YEARS
Take a good look at that picture. History was made that day, October 4, 2003 to be precise. I became “Ibanez artist endorser Steve Bello” that day. There’s a LONG story as to how this happened but the short version is this: I helped Chris Broderick (then of Jag Panzer) get a deal with IbanezContinue reading “20 YEARS”
ROCK HARD? OKAY THEN!
So I did a thing last Saturday night. I rocked hard with Rock Hard. Even though it was a fill-in gig, it was still awesome! “Tell us the story, Steve!” I was in the cover band Naked Glory with bassist Tom Tsilionis (far left in pic) and he left after I did. He re-started RockContinue reading “ROCK HARD? OKAY THEN!”