JOE SATRIANI has had one of his Chromeboys (chrome Ibanez guitars) stolen after the Clearwater, Florida show at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Wednesday, August 21st. Here is a message from Joe on the matter:

"My 'Pearly' Chrome Ibanez guitar was stolen last [Wednesday] during load out at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL. If anyone knows anything about this please let us know asap... Not much else to say... Joe."

A reward of $500 is being offered, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. All Joe is asking is to have the guitar brought to the venue and given to the hall or production manager. Joe had two prototypes made by Ibanez for the custom chrome guitar. Both "Pearly" and "Chrome Boy" have been played extensively on tour and record. Joe is obviously hopeful that the guitar will be recovered.

If you have any other information about Pearly, please e-mail mick@satriani.com.

JOE SATRIANI will release his new studio album, entitled Strange Beautiful Music, on June 25th through Epic Records. Guests on the album include Robert Fripp, Matt Bissonette and Jeff Campitelli. Tracks include: "Chords Of Life", "You Saved My Life" and "Sleep Walk".

OZZY OSBOURNE’s 13th solo album, entitled Down To Earth, was officially mastered on Wednesday, August 29th, and is on schedule to make the October 16th street date. Produced by Tim Palmer, Down To Earth will include the following track listing: 01. Gets Me Through 02. Something That I Never Had 03. Dreamer 04. Easy Way Out 05. Facing Hell 06. You Know... 07. Junkie 08. Running Out of Time 09. Black Illusion 10. Alive 11. Can You Hear Them? Two B-sides have also been recorded and will be issued as overseas bonus tracks. Meanwhile, MTV will air a half-hour special on OZZY on September 16th, followed by the world premiere of the clip for the album’s first single, "Gets Me Through", which was directed by acclaimed Swedish director (and former CANDLEMASS roadie!) Jonas Akerlund (i.e. METALLICA, MADONNA, THE PRODIGY, U2). Last week, amidst his hectic schedule of photo shoots, interviews, and recording sessions, OZZY also sat down with VH-1 to tape more interview footage for his Behind the Music episode to be used to complement the original 1998 Behind the Music, which was reportedly one of the bio-program's top-rated episodes.
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Former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee has covered the JOE SATRIANI track Surfing With The Alien for the upcoming SATRIANI/STEVE VAI tribute album entitled Little Guitars: A Tribute to Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, which is due through Versailles Records in January 2002. Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET