Posted October 27, 2011 at 3:29 pm | No comments
C. F. Martin & Co. has a long history of building high quality artist model acoustic guitars, and they are continuing the tradition with the new D-28M The Mamas and The Papas Custom Artist Edition. The D-28M pays homage to the songwriting, musicianship and vocal harmony of The Mamas and The Papas and is inspired by the vintage Martin D-28 that backed up their many Top 40 hits, like “Monday, Monday” and “California Dreamin’.” To keep it a very special release, Martin is only making one hundred. High resolution photos are available below.
Posted in: Acoustic News, Guitar News, Industry News
Posted October 19, 2011 at 10:37 am | No comments
Acepro Guitars and Dark Diamond Digital Media are releasing a benefit CD honoring America’s veterans, entitled Never Forgotten, nationally on November 11th, Veterans Day. The album is a collective host of independent artists who have donated a song to honor America’s fallen heroes. Produced by Brian Crabb, the CD is now available digitally iTunes, Zune, Amazon.com and at this location. Traditional brick and mortar stores will have the CD stocked on Friday, November 11th.
Posted in: Blues News, Country News, Folk News, Guitar News, Rock News
Posted October 17, 2011 at 8:04 pm | One comment
Rolling Stones fans, rejoice! The Stones just released a double DVD set of their historic Ed Sullivan Show appearances, creatively entitled Four Ed Sullivan Shows starring The Rolling Stones. According to a press release, the package will include the following performances:
Posted in: Blues News, Guitar News, Rock News
Posted October 14, 2011 at 1:54 pm | No comments
Rudy’s Music Stop, New York’s legendary retail fixture, is the holy grail of music stores, so who better for high-quality guitar manufacturer, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, to team up with? The two musical instrument mainstays are pleased to announce that Rudy’s will host the New York version of Experience PRS at its new Soho location on November 17-18 (Thurs and Fri). Rudy’s will transform into a guitar enthusiast’s promised land from 11am to 10pm EST each day. Founder Paul Reed Smith, PRS Amp Designer Doug Sewell, some PRS endorsing artists and PRS gearheads will be on site to perform, demo PRS products, answer any and all questions, and give tips for easy repair and setup of PRS guitars.
Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News, Industry News
Posted October 10, 2011 at 6:57 pm | 2 comments
A large, prehistoric animal spots you. It takes a few lumbering, earth-shaking steps in your direction and then, unannounced, it breaks out into a gallop, charging at you and your fellow tribesmen, swinging its monstrous tusks back and forth, and trumpeting as it bears down on your position.
Posted in: Guitar News, Metal Reviews, Reviews
Posted October 10, 2011 at 10:36 am | No comments
The 43rd Annual Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival is set to kick off this coming Sunday, October 16th and will run all the way until Thursday, December 1st, 2011. The month-and-a-half long celebration will feature performances by many great artists, including Maria Schneider Orchestra, Rudresh Mahanthappa Samdhi, Vijay Iyer Trio, Pat Metheny with Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart, Eliane Elias Brazilian Quartet, bassist Dave Holland with Flamenco guitar legend Pepe Habichuela, Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau, Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Trio, Madeleine Peyroux, Michel Camilo ‘Mano a Mano’ with Giovanni Hidalgo and Charles Flores, Buena Vista Social Club with Omara Portuondo, Michael Janisch-Aruan Ortiz Quintet with Greg Osby and Raynald Colom, and Ken Vandermark’s Made to Break.
Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News, Jazz News
Posted October 9, 2011 at 10:09 am | No comments
GuitarTV & GuitarTricks.com are proud to present a Live & interactive lesson from Steve Vai’s Mothership Studio on Monday October 10th! Free on GuitarTV.com!
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Posted October 7, 2011 at 10:45 am | No comments
With the construction out of the way and your home studio space soundproofed and ready to handle some music, you’re now ready for step two: The tools you’ll need for recording.
Posted in: Guitar News, Product News
Posted October 7, 2011 at 10:25 am | No comments
Coming off a successful launch at the Chicago Fest for Beatles Fans, Badfinger biographer Michael A. Cimino will be hosting a book signing of his new book Badfinger and Beyond – The Biography of Joey Molland at The Nyack Village Theatre in Nyack, NY, the home of RocklandWorldRadio.com.
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Posted October 6, 2011 at 3:14 pm | No comments
Like Journey? Who are we kidding, of course you do. Well, we have good news. Alfred Music Publishing just put out Journey: Eclipse the songbook to the legendary band’s most recent album, this year’s Eclipse, which came out on May 27th.
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