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Gretsch® Introduces Billy Duffy White Falcon™

Gretsch® Introduces Billy Duffy White Falcon™

Posted January 4, 2013 at 1:49 pm | One comment

It is with great pleasure that Gretsch is releasing the G7593T Billy Duffy White Falcon guitar, which has immediately become one of the most unique and bewitching White Falcon guitars ever made.

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Product News, Uncategorized

The Bop! Bang! Boom! of Grant Geissman

The Bop! Bang! Boom! of Grant Geissman

Posted January 2, 2013 at 1:08 pm | No comments

Grant Geissman’s new album, Bop! Bang! Boom!, is a perfect follow up to Geissman’s most recent releases “Cool Man Cool” and “Say That.” From the fun artwork to the great music, this is truly a pleasure to experience both visually and musically.

Posted in: Jazz Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized

The Treatment Give a Swift Kick with This Might Hurt CD

The Treatment Give a Swift Kick with This Might Hurt CD

Posted January 2, 2013 at 8:00 am | No comments

Dominantly showcasing crunching distortion-soaked riffage and a dynamically powerful hard rock vibe, The Treatment are proving more and more to be a musical force to be reckoned with.

Posted in: Reviews, Rock Reviews, Uncategorized

Chris Squire of YES – The Quintessential Live Concert Tour in 2013!

Posted January 2, 2013 at 6:49 am | 3 comments

The iconic progressive rock band YES will be kicking off a North America tour on March 1st and performingthree of their classic albums in their entirety; The YES Album from 1971, Close to the Edge from 1972 and their 1977 release, Going for the One.

Posted in: Interviews, Prog-Rock Interviews, Rock Interviews, Uncategorized

Jazz Improvisation: Licks as a Learning Tool

Jazz Improvisation: Licks as a Learning Tool

Posted December 29, 2012 at 6:54 am | One comment

The use of pre-composed licks as an essential step in learning to play jazz, and especially jazz guitar, seems to be a foregone conclusion.

Posted in: Instruction News

2012 Guitar International Awards

2012 Guitar International Awards

Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:57 am | No comments

For the second year in a row, we find that Blues-Rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa has earned our Guitarist of the Year Award. Not many artists nail down album after album like Bonamassa. In 2011, he released his critically acclaimed solo debut, Dustbowl, along with a collaborative effort with his Supergroup Black Country Communion.

Posted in: GI News, Guitar News, Rock News, Uncategorized

Why All Musicians Should Be Blogging

Why All Musicians Should Be Blogging

Posted December 26, 2012 at 9:26 am | No comments

There’s no denying that the internet has changed the music industry, and indeed the way that musicians initiate communication with their audiences.

Posted in: Guitar News, Instruction News, Uncategorized

Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister to Unveil Motorheadphones at CES

Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister to Unveil Motorheadphones at CES

Posted December 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm | No comments

Motorhead, the Grammy award winning rock band will unveil the overwhelmingly loud and fast style of rock-n-roll with the official U.S. launch of Motorheadphones at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas.

Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News, Industry News, Product News, Uncategorized

Blues master Johnny Winter to Release a New App in December

Blues master Johnny Winter to Release a New App in December

Posted December 20, 2012 at 11:43 am | No comments

G-Men productions has announced the pending release of a new guitar app that will be sure to have the music community talking: The Johnny Winter App.

Posted in: Blues, Blues News, Guitar News, Instruction News, Product News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Eagle Rock and earMusic to Release Deep Purple CD Live in Paris 1975

Eagle Rock and earMusic to Release Deep Purple CD Live in Paris 1975

Posted December 20, 2012 at 11:27 am | No comments

Live In Paris 1975 has been digitally remixed and re-mastered from the original multi-track recordings, sonically transmitting all the power and electricity of Deep Purple’s live stage prowess.

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