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William Shatner and Ritchie Blackmore Collaborate On New Single “The Thrill Is Gone”

William Shatner and Ritchie Blackmore Collaborate On New Single “The Thrill Is Gone”

Posted August 27, 2020 at 1:47 pm | No comments

Hot on the heels of the superb joint effort from William Shatner and Canned Heat comes a brand-new alliance that is sure to have music fans cheering. Former Rainbow and Deep Purple axeman, Ritchie Blackmore.

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Lzzy Hale of Haelstorm Featured as AXS TV’s New Host for A Year In Music (Bonus Video)

Lzzy Hale of Haelstorm Featured as AXS TV’s New Host for A Year In Music (Bonus Video)

Posted August 26, 2020 at 2:16 pm | No comments

Press Release Source: AXS TV AXS TV’s acclaimed rock and culture series A Year In Music returns for its third season, premiering Sunday, October 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT. In addition to 12 all-new episodes covering the landmark moments that shaped the ‘80s, ‘90s and Aughts, the series will feature a new host, Lzzy Hale—the popular […]

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Ricky Byrd Releases Releases His New Album Sobering Times

Ricky Byrd Releases Releases His New Album Sobering Times

Posted August 26, 2020 at 12:07 pm | No comments

Ricky Byrd chose the Sobering Times release date of September 25 as it’s also the 33rd anniversary of the day he started his sober journey. Having lived through the disease of addiction himself, Byrd has made it his mission to help others as a recovery coach and drug/alcohol counselor, who visits schools, rehab facilities, detention and detox centers to perform, talk, and lead recovery music groups. In fact, he gave away almost 2500 copies of Clean Getaway at these facilities, so clients could take the message of recovery home with them.

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Legendary Percussionist Russ Kunkel Talks about His Life in Music, The Immediate Family and a Cruel Twist

Legendary Percussionist Russ Kunkel Talks about His Life in Music, The Immediate Family and a Cruel Twist

Posted August 24, 2020 at 3:59 pm | No comments

Driving the beat on a few thousand milestone recordings is the legendary percussionist, Russ Kunkel. For decades he’s been a first call drummer for folks like James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Seger, Warren Zevon, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Steve Nicks, Dan Fogelberg and a long, long list of others.

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PRS Guitars Floating Guitar Stand

PRS Guitars Floating Guitar Stand

Posted August 20, 2020 at 2:18 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is a leading manufacturer of high-quality instruments in Stevensville, Maryland and has provided some of the world’s most renowned musicians with instruments since 1985. The PRS team of highly skilled craftspeople design and build a wide variety of musical instruments and gear

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Steve Lukather Releases “Run to Me” with Ringo Starr on Board

Steve Lukather Releases “Run to Me” with Ringo Starr on Board

Posted August 20, 2020 at 10:22 am | No comments

Steve Lukather – Musically, the song is absolutely influenced by my growing up in the Sixties, inspired by some of my favorite elements of the repertoire that defined that indelible era.  And, Ringo Starr, what can I say. It is an honor to have his contribution captured on a song of mine, much less his gracious presence in the video.

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James Burton Interview: Master of the Telecaster

James Burton Interview: Master of the Telecaster

Posted August 19, 2020 at 1:54 pm | No comments

To say that guitarist James Burton is busy would be a gross understatement. With his 70th birthday right around the corner, the Louisiana native shows no sign of slowing down. After a highly successful career as both a leader and a sideman spanning more than 50 years, most guitarists would be looking forward to hanging up the axe and enjoying some time off, but not Burton. Having recently returned from performing in Holland with the TCB band, he’s busy preparing for the

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PRS Guitars Continues 35th Anniversary Celebration with Additional SE Custom 24 Limited-Edition Color Off

PRS Guitars Continues 35th Anniversary Celebration with Additional SE Custom 24 Limited-Edition Color Off

Posted August 18, 2020 at 5:17 pm | No comments

The 35th Anniversary PRS SE Custom 24 was introduced back in October 2019. Only 3,500 of this limited edition guitar, offered in Black Gold Wrap Burst, were made. Now, PRS has a second color offering – Faded Blue Burst

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Guitarist Isaac Holmes Talks About Lies, Guitars, and The Brotherhood Of The Guitar

Guitarist Isaac Holmes Talks About Lies, Guitars, and The Brotherhood Of The Guitar

Posted August 18, 2020 at 6:51 am | No comments

By: Rick Landers Isaac Holmes is a masterful young guitarist of a new generation of musicians that is emerging with much of their mastery of their instruments in full bloom. Older guitarists recall days of reading through Mel Bay guitar books and dropping styluses on their 45 rpm records repeatedly, working their way through songs […]

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Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves Amp Up “Feeling Good” with Video

Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves Amp Up “Feeling Good” with Video

Posted August 12, 2020 at 2:23 pm | No comments

Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves, a Philadelphia-based rock band led by artist/songwriter/producer Nick Perri, released an accompanying music video to their first single “Feeling Good” today. The song which has been climbing the rock radio charts all month, is an upbeat, fuzz-guitar-driven summer anthem with a message very important to the band.

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