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Four Time Grammy Artist Paul Shaffer Plus One Premiering on Sunday (September 15th) on AXS TV

Four Time Grammy Artist Paul Shaffer Plus One Premiering on Sunday (September 15th) on AXS TV

Posted June 21, 2019 at 7:22 am | No comments

GRAMMY®-winning musician, composer, author and EMMY®-nominated television personality Paul Shaffer brings his popular SiriusXM® radio show to AXS TV, as the network presents the series premiere of Paul Shaffer Plus One. The weekly 30-minute program kicks off its eight-episode inaugural season on Sunday, September 15 at 8pE/5pP.

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PRS Guitars Announces the New SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl Limited Edition

PRS Guitars Announces the New SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl Limited Edition

Posted May 15, 2019 at 2:45 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is proud to announce a new limited edition SE model: The PRS SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl. The PRS SE Custom 24 is the quintessential SE guitar, designed to faithfully reflect the PRS model that started it all. The SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl adds a distinctive new look while serving up classic PRS playability, reliability, and vibrant tone.

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Simply Irresistible – PRS Guitars Announces the New S2 Vela Semi-Hollow Guitar

Simply Irresistible – PRS Guitars Announces the New S2 Vela Semi-Hollow Guitar

Posted May 14, 2019 at 12:17 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars is pleased to announce the brand new S2 Vela Semi-Hollow electric guitar. Adding to the S2 Series offering of all-mahogany models, the S2 Vela Semi-Hollow is a vintage-inspired guitar with loads of personality and tonal textures.

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AXS TV Presents A Weekend of Sammy Hagar & Eddie Money April 27

AXS TV Presents A Weekend of Sammy Hagar & Eddie Money April 27

Posted April 11, 2019 at 1:39 pm | No comments

AXS TV proudly presents legendary rock star Eddie Money in his first concert special for the network, Eddie Money: The Real Money Concert , premiering Sunday, April 28 at 9pE.

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Memphis Boy Guitarist Reggie Young and The Session Players

Memphis Boy Guitarist Reggie Young and The Session Players

Posted January 30, 2019 at 9:34 am | No comments

Memphis guitar session player, Reggie Young (82), passed away a few days ago and leaves us with a string of guitar licks that are not merely memorable, but are the signature riffs of some of the most significant hit songs of our time.

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Fender Celebrates Led Zeppelin with Four Jimmy Page Telecasters

Fender Celebrates Led Zeppelin with Four Jimmy Page Telecasters

Posted January 23, 2019 at 3:37 pm | No comments

Jimmy Page partially painted over the stripped 1959 Telecaster with darts and curls of green, orange, yellow, blue and red in a pattern that formed something of a swirling, psychedelic dragon. It was featured on the Anderson Theatre show “Yardbirds 68.”

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Neil Young Archives Launches Revolutionary Hi-Res Streaming  APP & Membership Service!

Neil Young Archives Launches Revolutionary Hi-Res Streaming APP & Membership Service!

Posted December 20, 2018 at 5:17 pm | No comments

Neil Young is pleased to announce the official launch of the Neil Young Archives (NYA) revolutionary website and Hi-Res mobile app (available on iPhone now and Android soon) as a membership service. A first-of-its-kind musician’s website that offers the finest audio quality available anywhere online.

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Neil Ratner Releases New Book “Rock Doc”

Neil Ratner Releases New Book “Rock Doc”

Posted December 11, 2018 at 2:17 pm | No comments

Rick Derringer, formerly of the band The McCoys (who had the massive #1 hit “Hang On Sloopy in 1965), lived upstairs and he and Neil struck up a friendship. Rick was working with both Johnny and Edgar Winter. Neil asked Rick to get him a job as a drummer to no avail and after the summer, Neil went back to the pre-med program at the University of Vermont.

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Elektra Records with Brandi Carlile, Twenty One Pilots and More top 61st Grammy Awards

Elektra Records with Brandi Carlile, Twenty One Pilots and More top 61st Grammy Awards

Posted December 8, 2018 at 8:34 am | No comments

First and foremost, Low Country Sound/Elektra recording artist Brandi Carlile earned six nominations, including “Record of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” “Best American Roots Performance,” “Best American Roots Song” for “The Joke” (Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters), as well as “Album of the Year” and “Best Americana Album”

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Paul Reed Smith

Paul Reed Smith

Posted November 13, 2018 at 11:39 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars has announced its first round of new models and updates for 2019. New electric guitars from PRS include a revamped “Paul’s Guitar” (Paul Reed Smith’s signature model), the CE 24 Semi-Hollow, and a new SE Custom 24 that sports an attractive ziricote veneer, while new acoustic models expand on an already robust line up.

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