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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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AXS TV Presents Cornucopia of Features of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and More Every Saturday in November!

AXS TV Presents Cornucopia of Features of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and More Every Saturday in November!

Posted October 23, 2018 at 3:23 pm | No comments

AXS TV gives thanks for great music this November, with a cornucopia of classic concerts, documentaries, tributes and more, airing every weekend as part of the network’s ‘Saturday Stack’ programming. Bruce Springsteen kicks things off on November 3, blazing through a career-spanning set that includes “Darkness On The Edge Of Town,” “Badlands,” “Dancing In The Dark,” and “Born To Run”

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Dan Rather Interviews Ringo Starr for TBI’s 100th Episode

Dan Rather Interviews Ringo Starr for TBI’s 100th Episode

Posted August 21, 2018 at 1:34 pm | No comments

AXS TV’s The Big Interview With Dan Rather celebrates its landmark 100TH episode with an exclusive sit-down with The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, kicking off the second-half of the series’ sixth season on Tuesday, October 2, at 9pE/6pP. During the candid conversation, Starr goes in-depth sharing stories from his acclaimed career as he talks about about his endless love of performing

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Steve Vai Announces The Big Mama Jama Jam-A-Thon – SEPT 28-30

Steve Vai Announces The Big Mama Jama Jam-A-Thon – SEPT 28-30

Posted August 6, 2018 at 1:34 pm | No comments

Steve Vai has announced he will host and serve as the musical director for “The Big Mama Jama Jam-a-thon” — an open, improvisational music/art event where the music doesn’t stop for 52 hours — to be held Sept. 28-30, 2018 at Musicians Institute’s brand new venue, LiveHouse, in Los Angeles, California.

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