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The Les Paul Foundation and Julien’s Auctions Announce an Unprecedented Auction Event Celebrating the Legacy of Les Paul (GALLERY)

The Les Paul Foundation and Julien’s Auctions Announce an Unprecedented Auction Event Celebrating the Legacy of Les Paul (GALLERY)

Posted March 26, 2012 at 11:48 am | No comments

Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and celebrity estate auction house and the Les Paul Foundation have partnered for an auction of extraordinary property and collection of guitars, equipment and musical artifacts from the legendary musician, engineer and inventor Les Paul. The auction event will take place on June 8-9, 2012 in honor of what would have been Paul’s 97th birthday. (June 9, 2012).

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PRS SC 58 Wins MIPA for Best Electric Guitar 2011/2012

PRS SC 58 Wins MIPA for Best Electric Guitar 2011/2012

Posted March 23, 2012 at 7:55 am | One comment

PRS Guitars is proud to announce that the popular SC 58 model has received the Musikmesse International Press Award (mipa) for “Best Electric Guitar” 2011/2012.

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An Evening with Bruno Mars at the Playboy Mansion

An Evening with Bruno Mars at the Playboy Mansion

Posted March 22, 2012 at 5:04 pm | No comments

Atlanta Records publicity shop told us that, In celebration of their annual “Sex & Music” issue and Bruno Mars, the 10th man to grace the cover of Playboy, the iconic magazine hosted a celebration in classic Hollywood fashion at the famed PlayboyMansion Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

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Taylor Guitars Launches 2012 Road Show World Tour

Taylor Guitars Launches 2012 Road Show World Tour

Posted March 21, 2012 at 9:18 am | No comments

Back by player demand, the award-winning Taylor Guitars Road Show is returning to dealers around the globe.

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Godin Guitars at Musikmesse 2012

Godin Guitars at Musikmesse 2012

Posted March 17, 2012 at 4:19 am | No comments

Montreal based Godin Guitars is getting ready to show the international musical instrument community a number of exciting and versatile guitar models at Musikmesse from March 21st to 24th, 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany. Godin Guitars and all their newest gear will be located at Booth B10 in Hall 4.0.

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John McLaughlin Meet & Greet at Godin Booth During Musikmesse 2012

John McLaughlin Meet & Greet at Godin Booth During Musikmesse 2012

Posted March 17, 2012 at 4:15 am | No comments

The annual Musikmesse international trade fair takes place from March 21st to the 24th, 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany.

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C.F. Martin Guitar & Co. and “Once” Open On the Great White Way

C.F. Martin Guitar & Co. and “Once” Open On the Great White Way

Posted March 14, 2012 at 4:51 pm | One comment

As part of an exclusive product integration, Martin Guitar and Strings will be the star of a new Broadway show, “Once”, the acclaimed musical based on the 2007 ACADEMY AWARD®-winning film of the same name.

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Guitar Educator Matt Warnock Releases New Ebook “Modern Time”

Guitar Educator Matt Warnock Releases New Ebook “Modern Time”

Posted March 12, 2012 at 3:13 am | No comments

Following up on the success of his first ebook “30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar,” guitarist and educator Matt Warnock has just released his latest work, “Modern Time,” which brings to light the exciting possibilities that rhythmic study can open up for musicians of all instruments and all levels of experience.

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Peter Gabriel’s Live Blood 2CD Set Will Capture The Imagination in April 2012

Peter Gabriel’s Live Blood 2CD Set Will Capture The Imagination in April 2012

Posted March 5, 2012 at 12:41 pm | No comments

Following last year’s stunning New Blood Live in London DVD, Blu-Ray and 3D Disc & New Blood studio album comes LIVE BLOOD, via Eagle Rock Entertainment, a newly remixed and re-mastered live 2-CD set recorded at London’s iconic Hammersmith Apollo on March 23rd last year. [Pre-book order date March 30 – MSRP $17.98]

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84th Academy Awards® Winners For Best Original Song & Best Original Film Score From A Motion Picture

84th Academy Awards® Winners For Best Original Song & Best Original Film Score From A Motion Picture

Posted February 28, 2012 at 4:03 am | 2 comments

The 84th Academy Awards® were held last night with the night being a sparkling celebration of Oscar® honoring and paying homage to the origins of cinema. The Artist, the French silent film honoring and paying tribute to the art, history, and craft of filmmaking, which depicts the early days of cinema in the late 1920’s on the advent of talking pictures replacing silent film, took home five golden statuettes among its staggering ten nominations, winning for Best Picture Thomas Langmann Producer, Best Director Michel Hazanavicius, Best Actor Jean Dujardin, and Best Costume Design Mark Bridges.

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