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Sharon Katz & Nonhlanhla Wanda Multi-National 2019 Tour

Sharon Katz & Nonhlanhla Wanda Multi-National 2019 Tour

Posted January 23, 2019 at 2:07 pm | No comments

Musician/humanitarian Sharon Katz (originally from Port Elizabeth, South Africa) and singer/teacher, Nonhlanhla Wanda (from Durban,South Africa) celebrate 25 years of worldwide touring and musical collaboration.

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John McCutcheon Releases Exquisite Tribute Album to Iconic Pete Seeger

John McCutcheon Releases Exquisite Tribute Album to Iconic Pete Seeger

Posted January 10, 2019 at 10:04 am | No comments

The Pete Seeger tribute album for McCutcheon has been a long time coming. The renowned multi-instrumentalist was eleven years old when his mother insisted he watch with her the news reports from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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Steve Hackett launches new track ‘Underground Railroad’

Steve Hackett launches new track ‘Underground Railroad’

Posted December 21, 2018 at 9:35 am | No comments

Steve Hackett comments: “I was inspired to write “Underground Railroad” in Wilmington, Delaware, discovering about that amazing network that helped slaves escape in pre-Civil War America, spearheaded by brave people like Harriet Tubman.

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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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Legendary Woodstock Photographer Elliott Landy’s Gifts for the Holidays!

Legendary Woodstock Photographer Elliott Landy’s Gifts for the Holidays!

Posted December 16, 2018 at 11:24 am | No comments

Legendary music photographer, Elliott Landy, is now offering some of his most iconic photographs to the general public, on sale at his website HERE. What better gift to give yourself or someone you know who’s a music aficionado than one of Landy’s coolest of cool images of Bob Dylan, The Band, The Doors, Joan Baez, Richie Havens and more?

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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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Silvertide’s Nick Perri Returns Leading 8-Piece Band – Underground Thieves

Silvertide’s Nick Perri Returns Leading 8-Piece Band – Underground Thieves

Posted December 11, 2018 at 12:48 pm | No comments

Following a series of social media teasers, The Underground Thieves — Nick Perri’s new, eclectic band — released its sixth single, “Fall,” today, with accompanying music video.

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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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Melodic Rock Artist Duane Morano Unveils Heavy Guest Release Incognito – Extreme, Firehouse, Tyketto, XYZ and More!

Melodic Rock Artist Duane Morano Unveils Heavy Guest Release Incognito – Extreme, Firehouse, Tyketto, XYZ and More!

Posted December 3, 2018 at 6:03 pm | No comments

“Feel good rock n’ roll – the music tells stories we can all relate to, but in a fun way” is how songwriter/guitarist Duane Morano describes his CD, Incognito. And on its first-ever release, ‘Incognito’(whose pre sale begins on December 3rd via Pledge Music

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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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