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Epiphone Celebrates Its 140th Birthday With Video

Epiphone Celebrates Its 140th Birthday With Video

Posted September 12, 2013 at 9:33 pm | No comments

To mark its 140th anniversary, Epiphone has produced a video to honor its rich heritage and to show how it has maintained its popularity through the years as the “working musician’s guitar.”

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Blues Man Jonny Lang in London April 25, 2014

Blues Man Jonny Lang in London April 25, 2014

Posted September 12, 2013 at 9:49 am | No comments

Following the news that his first London show in over a decade sold-out in record time, Jonny Lang returns to the capital for a concert at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on April 25th 2014.

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Rory Gallagher Kickback City – A new Crime Noir Inspired Project

Rory Gallagher Kickback City – A new Crime Noir Inspired Project

Posted September 11, 2013 at 10:35 am | No comments

On October 29, 2013, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Kickback City, a unique immersive album inspired by the crime noir passion and music of Rory Gallagher.

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William Shatner to Perform Ponder the Mystery with Prog Rockers Circa

William Shatner to Perform Ponder the Mystery with Prog Rockers Circa

Posted September 9, 2013 at 3:52 pm | No comments

William Shatner will be performing his new record Ponder the Mystery in its entirety along with the progressive rock heroes Circa: featuring Billy Sherwood, who produced and co-wrote Ponder the Mystery with Shatner, and Tony Kaye both former members of the legendary prog rock band YES.

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Fender and Kyser Co-Brand Special Edition Red Capo

Fender and Kyser Co-Brand Special Edition Red Capo

Posted September 9, 2013 at 2:13 pm | No comments

Kyser Musical Products, Inc. and Fender Musical Instrument Corporation have teamed together to co-brand and introduce a Special Edition Quick-Change™ Capo.

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Ellnora Guitar Festival 2013 Brings It on Home

Ellnora Guitar Festival 2013 Brings It on Home

Posted September 9, 2013 at 2:29 am | One comment

A phalanx of world class musicians held their ground on the stage at the ELLNORA Guitar Festival 2013 [September 3-7] with performances of blues, roots, flamenco, rock, classical, jazz, ragas and a rich array of music that wowed the audiences at the University of Illinois, Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Urbana, Illinois.

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Fans Celebrate The King at The 12th European Elvis Festival 2013

Fans Celebrate The King at The 12th European Elvis Festival 2013

Posted September 3, 2013 at 1:41 pm | No comments

It’s a fact, the King is gone, but he’s not forgotten. For about two years, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll, spent a tour of duty with the Army in the town of Bad Nauheim, Germany, near Frankfurt (1958-1960).

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PRS Guitars Announces the Top Ten Most Popular Guitar Finishes of the Year

PRS Guitars Announces the Top Ten Most Popular Guitar Finishes of the Year

Posted August 30, 2013 at 2:33 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars, an award winning Maryland based manufacturer of electric guitars, has just released this year’s new “TOP TEN” most popular Electric Guitar finishes.

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Electro-Harmonix Reissues CMOS Hot Tubes Overdrive

Electro-Harmonix Reissues CMOS Hot Tubes Overdrive

Posted August 23, 2013 at 5:02 am | No comments

Originally released in 1978, the EHX Hot Tubes was designed to replicate the organic overdrive of a vintage tube amp. The reissue Hot Tubes is a faithful re-creation of the original design, but presented in a compact nano-sized chassis.

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PRS Guitars Announces the Artist Lineup for the 2013 Experience PRS Open House Event

PRS Guitars Announces the Artist Lineup for the 2013 Experience PRS Open House Event

Posted August 15, 2013 at 3:56 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars Announces the Artist Lineup for the 2013 EXPERIENCE PRS Open House Event, Stevensville, Maryland, August 15, 2013 – For the seventh year in a row, Maryland manufacturer PRS Guitars will be hosting a three-day open house event called Experience PRS. This year’s event focuses on product launches in the company’s amplifier line as well as additions to the company’s Core and Private Stock/Collection guitar lines.

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