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Blackmore’s Night – Dancer and The Moon album due June 11 on Frontiers Records

Blackmore’s Night – Dancer and The Moon album due June 11 on Frontiers Records

Posted April 9, 2013 at 6:27 pm | 2 comments

Blackmore’s Night is releasing their brand new album, Dancer and The Moon, on June 11th in North America on Frontiers Records.

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Guitar Lesson: An Acoustic Blues in E

Guitar Lesson: An Acoustic Blues in E

Posted April 9, 2013 at 10:59 am | No comments

When we think of blues guitar, it’s often a blues from the delta in the key of E that comes to mind, the bending and whining high notes punctuated by the constant driving bass rhythm of the picking thumb.

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PRS Guitars Introduces the P22 Tremolo Equipped Package

PRS Guitars Introduces the P22 Tremolo Equipped Package

Posted April 9, 2013 at 9:37 am | No comments

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Marshall Crenshaw Release of Second Subscription Series EP Stranger and Stranger

Marshall Crenshaw Release of Second Subscription Series EP Stranger and Stranger

Posted April 8, 2013 at 9:29 am | No comments

Last fall, Marshall Crenshaw announced his launch of a subscription whereby his fans could receive a series of three 10-inch vinyl EPs, each of which would include a new A-side backed with a cover song and a remake of a song from his earlier career.

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Sevendust Hit #1 Spot on Billboard with Black Out The Sun

Sevendust Hit #1 Spot on Billboard with Black Out The Sun

Posted April 3, 2013 at 6:19 pm | No comments

The fans have spoken and as a result, Sevendust has scored their first-ever #1 on the Billboard charts, taking over the “Top Hard Music Albums” chart next week.

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Eddie Van Halen Featured on LL Cool J Authentic Album

Eddie Van Halen Featured on LL Cool J Authentic Album

Posted April 2, 2013 at 8:26 am | One comment

Music legends, Eddie Van Halen and LL COOL J, have teamed up for two songs on LL’s upcoming new album, Authentic, set to release on April 30th. The rock icon joined the legendary rapper in the studio and kicked the volume up to create two genre defying songs on LL’s powerful new album.

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Famed Guitarist Eric Johnson Kicks Off his 2013 UK Tour

Famed Guitarist Eric Johnson Kicks Off his 2013 UK Tour

Posted April 2, 2013 at 7:59 am | No comments

Eric Johnson, the critically acclaimed American electric guitarist, hailed by Joe Bonamassa as “one of the greatest guitar players of all time,” starts is 6-date UK tour at London’s o2 Shepherds Bush Empire on Wednesday 3rd April.

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Blue Cheer “Rocks Europe” Concert to be Released on CD

Blue Cheer “Rocks Europe” Concert to be Released on CD

Posted April 2, 2013 at 4:20 am | No comments

Blue Cheer muscled their way onto an unsuspecting late-’60s rock scene with an aggressively overdriven sonic assault that was as brutal as it was unprecedented.

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PRS Guitars, GRAND-AM, In Tune Monthly and DW Partner

Posted April 1, 2013 at 9:32 am | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars [PRS Guitars] has teamed up with In Tune Monthly magazine, DW (Drum Workshop) and Guitar Center to help celebrate their 2013 official partnership with GRAND-AM Road Racing.

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True Blues CD Features Taj Mahal, Shemekia Copeland, Corey Harris and more…

True Blues CD Features Taj Mahal, Shemekia Copeland, Corey Harris and more…

Posted April 1, 2013 at 8:00 am | No comments

Guitarist/singer/composer, Corey Harris , calls the blues “the foundation of all contemporary music.” Harris is just one of a team of premier blues artists who appear on True Blues, a 13-song live CD set for release May 28, 2013, on Telarc.

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