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Singer-Songwriter Extraordinaire Vashti Bunyan To Release Expanded Edition of Lookaftering on Feb. 7, 2025

Singer-Songwriter Extraordinaire Vashti Bunyan To Release Expanded Edition of Lookaftering on Feb. 7, 2025

Posted November 20, 2024 at 12:24 pm | No comments

Singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan today announces Lookaftering – Expanded Edition, a reissue of her legendary second album, out on February 7, 2025 via DiCristina Records in the U.S. Listen to the demo of “If I Were.”

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Ben Gallaher Reinvents the Popular Holiday Tune “Carol of the Bells” (1914)

Ben Gallaher Reinvents the Popular Holiday Tune “Carol of the Bells” (1914)

Posted November 16, 2024 at 8:13 am | No comments

While Ben Gallaher is a triple-threat singer, songwriter and guitarist, this exciting instrumental track showcases his virtuosic musicianship on acoustic guitar. Completely reinventing the popular holiday tune “Carol of the Bells” – written in 1914 by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych – “Carol of the Strings” was arranged, performed and produced solely by Gallaher.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan: Day by Day, Night After Night (Revised Signed and Limited Edition)

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Day by Day, Night After Night (Revised Signed and Limited Edition)

Posted November 1, 2024 at 7:35 pm | No comments

In 1992, Craig Hopkins began a journey that culminated in this Revised Signed and Limited Edition of his award-winning biography, Stevie Ray Vaughan: Day by Day, Night After Night. At the beginning of this journey, he could not have guessed the adventures that lay ahead.

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Guitar International’s Publisher Releases The Adventures of Digit & Tess Children’s Book

Guitar International’s Publisher Releases The Adventures of Digit & Tess Children’s Book

Posted October 28, 2024 at 9:43 am | No comments

Rick Landers, Guitar International’s publisher has announced the release of his first children’s book in a series called, “The Adventures of Digit & Tess”, now available in print as a paperback, as well as an eBook. The series is about a young Canadian girl named, Tess Hopper, and her companion an AI-robotic cat, Digit. The two have a few challenges, but by the end of the book, and their first adventure to Niagara Falls, they become friends.

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Xvive G1 Butterfly Guitar Stand review

Xvive G1 Butterfly Guitar Stand review

Posted October 26, 2024 at 7:38 am | No comments

A good portable guitar stand balances portability (weight and size), stability, and durability. Two other factors on the list are flexibility (for use with different instruments) and aesthetics. Chinese brand Xvive has released a stand that excels in all these factors, the G1 Butterfly Guitar Stand. Let’s take a closer look at it.

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NAMM 2024: An Uncertain Future

NAMM 2024: An Uncertain Future

Posted October 8, 2024 at 7:24 pm | No comments

I’m already tired of seeing the #NAMMSHOW sculpture photo, so I chose a different photo here (I hope you like it too). Despite the absences, NAMM 2024 was awesome. The numbers show 62,000 attendees, 33% more than in 2023, but still far from the record 115,000 attendees in 2020. The number of 2024 exhibitors also increased: 33% more than in 2023.

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Rock ’n Roll Hall of Fame Awardee Skunk Baxter Releases New Storyteller’s’ Edition of Speed of Heat

Rock ’n Roll Hall of Fame Awardee Skunk Baxter Releases New Storyteller’s’ Edition of Speed of Heat

Posted October 4, 2024 at 12:20 pm | No comments

Legendary multi-gold and platinum album, Grammy winning and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter expands his acclaimed first-ever solo album, Speed of Heat, with a brand new Storytellers Edition exclusively available on all DSPs today via BMG/Renew Records.

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Bear Family Records Announces  He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics  From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era

Bear Family Records Announces He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era

Posted October 2, 2024 at 9:17 am | No comments

On October 4th, Bear Family Records proudly releases a stunning compilation album, He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era. This new compilation celebrates the iconic musician and songwriter who transformed folk and rock music in the ’60s, becoming a global symbol of cultural revolution in youth movements: Bob Dylan.

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Kirk Pasich Project Releases Third Single “Nights Are Forever Without You” Feat. Vocalist Ginny Luke

Kirk Pasich Project Releases Third Single “Nights Are Forever Without You” Feat. Vocalist Ginny Luke

Posted October 1, 2024 at 9:56 pm | No comments

The Kirk Pasich Project is thrilled to announce the release of their third single, “Nights Are Forever Without You,” featuring the powerful and evocative vocals of Ginny Luke. This track is the latest offering from their forthcoming release, the 21-song concept album/rock opera, Radio (Alone in the Night), due October 25th via Blue Élan Records.

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Steve Vai 4DR Studios Presents Version Two of APP Tied to “Zeus In Chains’

Steve Vai 4DR Studios Presents Version Two of APP Tied to “Zeus In Chains’

Posted September 26, 2024 at 6:46 pm | No comments

Steve Vai and 4DR Studios have updated the App listening closely to the global audience and their individual user experiences. Their aiming being to make the interface as easy as it possibly could be to navigate. They have also broadened the time the user can record for addressing the limitations of ten seconds.

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