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Rock Writer Steven Rosen Releases Ebook Edition of Free At Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company

Rock Writer Steven Rosen Releases Ebook Edition of Free At Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company

Posted February 4, 2013 at 3:13 am | One comment

We’re pleased to announce that for the first time in digital format, veteran rock author Steven Rosen presents his exciting book, Free at Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company, that covers the legendary blues and rock artists, when Free rocked the airwaves with their blues-drenched rock, followed by the genesis of Bad Company.

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Guitar sculpture – the definition

Guitar sculpture – the definition

Posted February 3, 2013 at 4:36 pm | One comment

GraphicGuitars Sculptures are a collection of three-dimensional designs dedicated to the mystic of the guitar. Artist Paul Chase has been creating fine art paintings and prints of the guitar for 10 years.

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Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective to be Released March 5, 2013

Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective to be Released March 5, 2013

Posted January 29, 2013 at 5:38 am | No comments

Even if he’d never formed the Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman would be a major figure in American popular music.

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Being Safe at Your Local Nightclubs

Being Safe at Your Local Nightclubs

Posted January 28, 2013 at 2:06 pm | No comments

And just this past week, a fire at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, ravaged the club that was reported to be filled to double its capacity and leaving 233 bodies in its wake.

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The Who’s Pete Townshend Honored with the Les Paul Award at last night’s TEC Awards:

Posted January 26, 2013 at 9:20 pm | No comments

Highlighting the evening was the Les Paul Award presentation to renowned recording artist and composer The Who’s Pete Townshend. The Les Paul Award was presented by film producer and humorist Martin Lewis and Jeff Salmon, representing The Les Paul Foundation.

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85th Academy Awards® Nominations For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

85th Academy Awards® Nominations For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

Posted January 11, 2013 at 3:47 pm | 2 comments

The Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards® were read and announced by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone in Beverly Hills, California, Thursday morning, January 10, which included the much anticipated nominations for Best Original Song and Best Original Film Score.

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2012 Guitar International Awards

2012 Guitar International Awards

Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:57 am | No comments

For the second year in a row, we find that Blues-Rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa has earned our Guitarist of the Year Award. Not many artists nail down album after album like Bonamassa. In 2011, he released his critically acclaimed solo debut, Dustbowl, along with a collaborative effort with his Supergroup Black Country Communion.

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Eagle Rock and earMusic to Release Deep Purple CD Live in Paris 1975

Eagle Rock and earMusic to Release Deep Purple CD Live in Paris 1975

Posted December 20, 2012 at 11:27 am | No comments

Live In Paris 1975 has been digitally remixed and re-mastered from the original multi-track recordings, sonically transmitting all the power and electricity of Deep Purple’s live stage prowess.

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Grammy Winners Yes to Present a Triple-Header Concert Tour in 2013

Grammy Winners Yes to Present a Triple-Header Concert Tour in 2013

Posted December 10, 2012 at 9:46 am | One comment

In a career first, iconic and Grammy-winning rock band YES will perform three of their classic albums in their entirety, all in one concert, on a special tour in 2013: 1971’s The Yes Album, 1972’s Close to the Edge and 1977’s Going for the One.

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The Yardbirds Making Tracks 2DVD Tour Set  Available on December 11

The Yardbirds Making Tracks 2DVD Tour Set Available on December 11

Posted November 28, 2012 at 11:45 am | No comments

An integral part of the 60’s British Blues Boom, legendary rock pioneers The Yardbirds took standard 12-bar blues, doubled the tempo, kicked up the amps, and carved out the mold for modern hard rock.

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