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Musical Highlights of 85th Academy Awards®  – Winners For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

Musical Highlights of 85th Academy Awards® – Winners For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

Posted February 28, 2013 at 1:19 pm | No comments

The 85th Academy Awards® ceremony brought all of their customary sparkle and razzle dazzle to Hollywood’s Dolby Theater, which played host to the Oscars® ceremony this year, and were held on Sunday, February 24, 2013.

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Michael Nesmith’s “Nez Solo” Spring 2013 US Tour March 23 – April 17

Michael Nesmith’s “Nez Solo” Spring 2013 US Tour March 23 – April 17

Posted February 26, 2013 at 6:15 am | No comments

Michael Nesmith will launch the month-long Nez Solo Spring 2013 Tour on March 21 outside of Nashville as Nez’s Solo Spring 2013 Tour prepares to take him to the metro areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.

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Guitar Center Presents The Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Collection Featuring Five Limited Edition Signature and Replica Guitars

Guitar Center Presents The Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Collection Featuring Five Limited Edition Signature and Replica Guitars

Posted February 8, 2013 at 2:17 pm | No comments

Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, in partnership with Eric Clapton, proudly announces the launch of the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Collection. The limited-edition collection will feature five Eric Clapton tribute, replica and signature guitars to be sold in North America exclusively at Guitar Center locations and online at GuitarCenter.com beginning March 21, 2013.

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Bassist-Composer Kyle Eastwood Channels His Earliest Jazz Influences on The View from Here – March 12, 2013

Bassist-Composer Kyle Eastwood Channels His Earliest Jazz Influences on The View from Here – March 12, 2013

Posted February 6, 2013 at 6:23 pm | No comments

According to DL Media, it has been 15 years since bassist Kyle Eastwood burst onto the jazz scene with his 1998 debut, From There To Here. At that moment in his budding career, the press seemed more preoccupied with his paternal lineage (he’s the son of famed actor-director Clint Eastwood) than his music.

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Steve Forbert’s Acclaimed Breakout Albums, Alive on Arrival and Jackrabbit Slim

Posted February 6, 2013 at 5:08 am | No comments

Among the Ramones’ blitzkrieg boppin’, the Talking Heads’ art-school New Wave and Blondie’s thrift-store garage pop at the now-legendary CBGB’s in the late ’70s, Steve Forbert, stood tall as the lone troubadour.

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Marcy Marxer to Release Solo Recording: Things Are Coming My Way

Marcy Marxer to Release Solo Recording: Things Are Coming My Way

Posted February 5, 2013 at 1:36 pm | No comments

Marcy Marxer will release her first solo recording, Things Are Coming My Way, this March, celebrating in her hometown then across the nation touring with The Four Bitchin’ Babes and as Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer.

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Blues master Johnny Winter to Release a New App in December

Blues master Johnny Winter to Release a New App in December

Posted December 20, 2012 at 11:43 am | No comments

G-Men productions has announced the pending release of a new guitar app that will be sure to have the music community talking: The Johnny Winter App.

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The Who Announce Quadraphenia (and More) Tour 2012/2013

The Who Announce Quadraphenia (and More) Tour 2012/2013

Posted July 25, 2012 at 5:11 pm | No comments

The Who, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees and one of rock’s most legendary bands, have announced a major North American tour, in which they will be playing one of their arguably most iconic albums, Quadrophenia, in its entirety, as well as a selection of other Who classics.

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50th Anniversaries of The Beatles and Muhammad Ali Commemorated in Newly Released Documentaries on DVD

50th Anniversaries of The Beatles and Muhammad Ali Commemorated in Newly Released Documentaries on DVD

Posted July 24, 2012 at 4:29 pm | No comments

In commemoration of the 50th anniversaries for the Beatles and Ali, Music Video Distributors (MVD) has announced the release of two documentaries on DVD: The Beatles: Their Golden Age and Ali: The Man, The Moves, The Mouth.

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Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, CA, Awards Its July Residency to Youngest Ever Artist

Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, CA, Awards Its July Residency to Youngest Ever Artist

Posted July 19, 2012 at 9:10 am | No comments

At just 17 years old, emerging teen sensation Noah Benardout plans to take his prestigious residency to eleven with an event series of rising talent backed by industry heavyweights.

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