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Slash and the Conspirators World on Fire Tour Ignites Terminal 5 NYC 5/7/15

Slash and the Conspirators World on Fire Tour Ignites Terminal 5 NYC 5/7/15

Posted May 20, 2015 at 4:12 pm | No comments

Slash and the Conspirators blazed through a metal melt down on Terminal 5 in New York City, when they brought their World on Fire Tour to the Big Apple.

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PRS Guitars Introduces Four All-Mahogany “SE Standard” Guitars

PRS Guitars Introduces Four All-Mahogany “SE Standard” Guitars

Posted May 18, 2015 at 5:16 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars is proud to officially announce four SE Standard models, bringing the brand’s guitars to an exciting new price range. The all-mahogany SE Standards are designed to be the go-to instrument for beginning guitarists and budget-conscious players and will start at $499 USD.

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Rare George Harrison Stage Played Mastersound Electric Guitar Sells for $490,000 at Julien’s Auctions

Rare George Harrison Stage Played Mastersound Electric Guitar Sells for $490,000 at Julien’s Auctions

Posted May 17, 2015 at 1:26 pm | No comments

A rare George Harrison stage played Mastersound Electric Guitar sold for $490,000 during the first day of the auction on Friday, May 15, 2015 to an undisclosed bidder. The George Harrison played 1963 Mastersound Electric Guitar was used by Harrison in the summer of 1963 when he had it on loan from Barratt’s Music Store.

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PRS Signature Artist Mark Tremonti Shows Off New One-of-a-Kind
 PRS Guitar featuring Artwork of Joe Fenton

PRS Signature Artist Mark Tremonti Shows Off New One-of-a-Kind
 PRS Guitar featuring Artwork of Joe Fenton

Posted May 15, 2015 at 5:17 pm | No comments

When Mark Tremonti, PRS signature artist and world-acclaimed heavy metal guitarist of Alter Bridge and Creed, approached Joe and commissioned the artist to decorate his first-ever guitar, the result was a one-of-a-kind PRS guitar masterpiece that looks as badass as it sounds.

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The Monkees Announce Rare UK Concert at London Hammersmith for September 4th

The Monkees Announce Rare UK Concert at London Hammersmith for September 4th

Posted May 11, 2015 at 6:56 am | No comments

The Monkees featuring Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, will perform their first concert in the UK since their sold-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011.

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Dan Hawkins of The Darkness, on new CD, Last Of Our Kind –The band is getting Gnarlier with Age!

Dan Hawkins of The Darkness, on new CD, Last Of Our Kind –The band is getting Gnarlier with Age!

Posted May 8, 2015 at 5:32 am | No comments

The Darkness is set to release their fourth CD, Last Of Our Kind on June 1st. Anticipation for this long awaited CD is building, fans expect the band will be getting back to their true form with a heavier, edgier, and nastier sounding CD than their 2012 release, Hot Cakes, which portrayed a softer side to the band.

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Ron Bumblefoot Thal’s New CD, Little Brother Is Watching is from the Heart!

Posted May 6, 2015 at 5:39 am | No comments

Guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter, and producer Ron Bumblefoot Thal has released his 10th CD entitled, Little Brother Is Watching, late February. The album is an eccentric, upbeat collection of modern epic rock with haunting melodies, huge choruses and witty lyrics about life in the digital age and beyond.

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Michael Schenker Temple of Rock – Band on a Mission Invades NYC!

Michael Schenker Temple of Rock – Band on a Mission Invades NYC!

Posted April 29, 2015 at 7:49 pm | No comments

Michael Schenker and the bad boys of the Scorpions, Francis Buchholz [bass] and Herman Rarebell [drums] have teamed up for an all-star tour of the U.S. this Spring. Tonight’s show lands Michael’s Temple of Rock line-up in New York City at the Gramercy Theater on April 15, 2015. To my knowledge this is the first US tour where Francis and Herman have played together since Francis left the Scorpions in the early ’90s.

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Interview: Yorgos Nousis

Posted April 28, 2015 at 1:28 pm | No comments

By: Rick Landers Rick Landers: I’ve found that most classical guitarists have evolved from another area of music, sometimes rock, oftentimes jazz, but rarely begin in the classical realm. Tell us about your journey. Yorgos Nousis: This also applies to me. In the beginning I was mostly self-taught. At that time I was more into […]

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Tim Sult of Clutch – We are the Heavy Band We Always Wanted to Be!

Posted April 27, 2015 at 2:35 pm | No comments

Maryland rockers, Clutch, is one of the most respected and influential hard rock bands out there. They are currently gearing up for a tour this April with Mastodon called The Missing Link Tour and then plan to release their 11th studio CD in September of 2015 on their own record label – Weathermaker.

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