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Review: Black Sabbath Vol. 4 Tablature

Review: Black Sabbath Vol. 4 Tablature

Posted March 14, 2014 at 6:18 pm | No comments

Coming off of the explosive commercial success of their past two studio albums Paranoid and Master of Reality, the members of Black Sabbath were in the midst of a seemingly limitless creative stride.

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Stryper Frontman Michael Sweet Releases Single I’m Not Your Suicide

Stryper Frontman Michael Sweet Releases Single I’m Not Your Suicide

Posted March 7, 2014 at 1:30 pm | One comment

Michael Sweet, singer/songwriter/guitarist for the multi-platinum rock band Stryper, is releasing the debut single, “I’m Not Your Suicide,” from his upcoming solo album of the same name being released on May 6th via Big 3 Records.

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Book Review: In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali

Book Review: In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali

Posted March 6, 2014 at 4:45 pm | No comments

In the early 1990s, guitarist and journalist Banning Eyre traveled to Bamako, Mali to study guitar with Djelimady Tounkara, one of the great Malian guitarists. In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali is Eyre’s account of this experience, as well as a brief primer on the particular culture of jeliya.

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Mike Campese Fires Up with New CD Chameleon

Mike Campese Fires Up with New CD Chameleon

Posted February 6, 2014 at 8:06 am | One comment

Recently, guitarist Mike Campese found himself in Italy for the first time where he ran some clinics and visited his Italian relatives. Mike’s a virtuoso o guitar, bless with natural technical abilities that show up on his many CD and DVD releases.

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Zakk Wylde on new CD, Catacombs of the Black Vatican is a combination of dance and jazzercise

Zakk Wylde on new CD, Catacombs of the Black Vatican is a combination of dance and jazzercise

Posted February 3, 2014 at 1:07 pm | No comments

Since their late nineties inception, Black Label Society, an explosive creation of guitar legend Zakk Wylde, has been at the forefront of their genre.

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PRS Guitars Private Stock Craftsmen Create One-of-a-Kind Masterpieces

PRS Guitars Private Stock Craftsmen Create One-of-a-Kind Masterpieces

Posted January 30, 2014 at 3:27 pm | No comments

The PRS Private Stock department is one of the largest custom guitar shops in the USA. With examples in the Smithsonian, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in leading instrument collections world-wide, the Private Stock department of PRS is a place where customers and dealers can turn instrument dreams into reality.

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Tommy Cecil and Bill Mays Double Punch with Side by Side and Sondheim Duos

Tommy Cecil and Bill Mays Double Punch with Side by Side and Sondheim Duos

Posted January 30, 2014 at 6:02 am | No comments

Tommy Cecil is one of the most in demand bassists in the D.C and Mid Atlantic area. He relocated to Washington, D.C. , leaving his native Baltimore, MD in 1976

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Stryper Frontman Michael Sweet Releases I’m not Your Suicide CD and Autobiography in 2014

Stryper Frontman Michael Sweet Releases I’m not Your Suicide CD and Autobiography in 2014

Posted January 28, 2014 at 1:18 pm | No comments

Michael Sweet, frontman for the multi-platinum rock band Stryper, will release a new full-length solo album, I’m Not Your Suicide, and his first autobiography, Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed, on May 6, 2014, via BIG3 Records.

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IAMCU Launch Without the Beatles Album in Support of Education and UNICEF

IAMCU Launch Without the Beatles Album in Support of Education and UNICEF

Posted January 28, 2014 at 5:51 am | No comments

It is with great pride that we announce the official release of the album ‘Without The Beatles’ by the International Association of Music Colleges and Universities (IAMCU) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ classic album ‘With The Beatles’.

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Interview: The Classical Guitar of Judicael Perroy

Interview: The Classical Guitar of Judicael Perroy

Posted January 27, 2014 at 5:55 am | 2 comments

French classical guitarist, Judicael Perroy, blends fine technique with nuanced performances around the world that audiences have found both compelling and exciting. His international reputation as a gifted musician and brilliant performer continues to grow.

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