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Review: Last Chance Jazz by the Dan Krimm Ensemble

Review: Last Chance Jazz by the Dan Krimm Ensemble

Posted April 11, 2014 at 3:31 pm | No comments

Dan Krimm’s Last Chance Jazz, released in 2013, is an archival live recording of his quartet from 1993 at the Kampo Cultural & Media Center in New York City. The group features Krimm on the fretless electric bass, Mike Foster on tenor sax, Rolf Sturm on electric guitar and MIDI guitar synthesizer, and drummer Rich Mercurio.

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Don Jamieson Hell Bent for That Metal Show!

Don Jamieson Hell Bent for That Metal Show!

Posted April 1, 2014 at 4:49 pm | No comments

Don Jamieson is one of the hardest working comedians in the biz! He just released his second comedy album on March 18th, Hell Bent for Laughter, he co-hosts the popular heavy metal talk show; That Metal Show on VH1 Classic and appears on Beer Money, a fast-paced, non-traditional sports quiz show airing on cable TV’s SNY [SportsNet New York].

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John Fogerty and Jackson Browne Team Up for Two East Coast Concerts

John Fogerty and Jackson Browne Team Up for Two East Coast Concerts

Posted March 31, 2014 at 2:41 pm | No comments

This August, songwriting legends John Fogerty and Jackson Browne will co-headline two east coast concerts. The shows will take place on August 4th at PNC in Holmdel, New Jersey and Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY on August 5th.

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Rare 1962 Rickenbacker Played By George Harrison and John Lennon at Julien’s Auctions Event

Rare 1962 Rickenbacker Played By George Harrison and John Lennon at Julien’s Auctions Event

Posted March 18, 2014 at 3:15 pm | No comments

Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and music memorabilia auction house has announced Music Icons 2014 to be held Friday, May 16, 2014 and Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Hard Rock Café New York located at 1501 Broadway in Times Square.

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George Lynch Walking The Walk With KXM!

George Lynch Walking The Walk With KXM!

Posted March 18, 2014 at 12:39 pm | No comments

A new powerhouse trio is about to turn the rock world upside down with the release of their self-titled debut – KXM. The band is comprised of dUg Pinnick of King’s X on vocals/bass, George Lynch of Lynch Mob/Dokken on guitars and Korn’s drum maestro, Ray Luzier. The band takes its name from the combination of the member’s other projects: K from Korn, X from King’s X and M from Lynch Mob.

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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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