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Video: 25 Years Ago Today — Led Zeppelin Reunite for Atlantic Records' 40th Anniversary Party (5/14/2013) Today is something of an anniversary for Led Zeppelin. On May 14, 1988, the band — Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham (the 2007 Celebration Day lineup) — reunited for Atlantic Records' massive 40th anniversary party at N... |
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Video: AC/DC Perform "Fling Thing" and "Rocker" in 1978 (5/14/2013) Today, our vintage video camera drops in on the Bon Scott-fronted AC/DC in the midst of a high-spirited performance of "Fling Thing" (aka "Bonny") and "Rocker," one of many rowdy T.N.T. tracks. If nothing else, the video answers the "AC/DC: Boxe... |
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Win passes to the Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival! (5/14/2013) Read more about Win passes to the Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival! at MusicRadar.com We've teamed up with the folks behind the mighty Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival to give you the chance to win a truly amazing prize - a family pass... |
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Children of Bodom Premiere Music Video for "Transference" (5/14/2013) It's the heart of springtime, when scores of bands of every genre are releasing new studio albums, debuting singles and premiering videos — and Finland's Children of Bodom are no exception. The band has released a new music video for their late... |
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Listen: Queens of the Stone Age Premiere New Song, "Keep Your Eyes Peeled" (5/14/2013) Queens of the Stone Age have posted another song from their new album, ... Like Clockwork, and you can check out the track — "Keep Your Eyes Peeled" — below. Note that this isn't the official studio version of the song. It's a live version recor... |
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Guitar Strength: A Guide to "Symmetrical" Shredding (5/14/2013) I remember someone telling me that George Lynch once said he heard B.B. King say something that instantly improved his guitar style. It went something like this: “If you play a wrong note, play it again like you mean it and it’ll sound like the... |
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Airbourne talk Black Dog Barking track by track (5/14/2013) Read more about Airbourne talk Black Dog Barking track by track at MusicRadar.com We caught up with Aussie rockers of repute Airbourne for a track by track chat through their fourth album Black Dog Barking, which is out on 20 May.You can pre-ord... |
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Rare Beatles Vox Guitar Goes on Exhibit in New York City (5/14/2013) A rare Vox guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison will be on display throughout this week at the Hard Rock Cafe New York. The guitar will be auctioned off on Saturday, May 18, where it is estimated to bring $200,000 to $300,000. The st... |
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Gig Review: Wild Child, 'the Ultimate Doors Tribute Act,’ Perform Live on National Television (5/13/2013) A lot of people don't hold tribute bands in the highest regard. After all, they're playing somebody else’s music. But most of these people might not be aware that the tribute-band scene in Los Angeles is huge. Quite a few tribute acts have thei... |
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Paul McCartney nearly formed supergroup with Hendrix and Miles Davis (5/13/2013) Read more about Paul McCartney nearly formed supergroup with Hendrix and Miles Davis at MusicRadar.com Paul McCartney nearly joined a supergroup consisting Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis and jazz drummer Tony Williams in 1969.Unfortunately, Macca mis... |
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Astronaut covers Bowie on the International Space Station (5/13/2013) Read more about Astronaut covers Bowie on the International Space Station at MusicRadar.com Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield has released a cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity to commemorate his departure from the International Space ... |
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Win a Boss TU-3 chromatic tuner signed by Lags from Gallows (5/13/2013) Read more about Win a Boss TU-3 chromatic tuner signed by Lags from Gallows at MusicRadar.com Roland recently got to hang out with Lags, guitarist and main songwriter with Gallows. Apart from filming a series of great videos, they also got Lags ... |
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Exclusive: Scale The Summit Release Dual-Guitar Play-Through Video for "Odyssey" (5/13/2013) Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive dual-guitar play-through video of Scale The Summit's new single, "Odyssey." The video features Scale The Summit guitarists Chris Letchford and Travis LeVrier, both of whom are playing seven-string g... |
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Review: Re-Axe's Axe-Handler Guitar Stands (5/13/2013) The Axe-Handler by Re-Axe. Yes that’s a healthy display of the hyphen. And no, we're not talking about the kind of axe George Washington used to cut down a cherry tree. What we are talking about is an American-made, mega-portable guitar stand t... |
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In conversation: Chad Smith with Alex Lifeson (5/13/2013) Read more about In conversation: Chad Smith with Alex Lifeson at MusicRadar.com Wearing highly amplified red plaid pants and shirt, along with a stylish black fitted jacket and his trademark backwards-turned baseball cap, Chad Smith looks taller... |
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1969 Telegram from Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis: Can Paul McCartney Come Out to Play? (5/11/2013) It's well known that Jimi Hendrix was looking to branch out and make some major stylistic changes not long before his death in September 1970. It's also well known that Hendrix and trumpet master Miles Davis were making plans to work together i... |
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Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart Abandon Blues Album Project (5/11/2013) In 2011, longtime Jeff Beck fans were excited by rumors that the legendary guitarist was about to record a blues album with his former band mate Rod Stewart. The album would've marked the first time the pair worked together since the mid-'80s (... |
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Gary Clark Jr. Debuts Music Video for "Numb" (5/11/2013) Texas blues juggernaut Gary Clark Jr. has released a new music video for "Numb,” a track off his late-2012 album, Blak and Blu. Be sure to check it out below. The black-and-white clip starts with the guitarist having a spat with his woman. He ev... |
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Video: Paul McCartney Swarmed by Grasshoppers at Concert in Goiânia, Brazil (5/11/2013) During Paul McCartney's show in Goiânia, Brazil, earlier this week, the stage was invaded by a swarm of grasshoppers. As McCartney, 70, played his three-hour set, several of the insects settled in on his shirt. As you can see in the video below,... |
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Win An ESP LTD EC-401 Electric Guitar (5/10/2013) The good people at Skinny Music want to know what you think of their videos. So much that they’ve teamed up with ESP and Premier Guitar on a new guitar giveaway. Just take a few minutes to watch an episode of Skinny Music TV, tell them if you t... |
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Interview: Guitarist Gina Stile Talks JSRG, Vixen, Thunderbox and Her Twisted Sister Connection (5/10/2013) Gina Stile has been involved in several successful projects over the years, including the '80s bands Poison Dollys and Envy. She's opened for Aerosmith on a string of dates, and one of her albums was produced by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. He... |
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Video: Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan Perform "Jeff's Boogie" in 1984 (5/10/2013) For this week's Friday Flashback video, we head to Honolulu, Hawaii. That's where — sometime in 1984 — Jeff Beck joined Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble on stage to play an impressive mini-set that included "Jeff's Boogie," a 1966 instrumen... |
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Two New Studies Suggest Women are More Attracted to a Man Holding a Guitar (5/10/2013) According to two studies, there's a certain Je ne sais quoi about a guy holding a guitar. Or so says a new study from France, which concluded that a man is perceived as more attractive to women if there’s a guitar in his hands. These results are... |
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Video: The Rolling Stones and John Fogerty Play "It's All Over Now" in San Jose (5/10/2013) This past Wednesday night, May 8, Northern California native John Fogerty took a break from the promo schedule for his upcoming album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, to join the Rolling Stones onstage at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. The Stones and t... |
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As I Lay Dying Frontman Tim Lambesis Pleads Not Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Plot (5/10/2013) On Thursday, As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis pleaded not guilty to charges that he paid an undercover agent $1,000 to kill his estranged wife, reports The Associated Press. Lambesis, 32, was arraigned in North San Diego County Superior Court... |
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Ricky Gervais announces Learn Guitar With David Brent (5/10/2013) Read more about Ricky Gervais announces Learn Guitar With David Brent at MusicRadar.com Ricky Gervais has announced Learn Guitar With David Brent, a new series of YouTube tutorials featuring his most famous creation. Slough's foremost songsmith ... |
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Take a Dip in the "Sour Milk Sea," a 1968 Track Featuring Three Beatles and Eric Clapton (5/10/2013) British musician Jackie Lomax was born on this date (May 10) in 1944. I'd like to celebrate this seemingly arbitrary milestone by discussing the most famous thing Lomax, a former member of a Liverpool band called the Undertakers, has ever been i... |
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On The Radar: ATKHorses (5/10/2013) Read more about On The Radar: ATKHorses at MusicRadar.com Target: ATKHorsesSurveillance:Location: Buxton, DerbyshirePersonnel: Samuel Ward (guitar/vocals/bass/drums/production)Intelligence: Specialising in woozy atmospherics, pulsing beats and h... |
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Slayer's Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis (5/9/2013) Read more about Slayer's Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis at MusicRadar.com A week after the death of Slayer's Jeff Hanneman, the band has issued a press release on their website revealing that the guitarist died of alcohol-relate... |
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Update: Slayer's Jeff Hanneman Died of Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis; Memorial Event Planned (5/9/2013) Today, exactly a week after Slayer's Jeff Hanneman died of liver failure at age 49, the band released an update on the facts surrounding the guitarist's death. The statement revealed Hanneman's official cause of death: alcohol-related cirrhosis,... |
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Five Awesome Robert Johnson Covers (Besides "Crossroads") (5/9/2013) Robert Johnson, the man who Eric Clapton called "the most important blues musician who ever lived," was born 102 years ago this week on May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Although he lived only 27 years, his haunting singing, guitar skill... |
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Line 6 and Topspin Media Present the What's Next Musicians’ Conference (5/9/2013) Line 6 and Topspin Media are joining forces with other leading music and technology companies to present the What's Next Musicians’ Conference, a series of free events that will allow artists to explore the ideas, trends and technologies that ar... |
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John Lennon’s Ferrari to Hit Bonhams’ Auction Block in July (5/9/2013) His first car, in fact…provided you have the cash. John Lennon’s 1965 Ferrari 330GT 2+2 Coupe will go on the auction block this summer courtesy of Bonhams auction house, a sale estimated to fetch — conservatively — more than a quarter of a mill... |
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2013 Orion Music + More Performance Schedules Announced; Tickets Available Now (5/9/2013) The full performance schedule for Orion Music + More Festival, a music and lifestyle festival created by Metallica and their friends at C3 Presents, is now available at orionmusicandmore.com. In addition, $90 Single-Day Passes, including all fee... |
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40 Years After "Smoke on the Water," Fender Custom Shop Introduces Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Strat (5/9/2013) The Fender Custom Shop is paying tribute to the "anvil" used to forge one of the greatest guitar riffs in rock history, the one from Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water," with its limited-edition Fender Custom Shop Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Strato... |
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Exclusive: Emily's Army Premiere Music Video for "War" (5/9/2013) Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of a new music video by Emily's Army. The song, "War," is from the band's new album, Lost At Seventeen, which will be released June 11 through Rise Records. The album was recorded in Oaklan... |
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Watch Video Highlights from 2013 Golden Gods Awards: Metallica, Anthrax, Danzig, Dillinger Escape Plan and More (5/9/2013) The biggest names in hard rock and heavy metal rocked Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Award Show. As always, the event featured the once-in-a-lifetime collaborations that America’s only hard-rock and hea... |
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Fabrizio Sotti talks turning classic rock into jazz on his new album, Right Now (5/9/2013) Read more about Fabrizio Sotti talks turning classic rock into jazz on his new album, Right Now at MusicRadar.com "The most difficult thing for me on this album was trying to find my own voice," says virtuoso jazz-fusion guitarist Fabrizio Sotti... |
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Marley Family Launches Contest to Discover New Reggae Star (5/9/2013) Think you’ve got what it takes to be reggae’s next big thing? Let reggae’s royal family be the judge of that. Bob Marley’s family has launched “Marley’s Music Uprising,” a contest to discover the next great artist inspired by reggae and influenc... |
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Pickup Winder/Builder Abigail Ybarra, Who Came to Fender in 1956, Retires (5/9/2013) The Fender Custom Shop is pleased and wistful to announce that one of its most revered employees, “pickup artist” Abigail Ybarra, is retiring after more than 50 years in the Fender family. In celebration, Fender arranged for Los Lobos to play at... |
