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Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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NAMM 2014: New Artist Signature Models From Fender
From Top: Kurt Cobain Jaguar, Jim Root Jazzmasterand the Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster. Fender has just announced its latest offering of artist…
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Dave Grohl Sound City Documentary Trailer Released
Dave Grohl in Sound City Studios – Photo: Vimeo The trailer for Dave Grohl’s much-anticipated documentary about Sound City Studios has finally…
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Clapton Announces New Album, Shows for 2013
2013 will mark 50 years in the business for Clapton* It’s been a pretty quiet last couple of years for old Slow…
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Johnny Cash Memorabilia Auction
Johnny Cash guitars, handwritten lyrics, stage outfits and other memorabilia will be auctioned on December 10. Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles is…
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Billy Corgan to Announce New Album Experience at SXSW
Photo: Pieter M Van Hattem Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will announce a new approach to music distribution at South By Southwest…
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Big Four Concert DVD
In 2010, for the first time ever, the four giants of metal – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax — shared one stage for…
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Aerosmith and Cheap Trick to Tour This Summer
Aerosmith Great news for fans of a more vintage taste in rock, as Aerosmith and Cheap Trick have announced they will be…
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50 Years Later, Stones Finally Get Satisfaction With New Documentary
The Rolling Stones fifty years ago Listen up all you honky tonk women and street fighting men! In what should be sweeter…
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McCartney Led Nirvana ‘Reunion’ Fails to Kill Cobain’s Legacy
Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl jam for HurricaneSandy Benefit concert. For those of you who missed yesterday’s 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit concert –…
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Check Out Upcoming Gear From Fender, Carl Martin And More!
Top: Fender Pawn Shop Vaporizer Amplifiers. Bottom From Left: Carl Martin Dual Injection and Purple Moon. A new year means new gear and…
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Our Favorite Songs For Your Thanksgiving Jubilee
This is a collection of some of our favorite odes to the big Gobbler. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your…
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Robert Plant Announces New Band
Robert Plant CBE While we haven’t heard any word on an official Led Zeppelin reunion or let alone another show since their…