Van Morrison Receives Knighthood!
13 June, 2015
Sir Van, 69, a six-time Grammy Award winner whose best-known hits include Brown Eyed Girl and Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, heads a list of famous names in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. They include the newly-knighted Sir Lenny Henry, Kevin Spacey, who is made an honorary knight, and ...
| Guitar Legend Merrell Fankhauser Releases New Sci-Fi Symphonic Instrumental Surf Album "Signals From Malibu" On Gonzo Multimedia
12 June, 2015
Guitar legend Merrell Fankhauser has released a new Sci-Fi symphonic instrumental surf album "Signals From Malibu" featuring strange radio signals from the underwater anomaly off the Malibu California coast. A few years back UFO buffs began investigating some strange electronic signals that appeared ...
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Grammy Award Winning Artist Peter Frampton Headlines Crowdfunding Campaign For Self-Tuning Guitar System
11 June, 2015
Grammy Award and multi Platinum recording artist Peter Frampton has signed on as the Headliner for the AxCent Tuning Systems Crowdfunder capital raise campaign.
AxCent Tuning Systems has plans to roll out its patented self-tuning guitar system to the much broader musical instrument marketplace ...
| Neal "Vrtex" Schon Brings The House Down At The Les Paul 100th Birthday Bash
11 June, 2015
The Hard Rock in Times Square was rocking Tuesday night as some of the best guitarists in the world came to celebrate their longtime hero, the great Les Paul for the Les Paul 100th Anniversary Celebration in New York's Times Square. The highlight; Neal "Vortex" Schon and his band, once they took the ...
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"Little Anthony: My Journey - My Destiny," The Memoir Of A Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member Available Now
11 June, 2015
Jerome Anthony Gourdine, better known as "Little Anthony" recently collaborated with author Arlene Krieger to release a memoir book entitled, "Little Anthony: My Journey - My Destiny". The book is more - much more than a bio. It is a story of how a kid from Ft. Greene, Brooklyn went on to become not ...
| Classic Rock Premiere Johnny Wore Black's 'Comfy Slippers'
11 June, 2015
The musical musings Johnny Wore Black an artist who uses words to draw listeners in to his unusual tales to create a powerful and cinematic sound. No surprise as you might have recently seen this A-list stunt performer playing a Wildling alongside Mastodon on the recent episode of Game of Thrones!
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Antigone Rising Appointed Cultural Ambassadors By The United States Government To Tour Vietnam This Summer
10 June, 2015
Antigone Rising will be traveling to Vietnam as Cultural Ambassadors for the United States Government performing Outreach Programs, Master Classes and Public Concerts in Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang from July 6-13th.
This marks the second time the harmony driven, song based, road tested all ...
| Stirring Alt-Blues From Old House Playground: New Release 'The Great Escape' EP Out June 22, 2015
10 June, 2015
Old House Playground is a three piece contemporary blues/alt-rock band with roots in the songwriting culture of traditional Greek folk music.
In 2009, Tryfon Lazos (vocals, guitars) and Andreas Venetantes (drums, percussion) together with bass player Conor Loughran moved from Athens to Manchester ...
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Light Years Signs With Rude Records
09 June, 2015
Rude Records is happy to announce the signing of American pop-punk band Light Years, based in Cleveland, OH.
The band is currently mixing and mastering their highly-anticipated second full-length album, due out this fall.
Produced by Will Yip (Anthony Green, Balance and Composure, Circa Survive, ...
| UK Prog Icons Landmarq To Release "Roadskill - Live In The Netherlands" Special Edition CD/DVD
09 June, 2015
With a long reputation as one of the UK's finest progressive rock bands, Landmarq is enjoying its 25th anniversary year.
This live release is part of the celebration of the band's remarkable career, which has also included a retrospective anthology (Origins), their first vinyl release (Entertaining ...
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Powerhouse Singer, Christie George, Skips "The Voice" But Is No Tomato With Her New "Girl Anthem" Release
09 June, 2015
Southern belle Christie George does not need an audition at "The Voice" to find out if she's got one… that fact has already been solidified. Many music experts thinks she might just be the poster child for Miranda Lambert's quest for a female artist she has vowed to support on behalf of woman in ...
| Status Quo Choose DPA Microphones For A Unique Tour
09 June, 2015
DPA microphones played a key role in ensuring the success of a highly unusual Status Quo tour, which took place recently in the UK.
After nearly 50 years as one of the world's premier hard rock acts, Status Quo shook everything up in 2014 with the release of Aquostic (Stripped Bare), a fully acoustic ...
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Honor Les Paul And His 100th Birthday Anniversary As Jim Wysocki, Long Time Friend Of Les Paul, Shares His Stories, Antique Electric Guitars And More
09 June, 2015
Born Lester Polsfuss on June 9, 1915, Les Paul is most widely known for his work as an American jazz and blues guitarist, as well as songwriter, luthier and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, laying the foundation of rock and roll music for years to come.
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| A New Musician-Curated Compilation Packed With Rock Titled "Chosen One" Is Now Available On CD
08 June, 2015
A new musician-curated compilation packed with rock titled "Chosen One" is now available on CD (Amazon) in addition to a wide array of digital music stores.
Featured Artists include Disappearer, Sons of Death Valley, Second Player Score, Michael Daughtry, Logaine, Those Delta Wolves and BisonSound
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New Album 'Shadowlands' By Lindae
08 June, 2015
Background - Linda Em is an Irish singer songwriter using a lyrical narrative that brings back the early days of Woodstock and The Old Grey Whistle Test. No surprise when she quotes Joan Baez, Carole King and the husky laments of Melanie Safka as her song writing influences. What's unique is the extraordinary ...
| Thirsty - Quireboys Founder And British Rock Musician, Guy Bailey, Launched The Eponymous Debut Album Thirsty
08 June, 2015
THIRSTY - British Rock with a Twist. Shaken and Stirred.
Quireboys Founder and inspirational songwriter, Guy Bailey, launched the eponymous debut album from his brand new project THIRSTY.
Produced by legendary Rolling Stones collaborator, Chris Kimsey, the album is grounded in the classic British ...
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Rocker Sully Erna Gets "Joelsmacked"
05 June, 2015
Award-Winning Close-Up Magician Joel Givens has recently embarked on his "Backstage With Rock's Elite" Tour! In addition to being the requested entertainer for V.I.P. After-Show Parties for Clutch, Mastadon, Papa Roach, Crobot, Like A Storm, 10-Years, Pink Floyd, Yes, and many others; Joel is on the ...
| The Peabody Memphis Shares Its Bluesy Backstory With Summertime Vacation Package
04 June, 2015
As the "home of the blues" and "birthplace of rock n roll," there are few cities with musical roots as rich as Memphis. A little known piece of Memphis' music history was recently revealed with the release of "Peabody Blues," a compilation of influential early blues recordings created at The Peabody ...
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Gregg Allman To Perform At Four Winds New Buffalo On October 30, 2015
02 June, 2015
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce a concert by Gregg Allman at Four Winds New Buffalo's® Silver Creek Event Center on Friday, October 30, at 9 p.m. Eastern. Tickets for the concert can be purchased beginning on Friday, June 5 at 10 a.m. Eastern exclusively ...
| New 3CD Box Offers A Heavy Dose Of Rare & Unreleased Iggy Pop Recordings!
02 June, 2015
When Michigan based proto-punk band The Stooges called it a day in 1974, the music world mourned the loss of one of the most groundbreaking rock bands ever. Fortunately, the mourning didn't last long as head Stooge Iggy Pop quickly launched a stunning solo career that arguably eclipsed his auspicious ...
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