All My Friends Part III: Jack Pearson, Chank Middleton and Bret Holman
Gregg Allman’s bandmates and confidantes reflect on his life and music.Jack PearsonYou bonded with Gregg on a songwriting level. What were your collaborations like? Gregg wrote so many great songs,…
Read more » Listen to New Queens of the Stone Age Track “The Evil Has Landed”
Queens of the Stone Age will unveil their Mark Ronson-produced LP Villains on August 25 and today released yet another new track “The Evil Has Landed,” available to stream below. The…
Read more » Willie Nelson’s Guitar Trigger Goes For Its Yearly Checkup at Erlewine Guitars
Willie Nelson’s famed axe Trigger went into the shop for its yearly checkup at Erlewine Guitars in Austin, TX and its longtime caretaker, Mark Erlewine, gave an up close look…
Read more » Gregg Allman Tribute at B.B. King’s (A Gallery)
As a lead up to Peach Festival, which will host a number of Gregg Allman tributes (as well as the late Butch Trucks), many of Allman’s former bandmates and collaborators…
Read more » Electro-Harmonix Introduces Cock Flight Plus Talking Wah and Fuzz
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled its the new Cock Fight Plus. The pedal, which offers the tone of the original Cock Fight, is a rugged, lightweight wah/fuzz and with a traditional rack-and-pinion-style…
Read more »Queens of the Stone Age Premiere New Song, "The Evil Has Landed"
Queens of the Stone Age, who have a new album—Villains—coming out in a few weeks, released some new music today. Be sure to check out “The Evil Has Landed,” their…
Read more »Remember When Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was in Jethro Tull?
It’s always fun to wonder about “what could have been.” What if Jeff Beck had joined the Rolling Stones after Mick Taylor’s departure? What if the Beatles had got back…
Read more »Steve Vai on His Favorite Guitarist: "It’s Hard to Realize How Great He Is—Not Many People Understand"
The gang over at Music Radar recently sat down with guitar legend Steve Vai and asked him to name “the 10 guitarists that blew his mind.” You can check out this…
Read more » Epic Guitar: The "Dotted 8th" Echo Technique
Back in the day when us budding guitarists were trying to learn tunes and licks from recordings, there weren’t any Youtube tutorials, isolated tracks, on-pitch time shifters or online tabs……
Read more » AM BRIEF: Facebook Adds Video ‘Shows’ • Live Nation Earnings Soars • Spotify Boosts Videos, Podcasts • More
Thursday 8.10.17 Music Business News From Around The Web With Facebook and Spotify putting it front and center, does everyone need a video strategy? Updated continuously under our More News tab
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