Monthly Archives: January 2012
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“Howard really blurred the lines among guitar players, and reached so many of them,” Ted Greene said in 2003. “Jazz guys, country players, and...
Savannah Music Festival Adds Five More Acts
The 2012 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) has added five more acts in nine individual productions to its 2012 festival, which begins March 22nd and...
Guitarist Mark Reale, Co-Founder of Riot, Passes
Mark Reale, guitarist and founding member of the rock band Riot, passed away January 25 after suffering complications from Crohn's disease and a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He...
The Cult Records New Album
The Cult has recorded a new album, Choice of Weapon, the group's first studio disc in five years. It's set for release May 22.
The album...
Fret-King Unveils Black Label Line
Fret-King's Black Label electric guitars and basses are classic and artist-inspired models including the Jerry Donahuge JD guitar designed
For more information, visit fret-king.com
Ruthie Foster Offers New Disc, Preps Tour
Ruthie Foster will release her new album, Let It Burn, today, with an appearance at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum. The event kicks off a...
Mike Lull Ament Basses Raise Money for 826 Seattle
Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament hand-painted two of his new signature model JAXT4 electric basses, created in collaboration with guitar/bass builder Mike Lull, to auction on charitybuzz.com. The...
Foghat to Release Limited Vinyl
Foghat’s latest release, Last Train Home, will be issued in a limited edition of 1,000 copies as a blue vinyl/double album with gatefold sleeve (including photos...
Eric Johnson
The notoriously slow-to-record Johnson follows up his 2005 set, Bloom, with a solid album that should please his guitar-loving fanbase. Where Bloom was an...
Gator Offers Flight-Style Case for SG-Style Guitars
Gator Cases’ new GPE-SG-TSA guitar cases have polyethylene plastic construction with a black aluminum valance and a red-velvet form-fitted padded interior. The storage compartment offers room...