Monthly Archives: June 2014
Crazy Horse Bassist Talbot to Miss European Tour
Neil Young and Crazy Horse bassist Billy Talbot suffered a mild stroke on June 30 and will be unable to join the band on...
Dex Romweber Duo
Dex Romweber and his trusty Silvertone have been kicking over the gnarly dustbins of American music since he was a teenager. (The uninitiated are...
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Inducts Perkins, Bell, Lewis
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame today announced nine inductees. The list includes Lil Hardin Armstrong, Al Bell, Big Star, John Fry, Walter “Furry”...
Orange Amps, Primus Donate to Little Kids Rock
Orange Amplification and Primus have teamed up to donate two customized Orange Dual Terror guitar amps to Little Kids Rock, the non-profit provider of...
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker’s latest covers a lot of ground and proves once again that he can’t be pigeonholed like some of the straight blues...
Daredevil Pedals Introduces Nova
Daredevil Pedals’ Nova silicon fuzz pedal is based on an original design. Hand-wired with true-bypass circuit, it has controls for Volume and Saturation that...
PRS Offers SE Kingfisher and SE Kestrel Basses
PRS Guitars’ SE Kingfisher and SE Kestrel basses have neck-through construction, use proprietary pickups, and will be offered in a variety of finishes. The Kingfisher...
Hank Williams
In 1950, Hank Williams and fellow Grand Ole Opry stars George Morgan and Milton Estes recorded programs in Nashville for Garden Spot, a Texas-based...
NRBQ
How many times and in how many ways can you call a band charming? Doesn’t matter who the players are, that word describes the...
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys
Jim and Jesse’s music, with signature tunes like “The Flame Of Love” and Paradise,” never crossed over to pop success. But from their first...