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Impossible Guitar
Ready for something different from the classical side? Check this very impressive performance by Dominic Frasca! Really special….
Fender Releases Ritche Blackmore Tribute Strat
Fender Custom Shop unveils limited edition replica of Deep Purple guitarist’s legendary black Stratocaster
By Alex Baker
Fender Guitars has unveiled a special limited edition Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Stratocaster based on the instrument the pioneering heavy metal guitarist used to record the iconic hit “Smoke On the Water.”
The Read More
The Rolling Stones: “Brussels Affair” Deluxe Box Set
The Stones release box set around rare recording of show from 1973 European tour
By Alex Baker
The Rolling Stones have delved into their lengthy past and dug up a rarely heard recording of a show in Brussels, recorded in 1973 on their Goats Head Tour.
Mick and the boys were in fairly good nick at the time, with Mick Taylor having… Read More
Video: Queens of the Stone Age “I Appear Missing”
High desert rockers release eerie animated video in advance of upcoming new album
By Alex Baker
Josh Homme and the Queens of the Stone Age uploaded a new animated video for “I Appear Mising,” a track off their forthcoming new album …Like Clockwork, which is set to be released on Matador Records next month.
The dark and eerie animated video features images of a crow finding… Read More
Video: Yngwie Malmsteen Live at Beale Street Music Festival
Is Yngwie still God? See for yourself in this video him shredding onstage at the Beale St. Int’l Music Festival
By Alex Baker
Not only does it seem that the Swedish guitar hero’s formidable guitar chops remain well intact, but he also seems to have hardly aged a day since he burst into the scene in the early 1980s with Graham Bonnet in Alcatrazz. Granted, the sound in this clip… Read More
Spiralfire
Spiralfire is an alternative rock outfit from Carrboro, NC that rose from the ashes of a breakup suffered by lead singer Sinclair Vernon. Enlisting guitarist Riley Miller, bassist Keith Lewis, guitarist Dom Ciampa, and drummer Manny Parial, Vernon formed Spiralfire, a sonically sophisticated alt-rock band with influences like Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, and Soundgarden. The band has recently finished their first full length recording and is poised for big things in 2013. Check out their video for “Road Rising.”
