British heavy metal forefathers get cheeky in their first new video in 20 years

By Alex Baker

On Friday Deep Purple released the first official video off their new album Now What?!, which dropped on April 30 through the Ear Music label.

The video for the track “Vincent Price” is the band’s first for more than two decades and depicts the… Read More

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Vancouver guitar manufacturer unveils new line of Avenger baritone guitars

By Alex Baker

Jericho Guitars has unveiled its new line of Avenger baritone guitars. The Avenger comes equipped with a 27-inch scale that’s been optimized for standard tuning as well as drop tunings as low as drop G.

“This is not your daddy’s guitar,” explains Dave Muselman of Jericho Guitars. The instrument features… Read More

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British rockers hitting the road this summer and will perform landmark 1987 album in its entirety

By Alex Baker

Singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy will be dusting off their leather trousers this summer for an extended tour jaunt that will see them playing their classic 1987 album, Electric in its entirety. The singer and guitarist will be joined by bassist Chris Wyse and drummer Read More

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Frampton to come alive again this summer with special guests B.B. King, Robert Cray and others

By Alex Baker

Peter Frampton will be back on the road this summer with Frampton’s Guitar Circus; a touring package that will see the Seventies guitar rock legend joined by the likes of B.B. King, Robert Cray, Sonny Landreth, and others.

The tour will kick off later… Read More

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Ready for something different from the classical side? Check this very impressive performance by Dominic Frasca!  Really special….

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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.”

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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

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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

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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

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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.”

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