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Pandora boss reveals some figures 16 Oct 2012 | 07:15 pm
Here's an interesting article on Pandora radio, and how it is doing for the artists whose music gets airplay. I have to admit, the numbers don't mean all that much to me without being able to compare ...
Hear "Doom and Gloom," The Rolling Stones' First New Song in Seven Years 11 Oct 2012 | 09:47 pm
I was riding in my car this morning and I hear them playing a song on the radio, and I'm like, "Hey, that sounds kinda like the Stones... except that if this was the first song they ever made, nobody ...
Neil Young reveals HQ iPod rival 3 Oct 2012 | 04:41 pm
Was Neil Young's new autobiography just a marketing ploy to get people to pay attention to his new digital music player? Whether or not that's the case, Mr. Young has strategically timed his announcem...
Fender Aims to Stay Plugged In Amid Changing Music Trends - NYTimes.com 1 Oct 2012 | 09:14 pm
We mentioned a bit about Fender's IPO that got pulled at the last minute a few months ago. Now the company's troubles have become so tough that it's reached the hallowed pages of the New York Times! C...
Kirk Hammett's Latest Tour - no guitar, but lots of horror! 20 Sep 2012 | 07:03 pm
I always like it when you learn about the non-guitar-related interests of our favorite guitar heroes. Kirk Hammett's hobby is kind of weird, although not too surprising, if you think about it -- he ap...
Stone Temple Pilots Take Stage 2 Hours Late, Cancel Next Night's Show 18 Sep 2012 | 11:32 pm
If you're a rock star, the traditional standards applying to work ethic apparently don't apply. At least, not in the case of the Stone Temple Pilots, who showed up 2 hours late for their show in Briti...
Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits 13 Sep 2012 | 04:30 pm
It has long been known that kids who study music perform better in school. Here's an article in the NY Times that goes over a few studies that have analyzed several of the benefits that have been foun...
Steve Vai's Dream Guitars 12 Sep 2012 | 04:04 pm
Steve Vai has some pretty cool dreams -- apparently he dreamed of his whole career in advance when he was a boy. He's almost all the way there -- he even got to play on Hendrix's Woodstock guitar. But...
Mysterious Countdown on Led Zeppelin Official Facebook Page 10 Sep 2012 | 11:12 pm
We just posted about Zep a couple of days ago, but now the weirdness has broken out. Starting on Saturday, they posted "five" on their facebook page. Then "four" yesterday. Now "III" today. What can ...
Led Zeppelin's 2007 Reunion Concert Rumored for 2012 DVD Release 8 Sep 2012 | 04:36 pm
For those of you who just can't get enough Led Zeppelin, it looks like they are finally getting around to releasing a DVD of the highly-regarded Zep reunion that took place 5 years ago in London to ra...
