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awards, billboard, prnewswire
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Billboard and Dick Clark productions announced today that Taylor Swift, a seven-time Grammy winner, will open the “2015 Billboard Music Awards” with the world premiere of the most-highly anticipated new music video for “Bad Blood.” The never-before-seen video includes multiple starring roles played by a cast of Golden Globe winners, Emmy winners, Grammy winners, an […]
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Gear Box

LONDON, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire – Bowers & Wilkins Sound System, the monolithic speaker stack from the British audio innovators, makes a thumping return to the live festival circuit at Primavera Sound 2015. The system will deliver music from a first-class electronic line up that includes Daphni (Caribou), Maceo Plex and Dixon at the festival, which takes […]
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trixter
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By McKenna Filijan As a 19-year old girl and someone with no background knowledge of who Trixter is, my assumptions of their music were not completely wrong after a swift Google image search brought up pictures of a stereotypical longhaired dude band from the late 80’s. After getting a good image of glam rock and […]
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drops, Tull
Drops

Following the release of last years Homo Erraticus, Jethro Tull, in celebration of the 40th anniversary, has released the remix of the 1975 classic, Minstral in the Gallery. The remix by Steven Wilson. The new album is a 2 CD set includes the original album and seven bonus tracks (six previously unreleased), two mixed to […]
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Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the June 2 release of Django and Jimmie, the new studio album collaboration from Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, two of the founding fathers of American outlaw country music. “Me and Merle got a new album coming out called Django and Jimmie and the title track is about Django […]
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This Memorial Day weekend, PBS brings viewers an inspiring night of remembrance dedicated to our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. The multi award-winning NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT returns live from the West Lawn of […]
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Drops

NEW YORK, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Miles Davis’ 20-year association as an artist at impresario George Wein’s renowned Newport Jazz Festival is a thriving tradition that will be celebrated with the release of MILES DAVIS AT NEWPORT 1955-1975: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 4. The four-CD box set, comprised of live performances by Miles’ stellar […]
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celestial effects, equipment
Gear Box

SAGITTARIUS OVERDRIVE BOOST The Sagittarius Overdrive Boost includes two great discrete effects in one space saving pedal. A very transparent overdrive with presence coupled with our Scorpio Super Boost! The two effects are wired in series with the ability to choose effect order. OD into Boost or Boost into OD. OVERDRIVE SECTION: An original design, […]
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carl marting, equipment
Gear Box

Denmark (May 6, 2015) — The Octa MK3 has the exact same features as the Octa MKII but in a smaller board-friendly footprint. No MIDI, scroll though menus, or multi-function knobs. Just plug and play. You have eight effects which you use regularly. You use various combinations of these pedals in various songs, but you […]
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vox
Gear Box

Based on the specifications of the original pedal developed by VOX in the ’60s, the new Wah-Wah offers guitarists the same legendary tone with the addition of AC power capability and a buffered input jack for preserving the unprocessed guitar tone when the pedal is not engaged. The pedal’s inductor has undergone a redesign to […]