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Journal
March 1st, 1974 Queen begin their first tour as headliners with a show at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Releases 1957: Chuck Berry, “School Days” 1958: Johnny Mathis, Johnny’s Greatest Hits 1966: Elvis Presley, “Frankie And Johnny” b/w “Please Don’t Stop Loving Me” Recording 1928: Paul Whiteman/Paul Robeson, “Ol’ Man River” 1955: The Four Lads, “Standing On […]
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Photography
Edward Henry Weston was born March 24, 1886, in Highland Park, Illinois. He spent the majority of his childhood in Chicago where he attended Oakland Grammar School. He began photographing at the age of sixteen after receiving a Bull’s Eye #2 camera from his father. Weston’s first photographs captured the parks of Chicago and his […]
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Elena Shumilova photographs her sons on their Russian farm.
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F-Pedals. is a new line of incredibly compact, versatile and mind-blowing guitar pedals designed by artist and musician Francesco Sondelli and assembled in USA. F-Pedals. is officially launching the Eddie KramerR Signature Series . a collection inspired by the sounds of legendary producer Eddie Kramer, who has recorded and produced many iconic artists from the Golden Age […]
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Fargen Amplification Introduces Second John Lennon Signature Guitar Amplifier Sacramento, CA – Fargen Amplification has introduced the second guitar amplifier in its line that honors and pays tribute to John Lennon. The JL-15 combines John Lennon’s signature tone from the 60’s and 70’s with his world-renowned self-portrait … in a unique offering for […]
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MORE POWER, MORE VERSATILITY—AKAI PRO ANNOUNCES FURTHER MPC SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS MPC Software v1.3 brings improved workflow, redesigned plugin architecture, and a blast-from-the-past SP1200 Ring mode for raw 12-bit grit, grime, and decay. Cumberland, R.I. – On the heels of the just-released MPC Studio, Aka Professional has now released MPC Software v1.3, the latest iteration of […]
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SOUNDBLOX® 2 ORBITAL MODULATOR NOW AVAILABLE Designed to work equally well with guitar or bass, the Orbital Modulator is a combination phaser, flanger, chorus, and tremolo modulation effects pedal in a powerful, cast-aluminum rack-mountable stompbox Woburn, MA—Source Audio, innovators of the award winning Hot Hand® Motion Controlled Effects and Soundblox effects pedals are introducing the Soundblox 2 […]
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Press Releases
Zarley’s New Wide Neck Hollow Body CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – Zarley Wide Neck Guitars announces the addition of the Hollow Body to its new line of wide neck guitars. Designed for musicians with bigger hands, the Hollow Body is a new take on a classic semi hollow, double cut design. The width of the […]
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POSITION ARTIST BORN 1 Jimi Hendrix 11/27/1942 2 Eric Clapton 3/30/1945 3 Jimmy Page 1/9/1944 4 Keith Richards 12/18/1943 5 Jeff Beck 6/24/1944 6 B.B. King 9/16/1925 7 Chuck Berry 10/18/1926 8 Edward Van Halen 1/26/1955 9 Duane Allman 11/20/1946 10 Pete Townshend 5/19/1945 11 George Harrison 2/25/1943 12 Stevie Ray Vaughan 10/3/1954 13 Albert […]
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2015 LINEUP