Singer/Songwriter Rod Stewart, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-music icon, today announced plans for an extensive North American summer tour. Following the incredible success and rave reviews for their 2017 summer tour, Stewart has invited the legendary Cyndi Lauper to again join him as the tour’s special guest. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-date tour begins June […]
Americana band JD & The Straight Shot will hit the road in support of their vibrant new album Good Luck And Good Night. Comprised of vocalist/guitarist Jim Dolan, guitarist Marc Copely (B.B. King, Rosanne Cash), bassist Byron House (Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton), violinist/fiddler Erin Slaver (Martina McBride, Rod Stewart), drummer/percussionist Shawn Pelton (Sheryl Crow, Levon Helm, Saturday Night Live band), and guitarist Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney), […]
Following the release of his highly anticipated album Man of the Woods and his epic Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show performance, Justin Timberlake has announced European and U.K. The Man Of The Woods Tour dates, as well as a second leg of North American dates due to sell out shows. European and U.K. dates will kick off June 22 in Paris and make 16 stops […]
One of the funniest and most creative booths this year at NAMM was Ukulele Ray’s. It was both colorful and interesting and had some very cool and all unique instruments. I don’t believe I could do this man justice in a write up but we all know that when you look up Ukulele ray in […]
Long live the Tube amp! If you want a real tube amp don’t look any further than the BC Audio system. According to their website which states: “I build amps for people who appreciate things that aren’t meant to be something for everyone, but everything to someone.” Over a decade, Bruce Clement (BC audio Founder, […]
In celebration of ABBA – The Album‘s original release four decades ago, Polar Music/UMe will release a half-speed mastered, 45rpm-cut, 180-gram 2LP edition on January 26. First released in Scandinavia in December 1977, ABBA – The Album took the world by storm, hitting Number One in several countries, including the UK, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, among others. It also reached No. 15 […]
We spotted Stevie Salas at the Framus Guitar Booth and grabbed him for a short look into his signature model Idolmaker guitar and some interesting insights into his guitars growing up in SoCal. But first a short segment from their website: “The Framus Idolmaker came to fruition through a closer partnership between Stevie Salas and […]