NAMM Special
NAMM, short for the National Association of Music Merchants, is a music industry trade group. Founded in 1901, NAMM has evolved from an organization supporting sales of musical Instruments and music related equipment, to a group promoting all aspects of music. Each year in January, NAMM hosts an annual trade show in Southern California at […]
Weapons of Anew is a newer band who opened for Metal Allegiance on the Thursday of NAMM week. They flew in from their home state of New Jersey just for the show. This marks the 7th time they’ve been asked to open for MA. WOA is a hard rock band and nowhere near as heavy […]
Metal Allegiance is an American metal alliance, a heavy metal coalition of the supreme beings of metal past, present and future. I would go as far to say that this is the most super of any metal supergroup that exists. If you are a metal fan, I’m sure you will agree. If you are a […]
BI·AS is an Alternative Hard Rock / Metal band based out of Huntington Beach, California. The band, featuring drummer David Silveria (Korn), bassist Chris Dorame (Gears, Needlemouth), guitarists Joe Taback (12 Gauge Embrace, Needlemouth) and Mike Martin formed after a worldwide vocalist search lead them to recruit Rich Nguyen (Dimtribe). The band’s diverse musicality is […]
C. F. Martin & Co.® (Martin®) introduced, at the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, the SC-13E, a new guitar with a brand-new body shape, designed from the ground up to be extremely comfortable and remove the limitations of a conventional cutaway acoustic-electric. “By observing and talking to musicians over the years, we were able to identify […]
Hailed as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century, inspired folk artist and pioneer Joni Mitchell will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the 35th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), being held Saturday, January 18, 2020 in Anaheim, California. The award is given on behalf of the Les Paul Foundation […]