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ik multimedia, mesa boogie
NAMM, News

IK Multimedia is proud to debut the release of AmpliTube® MESA/Boogie® for iPhone and iPad. Based on the popular desktop tone software, the AmpliTube MESA/Boogie app is a close collaboration between IK Multimedia and the R&D Team at Mesa Engineering that lets musicians play their guitar through models of some of the manufacturer’s most iconic […]
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daylight beach club, events
Festivals & Events, Journal, News

DAYLIGHT is the hottest pool party on the Las Vegas strip and is set to re-open its doors with an exclusive sneak preview on Saturday, March 12 with resident DJ E-Rock. Launching the 2016 season, DAYLIGHT will now be opening its doors starting Thursday through Sunday from 11AM – 6PM. With LIGHT’s surging success of […]
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interviews, namm, rob bell, sandbox bullies, videos
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Exclusives, Featured 4 - News, Interviews, NAMM

SANDBOX BULLIES First album..ROCK N ROLL WOMAN…on itunes,,c.d. baby, In the fall of 1997-98, the founding members of Sandbox Bullies were; Robert Bell (Stringbean), Darrel Landpher (Detox), Woltan Martinez, Robert Todd Anderson (Sick Boy) & Tommy Dube (Smooth). After Learning I, Robert Bell, was a guitar player, Detox (the nickname for Landpher because of his […]
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Brenda Lee, charley pride, COUNTRY MUSIC CRUISE, cruise, lee greenwood, Moe Bandy, tanya tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, vince gill
Festivals & Events, Press Releases

More than a dozen superstars with over 400 hits between them will perform on the 2017The Country Music Cruise when it sails through the Caribbean from January 27 through February 3, 2017. Vince Gill leads the superstar lineup, making a special appearance in Key West on January 28th. The party continues when Charley Pride, The […]
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festivals
Festivals & Events, Journal, Ticker

Fest300, the most comprehensive guide to the world’s best festivals, announced today its annual list of the 300 most highly regarded festivals from around the globe. Making this year’s list were returning favorites Glastonbury (Pilton, UK), Diwali (India), and Envision (Costa Rica), as well as list newcomers Electric Zoo (New York, USA) and Cape Town […]
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Bellamy Brothers, tours
Press Releases, Tours

Iconic duo and international sensation, the Bellamy Brothers, continue their 40th anniversary tour with more than 50 dates in the U.S. as well as dates in Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Sweden, just to name a few stops. The successful second leg of their tour coincides with their new album “40 Years: The Album,” a compilation […]
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equipment, Guitars, interviews, namm, stuart spector
Gear Box, Interviews, NAMM

Stuart Spector first began producing handmade basses in his Brooklyn workshop in 1976. Not content to mimic conventional designs, Stuart recruited fellow Brooklyn woodworker Ned Steinberger to design an instrument that was better suited for the modern bassist. This design, referred to as the Spector NS-1, took the bass world by storm upon its release […]
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coldplay, tours
News, Tours

Due to overwhelming demand for tickets to their upcoming US stadium tour, Coldplay announced today that second shows have been added in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. A Head Full Of Dreams tour, produced by Live Nation, recently announced an initial run of stadium shows starting on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at […]
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Guitars, namm, ovation
Gear Box, NAMM

As Ovation Guitars proudly marks a half-century of innovative guitar making, by unveiling 33 new models at NAMM 2016. The iconic American guitar brand’s newly launched products include two, distinctly different, limited edition, 50th Anniversary guitar models handcrafted exclusively in Ovation’s newly reopened USA Custom Shop located in New Hartford, CT. Available in both a […]
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bass, equipment, framus, Guitars, namm, videos
Gear Box, Interviews, NAMM

Framus biggest exports had this addition on the body”s nameplate for decades when leaving the factory located in the Frankish town of Bubenreuth. But Framus doesn´t play a role there anymore: the renowned company filed for bankruptcy in the mid seventies and today almost nothing remains of the once biggest European guitar factory that stood […]