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gretsch, Guitars
Gear Box, Ticker

Gretsch® Brian Setzer Hot Rod Models are stripped down and built to Brian’s exacting specs. Now featuring a striking assortment of new colors over a flame maple body. The single-cutaway bound hollow body has an arched top, 1959-style trestle bracing and f-holes; the maple neck has a bound ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays. Other […]
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ernie ball, pedels
Gear Box

Ernie Ball 6180 VPJr – Mono 250K (for use with Passive electronics) From the Manufacturer New compact design allows more floor space. The potentiometer has a 250k ohm resistance suitable for the audio path of passive instruments. Behind the jack area under the footplate is a micro taper switch which provides the user two distinct […]
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afm, drops, iron savior
Drops

It took almost 20 years for German power metal masters IRON SAVIORto release a Live DVD/CD. The band, founded in 1996 by Piet Sielck, Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray) and Thomen Stauch (ex-Blind Guardian), has unleashed eight studio albums since then and has just recently issued a reworked version (remixed, remastered, partly re-recorded) of their “Megatropolis” […]
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drops, nirvana
Drops

On August 28, 2015, Nirvana’s self-titled, double platinum-selling (United States) / 7x platinum-selling (Worldwide) posthumous collection Nirvana (UMe) makes its debut on 45rpm double LP, pressed on 200-gram heavy weight vinyl and packaged in a furnace black gatefold sleeve with liner notes and a digital download card for 96kHz 24-bit HD audio; as well as […]
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frontiers, Royal Hunt
Drops

Royal Hunt appeared for the first time in 1989. A brainchild of André Andersen (main songwriter in the band), the outfit was created in order to combine the basic sound and core values of Classic Rock with progressive and more current musical elements. Nowadays, after selling approx. 1.7 million albums and touring the world numerous […]
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drops, rcfp
Drops

On July 31, funk and jazz band Rock Candy Funk Party(RCFP) will release their sophomore studio album Groove Is King, an aural kaleidoscope that mashes up funk, rock, dance, electronica, jazz and R&B into 14 original tracks and 2 covers full of space, texture, and virtuoso musicianship. Included is a bonus DVD with over 50 […]
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Journal
1975 – The three original Wailers — Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer — perform together for the last time at Stevie Wonder’s benefit concert, the Wonder Dream Concert, in Kingston, Jamaica. Recording 1939:Ted Weems, “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” 1961:Neil Sedaka, “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” 1968:The Beatles, “Savoy Truffle,” “Martha My Dear” […]
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Journal
October 1st, 1962:The Beatles sign their first real management contract with Brian Epstein, with George and Paul’s fathers signing for their sons, who are still minors. Epstein gets 25 percent of the group’s earnings. Releases 1964:The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons 1966:Cat Stevens, “I Love My Dog” 1969:The Beatles, Abbey Road 1970:Elvis Presley, Almost In […]
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drops, rolling stones
Drops, Featured 4 - News, Ticker

A special, one-off concert by the Rolling Stones last month, performing their classic album Sticky Fingers live at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, is now available on Apple Music for a limited period. The Rolling Stones kicked off their US Zip Code tour this summer with a special performance of Sticky Fingers, in its […]
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kenny rogers
Drops

While summer is only a few weeks old in the northern hemisphere, it’s important to remember that there are only 165 shopping days left until Christmas! Country Music Hall of Fame member and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, Kenny Rogers, will be releasing his first new Christmas album in seventeen years […]