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Carl Verheyen, recognized as “One of the Top 10 Guitar Players in the World” by Guitar Magazine and “One of the Top 100 Guitarists of All Time” by Classic Rock magazine, today announced that he will bring his three-member Carl Verheyen Band on a September tour of the West Coast, stretching from Seattle to Southern […]
August 16th, 1957 Buddy Holly and The Crickets, still being billed by the band name only, begin a six-night engagement at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater, the first white rock act to play the venue. Although crowds boo a little at first — many, including the venue, assumed they’d be seeing R&B vocal group The Crickets — […]
August 13th, 1964 The Kinks score their first hit as “You Really Got Me,” written by Ray Davies on his mother’s piano, enters the British charts. Releases 1965:The Beatles, Help! 1966:The Supremes, “You Can’t Hurry Love” Recording 1930:Guy Lombardo, “Go Home And Tell Your Mother” 1952:Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, “Hound Dog” 1959:Brenda Lee, “Sweet […]
August 12th, 1877 Thomas Edison finishes the prototype of his new invention, the phonograph, and hands it over to his master mechanic John Kreusi to build. Kreusi bets Edison two dollars that the contraption will never work. Releases none Recording 1940:Will Bradley, “Down The Road Apiece” 1953:The Four Lads, “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” 1958:The Crests, “Sixteen […]
The Murder of My Sweet is a Swedish cinematic metal band founded in 2007 by drummer and producer Daniel Flores. The music is inspired by movie scores, film noir storytelling and bands like Queen, E.L.O and Genesis, presented with a modern twist and heavy sounding production. In 2009 The Murder of My Sweet released their […]
When GRAMMY-winning, GOLDEN GLOBE® nominated singer/songwriter and rock icon Chris Cornell was about to release his 1999 solo debut on Interscope/A&M/Geffen Records, he was dissuaded from his first choice for the title, Euphoria Mourning, and reluctantly dubbed it Euphoria Morning. Now, 16 years later, Universal Music Enterprises is correcting that admitted misjudgment, re-releasing the re-mastered […]
August 8th, 1969 Photographer Iain MacMillan shoots the cover for what would be the Beatles’ last recorded album, Abbey Road, just outside the studios of the same name where the band recorded most of its classic songs. The photo, which merely shows the band crossing the street while walking away from the studio, has become […]
NOW That’s What I Call Music!, the world’s best-selling multi-artist album series, is proud to announce all the major hits chosen for NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol.55 and the simultaneous release of NOW That’s What I Call New Wave 80s!, the NOW brand’s first foray into the post-punk alt-rock New Wave pop music […]
C. F. Martin & Co. announced the notable new models to be presented at the 2015 Summer NAMM show in Nashville July 9(th) through July 11(th). The iconic 182 year old guitar manufacturer will unveil the 00-15E Retro and the LE-Cowboy-2015, alongside four other distinctive guitars. The addition of the 00-15E Retro to the successful […]
The MXR Sub Machine Fuzz kicks open the door to epic and unbridled sonic exploration. This mean little box combines the shaggy vintage tones of the La Machine Fuzz with a growling sub octave circuit, giving you a one way ticket to the sonic frontiers of heavy. The Sub Machine Fuzz features the La Machine […]