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PRETTY MAIDS - Maid In Japan Back to the Future World
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Pretty Maids are alive and kicking and set to release an exciting new live CD/DVD and Blu Ray package, “Maid In Japan – Future World Live 30th Anniversary”. This is a special release which sees the Danish hard rockers offer a full performance of their classic album “Future World”, originally released in 1987. This was […]
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BRUCE HORNSBY TO RELEASE NON-SECURE CONNECTION
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Award-winning pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby’s forthcoming album, Non-Secure Connection, is set for release on August 14 and is now available for pre-order at https://orcd.co/nonsecureconnection. In advance of the release, the album’s lead single, “My Resolve,” which features James Mercer (The Shins, Broken Bells), debuts today. Hornsby calls the song “a Sisyphean tale of the creative life, sung with a fellow […]
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MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREE FALL - We Are The Night
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Magnus Karlsson is well known as the mastermind behind several Frontiers productions, including the successful initial Allen/Lande trilogy and the recent spin-off album, Allen/Olzon as well as releases by Starbreaker (with Tony Harnell), Bob Catley, and Kiske/Somerville. In 2008, he joined German heavy metal icons Primal Fear and with them has toured the world and […]
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SMACKBOUND - 20/20
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Smackbound is a new metal band from Finland. The band’s story started back in 2015 when the singer & actress Netta Laurenne founded the group. You might have heard her with Amorphis, Lordi, Black Sun, Elvenking etc. She is a classically trained singer who has also studied pop/jazz and folk singing. And yes, she is also […]
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Lele Rose Back in the Studio with The Thorns
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Indie-pop, soul artist, Lele Rose and her bandmates The Thorns were at Sonic Rocket Studio in Fallbrook, Ca. to kick off the recording of a new up and coming LP. Originally from Washington D.C., Lele Rose has been performing and recording her music for over a decade. Although her style is rooted in indie-pop, her […]
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Venice Releases - Jacaranda Street
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I have been a fan of the band Venice for over 20 years. I purchased their CD, Born and Raised, and have been enjoying their music, especially their live performances ever since. By the way, my favorite song on that CD is “If I Were You”. I love that song! Anyway, fast forward, the band […]
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OVERKILL WINGS OF WAR TOUR
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Wings of War is the title of the latest album from Jersey thrash warriors Overkill. A band that started in 1980 and has released 19 studio albums to date. The Wings of War tour kicked off on March 26th at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. The supporting act Exhorder from New Orleans opened each […]
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Melissa Etheridge Takes Us Home
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Fans from all over the world and in different time zones stop what they are doing to hear Melissa perform live at home every day while we are “sheltered in place”. Melissa began these home shows over 47 days ago (as of this writing) and will continue to perform every day to help us get […]
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Taylor® Guitars Launches Historic Urban Wood Initiative With Its New Builder's Edition
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Taylor Guitars is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new Urban Wood guitar initiative. Developed in partnership with West Coast Arborists, Inc., the initiative gives select trees in need of removal from California cities a second life as high-value instruments. The first urban wood species to be featured in the Taylor guitar line is Urban Ash, used for the […]
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Fender Expands Guitar Innovation With American Acoustasonic® Stratocaster®
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today celebrates the official launch of the newest model in the American Acoustasonic® Series, the American Acoustasonic Stratocaster. Originally previewed at Winter NAMM 2020, this Strat is a continuation of the platform that the Telecaster started, giving players a new set of sonics and the undeniable Strat playing experience. This all-new […]