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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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drops, Master Creator, Sinbreed
Drops

SINBREED don’t just play around… the band’s brand new (third) studio album, titled “Master Creator”, delivers a full dose of gutsy melodic speed metal. It doesn’t come as a surprise that the German group feat. Blind Guardian drummer Frederik Ehmke and vocalist Herbie Langhans (Avantasia) offers a great blend of furious, traditional Teutonic metal though. […]
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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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drops, ronnie spector
Drops

With hits like “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain,” Ronnie Spector ruled the pop charts worldwide as lead singer of the archetypal 1960s girl group, the Ronettes. Now the iconic vocalist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has signed with 429 Records and is set to release […]
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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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Jeff Loomis 'Cygnus' JLX-1 FR, schecter
Gear Box, Ticker

ARTIST MODELS WHAT THEY GET, YOU GET We are extremely proud of not only our Artist roster, but also our Collection of Artist models! Nothing is a truer testament to our commitment to design and quality than offering the EXACT guitars these guys an gals play on stage! No bait and switch here. The same […]
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drops, Imperia, Tears Of Silence
Drops, Featured 3 - New LP's

IMPERIA is an atmospheric metal band who’s sound is especially evident by the distinguished voice of Helena Iren Michaelsen, who sings in a variety of styles from deep emotional feelings to extreme operatic expressions and grunts. IMPERIA’s music is full of vivacity, it is heavy, bombastic and orchestral, but it also contains elements of pure metal. The band […]
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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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dolan brotherhood, drops, Reviews
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Exclusives, Featured 1 - Show Reviews, Featured 3 - New LP's

“Love and Hurricanes,” is the name of the album for this somewhat new band called Dolan Brotherhood. The band has been together for a little over two year years now, and this is their first studio album, which was produced by Billy Sherwood. It’s a compilation of six songs that showcases all of the influences […]
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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 […]