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Have 'Guitar Hero' And 'Rock Band' Peaked?

The Pulse of Radio reports: Despite claims that popular music-based video games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band could point the way out of the music industry's current decline, a new report by Marketwatch.com indicates that the market for both titles may have reached its own peak. Sales for all Gu...

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Rare AC/DC, METALLICA, DEEP PURPLE, VAN HALEN Posters On Sale In Melbourne

According to Undercover News, Rock Prints, an exhibition of rare and limited-edition posters, is back in Melbourne, Australia this weekend. The second round of Rock Prints features posters from AC/DC, BON SCOTT, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, DEEP PURPLE, IGGY POP, JIMI HENDRIX, MC5, METALLICA, NEW YORK D...

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TOMMY BOLIN Book Author To Guest On KKFI 90.1 FM

Journalist Greg Prato, whose work has appeared in a variety of sites and magazines, including All Music Guide, Billboard.com, RollingStone.com, Record Collector, and Classic Rock, will be interviewed by Stormin' Norman of Kansas City's KKFI 90.1 FM on Monday, December 22 at 7:00 a.m. CST. Greg will...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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Late DEEP PURPLE Guitarist TOMMY BOLIN: 'Touched By Magic' Book Available

To many, Tommy Bolin was the legitimate heir to Jimi Hendrix's rock guitar throne. Stints with the JAMES GANG and DEEP PURPLE — as well as solo albums and a groundbreaking release with jazz-rocker Billy Cobham — certainly proved that the adulation was rightly deserved. And with a techno-color fashio...

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'Rock Gods: Forty Years Of Rock Photography' Book Featuring SLASH Introduction Out Now

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has written the introduction to "Rock Gods: Forty Years Of Rock Photography", a new book by renowned photographer Robert M. Knight. The 148-page hardcover book features over 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs. In 1968, a young photographer named...

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POISON's C.C. DEVILLE Tops GUITAR WORLD's List Of '100 Worst Guitar Solos'

Guitar World magazine has just published its picks for the "100 Worst Guitar Solos" on its web site, GuitarWorld.com. The list includes tracks by Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, C.C. DeVille, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and more. Below is an excerpt of that post: "After two decades of kissing ass, Guita...

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DIMEBAG Tribute Page On DEAN GUITARS Web Site

To commemorate the fourth anniversary of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Dean Guitars has launched a tribute page featuring video footage of the Dimebag tribute from this year's Ozzfest and other Dimebag-related video material. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot to death along with...

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TYKETTO Announces 'Around The World In 18 Days' Tour Dates

The new lineup of TYKETTO — featuring Danny Vaughn (vocals),Jimi Kennedy (bass) and Michael Clayton (drums) alongside the group's latest additions, PJ Zitarosa (guitar and vocals) and Bobby Lynch (keyboards and vocals) — has announced the dates for its "Around The World In 18 Days" tour: Jan. 15 -...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, CARMINE APPICE To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center’s Drum-Legends Hall Of Fame

After months of local and regional competitions held at each of Guitar Center's 214 stores across the country, the top six undiscovered drummers in the nation have been selected from a field of nearly 5,000 competitors. The six finalists will go head to head on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar C...

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JIMI HENDRIX' Woodstock Guitar Strap To Be Auctioned

According to GuitarWorld.com, a Jimi Hendrix original guitar strap used at the Woodstock Music and Art Festival in 1969 will be put up for sale on December 11, 2008, one of the 500+ items that will be available at auction by Profiles in History. The guitar strap is expected to sell for $25,000-$35,0...

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QUEEN, JIMI HENDRIX Enter GRAMMY HALL OF FAME

According to BBC News, QUEEN's 1977 single "We are the Champions"/"We Will Rock You" and JIMI HENDRIX's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" are among 28 classic recordings that have been newly inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Hall Of Fame will form part of the Grammy Museum in Los Ange...

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METALLICA: Original 'Master Of Puppets' Artwork Sold For $28K

The original cover artwork for METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets", painted by artist Don Brautigam, was snapped up yesterday (Monday, November 24) for $28,000 in a sale of popular culture and entertainment art at Christie's auction house at Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. (Note: Th...

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VINNIE PAUL, Father Sign Copies Of DIMEBAG Book In Dallas; Photos Available

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and his father, Jerry Abbott took part in a signing session for "He Came To Rock" — the new paperback photo book/DVD on Vinnie's late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — on Thursday (November 20) at Best Buy in Dallas,...

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VINNIE PAUL And His Father To Discuss DIMEBAG On One-Hour 'Liquid Metal' Special

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and his father, Jerry Abbott (see photo below),will join Sirius XM host Jose Mangin tonight (Friday, November 21) at 6:00 p.m. EST for an hour-long special dedicated to the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott. Having just r...