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Luthiers from Ronin Guitars made with redwood guitars gain international recognition
October 5, 2016
Eight years ago, John and Jack Reed began to make their first prototype redwood guitars, which John Reed one day brought into Lugo’s repair shop back in New York City. Lugo was eventually invited out to the Reeds’ 13-acre property in the redwoods near Carlotta where they were building their guitars at the time. W alking through the towering redwoods as opposed to the skyscrapers he was used to was enough to convince Lugo to join their team
How Rock Found Fuzz Box
October 2, 2016
MURFREESBORO — Ever wondered how the distorted sound effect of electric guitars started? It happened in Nashville in 1960 — an accident of technology that would forever change the face of music. And Murfreesboro’s own Glenn Snoddy was at the helm of creating what became known as “the Nashville sound,” although he first called it […]
Another Great has left us , Lemmy from MotorHead has died from Cancer
December 29, 2015
(CNN)Legendary Motörhead frontman and bassist Lemmy has died following a short battle with cancer, his bandmates have announced. He was 70. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, who was also a member and sometime vocalist of the band Hawkwind in the 1970s, found that he was suffering from “an extremely aggressive” form of cancer on December 26 — […]
Fender Hires Andrew Mooney formerly of Disney Consumer Products Division to CEO
June 3, 2015
From Music Trade Magazine FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION’S newly appointed CEO, Andrew “Andy” Mooney, brings an illustrious résumé to his new post, having directed marketing at Nike during a period of rapid growth in the 1990s and later revitalizing Disney’s Consumer Products division. However, one of his first paying jobs was playing guitar in a […]
The future of Music Retail when Guitar Center is Gone
March 8, 2015
Not sure if everyone knows, but guitar center is on life support. Their lay-offS continue and their bond rating is now doWN to Junk status. What does the future hold for retailing. Many of the small retailers are gone and the sale of online instruments will still drive the prices below what makes sense for […]
Joe Cocker dead at 70
December 22, 2014
Joe Cocker, the singer and songwriter whose hits included “You Are So Beautiful” and “Up Where We Belong,” has died of lung cancer, his agent, Barrie Marshall, confirmed to FOX411. Cocker was 70 years old. “Joe Cocker is a legendary artist of rock and blues history and yet he was one of the most humble […]
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