Sunday, February 28th, 2010
REDKEY -- Scissormen were ripping through their first set Wednesday when frontman Ted Drozdowski, leaving the stage, headed for where Eileen Staninger was calmly seated, watching the show.
More here: Slide guitarist channels bluesmen for future film (The Star Press)
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
With a hefty waiting list the three work their way through requests one guitar at a time.
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Perham trio looks to manufacture sweet music in the region (Fergus Falls Daily Journal)
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
LONDON - AN ONLINE auction of pop memorabilia from some of Britain's biggest acts has raised around 50,000 pounds (S$113,000) so far for survivors of the Haiti earthquake, organisers Oxfam said on Monday. Among the top lots sold so far is a jacket worn by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin during the 'Viva la Vida' tour, which fetched 9,600 pounds, and three pairs of VIP tickets to the Glastonbury ...
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$113,000 from Haiti pop sale (Straits Times)
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti.
Continue here: Music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti.
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UK music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Jesse Mecum doesn't play guitar in real life. But in the digital landscape of rhythm-based video games, he could be considered a plastic Fender Stratocaster god.
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Gearing up for a Grammy (The Hawk Eye)
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Move over, Tomorrowland. Step aside, Fantasyland. The future is already here, with a dazzling array of innovative musical instruments that will be on store shelves soon. For now, they’re on display at the Anaheim Convention Center, which today through Sunday will host 80,000 attendees and the wares of 1,400 exhibitors at the annual NAMM Show.
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New musical instruments attuned with innovation (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Cathy Rogers and Loren Willcock, mother-and-son business partners, are, in some ways, driving by the seat of their pants. Paul W. Gillespie — The Capital Cathy Rogers, a new franchisee of the Games2U company, shows off her arcade on wheels she rents out for parties.
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Mobile gaming rolls out in Annapolis area (The Capital)
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
ing for it online at the eBay auction website fell through at the Lion City. “For long, I have been scouring high and low for a particular guitar — a Japanese-made Fender Telecaster Custom — which is a rare model and not easily found at local music stores.
Continue here: ONLINE GUITAR SHOPPING BLUES (The Malay Mail)
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
A Cotati audience “experienced” a musical phenomenon Saturday afternoon that ended with a brand new, hand-painted guitar being lit on...
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Cotati experiences Hendrix (The Community Voice)
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