Gibson is ready to reemerge from the dark. On Tuesday, half a year after filing for bankruptcy and going through a complete restructuring,the Nashville guitar maker announced an all-new leadership team, led by James “JC” Curleigh, currently global president of clothing company Levi Strauss & Co. He will take over …
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It would be an understatement to say that YouTube is not happy with the European Parliament right now. Last month, the EU’s legislative group gave a green light to a bundle of controversial copyright reform aimed at updating creative rights protection for the digital age — and one particular facet …
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“I hope I’m able to give a sense of what the vibe was like in New York in the Seventies,” Blondie guitarist Chris Stein says of his new photo book, Point of View: Me, New York City and the Punk Scene, due out Tuesday. “It’s not that long ago, but …
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Anderson East goes full soul-singing bandleader in a sultry pair of performances from the latest episode of Austin City Limits. The Alabama native is joined by a hearty array of musicians for “All on My Mind,” including horns, backup singers, and even a four-piece string section. East, sweaty and disheveled, …
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With this year’s Greetings From the Neon Frontier, the Wild Feathers planted their feet on both sides of the country-rock border, mixing amplified guitars and road-dog ruggedness with the soothing salve of their three-part harmonies. It’s fitting, then, that the band will wrap up a busy 2018 by hitting the …
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Bad Religion observe an American human rights crisis on their surging new song “The Profane Rights of Man.”Frontman Greg Graffin rails against the “criminal” elite over trademark punk riffs, belting, “And so it turns, the bourgeoisie/ The bastard child of democracy/ Morphs into aristocracy.” The sextet build tension throughout the …
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California’s annual Stagecoach Festival has announced its 2019 lineup, with headliners Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean. The 13th annual fest in Indio, California, will take place April 26th through 28th at the Empire Polo Fields. Stagecoach is one of the few country festivals whose bill consistently mixes mainstream, …
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Kip Moore will follow up his 2017 full-length album Slowheart with a seven-song EP that highlights his less bombastic side. Room to Spare: The Acoustic Sessions showcases Moore at his most stripped-down and writing with frequent collaborators Luke Dick and Dan Couch. Moore co-wrote five songs on the EP, including …
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Foo Fighters gave fans at their Kansas City, Missouri show on Friday a night to remember by covering Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” with a twist afterDave Grohl invited a young fan onstage to play guitar for the performance. In fan-filmed footage, Grohl is seen asking the 10-year-old fan named Collier Cash …
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Fabolous (real name John David Jackson) was indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on four felony charges stemming from an alleged attack on his girlfriend in March. The New York rapper was charged with one count of domestic violence, one count of possession of a weapon (scissors) for unlawful …
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