Chris Epting
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On Saturday, April 13, Crosby, Stills and Nash performed a rare small-theater show (their only Los Angeles-area concert this year) at Club Nokia. The performance was part of Light Up The Blues, a benefit for Autism Speaks, one of the world's leading autism science and advocacy organizations. The evening featured ...
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ASCAP
Recently, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced that they will be honoring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award during its 30th annual Pop Music Awards on April 17 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.
With this honor, Tyler and Perry join ...
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Jeff Katz
The story of Beth Hart flows wild and restless like some Delta River that might've inspired one of the songs on her funky and seductive new record, Bang Bang Boom Boom. In the late '90s, it seemed the world was her oyster and her career was one that was set that power drive. But then came drugs, alcohol abuse and an undiagnosed ...
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Chris Epting
There are many rock stars roaming the aisles at the NAMM show held each year in Anaheim California, and 2013 was no different. But for all the boots and black leather, for all the dark shades and attitude, few cut a figure as rock 'n' roll as Earl Slick. Matchstick thin with a shock of black hair, he looks like he could be the ...
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AFP
They remain one of the world's most beloved bands, an eclectic blend of Englishmen and Americans called Fleetwood Mac. This spring they will hit the road once again, embarking on a significant North American tour that will run until late summer.
They also have just released an expanded version of their magnum opus, 1977's Rumours. The ...
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Frazer Harrison, Getty Images for Yamaha
Arguably the highlight of the 2013 NAMM convention in Anaheim California was the performance put on by Elton John on Friday evening (Jan. 25). Held off-site at the Hyperion Theater in Disney's California Adventure theme park for specially invited Yamaha guests, the performance featured a breakthrough ...
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Seth Swirsky
Songwriter/Author/Singer Seth Swirsky grew up idolizing the Beatles. So over the course of the last several years he set out, camera in hand, to talk to people who had crossed paths with his heroes. From Sir Ben Kingsley to Sir George Martin, and Beach Boy Brian Wilson to astronomer Brian Skiff, Swirsky filmed hundreds of ...
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