Yearly Archives: 2013

Guitarist Cecilia Villar Eljuri recently released "Eljuri on Guitars" on SoundCloud as a three-part educational series created to provide tips and advice for inspiring...

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Serena Ryder made a tour stop in Atlanta at the famed Tabernacle last Friday evening opening for Michael Franti. Sitting in her dressing room prior to hitting the stage, Ryder chatted with us about her life as a musician, and reflected on what inspired her, challenges she faced along the way, and her fabulous new album Harmony.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist from London, rocker Kate Nash, made a tour stop in Atlanta on Wednesday evening, November 13, at Terminal West King Plow. Opening for Nash was La Sera and Skating Polly. Accompanying Nash was her all-girl band.

Love playing guitar?  Love wine?  Now you can have both from the iconic guitar company - Fender. In the following  press release, Fender announces their partnership with Armida Winery to produce Fender Wines.

The House of Blues in Los Angeles was abuzz with activity last night at the launch party of BandFuse: Rock Legends, the music video game where legendary rockers transform players of all skill levels into real-world guitarists, bassists and vocalists. In attendance were Slash, Bootsy Collins, Evan Ross, Corbin Bleu, Gilby Clarke, PJ Morton, Malina Moye, Missi Pyle, Ashlee Simpson, among many other celebrities and musicians. In advance of the game's November 19 launch date, guests had an opportunity to try out the game and take in a very special performance by a house band comprised of rock legends, featuring special performances by Slash, Bootsy Collins and Nikka Costa.

Alanis Morissette’s Grammy-winning 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill, will be heading to Broadway in 2014. Two-time Tony Award winner Tom Kitt (Next To Normal, Green Day’s American Idiot) has signed on to provide orchestrations and arrangements and will be produced by Vivek J. Tiwary, who brought Green Day’s “American Idiot” to Broadway, and  Arvind Ethan David. Morissette says in the press release, “I look forward to collaborating with Vivek and Tom and our whole inspiring team to create something greater than the sum of our parts.”

The Women’s International Music Network Announces 2014 She Rocks Award Honorees

EVH issued a press release announcing a limited edition special run of the new Wolfgang Custom Relic USA, Wolfgang Custom Deluxe USA and 5150III 100S Head, Cabinet and Half Stack.

The 47th Annual CMA Awards held Wednesday evening on ABC featured great entertainment by so many talented country artists as well as humorous jokes by hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and the many presenters; from the “Why Can’t We Be Friends” dealing with some of the inside feuds between several country artists, the “Obamacare By Morning” on the failed Healthcare.gov website, to the parody of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” with the Miley Cyrus twerking by the Duck Dynasty gang.

With a new EP titled Ghost Stories set to release November 12, Hannah Fairchild, the lead singer and guitarist for her Brooklyn, NY based band Hannah vs. The Many, chatted with us about her background, the inspiration behind Ghost Stories, her band, and how she started her musical career. Originally moving to New York to pursue a career in musical theatre, Hannah quickly discovered she would much rather pursue a career as a musician. So, her journey began!