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WHITFORD ST. HOLMES

FEATURING AEROSMITH GUITARIST BRAD WHITFORD & FORMER TED NUGENT VOCALIST DEREK ST. HOLMES ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR

NEW ALBUM “REUNION” COMING 2016

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November 9th 2015 – Whitford St. Holmes featuring Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford and former Ted Nugent vocalist Derek St. …

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The Winery Dogs End 2015 on a ‘Hot Streak’

The terms “Supergroup” and “power trio” are extremely applicable to the band The Winery Dogs. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob, Metal Allegiance), Billy Sheehan (Talas, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison) build

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Royalties:

The Musician’s Dream

On the evening of May 23, 2000, I had a major lesson in music performance royalties. Blues legend Son Seals from Chicago did the song “Let It Go” on the “Conan O’Brien” show. He performed the song

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Mastering Myths

3 things to stop believing

If your song is almost ready for prime time, before you get it mastered, consider the following three myths about mastering.

Myth 1: Even a bad recording can sound like a million bucks.

Sometime in …

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Clutch – “Psychic Warfare”

Clutch is a four-piece Frederick, Maryland-based band that was formed by vocalist Roger Smalls, bassist Dan Maines, drummer Jeal-Paul Gaster, and guitarist Tim Sult in 1991.

Vocalist Smalls departed the original lineup shortly afterwards, and was replaced by longtime friend …

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Motörhead – Bad Magic

“Bad Magic,” the 22nd studio album released on August 28, 2015 by Motörhead comes on the heels of an earlier announcement by Lemmy, the band’s ubiquitous front man and bass player that he’s quit smoking and switched from whiskey to

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Louder Than Life Festival

What do you get when you combine live rock music, Gourmet Man Food, whiskey, bourbon, and NXT wrestling?

Louder Than Life — The perfect recipe for a festival.

Day one was dreary, cold, wet, insanely muddy, and Champions Park in …

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20 lb. Sledge – “Divine Battery”

“Divine Battery” is the debut release from 20 lb. Sledge, independent hard rock band based in Los Angeles. The band is the brainchild of political and social commentator, Alfonzo Rachel of PJTV fame.

Aside from the obvious connotations that come …

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