After three decades of performing sold-out concerts and selling millions of successful albums, Van Halen are recognized as one of the most resilient and hard-working rock acts to emerge from America. In 1974, brothers Eddie and Alex quit their classical piano lessons to take up guitar (Alex) and drums (Eddie), although after Alex outperformed on the drums, they eventually switched. Taking influence from Eric Clapton, Cream and LedZeppelin, they started a band called Mammoth in their hometown of Pasadena, where they met singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony. Mammoth hit the L.A. scene, and within a few years they became one of the top-billed acts rocking the clubs, fans packing into the smoky venues to witness Eddie’s perpetually evolving and unique guitar style.
Considering a name change, frontman Roth suggested they change their name to Van Halen. Their big break came in 1978 thanks to Kiss bassist Gene Simmons – after witnessing their dynamic stage presence, he financed a recording session for them, and legend has it he also tipped them off to label Warner Brothers. Van Halen’s fame came during the birth of MTV, and their big hits “Jump”, “Panama” and “Hot For Teacher” saw constant video
We Came As Romans will join the Vans Warped Tour on June 15, 2013 in Auburn, WA. We Came As Romans will be touring with Hawthorne Heights, Goldfinger, The Early November plus many others.
Before the band joins the Vans Warped Tour they will finish up concerts with The Used. On February 26, they will be in San Francisco, CA and on the 27th they will be in San Diego, CA. The last concert before they take a break is scheduled for March 1 in Los Angeles, CA.
Since 2009, We Came As Romans has released two studio albums. To Plant a Seed was released in 2009 and Understanding What We
Garth Brooks is a country music artist born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and living in the United States. He has won over 100 awards for his music including two Grammys, 11 awards by the Country Music Association and 18 awards by the Academy of Country Music. Brooks grew up playing the guitar as well as the banjo, although he didn’t begin a career as a professional musician until after he graduated from college. He listened to both country and rock music, citing George Jones, Townes Van Zandt, George Strait, James Taylor and Dan Fogelberg as influences. Some of Brooks’ hits and most well-known songs are “The Dance,” “Friends in Low Places,” “The Thunder Rolls,” “Rodeo” and “Standing Outside the Fire.” Brooks plays rhythm guitar and sings lead vocals, and his music has enjoyed crossover success on country and pop music charts.
In many of his videos and performances, Garth Brooks is playing a Takamine GB7C acoustic guitar. Although Brooks is known for combining elements of rock & roll music along with country music, he typically plays an acoustic guitar in concert and on his recordings. His songs do feature some rock & roll style electric guitar distortion, however. Brooks sometimes plays
Bullet for My Valentine is releasing their fourth studio album, Temper Temper, on February 11, 2013. Two singles have already been released from the album.
Harlem Shake by Baauer debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 chart for the week of March 2, 2013. The song was originally released as a free digital download May 2012. It was later released on January 8, 2012 as an iTunes download. The song has prompted hundreds of people to upload videos for the […]
With its history of eviscerating eardrums and melting faces, death metal is a force to be reckoned with. Blast beat drumming, vocal growls, and above all face melting guitar work combine to form a blistering sonic assault. These masters of shredding are the very souls that top our list of greatest death metal guitarists. Join us as we count them down.
5. James Murphy (Death, Testament, Disincarnate) – James Murphy was born in Virginia in 1967. Throughout his career he has played for several bands including Death, Testament, and Disincarnate. Many other artists sought him out for guest appearances on their albums, especially during the 1990s. Murphy also has worked as producer in addition to his guitar playing. In 2001 he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and recovered after surgery. As a result he had to gradually work back up his playing to its former level. He has played several guitars during his career including Caparison, Ibanez, B.C. Rich, and a Gibson Flying V. For insight into his playing style listen to Testament
Atlas Genius released their first studio album on February 19, 2013. When it Was Now is the follow up to Through the Glass which was released on August 1, 2012. Through the Glass was the group
Oklahoma born country singer and songwriter, Blake Shelton began his music career touring the bar circuit aged 16, influenced by artists such as Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Willie Nelson. Here he continued to gain enough statewide attention to earn himself the Denbo Diamond Award, a top award for young entertainers in Oklahoma. After graduating high school his first job entailed painting a house, and although not realizing his pure talent, he signed to Giant Records soon after. His first single, “I Wanna Talk About Me” from his self-titled album was initially ditched, however, it was later recorded and it became a number 1 hit. Giant Records closed shortly after and he moved on to Warner Brothers. Both albums “The Dreamer” and “Blake Shelton’s Barn and Grill” went gold. A few of his many number 1 hits include “The Baby”, “Home”, “Austin”, “Hillbilly Bone” and “All About Tonight”. Blake has worked with many studio musicians throughout his career and his dedicated touring members include guitarist Beau Tackett, pedal steel guitarist Kevin Post, drummer Tracy Broussard and bass player Rob Byus.
Blake Shelton’s clean and warm vocals set him apart from the rest, his distinctive tone winning him multipleVocal awards. Blake
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