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Laurel Zucker and Mark Shapiro - The Dark Side of the Flute

Even in the world of classical, where the music and listeners are well educated and refined, you can find some humor in a serious world. Laurel Zucker (flute) and Marc Shapiro have united once again to record compositions that look at the darker side of music on The Dark Side of the Flute (a play […]

Some suggestions for chord playing

Very often the key to getting tracks to sit well in the mix or be heard without over powering the other parts lies in the playing and not the tone, effects, gain, etc…Color your roots.
It isnt always necessary to play full chords. Very often you muddy the mix by doubling the bass part. When working […]

Brian Rolland’s Dreams Of Brazil

Brazilian music is as deep and as wide as the nation itself. The traditions and styles of their musical heritage include concert forms like choro, which features violins, woodwinds and piano; samba drumming, which is the melding of the European marching drum corps and African drumming; and jazz music that blends samba rhythms […]

Shout! Factory Honors John Lee Hooker With First Ever Box Set

Deluxe 4-CD Set Represents A Half Century Of Blues And Boogie.
Includes Performances with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, Jimmie Vaughan, Charles Brown and Los Lobos
In Stores October 31
LOS ANGELES – John Lee Hooker, master bluesman and undisputed father of boogie, recorded for more than 30 labels over a […]

Sue Merchant-Fool

Artist: Sue Merchant
Title: Fool
Genre: Folk
Label: Bandit Records
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Sue Merchant has released an acoustic folk masterpiece called Fool. The simplicity of the instrumentation, beautiful melodies (notably on the opening title track) and Merchant’s clear and atmospheric voice, at times classically influenced with a definitive English accent, along with her descriptive and thoughtful lyrics, […]

Def Leppard-Yeah!

Artist: Def Leppard
Title: Yeah!
Genre: Rock
Label: Universal Music
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How many bands do you know can make a comeback with a cover album? I cannot think of that many. Def Leppard is one such band with the experience, the chops, and charisma to pull it off in a big way. When yet another […]

Alex Machacek/Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck) Release

Austrian Guitar Phenom Alex Machacek Makes Stunning Stateside Splash with [sic]
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“Alex Machacek’s music starts where other music ends. He is playing some amazing guitar on [SIC]. He is going where other people stop. It is so nice to hear. So spontaneous. Wild New Music. Thinking and Deep Musician. He has done some very deep excavation […]