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3 Doors Down Announce Deluxe and Standard Version Presale of Highly Anticipated New Album "Time of My Life" Available June 28th on iTunes
American rock heavyweights 3 Doors Down have announced the presale release of their highly anticipated new album Time of My Life. Fans can visit iTunes to pre order their copy of the deluxe and standard versions of the album starting today. The digital deluxe version will feature bonus material including 3 acoustic tracks, 1 demo track and 1 B-side track (full bonus track at the link below).
311 Announce July 19th Release For New Album "Universal Pulse"
Multi-platinum rock band 311 have announced a July 19th release date for their highly anticipated new studio album, Universal Pulse. Produced by Bob Rock (Aerosmith, Metallica) and mixed by 311 drummer Chad Sexton at the band’s own Hive Studio in North Hollywood, Universal Pulse is the seminal band’s tenth studio album and the first to be released via their own imprint 311 Records through an exclusive partnership with ATO Records.
Neal Schon Interview on MusicRadar.com
Journey's Neal Schon talks new album, Eclipse, The Sopranos, guitars and gear on MusicRadar.com
311 Unity Tour - Summer 2011!
311 and Sublime with Rome will join forces on Unity Tour 2011 this summer!!!
The tour will span July 6 to August 27, coast to coast. It’s going to be the ultimate outdoor summer party! 35 summer shows ahead! (3 shows do not include Sublime with Rome).
For a full listing of show and ticket info, see below or check www.311.com/shows
For VIP Package info, click here
CMT Crossroads: The Doobie Brothers and Luke Bryan
More at www.cmt.com :
Classic rockers The Doobie Brothers and country star Luke Bryan will be heading to CMT for the next installment of CMT CROSSROADS when CMT CROSSROADS: THE DOOBIE BROTHERS and LUKE BRYAN premieres Friday, June 24 at 10:00 p.m., ET/PT.
Jay Bartlett of Counterpoint
Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa - Yellow Snow / Pick Me I'm Clean live Hampton Beach, NH
Anchored "Last Night" Official Music Video
Al Di Meola's "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody" Delivers Hauntingly Beautiful, Deeply Moving Experience
Legendary guitar virtuoso, perennial poll winner and world music pioneer Al Di Meola’s latest outing 'Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody' is out March 15th on Telarc International, a division of Concord Music Group. Years in the making, 'Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody' showcases Di Meola's mastery of complex rhythmic syncopation combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony.
Stone Sour Headline Tour of UK/Europe Follows On The Heels of Top 25 Album
Stone Sour to embark on their first headline tour of Europe following the enormously successful launch of their new album “Audio Secrecy” (Roadrunner Records). The album debuted top 5 on Billboard’s European Top 100 chart as well as in Germany, Austria, Japan. The record also debuted top 10 in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Switzerland, and Sweden. In many countries, these are the highest debuts of the band’s career to date.
Alter Bridge’s New CD “AB III” In US Stores November 9
Alter Bridge will release the highly anticipated “AB III” on Alter Bridge Recordings via EMI Label Services on November 9, 2010. This release comes on the heels of their hugely successful releases “Blackbird” and “One Day Remains.”
Click here for more about the new Alter Bridge album "AB III"
Quiet Riot Back In Business With New Singer And Upcoming Tour
"After the tragic passing of co-founding QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow in 2007, many figured that the band was over. But while going through the vaults of vintage video material for an upcoming documentary of the band's history, the spark was reignited once more for drummer Frankie Banali to kick QUIET RIOT back in gear. The easy part was filling the guitar and bass slots — as former members Chuck Wright (bass) and Alex Grossi (guitar) promptly signed on. However, having to fill DuBrow's large shoes was no small task."
Global Premier of New Linkin Park Video “The Catalyst” August 26
Through their official website (www.linkinpark.com) LINKIN PARK has announced the worldwide MTV/ VH1 premiere of the video ‘The Catalyst’ on August 26th 2010. The video will premiere on MTV, VH1, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Hits, MTV Tr3s and all MTV international territories, (MTV, VH1 and MTV2 at 8:00pm primetime PST /EST). It will go online globally at MTV.com and VH1.com at 12am EST on the night of August 25th. The channels and websites will begin airing a 30 second clip of the video as well as exclusive shots from the video shoot leading up to the premiere.
Mark Tremonti Interview with RockMusicStar.com
From RockMusicStar.com:
"The multi-platinum selling, Grammy award winning band Creed is once again playing to jam packed concert arenas all across North America. The band re-united last year, after a six year break, and have return to once again being one of the most dominate bands in rock music. Creed also released a CD last October entitled “Full Circle.” This released proved that Creed is not a band to rest on pass success, but still have the chemistry and ability to write great music."
"Recently, we caught up with Creed songwriter/guitarist Mark Tremonti for this exclusive RockMusicStar interview. In addition to Creed, Tremonti is also in the critically acclaimed band Alter Bridge, which features both Creed band members Scott Philips on drums and Brian Marshall on bass, in addition to vocalist Myles Kennedy. (Kennedy is also currently on the road as the frontman of the touring band for ex-Guns n’ Roses guitarist Slash.) Alter Bridge plans on releasing their third CD entitled “AB III” sometime in October."
Santana's Brand New Album "Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time" - Arrives Sept 21st on Arista
The longest-running, most successful partnership in the history of rock takes flight anew, as legendary Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees Carlos Santana and Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, collaborate on the brand new concept album, GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME, arriving in stores September 21st on Arista Records. The album was co-produced by Carlos Santana and Clive Davis with tracks produced by Matt Serletic and Howard Benson.
Guitar International Interview with Emil Werstler
Guitar International talks to Emil Werstler about his new album "Avalance of Worms", practicing, teaching and his PRS guitars.
Porcupine Tree Joins Coheed and Cambria For U.S. Tour Dates In August
Porcupine Tree’s Second Live Concert DVD, ‘Anesthetize,’ Out Now
This summer, UK art-rockers Porcupine Tree will join up with Coheed and Cambria for a 12-date co-headlining U.S. tour that kicks off at the Hollywood Palladium in LA August 12 (tickets on sale to the public Friday, June 25). It is the third round of U.S. touring for Porcupine Tree since the top-25 debut of “The Incident” (Roadrunner) last September.
These shows also continue the momentum that Porcupine Tree has built up over the last several months. At Coachella, the NY Times praised the “progressive rock virtuosos’ ” performance while the Wall Street Journal raved that Porcupine Tree “attacked [their] compositions with ferocity.” Porcupine Tree’s North American spring tour sold out, and they have already sold out their October show at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Carnival of Madness "PRS Six Strings of Madness" Contest
"The Carnival's giving away the ultimate Carnival of Madness experience!"
"Choose a song from one of the bands on the Carnival of Madness tour and record yourself showing off your best guitar OR air guitar performance. This is your chance to win a ticket and VIP pass for you and a guest, a custom guitar presented by one of the bands ON STAGE and a personal guitar lesson."
Orianthi Teams Up with NAMM Wanna Play Campaign
According to you, you may not be musical or ready to take that next step towards the proven, powerful benefits of playing music. But according to NAMM and Orianthi, you definitely are! See for yourself by uploading your photo into Orianthi's smash hit video for "According to You" and watch yourself play music like a rock star! And once you've done that, take that next step and learn more about playing music at wannaplaymusic.com. Rock on!
Simon McBride To Be Special Guest of Joe Satriani On UK Tour
Joe Satriani has been a worldwide guitar hero since his 1987 breakthrough album, Surfing With The Alien. Over 10-million albums and CD’s later, in addition to 14 Grammy nominations and numerous accolades, Joe continues to push the envelope of modern rock guitar playing.
Although he originally started his career by teaching some of the top rock guitar players of the '80s and '90s like Metallica’s Kirk Hammet and virtuoso Steve Vai, Joe Satriani is universally hailed as one of the most technically accomplished and respected guitar players in the history of rock music. Both Joe and Simon cite Jimi Hendrix as a major influence.
Casting Crowns wins GMA Dove Award - Artist of the Year
PRS would like to congratulate platinum-selling Casting Crowns for taking home the GMA Dove Award for Artist of the Year. Casting Crowns, an Atlanta-based band of youth workers continues to be one of the nation’s top-selling artists across all genres, with its recent album Until the Whole World Hears debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. Guitarists Hector Cervantes and Juan Devevo have been long supporters of PRS, and it is a pleasure to see them recognized for their accomplishments. Congrats!!
Pre-order Emil Werstler's new project "Levi/Werstler" due out 4.20.10 via Magna Carta Records
Check out Emil's blistering guitar antics featured on Levi/Werstler's Avalanche of Worms: An instrumental guitar record featuring a 41 minute non-stop composition of guitar insanity.
Carlos Santana and Andre Agassi Team Up For Education
Music legend and Hard Rock Hotel resident headliner Carlos Santana launched his partnership with the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education today by joining the tennis superstar and our hometown hero for a tour of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy. Carlos is encouraging donations through text messaging during his performances of Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits at The Joint this month.
Chevelle Touring In Support of Their New Album Sci-Fi Crimes
The Chicago-based band released their highly-anticipated 5th studio album Sci-Fi Crimes on August 31st. The album debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart marking the highest chart debut in the band’s history. The first single off of the album, “Jars”, has continued the bands incredible 10-year streak of dominating modern rock radio. The song marks Chevelle’s 10th hit to attain Top 20 radio status where it shot to the #2 spot on the Active Rock Chart. The radio success for “Jars” was amplified by its extensive video exposure on Fuse, MTV2 and MTVu. With over 3 million albums sold in the US and over 900 shows played- Chevelle has proven that they are the face of modern rock today.
Orianthi On Jimmy Kimmel Live, January 19th and the Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 21st!
Orianthi isn’t about to slow down any time soon. With her album ranked number one on Billboard’s New Artist chart this week, she will be performing her hit single “According to You” on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday, January 19th, and the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, January 21st.
The 19th also marks the premiere of Orianthi’s new music video for “Highly Strung,” a blistering guitar duet between she and legendary guitarist Steve Vai, a long-time friend and mentor to the 24-year-old Australian. In the video, premiering exclusively on AOL, the two phenoms will face each other in a guitar show-down of epic proportions.
Orianthi’s Album Debut “Believe” Available Now
Orianthi is also Featured in Michael Jackson’s documentary “This Is It” in theatres October 28
Carlos Santana’s protégé Orianthi appeared live performing with a PRS Custom 24 on Good Morning America at Tuesday, October 27 and on MTV later that afternoon in support of her new album release “Believe.” Work on the her debut album began prior to being invited to perform on the Michael Jackson tour, and is now finally complete.
Carlos Santana Performs on Lopez Tonight (Video)
Carlos Santana performed "The World Is Rated X" on Lopez Tonight on November 11, 2009.
Creed’s New Album “Full Circle” is available now!
Check out Creed’s official Youtube Video Channel - http://www.youtube.com/CreedVideo to see Mark Tremonti playing his signature PRS model
Still Available: Mark Tremonti: The Sound & The Story DVD – for more information, click here
Toby Keith with Rich Eckhardt Will Play To More Than A Million People In The US On "America's Toughest Tour" Followed By His First European Tour
Toby Keith took America by storm with the No. 1 debut of his new CD, “American Ride,” on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart and two weeks consecutive on Billboard's and Country Aircheck/Mediabase's single charts with the title track. And now comes news that he’s taking Europe by storm as well. Keith's first-ever European tour, set to kick off next month, is selling out all over including The Hammersmith in London.
Platinum-Selling Rock Megaforce BREAKING BENJAMIN Have Just Released Their 4th Album “Dear Agony” and Are Gearing Up For a Nationwide Tour
If you want to get inside Ben Burnley’s head, just look at the Dear Agony album cover-- it’s an actual scan of the singer’s brain. The lyrics to the first single, “I Will Not Bow,” provide further insight: “Now’s your chance to run for cover / I don’t want to change the world / I just want to leave it colder.” Then there’s the musicality—trademark Breaking Benjamin, full of uber-catchy choruses, dexterous drumming, intricate, powerful riffs and a darkly compelling vibe. It’s a sound that gave the band the #1 rock hits “So Cold” and “Sooner or Later” off 2004’s platinum We Are Not Alone,” and “Breath” and “Diary of Jane” off 2006’s recently certified platinum Phobia. On Dear Agony, produced again by David Bendeth (Paramore, Killswitch Engage), Breaking Benjamin upped the ante, as Burnley notes: “We’ve been together 8 years, which is like 20 years these days. We’ve honed our sound and focus. Being on the road, you become a better musician, and the more music you listen to and the more experiences and people you’re exposed to, the more complicated you become, the more complicated your music can become.”
Standing Ovation For Davy Knowles At Gaiety Gig
www.iomtoday.co.im has posted a review of Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam at the Gaiety Theatre.
Alex Grossi In New DVD
Check out Alex Grossi and his PRS Custom 24 featured in the new instructional DVD from legendary GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler.
Available from Cherry Lane Music, In stores now!
New Toby Keith Album - October 6th
From Rich Eckhardt:
"Toby Keith is releasing his 20th career CD called American Ride on October 6th. After only a few short weeks the single by the same name is currently at number 2 on the Billboard Country Chart making it the fastest climbing single in Toby’s career. To support the new album we will be performing on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brian on October 7th and Jimmy Kimmel on October 14th. We are also taping The Bonnie Hunt Show and The Late, Late Show on the 7th and 8th. Keep an eye on your local listings for air dates of those programs. See you on the TV box."
- Rich Eckhardt
New Like A Storm Album and Guitar Giveaway
As Like A Storm prepare for their September 29th digital debut album release, 'The End Of The Beginning' (Prospect Park Label), the band is celebrating by rolling out a signed PRS guitar giveaway for music fans around the world valued at $1000. In support of their digital debut release, 'The End Of The Beginning', the band has launched a video for their single “Chemical Infatuation,” which was directed by David Yarovesky (Gwen Stefani, 50 Cent) and they are currently touring the U.S. in support of Creed.
Like A Storm PRS Guitar Giveaway: http://contests.luthiersociety.com/unsponsored/prs-guitar-giveaway
Meet Orianthi
The South Australian-born musician, who is known professionally as Orianthi, has been on board with PRS Guitars since 2004. Performing at the 2005 NAMM show in Los Angeles led to her music being shown to industry people and in turn a meeting with Geffen Records president/producer Ron Fair (Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls) and signing with the label in late 2006 when she relocated to Los Angeles to take the next steps along her career path. She has spent the last 2 1/2 years writing songs with a host of top-name composers from the US and Australia and laying down tracks for inclusion on her first US release. Howard Benson (All American Rejects, Daughtry, My Chemical Romance) is producing her debut album. She has been to Nashville to song-write, she met and jammed with Prince, played the Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival, played a 6 night support with Steve Vai in California and performed with country music sensation Carrie Underwood, at the American Grammy Awards.
Spinal Tap at Glastonbury Festival
Spinal Tap marked their 25th anniversary in style with a trip to Somerset to play on the mainstage at the Glastonbury Festival. Guitarist, David St. Hubbins rocks out on his SC245.
New 311 Album Out - Summer Tour Rolling!
311's new album "Uplifter" was just released on June 2, 2009 and has debuted #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart; the top charting position for the band in its 19 year history. "Uplifter", produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, etc) is 311's first album in nearly 4 years, and first with producer Bob Rock. The first radio single "Hey You" has reached #3 on the Alternative Rock chart. The second single "It's Alright" was released to radio on June 15.
New Howard Leese Album - July 3rd
Howard Leese is releasing his new album "Secret Weapon" on July 3rd, 2009. Read ClassicRockRevisited.com's review after the jump.
PRS Guitars On Tour With Creed
Creed has announced all four of the original band members are back together for a summer tour and new album. Since their formation, Creed has sold close to thirty–five million albums and millions of concert tickets. On reuniting, guitarist Mark Tremonti stated, "We’re all very excited to reconnect with our fans and each other after six long years." The band also teamed with I Love All Access to provide a variety of VIP ticket packages for the tour, including premium seats, meet and greets, photo ops, parties and more. For more information visit www.ILoveAllAccess.com
Ricky Skaggs featured in Premier Guitar
Check out Ricky's interview with Premier Guitar and read what he has to say about PRS acoustics.
Legendary Guitarist Carlos Santana Launches First Rock Residency Show In Las Vegas At The Joint At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Signing on as the first rock and roll resident artist in Las Vegas, Carlos Santana brings his legendary talent to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino through a multi-year deal with AEG Live. Through 2010, The Joint will be the only place west of the Mississippi where fans can see Santana perform. Titled to pay homage to his most successful body of work to date, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits debuted on Wednesday May 27 and features the artist’s signature fusion sound in a show designed exclusively for the new venue.
PRS On American Idol
Season 8 of Fox’s American Idol has come to an end but we wanted to take a moment to reflect on a few PRS season highlights.
Staind, Shinedown, Chevelle and Halestorm Tour!
Hard rock mavens Staind, Shinedown, Chevelle and Halestorm will be teaming up this summer for the “Stimulate This!” tour, a four-band bill designed to offer fans maximum value at a minimal price.
PRS Guitars Mourns The Loss of Stephen Bruton
PRS Guitars mourns the loss of a dear friend and endorser, STEPHEN BRUTON - a guitarist and songwriter who had played with Kris Kristofferson for nearly 40 years and whose songs had been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett and others, died Saturday. He was 60. Bruton died of complications of throat cancer in Los Angeles. Our thoughts and prayers are with Stephen’s family during this difficult time.