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Listen: Stream Gary Clark Jr.’s Debut Album on iTunes

Gary Clark Jr.

The wait is almost over; Gary Clark Jr., the young, ultra-charismatic blues guitar titan from Austin, TX, is riding a tidal wave of deserving buzz that is louder than ever after years of paying his dues in his hometown and hitting the festival circuit. Clark will release his hugely anticipated debut album on October 23, [...]

In Honor of Girls: 10 Notable Bands with Two Albums or Less

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After this week’s bombshell announcement of Christopher Owens leaving Girls (and likely ending the band), I’ve taken it upon myself to honor Girls’ exceptional, if brief, catalog by chronicling a list of ten notable bands that disbanded after a maximum of two full-length albums (excluding EPs, live albums and compilations). Owens and JR White made [...]

Paul McCartney’s Own Sightseeing Business?

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The legendary Beatles rockstar wants to start offering his own tours of Liverpool. Paul McCartney has been talking about starting up his own sightseeing business.  McCartney plans to give back to his hometown of Liverpool by creating his own tour company, giving the public a look into his unique childhood of growing up in Liverpool. [...]

Paul McCartney Reveals Name of New Album

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As previously reported, Paul McCartney will be dropping a new album this year, and up until today that album was untitled. But NME reports that McCartney has named his forthcoming LP “Kisses On The Bottom”. The album produced by Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall will be released on Hear Music/Concord Records on February 7th 2012. The [...]

Listen: Paul McCartney – “My Valentine” (ft. Eric Clapton)

Paul McCartney Standards album mixing at the Capitol Studios

As previously reported, Paul McCartney announced last week that he’ll be releasing a new album in 2012. Now we have a new track from that upcoming album entitled “My Valentine” featuring Eric Clapton. Listen to the track below. The untitled album will be released on Hear Music/Concord Records on February 7th 2012.

Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time

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Rolling Stone magazine, known far and wide for their ability to assemble insanely long polls, have released their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarist of all time. The top 10 is comprised of exactly who you would think would make the list, but it’s still worth a look. 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Eric Clapton 3. [...]

10 Covers That Beat The Original

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That title may incite some pretty strong opinions, but the fact is that there are some covers that build on the legacy of the original track to such a degree that you can hardly imagine the song performed any other way. Naturally, a great cover can’t exist without a great song, but here are 10 [...]

Slideshow: Eric Clapton in Concert at Gwinnett Arena

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View photos of Eric Clapton in concert at Gwinnett Arena. Photos were taken by Allen Ross Thomas of Artist Xposure.