Among the five artists who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday (March 15), Jimmy Cliff is probably the least familiar to American audiences. By all rights, the Rock Hall’s honoring of the Jamaican legend should change that.
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Rock Hall Inductee Jimmy Cliff Talks about Reggae, Acting, and Bob Marley
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The Gibson Interview: Steve Miller (Part 2)
Steve Miller is the consummate showman, a reputation built on a unique upbringing among giants in the music industry and hewn in thousands of clubs and stadiums across the globe. Even when he’s testing guitars in the Gibson Custom Factory showroom, he can’t help but please the small crowd at hand by rolling off some of the greatest riffs ever written: “Rock ’N Me,” “Take the Money and Run” and the ephemeral “Fly Like an Eagle”— These songs have been the lifeblood of FM radio for nearly four decades.
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March 8 2010, 1:19pm
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Jimi Hendrix’s Excellent New Valleys of Neptune Reveals 12 Previously Unheard Performances
Discovering unreleased alternate versions of songs that Jimi Hendrix cut during his brief 1967 to 1970 reign as the innovative king of six-string rock is like panning for gold. Every so often nuggets turn up. But to find a complete, undiscovered song is like finding a vein of the precious metal.
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March 8 2010, 9:41am
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The Gibson Interview: Steve Miller (Part 1)
Some people call him the Space Cowboy. Some call him the Gangster of Love. But what is universally recognized is that Steve Miller is one of the great blues-rock guitarists and songwriters of the Rock Era. He’s also The Joker, the ultimate hilarious conversationalist, with more tales than the Brothers Grimm. Fortunately for us, he’s also a world-class guitar collector. And so, Gibson.com was able to catch up with Steve as he made a pilgrimage to the Gibson Custom Factory to chat with Gibson’s master luthiers, try out loads of guitars and even consult the experts on a mystery axe from his past (a gorgeous Les Paul Special, given to him in the late ’60s by Leslie West and hand-painted by surfboard artist Bob Cantrell).
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March 5 2010, 1:15pm
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The recent rabid response to our feature on great guitar-riff intros got us to thinking: what are the greatest riffs, ever? Our thinking caps duly in place, it soon became clear that the ‘70s wasthe decade for superlative riffage.
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March 4 2010, 5:24pm
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How To Get David Gilmour’s Solid Gold (Top) Tone
In the realm of guitar gods, David Gilmour deserves his own Mount Olympus. Besides smearing his signature six-string savoir faire all over his four solo discs and 15 Pink Floyd albums, where he’s held the guitar seat since replacing Syd Barrett in January 1968, Gilmour has toured, played on albums and even engineered for an A-list of rock luminaries that includes Bryan Ferry, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Elton John, Tom Jones, Seal, Jools Holland, Pete Townshend, the Who, Supertramp, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson and Alan Parsons.
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March 4 2010, 2:51pm
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As thousands of bands, artists and industry professionals from around the globe take over Austin, “The Live Music Capital of the World,” for one of the hottest annual events in the music business – South By Southwest 2010 – Gibson Guitar will be at the heart of the festival’s diverse spectacle of excitement. Through showcases, exclusive live streaming, social media programs, innovative promotions, and media events, Gibson Guitar will give artists and consumers an insider’s view of one of the most popular music conferences and festivals in the world.
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March 4 2010, 1:32pm
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The Gibson Interview: Former Kiss Guitarist Bruce Kulick
“The soul of a human being and the hands of a legend” is how producer Jeremy Rubolino describes guitarist Bruce Kulick, with whom he worked on Kulick’s third and most recent solo album, BK3. The disc is receiving outstanding reviews worldwide and entered Billboard’s Heatseekers chart at No. 12.
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March 3 2010, 3:53pm
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5 Ways to Destroy a Guitar: Hendrix, Townshend, Cobain, Blackmore & SRV Show You How
Punk and hard rock guitarists of the ‘60s and ’70ssometimes expressed their fury and passion by annihilating instruments on-stage. The cover of The Clash’s 1979 album London Calling depictsthe phenomenon perfectly. Paul Simonon is captured mid-swing as he is about to pummel the stage with his bass. “The show had gone quite well,” Simonon said of the moment, “but for me inside, it just wasn’t working well, so I suppose I took it out on the bass.”
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March 3 2010, 1:26pm
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Songs from the Road Celebrates Les Paul Gold Top Bluesman Luther Allison
They called bluesman Luther Allison “the soul fixin’ man,” and his choice of metaphysical surgical instrument was usually a Gibson.
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March 3 2010, 9:55am
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The Gibson Guitar App Has Arrived
Gibson Guitar, the world’s premiere musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, is proud to announce the highly anticipated launch of the Gibson Guitar App. This free to download App will be available exclusively for all Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users directly from the Apple App Store 25th February 2010. This is one App every guitarist and fan of Gibson Guitar must own. Over the past two years over 3 Billion Apps have been downloaded around the world, the Gibson Guitar App cements Gibson’s reputation as the industry’s leader in innovation and music technology.
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March 2 2010, 1:36pm
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The Who’s Who’s Next: Gibson’s Classic Album of the Month
It’s hardly surprising that the Who’s halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl was highlighted by rousing renditions of the “Baba O’ Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” two tracks from the band’s classic 1971 album, Who’s Next. Even after 40 years, the disc’s rich textures, exquisite songwriting, and sonic bluster still pack a wallop.
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March 1 2010, 10:56am
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5 Guitars & 5 Happenings: 10 Things We’re Excited About This Year
We are amped with anticipation for all things musical this year. Not only is Gibson proud to be announcing five incredible new guitars (that we can tell you about!), but we also have new album releases, summer festivals and band reunions to look forward to. Review our list and then leave us a comment (at the bottom of this article) about what you’re excited about in 2010.
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February 26 2010, 4:42pm
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The Who’s Who’s Next: Gibson’s Classic Album of the Month
It’s hardly surprising that the Who’s halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl was highlighted by rousing renditions of the “Baba O’ Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” two tracks from the band’s classic 1971 album, Who’s Next. Even after 40 years, the disc’s rich textures, exquisite songwriting, and sonic bluster still pack a wallop.
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February 26 2010, 4:13pm
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Aerosmith Reunite, Announce Tour
On Thursday, Aerosmith released an online video, in which its members announce a summer tour of Europe that they’re calling the “2010 Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock Tour.” So what of all the months of animosity between frontman Steven Tyler and the rest of the band, in particular guitarist Joe Perry? (Tyler quit the band several months ago to work on solo material, and then entered rehab; meanwhile Perry had already begun to audition new singers for Aerosmith.) Well, it turns out…
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February 26 2010, 2:43pm
