Rock music was hardly a priority for the British Broadcasting Corporation back in the early ’70s. However, the BBC’s remit to “educate, inform and entertain” rather than lust after ratings allowed for minority and experimental programming to develop and cultivate an audience.
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July 5 2010, 5:00am
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Live Wire: Music on Television July 5-11
Just because MTV doesn’t play music anymore doesn’t mean there’s not tons of live music on television these days. Consider our weekly feature “Live Wire,” your guide to performances, concerts and rock star appearances on the tube. All times are ET.
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July 4 2010, 5:00am
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The Daily Throwdown: Jimi Hendrix vs. The Sex Pistols (July 4th Edition!)
Welcome back to our regular feature on Gibson.com, “The Daily Throwdown,” where we give you two videos and you battle it out in the comments section to determine the winner.
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July 3 2010, 5:00am
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In celebration of the July 4th holiday, Gibson.com is taking a moment to appreciate 10 of America’s greatest bands. America is the birthplace of rock and roll and even though the English, Irish, Swedes, Aussies and others have taken the genre and run with it, America certainly has held its own in the rock and roll arms race. Here are 10 of our finest (with two recommended tracks for your holiday weekend iPod shuffle!).
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July 2 2010, 5:10am
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Famous Last Words of 10 Musical Greats
When someone you love dies, the tiniest details became terribly important. You want to know which shirt he was wearing and was it tucked in, what meal he last ate and what cup he last drank from, whom he last talked to and what specifically was said before he took that dying breath. It’s comforting to arrange the particulars in your mind, to try to make sense of what doesn’t make sense at all.
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July 2 2010, 5:00am
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Celebrating Atom Heart Mother: Pink Floyd and David Gilmour’s ‘Lost’ Psychedelic Era Gem
Pink Floyd have a handful of under-appreciated psychedelic-era diamonds in their catalog, including Soundtrack From the Film More, an acoustic-rooted 1969 disc that was the band’s first recording without original frontman Syd Barrett, and the rambling, ambitious Atom Heart Mother, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
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July 1 2010, 5:00am
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5 Slow and Brutal Doom Metal Songs
Is summer already making you overly cheerful? Though Doom remains largely off the radar of the masses, it consistently produces some of the most influential and revered bursts of creativity in the metal genre. Below you’ll find 5 powerful tracks for your moon-howling proclivities.
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June 30 2010, 3:45pm
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The Gibson Interview – Phil Collen of Def Leppard
Over the past year, Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen has been spotted regularly around Gibson’s hometown, Nashville, TN, and he’s been doing more than eating fried chicken and collard greens.
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June 30 2010, 5:10am
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The Daily Throwdown: Eddie Vedder as Jim Morrison vs. Eddie Vedder as Roger Daltrey
Welcome back to our regular feature on Gibson.com, “The Daily Throwdown,” where we give you two videos and you battle it out in the comments section to determine the winner.
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June 30 2010, 5:05am
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The Gibson Interview – M. Ward
He’s the “Him” in She & Him. He’s a Monster of Folk. He’s an acclaimed solo artist and he’s one of the best guitarists in indie rock. He’s M. Ward – the guy who makes new music sound like it’s from a 1940s radio show and who makes old songs feel like they could have been written yesterday.
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June 30 2010, 4:59am
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The Gibson.com news desk is always buzzing with breaking stories from the world of music — and this week has been especially eventful, with the passing of two rock legends, Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival, a few surprise appearances at Glastonbury and a host of new albums announced by Slash, Megadeth, Santana and others. Here are some of the week’s top stories.
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June 29 2010, 11:50am
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The Daily Throwdown – The Edge vs. Jimmy Page
Welcome back to our regular feature on Gibson.com, “The Daily Throwdown,” where we give you two videos and you battle it out in the comments section to determine the winner.
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June 29 2010, 5:00am
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Vince Neil Talks Guitars, Tattoos & Tequila on Gibson.com
Vince Neil recently sat down in the Gibson showroom in Toronto while on tour in support of his just-released solo album, Tattoos & Tequila. The Mötley Crüe frontman talked about which guitars were used on the new album and discussed Crüe’s upcoming appearances on this summer’s Ozzfest. He also made an appeal for the return of a guitar that was stolen from him – a Corvette Les Paul that also happens to be his favorite guitar of all time.
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June 28 2010, 4:49pm
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Vote for the Greatest Guitar Album of All Time
Hot on the heels of the monumental Top 50 Guitarists and Top 50 Beatles Songs polls, Gibson.com is once again asking you, the readers, to join our crack staff and an all-star roster of artists in answering musicdom’s toughest questions. This time, we’re going to determine The Top 50 Guitar Albums of All Time.
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June 28 2010, 1:47pm
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Gibson's Classic Album of the Month: Black Sabbath's Paranoid
The novelist William Burroughs may have coined the phrase “heavy metal,” but it was Black Sabbath, with their 1970 Paranoid album, who gave that term its signature sound. Rife with thunderous bass lines, sledgehammer percussion, and, most importantly, some of the most menacing guitar riffs ever committed to tape, the album remains a primary template for every band intent on exploring the darker side of riff-driven hard rock.
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June 28 2010, 5:03am
