Random music news for Friday, December 6, 2024
A new very extinct species of big-headed humans has been discovered. Do what you will with that information. Same with music news for December 6, 2024. More music news? Go
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Metallica’s James Hetfield has a new coffee table book on his guitars. Here’s his unboxing video.
If you’re into guitars and associated gear, James Hetfield of Metallica has a new coffee table book on his collection. He uploaded an unboxing video to the band’s YouTube channel.
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Attention studios of the JFK assassination: This piece of news is the biggest thing we’ve heard since…the Zapruder film? This raises a lot of new questions. Meanwhile, let’s get some
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, August 2, 2023
A new study suggests that humans are getting uglier. Chew on that before hitting music news for August 2, 2023. More music news? Go here. BONUS: This.
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How many strings do you really need on a bass guitar?
How many strings does a bass have? Four is usually good enough, although you can get models with five and six strings, maybe a couple more. But what about a
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Ongoing History Daily: The grooving grey matter of guitarists
Scientists in Germany found something interesting. When guitarists get together in a groove, their brains sync up. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin measured brain
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Can you make a guitar from McDonald’s french fries?
Yes. Yes, you can. Why you’d go through all this trouble is another matter, however. (Via Sean)
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This guy is the fastest guitarist in the world
I was doing a little research for The Ongoing History of New Music when I ran across the story of Sergei Putyatov, a Russian guitarist who set a Guinness Book
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There’s been a survey of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. Thoughts?
A British company called Muse Group (it deals in music content and software) conducted a survey of 1500 people throughout the UK to determine the greatest guitar riff of all
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Alex Lifeson of Rush is going to auction off some of his iconic guitars
Alex Lifeson is doing some decluttering. With more guitars than he can ever play, he’s decided that those that don’t spark joy anymore would be better in the hands of
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, January 6, 2021
When is it time’s up on Christmas decorations? Just askin’. Moving to music news for January 6, 2021… In case you missed the news, the Grammy Awards have been postponed.
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