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Some of the most legendary guitarists in music history have elicited unforgettable sounds from the Fender Stratocaster, the distinctive double-cutaway guitar born in a small Fullerton, Calif., workshop 60 years ago this month.

Ray Price's final recorded testament finds him justifiably reflective within lush orchestrations of the countrypolitan sound he helped pioneer in the Sixties and Seventies.

Following up 2009 debut Outlaw in My Mind , Jeff Whitehead's sophomore LP demonstrates a good sense for melody, but still a great deal of development needed as a country-loving songwriter.

A comedic intro explains the intended effect of Kevin Fowler's seventh studio album: "It's country that's rockin', the kind of music that makes you want to crack a cold one and put a good dip in!" From the title track, delineating his romantic dealbreakers and forcing the word "yep!" 16 times to the similarly catchy "Guitars and Guns," "If I Could ... (more)

"It was the hippie Shangri-La, it truly was. I lived on Enfield Road, but there was Lake Travis and Barton Springs and there was sunshine.

Men director Bryan Singer has been accused of drugging and raping a teenage boy in the late 1990s, according to a lawsuit filed in a US court.

Scarth Locke is an Oakland singer/songwriter with a knack for creating compelling pop recordings as well as experimenting with various percussion elements and delving into electro and soul music.

If you made it to Austin-based no-fi folk act Shakey Graves ' last Eugene show, congratulations - the line stretched around the block, and Sam Bond's quickly reached capacity.

If Rob Zombie happens to remake The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he could do worse than to hire Circle Takes the Square to provide the soundtrack.

AC/DC has been one of the hardest-rocking -- and longest-lasting -- bands on the scene.

Jay Z's Budweiser "Made in America" festival will occur simultaneously in both Los Angeles and Philadelphia over the Labor Day weekend, it was announced on Wednesday.

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Teen singer-songwriter Birdy talks about her success on Big Morning Buzz Live , a rapper is involved in a disturbing incident, and we find out who takes the crown as the richest person in hip-hop.

The video for hardcore howlers Converge's "All We Love We Leave Behind" the title track to their 2013 album tells the sentimental tale of one man's love for a dog and how that leads him to getting strangled and having maggots placed on his face.

The Greek goddess Circe has been reincarnated as a local singer-songwriter, but she doesn't need magic potions to lure unwary travelers.

Neil Young has raised more than $6 million through a Kickstarter campaign to fund the singer-songwriter's digital music project PonoMusic.

The rumor mill is off the charts today, with a report claiming Jay Z and Beyonce are planning an epic summer tour.

There is no sign or marker for the Farm. Like the music it gave birth to, the Farm's past exists largely in oral history bordering on legend and mythos.

It has been rough and rocky traveling for cannabis cowboys for most of the 40 years since " Me and Paul ," the hounded-by-the-Man classic in which Willie Nelson tipped off like-minded longhairs to the presence of narcs in Laredo.

The Revivalists will play shows at StageOne at the Fairfield Theatre Company Wednesday, April 23, and Thursday, April 24. Photo: Contributed Photo, Contributed Photo The Revivalists will play shows at StageOne at the Fairfield Theatre Company Wednesday, April 23, and Thursday, April 24. Photo: Contributed Photo, Contributed Photo The Revivalists ... (more)