Ritchie Blackmore

As the early days of 2012 rolled on by, Tony Reed, guitarist for both the heavy hitting, stoner-fied trio, Mos Generator, and the classic rock preservationists, Stone Axe, signed an endorsement deal with Lace Music Products. Read More

(Gibson) On this day 1967, Producer Joe Meek shot his landlady Violet Shenton and then shot himself at his flat in London. Read More

Marshall Blonstein, president of Audio Fidelity, has set January 31st as the release date for the audiophile label's Gold CD reissues of Dio's HOLY DIVER and Bryan Adams' CUTS LIKE A KNIFE. Read More

Made In Japan was the live album that almost wasn't. Read More

The Biggest Gig of the Year. The event, sponsored by Brown-Forman, will feature live music from Rick Derringer, Scott Carney, Soul Incorporated and The Louisville Crashers; a preview of the exhibit; and screenings of an IMAX concert film called All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Read More

SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the annals of rock history, Tommy Bolin occupied a brief, but shining stint as a brilliant guitarist who wowed those in the know with his mastery of many genres—rock, fusion, funk, reggae and heavy metal among others.  Along with a much lauded solo career that, pushed the boundaries of rock/jazz fusion, Bolin played with The James Gang and Deep Purple which set him up for major solo guitar stardom which was cut short by his untimely death in 1976.  Not to be overlooked, there's been much written about the guitar wunderkind and now a top notch roster of players have signed on to pay tribute to Bolin on GREAT GYPSY SOUL.  Produced by Greg Hampton and Warren Haynes , it's a remarkable project that brings together major players who actually perform alongside Tommy Bolin 's playing and vocals from the recording outtakes to his solo debut album "Teaser."Read More

We now think of Black Sabbath as the godfathers of heavy metal, and rightly so. Read More

Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen -- from the November 2003 issue of Guitar World . Read More