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 Top 10 Stories of the Week in Music News
It's been another weird, wild week in the world of rock and roll. Van Halen announced new tour dates, Staind's Aaron Lewis continued to go country and we heard tell of a new Black Sabbath compilation. Joey Ramone will have a posthumous album released, Joe Perry said Aerosmith were really close to finishing their next opus and Zakk Wylde talked excitedly about working with Ozzy again this year. Bass player Donald "Duck" Dunn sadly passed away and he'll be sorely missed by rock and roll. Finally, we heard how Sir Paul McCartney saved Mark Ronson from drowning. Now that's rock and roll!
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10 Great Players Who Chose J-200s
Acoustic guitar models rarely attain iconic status, but in the case of the Gibson J-200, that designation is well-deserved. Introduced in 1937, the 'King of the Flat-Tops' boasts a lineage of players unrivalled by any other acoustic six-string. Distinguished cosmetically, by its Moustache® bridge, tortoise pickguard and unique shape, the J-200 also projects a beautiful tone that's made it a favorite for both studio work and live performance. Here are 10 noteworthy artists who've embraced the J-200 as their go-to guitar. READ MORE...
 Halestorm's Lzzy Hale Receives Gibson Signature Explorer, Talks Guitars
It's been a great week for Halestorm and the band's lead singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale. Their single "Love Bites (So Do I)" reached #1 on the Active Rock radio chart, marking the first ever female-fronted group to top the format's airplay ranking. Plus, when Halestorm stopped in Nashville, Tennessee, while on the road with Godsmack and Staind, the band made a special trip to the Gibson USA factory for Lzzy to receive her very own Gibson Lzzy Hale Signature Explorer.
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 10 Songs That Prove Disco Didn't Suck
No genre in the history of contemporary music has been more thoroughly maligned than disco has. Mirror balls, polyester bell-bottoms and the Village People spring to mind at the mention of the word, but the music — and its impact — shouldn't be dismissed in one fell swoop. Many terrific artists — including some great guitarists — dabbled in or even embraced the genre, and emerged with their musical integrity intact.
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 Sixx: A.M. and Guns N' Roses' DJ Ashba Talks Les Pauls, Tone and More
DJ Ashba is brimming with creativity. Not only does he play lead guitar with Axl Rose in Guns N' Roses and Nikki Sixx in Sixx: A.M., but Ashba also runs Ashba Media, Inc., a graphic design and marketing agency, and Ashbaland Studios, where Ashba writes, composes and produces various musical projects. READ MORE...
 Singles Bar: 1-Pickup Gibson Les Pauls
Say "Gibson Les Paul" to most guitarists, and they'll immediately think of two (or even three) pickups — whether they are retro P-90s or roaring humbuckers. But, to some, a single pickup Gibson is the ultimate rockin' machine. READ MORE...
 Sound Like Cream's Jack Bruce, One of Rock's Greatest Bass Players
Jack Bruce is the King of Thump. When he arrived on the London music scene in 1962 as a member of Alexis Corner’s pioneering Blues Incorporated, he was playing upright bass and mixing the tang of jazz into his driving lines. A year later, Bruce was in a new, higher profile group, the Graham Bond Quartet, which featured guitarist John McLaughlin and drummer Ginger Baker. READ MORE...
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