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NEWS: PLAY CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL CONTEST

Ernie Ball is proud to announce the 2013 Play Crossroads contest, where the legendary string company will be partnering up with Guitar Center, Guitar World, UltimateGuitar.com and ReverbNation.com in a global search to give the next best undiscovered guitarist a chance to perform live on stage at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 at Madison Square Garden on April 12th-13th. Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013, presented by Chase, draws thousands of fans from around the world to witness live performances from legendary guitar players. Past festivals have included memorable sets by Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood, Vince Gill, ZZ Top and many more.

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NEWS: New T & N video for “SLAVE TO THE EMPIRE”

To piggy-back off our journalist, Johnny Price’s review of the latest and greatest offering from T&N stated, “You might say that T & N is the closest thing to a full blown Dokken reunion that the fans are going to get.” T & N has released their latest and official video of “Slave to the Empire” featuring George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, and Brian Tichy. It was produced by Jeff Pilson and Mark McLaughlin, and directed by George Lynch and Mark McLaughlin. So, you KNOW you are in for a treat!

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MUSIC NEWS: Celldweller Releases FREE “Gift For You” ‘Moombahstep’ Remix by KJ Sawka

Who is Celldweller? Klayton is Celldweller. Personifying the sound of the iPod generation, he creates a hybrid fusion of digital and organic elements: intricately designed soundscapes constructed from Dubstep, Drum & Bass and Electro, woven together with aggressive Rock/Metal and Orchestral elements. Celldweller ignores genre boundaries and creates a pioneering vision of the future of electronic music.

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NEWS: ANTHRAX RECEIVES GRAMMY NOMINATION

The surprise isn't that Anthrax's "I'm Alive" received a Grammy nomination last night for Best Rock/Metal Performance; the surprise is that it comes more than a year after the track's September 13, 2011 release on the band's critical smash, Worship Music, which was named was of the best metal albums of 2011 by numerous media outlets, and provided the band with the rock'n'roll comeback story of the year. This is the fourth Grammy nomination for Anthrax - Charlie Benante/drums, Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano/guitars, Frank Bello/bass, Joey Belladonna/vocals.

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NEWS: JOLLY - Hurricane Sandy Completely Destroyed Band Equipment: Band Kicks Off Indiegogo Help Fund Campaign

American rock act JOLLY suffered severely from hurricane Sandy in New York. JOLLY has been working on recording their second studio album Audio Guide To Happiness, Part II, but hurricane Sandy completely destroyed the band's rehearsal room and drummer Louis Abramson's studio. All of the band's equipment was ruined by the massive flooding of the enormous storm. In March 2013, JOLLY is planning to go on tour with label-mates RIVERSIDE. They are currently asking for help from their friends and fans and have set up a rescue fund to finance the new band equipment and the reconstruction of the studio, so the European tour can take place next year and they can finish the recording of their album. Depending on the donated sum, the band is offering different thank-you gifts to the donors.

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