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London: The first guitar that Sir Paul McCartney held and played is expected to fetch more than 100,000 pounds when it is auctioned at Abbey Road Studios in London on 28 July. Sir Paul learned his first chords on the Rex acoustic instrument, which was owned by his best friend, Ian James. The instrument is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the former Beatle which says, The above guitar is the first I ever held. James, also 64, is selling it to help fund his retirement, reports the Sun.
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Hyde Park Calling: The weekend in pictures
One very (very) hot weekend in early July saw classic British rock names The Who and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters rub shoulders with the best of the British guitar rock scene for Hyde Park Calling - and Sound Generator was there to catch all the action.
On Saturday, over 30,000 joined in the fun to see main stage slots from Texas and Starsailor, as well as an appearance by guitar hero Robert Cray, before night time operatics from Roger Waters and his quadraphonic 'Dark Side of The Moon' sound system.
Not to be outdone, The Who performed a rock n' roll tour-de-force of their legendary hits the following night, leading on from show-stopping slots from Razorlight and Primal Scream.
Take a tour through classic rock's biggest weekend in the UK, with hundreds of great pictures from all corners of Hyde Park, July 1-2.
Bay Chamber Concerts Summer Music Festival Update, Events July 19 ...
ROCKPORT (July 10): Summer is turning up the heat, and so is Bay Chamber Concerts. The Vermeer Quartet performs two nights of music with Andrew Wolf Award Winner Max Levinson on July 12 and 13. Also featured on the bill on July 12 is Bay Chamber Concerts Artistic Director Thomas Wolf in his one appearance of the summer. This summer, concerts are held every Wednesday night at the Strand Theatre in Rockland and Thursday nights at the historic Rockport Opera House. Twenty-Two Strings
Year after year, Bay Chamber Concerts receives requests for concerts featuring the guitar. The spring featured the all-woman guitar concert "La Guitara" on stage at the Strand Theatre, resulting in a sold out performance. This summer offers the classical guitar of David Leisner, who has made a career out of finding and performing unusual guitar chamber music.
calendarlive.com: Muse
On its three previous releases, this English rock outfit seemed like a casserole stuffed with the leftover vocal stylings of Radiohead and the thundering drums and shredding guitar of Tool. An interesting mix of flavors, but the notes felt so familiar that the result was ultimately unsatisfying.
The trio has apparently let new sounds simmer after a yearlong hiatus, and while "Black Holes and Revelations" (in stores Tuesday) is yet another sonic melange, its elements are fresher. The album opens with tickles of synth, and the first four tracks carry a decidedly more poppy, electronic feel. The first single, "Supermassive Black Hole," is a jaw-dropping departure, boasting a baffling, Justin Timberlake-like falsetto, a bizarrely danceable beat and infectious, cheeky riffs.
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Rebecca Hoggan
But my real goal is to find time to get a haircut! Rebecca Hoggan, 30, has been playing lead guitar and singing for Hit & Run Bluegrass quintet since 2002. A graduate of St. Catherine's School, Hoggan attended the University of Michigan and Berklee College of Music before heading out to Boulder, Co., where she now resides, to try her hand at making a living off her music. So far, so good. Hit & Run has racked up impressive accolades at high-profile festivals like the Telluride and Rockygrass Bluegrass Festivals, and Hoggan herself has earned critical acclaim for her flat-picking skills and vocal chops. .
Discs ; IN STORES TOMORROW
Yorke's first solo album proves he's the brains, but not the brawn, behind Radiohead. Currently on a revitalizing world tour, Radiohead is reminding fans that rock 'n' roll lives with new, guitar-heavy material. At the same time, Yorke's "The Eraser" is an anti-rock album. It's high-art electronica pop, yet, unlike Radiohead's "Kid A" and "Amnesiac," there are enough hooks to keep even casual fans interested. Over a sonic palette of mostly blips and beeps, Yorke's unmistakable voice and poetic lyrics supply the diversity. Made up of laptop loops and synths, the political diatribe "Harrowdown Hill" and the love-gone-wrong title track exemplify Yorke's rare ability to craft pop without guitar, bass or drums. Download: "The Eraser." - JED GOTTLIEB ** Every cloud has a . . . SOUL ASYLUM "The Silver Lining" (Legacy) Grade: B- The boys in Soul Asylum began their careers as nasty little Minneapolis alt-rockers palling around with peers the Replacements and Husker Du.
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