Sunday Music News You Can Use

Turns out to be not the flu but The Cold From Hell!

Monterey Jazz turns 55

http://www.examiner.com/article/monterey-jazz-festival-celebrates-55th-aniversary-at-segerstrom

A low-tech guitar

http://www.mercurynews.com/mike-cassidy/ci_22313552/cassidys-made-bay-area-hill-guitars-low-tech

Hamer Guitars shuts down production

http://www.examiner.com/article/hamer-guitars-cease-production-indefinately

Preserving the home and history of 'Fess

http://www.npr.org/2013/01/05/168638183/preserving-the-home-and-history-of-new-orleans-piano-professor

4 Strings, but no reason to Fret

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2013/01/04/four-strings-but-no-reason-to-fret/

A visit to Nashville's Gruhn Guitars

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/01/gruhn-guitars-nashvilles-guitar-nirvana/

Bay Area Metal band Forbidden decides to stop making records

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/forbidden_to_never_record_again.html

Deep Purple's classic "Live in Paris 1975" gets a remaster

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/online_downloads/deep_purple_live_in_paris_1975_audio_preview.html?no_takeover

Dave Mustaine gets an apology from Men's Wearhouse

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/mens_wearhouse_apologizes_to_dave_mustaine.html

And Mau'i gets ready for some LED

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2013/1/3/Hawaii_Maui_Kauai_slack_key_guitar