Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tuesday Music News You Can Use

Remembering George Harrison on what would have been his 70th Birthday

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/2013/02/25/vigil-held-in-liverpool-for-beatles-legend-george-harrison-s-70th-birthday-100252-32873499/

2 bands kick off a Twitter War

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/travis_barker_and_blink_182_promoter_in_twitter_war.html

The Red Hot Chili Peppers get ready to auction a guitar

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-hall-of-fame-guitar-up-for-auction_3522816

Meet the Gees Bend Jazz Symphony

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2013/02/a-river-bend-community-set-to-music-gees-bend-jazz-symphony/

A preview of this weekend's Great Waikoloa Ookelele Fest

http://www.hawaii247.com/2013/02/25/13th-annual-great-waikoloa-ukulele-festival-march-2/

"Food is the new Rock"

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130225/midtown/food-is-new-rock-brings-together-guitar-gods-kitchen-stars

A studio update from Megadeath

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

The lineup for this year's Orion Music + More Festival

http://www.guitarworld.com/metallica-announce-lineup-2013-orion-music-more-festival

Meet Fiji's Electric Guitar Man

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=226307

And an award-winning poet goes guitar

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-25/princeton-poet-paul-muldoon-grabs-guitar-for-joe-s-pub.html