Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Tuesday Music News You Can Use

R.I.P. to pioneering rock critic Paul Williams, the founder of "Crawdaddy" magazine

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/03/30/175775627/remembering-paul-williams-founder-of-rock-magazine-crawdaddy

The Oklahoma Historical Society gets ready to honor Bob Wills

http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409990/-1/sports

The Lowell Folk Festival gets ready for Year #27

http://www.lowell.com/lowell-folk-festival-celebrates-its-27th-year-july-26-28-2013/

How the Merrie Monarch Fest means Big Bucks to local businesses on the Big Isle

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21839938/merrie-monarch-major-economic-impact-for-local-businesses

A Blues Camp for Kids

http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/music/mix-position-blog/dp-blues-camp-comes-to-hampton-roads-20130401,0,6153702.story

Guitar-playing for the smartphone age

http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/31/company-to-release-guitar-playing-product-jamstik/

The best guitar solos from this year's SXSW

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2013/Apr/The_Abbreviated_Best_Guitar_Performances_of_SXSW_2013.aspx

New Orleans musicians start young and learn fast

http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/April-2013/New-Orleans-Musicians-Start-Young-and-Learn-Fast/

Codebreakers

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2013/04/codebreakers_how_a_group_of_fa.html

And The Beatles' first album turns 50

http://www.newstimes.com/news/slideshow/The-Beatles-first-album-turns-50-58467.php