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Tammy Wynette’s ‘Stand By Your Man’ Turns 52

Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man. Tammy Wynette ‘Stand By Your Man’ took 15 minutes at Epic Studios to record today in 1968. It was the most successful record of Wynette’s career and is one of the most covered songs in the history of country music….

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Indie Spotlight – All The Time Everywhere’s ‘Partition’ Pushes Boundaries

Reminiscent of the bands coming out of the Southern Ontario hotbed of many punk and hardcore bands in the ‘90s that spawned Alexis on Fire, ATTE’s release ‘Partition’ pushes the boundaries with a not-so-aggressive side of that musical spectrum. Composer Aaron Lavigueur crafted the catchiest of songs with resolute soul, with socially charged lyrics that…

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Music Trivia – Stevie Ray Vaughan Killed in Helicopter Crash

On this day in 1990, a helicopter hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog, killing Stevie Ray Vaughan and three members of Eric Clapton’s entourage. Vaughan had performed at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, Wisconsin with Robert Cray & His Memphis Horns, and Eric Clapton. A member of Clapton’s crew informed Vaughan…

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RIP Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stone Mag ‘Jimi Hendrix Greatest Guitarist in Rock History’

When I die, just keep playing the records. Jimi Hendrix On August 26, 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine named Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist in Rock history. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Ry Cooder also made the top 10 list. Hendrix was one of the most innovative electric guitars players of our day. He brought…

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Influences Behind the Music – Kevin Estrella, Pyramids on Mars: Ravenstar’s Witching Hour 02-20-2016 Hour One

Kevin is the guitarist and composer of the instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars.  Hard rock, industrial, and metal infused with lead guitar melodies inspired by violin melodies of Baroque classical composers Bach & Vivaldi. Kevin has always had a passion for and has spent over twenty years researching to understand why they are here….

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Quote Trivia – The Beatles, Gene Simmons

Today in 1965, two female Beatles fans hired a helicopter to fly over the house and jumped from the helicopter into the swimming pool. The Beatles’ were resting after taking LSD the day before with The Byrds and Peter Fonda. This third rest day was halfway through a five-day break in their 1965 tour of…

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Neck Illusions: Double Helix Alien DNA concept by Kevin Estrella of Pyramids on Mars

“The idea for the Double Helix Alien DNA design came to me in a dream. My dream custom guitar is being handed to me by these Greys (Extraterrestrials). The design on the neck captured my attention. But how could such an elaborate design be put on the neck of a guitar? Three days after the…

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Patsy Cline Records ‘Crazy’

August 21, 1961, Patsy Cline recorded ‘Crazy’ in the makeshift Nashville studio of Nashville music producer Owen Bradley and his brother, Harold. Still on crutches after going through a car windshield in a head-on collision two months earlier, Cline recorded the classic Willie Nelson song ‘Crazy’. She had difficulty reaching the high notes of the…

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Quote Trivia – Happy Birthday to Icon Robert Plant

You can’t give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside – so be it. But at least you know you’ve tried. Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it. Robert Plant Birthday call-out to Robert Plant, celebrating his 72nd…

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Influences Behind the Music – Kevin Estrella, Pyramids on Mars on Dark Shadows Radio

Lost in Space 04 Kevin Estrella -Pyramids on Mar Kevin is the guitarist and composer of the instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars.  Hard rock, industrial, and metal infused with lead guitar melodies inspired by violin melodies of Baroque classical composers Bach & Vivaldi. Kevin has always had a passion for and has spent over…

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