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Rock Hall will honor music innovator Les Paul

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:32:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In 1952, Gibson introduced the Les Paul model, which became the instrument of choice for musicians such as Duane Allman, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

"It's not just his innovation and his musical playing, but sort of the residual effects of that guitar," Stewart said. "It's become the beginning point for so many people in music, particularly rock music."

Paul still performs weekly at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City. He was inducted into the early influence category of the Rock Hall in 1988.

Paul is only the second living recipient of the annual American Music Masters award, which began in 1996 to pay tribute to artists who helped change American culture. Jerry Lee Lewis was the first living recipient in 2007. Past recipients include Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters and Sam Cooke.

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Rock Hall will honor music innovator Les Paul

CLEVELAND - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the "father of the electric guitar" this fall.

Les Paul will be honored at the annual American Music Masters series, a weeklong event that begins Nov. 10, Rock Hall officials said Tuesday. A tribute concert — artists will be named later — is scheduled Nov. 15 at Cleveland's State Theater.

Paul, 93, is hoping to attend, said Rock Hall President and CEO Terry Stewart.

Paul began playing guitar as a child and by 13 was performing semiprofessionally as a country-music guitarist. He later made his mark as a jazz-pop musician, recording hits like "How High the Moon" with his wife, singer Colleen Summers, better known as Mary Ford. They divorced in 1964.

He built a solid-body electric guitar in 1941 — an invention born from his frustration that audiences were unable to hear him play.

Tags: les paul, gibson, rock, guitar

Hendrix's burnt guitar at auction

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:20:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Who'd ever think a charred guitar would sell for so much?

Well, when it's Hendrix, anything's possible, and rightly so!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Hendrix's burnt guitar at auction

The first guitar burned on stage by Jimi Hendrix is to go on sale at an auction of rock memorabilia in London.

It is thought the instrument could sell for as much as £500,000.

It is the star item in the sale, which also includes such rarities as the Beatles' first contract, which was signed in 1962

The Fender Sratocaster guitar was played and burnt at a gig in Finsbury Park in London in March 1967. It was the first time he set alight a guitar.

The legendary guitarist and singer later became famous for this gimmick.

The guitar apparently ended up with a business associate, and was only recovered from a garage last year, still bearing the scorch marks of Hendrix's performance.

Also up for sale are what are claimed to be the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley, on a gun permit.

The items are being sold at The Fame Bureau's It's More Than Rock and Roll memorabilia auction.

Tags: hendrix, elvis, memorabilia, auction, beatles, guitar

Lost Hendrix Album Confirmed

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:29:50 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Huge news for any Hendrix fan!
Read the full article for more info!

Clip Source: www.gibson.com

Lost Hendrix Album Confirmed

A long lost album of tracks Stephen Stills recorded with Jimi Hendrix over 30 years ago has surfaced, and is being readied for release, according to a report from MusicRadar.com that cited confirmation of the recordings' existence and their imminent release from John McDermott, a long-time Hendrix historian and archivist.

"Stephen has been working with Experience Hendrix to compile an album's worth of sessions recorded with Jimi Hendrix during 1969 and 1970," McDermott told MusicRadar.com. According to the report, no official information on the recordings has been released yet, though McDermott did say he would be the collection's co-producer.

Stills apparently found the lost Hendrix recordings among a stack of old tapes he recorded in the 1970s, either by himself or with various other musicians.

Tags: jimi hendrix, classic rock, music

George Lucas vs. JJ Abrams

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:00:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: hehe! Now that's a good piece of Photoshop work!

Clip Source: www.slashfilm.com

George Lucas vs. JJ Abrams

You may have noticed that in the past we have posted a photo of George Lucas talking to JJ Abrams at a lunch taken by Joi Ito. This photoshopped version is just too good not to feature on LOL. But the question is did JJ shoot first?

On a side note: the original photographer is actually looking for the artist responsible. If you have any details, head on over to joi.ito.com.

Tags: star wars, george lucas, jj abrams, lightsaber

3,800 Piece LEGO Star Wars Death Star

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:39:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Theis includes 25 heroes, villains, droids & creatures, 6 of which are new and exclusive to this set (Luke Skywalker in Stormtrooper outfit, Han Solo in Stormtrooper outfit, Assassin Droid, Interrogation Droid, Death Star Droid and 2 Death Star Troopers). It also includes Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker in Jedi Knight garbs, Darth Vader, Grand Moff Tarkin, Emperor Palpatine, 2 Stormtroopers, 2 Emperor’s Royal Guards, R2-Q5, and a mouse droid!

It features Movie-authentic Death Star environments which includes the Superlaser control room and target monitor, Imperial conference chamber, TIE Advanced hangar bay with moving launch rack, Emperor’s throne room, droid maintenance room, detention block, trash compactor, and much more.

You can rescue Leia from the detention block cell, escape through a secret hatch to the trash compactor below or re-enact the final duel between Luke and Vader in the Emperor’s Throne Room.

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3,800 Piece LEGO Star Wars Death Star

The new LEGO Star Wars set is a 3,803 piece 16” tall and 16½” wide $399 replica of the Death Star. Scheduled to ship on September 16th 2008, The Battle inside the Death Star is amazingly detailed and features an “incredible array of minifigure-scale scenes, moving parts, characters and accessories from Episodes IV and VI on its multiple decks, including the Death Star control room, rotating turbolaser turrets, hangar bay with TIE Advanced starfighter, tractor beam controls, Emperor’s throne room, detention block, firing laser cannon, Imperial conference chamber, droid maintenance facility, and the powerful Death Star superlaser…plus much more! Swing across the chasm with Luke and Leia, face danger in the crushing trash compactor, and duel with Darth Vader for the fate of the galaxy!”

Tags: star wars, death star, lego

LEGO Imperial Base

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:32:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: What can I say... Drool?
So unfair.... So many things I want!

Clip Source: www.slashfilm.com

Cool Stuff: LEGO Imperial Base

And I thought LEGO’s new Star Wars Death Star set was insane… check out Tim Goddard’s custom created LEGO Imperial Base. The gigantic doors slide open in sunk groove track to reveal a bunch of AT-ATs. This set also includes a fully loaded TIE Fighter launch rack and a small external landing pad. A right hand gun turret can be turned to move TIE Fighters forward.

Check out more photos of Tim’s creation on Flickr.

Tags: star wars, lego, imperial

400GB optical disc invented by Pioneer

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:23:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Blu-ray comes in single layer (25GB) and dual-layer (50GB) flavors. Pioneer does say that because the lens specification for reading the discs is similar to Blu-ray, “it is possible to maintain compatibility” between its disc and Blu-ray discs. That’s not saying it will be compatible, but it would make sense since Pioneer is one of the original Blu-ray Disc Association members. However, plans for that archiving project will have to be put on pause if you want to use this technology. Pioneer is going to demonstrate it at an industry conference next week, but for now the disc is read-only. Eventually, they’ll add write capability as well.

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400GB optical disc invented by Pioneer

Got a big archiving project you’ve been itching to do? Pioneer’s latest development could help you keep all your data in one nice, little circular package. The Japanese electronics maker has been working on an optical disc, which, like Blu-ray, can store 25GB of data in a single layer. But Pioneer says it’s one-upped the high-definition format to the sixteenth degree. The company announced today that it has a single disc that contains 16 layers of storage, at 25GB each. That adds up to 400GB of data capable of being stored on a single disc.

Tags: storage, optical disc, cd, dvd, blu-ray

LEGO Darth Vader

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:36:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Perfect! Now if only I could get my hands on all the pieces needed to make this bad boy!

Clip Source: www.slashfilm.com

LEGO Darth Vader

Brickshelf user Edul Young built this Darth Vader using Technic, Bionicle, and System parts.

Tags: star wars, lego, darth vader

Cool Stuff: Star Wars USB Hubs

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:53:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Kickass!

Star Wars USB Hubs! I definitely want one of these!

Clip Source: www.slashfilm.com

Cool Stuff: Star Wars USB Hubs

Right now if I need to print something out or scan a document I need to switch the usb cords currently connected to my computer. Truth is, I need a USB hub. But why get any old boring USB hub when you can buy one that is in the form of R2D2 or Darth Vader? The good news is that George Lucas is releasing Darth Vader and R2D2 shaped USB hubs later this month for $66. The bad news is you’ll have to import them. Click the photo above to enlarge. You can also watch the video below of the R2D2 USB hub in action.

Tags: star wars, usb hub

Fancy USB Flash Drives

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:33:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Buffalo Bandai Ultra Man and Rei Ayanami character 2GB USB flash drives limited to only 3000 pieces will be available in Japan by late June. As Ultra Man and Rei Ayanami character have such a fan following in Japan, this set is sure to become a collector’s item.

Clip Source: www.fareastgizmos.com

Buffalo announces Ultra Man and Rei Ayanami USB flash drives

Buffalo and Bandai has launched a special set of USB flash drives for all the Ultra Man and Rei Ayanami fans in Japan. The 2GB flash drives with movable legs make a perfect companion for your notebooks. Ultra Man is a very popular super hero in Japanese fiction. This fictional superhero features in many tokusatsu (special effects) television programs. The Ultra Man show, produced by Tsuburaya Productions, was broadcasted on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967. Rei Ayanami is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangel ion franchise. She is the First Child (First Children in the Japanese version) and pilot of the Evangel ion Unit 00.

Tags: usb, bandai, ultra man

Nokia in full buy-out of Symbian

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:19:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Competition for Google's Android OS.
Nobody mentions competition for Windows Mobile though!

Wonder how it'll be affected...

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Nokia in full buy-out of Symbian

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia is paying 264m euros ($410m; £209m) to buy out the other shareholders in handset software firm Symbian.

Nokia, which already owns 48% of the UK-based firm, intends to develop its software to compete with Google's planned Android operating system.

Nokia said Sony Ericsson, Ericsson, Panasonic and Siemens had agreed to sell their stakes in Symbian.

It added that Samsung was also expected to accept the offer.

For its part, Symbian said the takeover was "a fundamental step" in the establishment of the Symbian Foundation, which is expected to start operating in the first half of 2009.

The foundation will bring together Nokia, AT&T, LG, Motorola, NTT Docomo, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone in collaboration on a new, royalty-free open software platform for mobile phones.

The news comes one day after reports that Google's Android platform for mobile phones had suffered delays.

Tags: mobile phone, handset, operating system, nokia, google

Dion sang 'worst ever cover song'

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:36:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Will Young was fourth with his cover of The Doors' Light My Fire, which reached number one in the UK top 40 charts in 2002, and The Mike Flowers Pops rounded off the top five with their cover of Oasis' Wonderwall.

In the list of best covers, The Beatles' rendition of Twist and Shout, first recorded by the Top Notes, was in second place, followed by the Guns N' Roses version of the Wings' song Live and Let Die.

Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie, and Muse's Feeling Good, made famous by Nina Simone, also appeared in the top five.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Dion sang 'worst ever cover song'

Celine Dion is responsible for the world's worst cover version, a poll of music experts has decided.

The Canadian star's rendition of the AC/DC track You Shook Me All Night Long was given the dubious honour in the Total Guitar magazine survey.

Editor Stephen Lawson said Dion's cover was "sacrilege".

The experts also judged the best cover versions, with Jimi Hendrix's performance of the Bob Dylan song All Along the Watchtower top of the list.

"Cover versions have never been bigger," said Mr Lawson.

Dion, 40, who performed You Shook Me All Night Long at a Las Vegas concert six years ago, never released the track as a single.

A Sugababes and Girls Aloud version of Walk This Way, a huge hit for Aerosmith and Run DMC, came second in the list of worst covers.

Westlife's 1999 version of the ballad More Than Words by rock band Extreme was third in the list.

Tags: celine, dion, cover, ac/dc, music, rock

'Shake up' for internet proposed

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:39:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Very interesting article dealing with URLs. A good read for someone working in the webspace!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'Shake up' for internet proposed

The net could see its biggest transformation in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed.

The net's regulators will vote on Thursday to decide if the strict rules on so-called top level domain names, such as .com or .uk, can be relaxed.

If approved, it could allow companies to turn their brands into domain names while individuals could also carve out their own corner of the net.

The move could also see the launch of .xxx, after years of wrangling.

Top level domains are currently limited to individual countries, such as .uk (UK) or .it (Italy), as well as to commerce, .com, and to institutional organisations, such as .net, or .org.

Arbitration process

Hundreds of new domain names could be created by the end of the year, rising to thousands in the future.

'Cost recovery'

"We are doing this on a cost recovery basis. We've already spent $10m on this," he said.

Tags: url, internet, icann

7 Magnificent Rock Outlaws

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:14:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Interesting list of Music's Madmen, who could never stay out of trouble with the Law.

Clip Source: www.gibson.com

7 Magnificent Rock Outlaws

Ozzy Osbourne

James Brown

Paul McCartney

Axl Rose

Scott Weiland

Johnny Cash

David Crosby

Tags: music, outlaw, rock

’Do It To It: A Field Guide To Rock and Roll Hair Styles

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:08:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A fun look at hairdo's from Rock 'N' Roll!

Check out the site for more on each hairstyle.

Clip Source: www.gibson.com

’Do It To It: A Field Guide To Rock and Roll Hair Styles

Yeah, sure, you should learn to play and all. That’s kind of important. But chops without locks will only get you so far. Here’s a field guide to music’s most well-recognized and oft-copied haircuts—'cause sometimes looking the part is almost as important as sounding the part.

The King, Version 1 and 2

The Electric Mud

The Rooster ’Do

The Classic Hesher

The Lemmy

The Sid

The Hendrix

The Slash

The Emo-ver

Tags: hair, rock n roll, fashion