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One Year Later - Demi's Recovery
Us Weekly

One Year Later - Demi's Recovery

Demi Lovato is a warrior.

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August 5, 2019
Secret Wedding & A Baby For Rihanna!
National Enquirer

Secret Wedding & A Baby For Rihanna!

She’s dying for a family with billionaire beau

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July 1, 2019
Dolly's Paralyzed!
Globe

Dolly's Paralyzed!

Nerve disorder is freezing left side of songbird’s face -doctor

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July 22, 2019
Kelly & Reba's: Unbreakable Bond
OK!

Kelly & Reba's: Unbreakable Bond

Ok! Shares the secret to Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire’s special friendship.

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July 8, 2019
Tom Petty Family Breakdown!
Globe

Tom Petty Family Breakdown!

Widow & kids in ugly court fight over control of $100M legacy

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June 10, 2019
126 Minutes With …Ani Difranco
New York magazine

126 Minutes With …Ani Difranco

The musician pays a visit to New York, and the ’90s.

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May 13-26, 2019
How Did Megan Thee Stallion Become The Hottest Rapper Out Of Houston?
New York magazine

How Did Megan Thee Stallion Become The Hottest Rapper Out Of Houston?

How did Megan Thee Stallion become the hottest rapper out of Houston? She got it from her mama.

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April 29, 2019
Donny & Marie It's Over!
Globe

Donny & Marie It's Over!

Squabbling Osmonds break up Vegas act and may never work together again!

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April 15, 2019
How About Pete?
New York magazine

How About Pete?

Pete Buttigieg is a gay Harvard alum, an Oxford grad, and fluent in Gramsci, Joyce, and Norwegian. And he’s the Democrats’ folksiest heartland hope. Really!

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April 15, 2019
Unvailing Randy Angella
Guitar Connoisseur

Unvailing Randy Angella

Randy Angella Of Concord California Is A Self-taught Luthier Who Has Been Crafting Classical Guitars Since 1975. He Is Known To Make Some Of The Very Finest Sounding Classical Guitars Available Today. Randy Has Built Instruments For Many Of The World’s Top Classical Guitar Players. His Studies Are Deep Reaching Into Areas Not Necessarily Specific To The Guitar. Randy’s Designs Go Against The Grain Of The Strict Orthodox Rules That So Many Classical Builders Adhere To. Here Are Some Thoughts He Shared With Me During Our Conversations. “thickness Of The Timbers In Many Guitars Are Very Thin And Lightly Formed. The Operating Theory Being The Law Of Conservation Of Energy. A Given Mass Acted On By A Known Quantity Of Energy, Will Be Accelerated Faster As The Mass Decreases. Inversely, Acceleration Decreases As The Mass Increases. Guitar Makers Reason, Therefore, That To Produce Maximum Volume, Lightly Built Instruments Will Provide The Maximum Sound. You Can Build A Guitar Thinly And Light And It Will Have Some Very Loud Notes. The Problem Is That A Guitar Built With Only That Concept In Mind Will Have Great Volume But May Not Have Great Tone. They Are Different Ideas. I Know A Man That Can Yell So Loud You Can Hear Him From 200 Yards Out. But He Can’t Sing. To Build A Guitar That Sings You Have To Go Deeper Into How It Makes Music And What Is Musical Sound, Then Match Them” Randy Explained. So How Does The Man Go About Doing This? Let’s Find Out...

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Guitar Connoisseur Kevin Eubanks Spring 2019
Robben Ford Purple House
Guitar Connoisseur

Robben Ford Purple House

In The World Of Blues Guitar, There Are A Million Great Players Yet Few Standout Head And Shoulders Above The Rest Like Robben Ford. Robben Was One Of The Very First And Most Influential Players For Me Personally Since I Was A Young Boy. We Both Grew Up In The Same Rural Area In Northern California’s Coastal Mountains Just Above San Fransisco. He’s A Hometown Hero To Many That Live Here.He Has Given Back To Our Community Greatly Over The Years With Free Local Performances And Even Did An “artist In Residence” Stint At Our Local Junior College (Mendocino College) For A Semester Years Ago. His Brothers Are All Fantastic Musicians As Well And They All Played Together On And Off For Decades As The Ford Brother’s Blues Band. The Amount Of Natural Musical Talent That Runs In The Blood Of The Ford Family Is Astounding To Me. This Assignment Was Finally My Opportunity To Pick The Man’s Brain One On One About His Guitars, Amps, And Pedals. Robben Recently Relocated To Nashville Tn And Is Looking Forward To Spending More Time In The Studio And Less Time On The Road. His Latest Album, Purple House, Was Recorded Much Differently Than His Previous Efforts And You’ll Find Some Very Interesting Information About How He Found The Right Guitars And Amps For This Record Inside This Interview.I Think Many Of You Will Be Very Surprised To Learn That His Telecaster And Dumble Ods Are Nowhere To Be Found On Purple House! This Was A Shock To Me And I Think That It’s A Great Lesson We Can All Learn From The Maestro: Remain Flexible And Always Experiment Even If You Have A $150,000 Holy Grail Dumble Ods That You Need To Put On The Shelf Because It’s Not Working For You!

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Guitar Connoisseur Kevin Eubanks Spring 2019
Michael Schreiner:  Modern Day 19th-Century Luthier
Guitar Connoisseur

Michael Schreiner: Modern Day 19th-Century Luthier

I Once Had A Sick Guitar. Not Just Any Guitar, Mind You. This One Is Truly Special. My Instrument Was Made By The French Builder, René Lacôte, In 1823. Paul Pleijsier In The Netherlands, A Classical And Electric Guitar Player, Also A Researcher Of 19th-century Guitars, Tells Me That Although There Is A Substantial Number In Existence, He Has Cataloged And Documented Only 84 Of These Instruments.By The Early 1800s, Paris Had Become A Center Of Instrument Making And Many Of The Ateliers Churning Out This Newly Popular Instrument Modeled Their Construction After The Instrument’s Coming From Lacôte’s Shop. Of All The Great Instrument Makers Living In Paris At That Time, It Was René Lacôte Who Was Dubbed The “stradivarius Of The Guitar”. He Was A Student And Apprentice To The Famous Pons Family Of Instrument Makers. Joseph Pons, Born In 1776 And Son Of Cesar Pons, Was Commissioned By The Wife Of Napoléon, Empress Marie Louise, To Make A Guitar For Her Favorite Court Musician, Mauro Giuliani.The Many Lacôte Guitars Remaining Today Are All Different, A Fact That Reveals The Master’s Constant Quest To Improve Performance And Playability, Through Developments In Manufacturing Technique, Innovative Features, And Rare Materials.I Found My René Lacôte At A Dealer In Rochester Ny. I Tried About A 6 Or 8 Other 19th Century Guitars, Many Without Labels, And Even A Panormo. You Might Call Panormo The London Rival Of Lacote. The Lacôte Was Not In The Greatest Shape, The Victim Of Numerous Dismal Repairs, And Sporting A Poorly Matched Spruce Patch Under The Bridge. This Was The Result Of A Repair Needed After One Of The Owners Tried To Use Steel Strings On An Instrument That Was Made To Be Played With Gut Strings. The Tension Of The Steel Strings Pulled Off Not Only The Bridge But Most Of The Wood From The Soundboard Below It. It Wasn’t Pretty.

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Guitar Connoisseur Kevin Eubanks Spring 2019
Kevin Eubanks: From East To West
Guitar Connoisseur

Kevin Eubanks: From East To West

“Music Is Like A Back Stage Pass To Everything”Understanding, Timing And Audiences, And Comedy And Music, Kevin Eubanks Reveals How Truth Is A Pathless Land In The Pursuit Of An Ever Unfolding Career, As A Multi-Dimensional Guitar Player.

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Guitar Connoisseur Kevin Eubanks Spring 2019
Gem Picks: Made In The USA
Guitar Connoisseur

Gem Picks: Made In The USA

Gem Picks Was Founded In 2016 In Providence, Rhode Island By Guitarist And Bassist Nick Pagano As A Manufacturer Of Gem-shaped Guitar Picks. After Completing A Lengthy Run Of Live Performances The Year Prior, Pagano Began Looking For A Diamond-shaped Guitar Pick With The Hope To Use Something Novel-looking And Different From The Ordinarylooking Plectrums Commonly Found Throughout The Industry. After An Extensive Search, Which Led To The Discovery That No Such Pick Existed, Pagano Immediately Began Designing And Manufacturing The First-ever Diamond-shaped Guitar Pick. Once Obtaining All Necessary Intellectual Property Rights, Gem Picks Was Officially Launched To The Public In January 2017. Using Social Media, Primarily Instagram, As Their Main Promotional Platform, Gem Picks Continues To Grow And Reach Players All Throughout The World. Since Its Launch, Gem Picks Have Made Their Way To Customers In Every Country (That Can Receive Mail) As Well As All 50 U.s. States. With Four Distinct Gem-themed Models, Gem Picks Heads Into The Future With Plans To Develop More Products Containing One Simple Goal: To Help You, The Player, “express Yourself In Richer Ways’.

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Guitar Connoisseur Kevin Eubanks Spring 2019
Gildas Dasviken Absolute Luthier
Guitar Connoisseur

Gildas Dasviken Absolute Luthier

Coming From A Long Line Of Engineers, He Has Been Working In The Corporate World, And He Has Had A Strong Interest In Building And Customizing Instruments. “dasviken” Comes From The French Dialect “breton” From Brittany (Brittany). Gildas Found It On An Antique Wedding Ring That Read “a Tao Feal Das Viken” (Yours For Eternity). His Books Are Inspired By Classics From The Past And Inspiring For Generations To Come Dasviken Also Builds Pedals And Cabinets, All Of Which Abide By One Of My Favorite Quote Of His “Can You Tell Me About The Acoustic And Sonic Quality Of Plastics? No? Me Neither.”

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Guitar Connoisseur Kevin Eubanks Spring 2019
Temple Of Boom
Popular Science

Temple Of Boom

An aggressively powerful car stereo can literally blow your hair back if you feed it a tune with enough thumping bass. But cranking the volume on a cheap set of Craigslist subwoofers risks eardrum- assaulting distortion. A custom setup based on these components will shake the ground under your tires while preserving the essence of the new Post Malone (or the old Public Enemy).

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Spring 2019
Gwen & Blake To Secretly Say I Do!
National Enquirer

Gwen & Blake To Secretly Say I Do!

Private backyard wedding – With big bash to come

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March 4, 2019
Carrie Underwood - Divorce Shocker!
Star

Carrie Underwood - Divorce Shocker!

Just 13 days after giving birth to her second child, sources say, the country music queen is ready to call it quits on her long-troubled marriage.

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February 25, 2019
Diva Taylor Is Bride From Hell
National Enquirer

Diva Taylor Is Bride From Hell

Taylor Swift wants a wedding extravaganza to rival Meghan Markle’s royal nuptials, sources said!

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January 14, 2019
iHeartradio Launches  A Broadway Channel And Digital Hub
AppleMagazine

iHeartradio Launches A Broadway Channel And Digital Hub

Fans of show tunes are getting another place to get their fix now that iHeartRadio has launched a Broadway channel and online hub.

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January 18, 2019
Who Was Lil Tay?
New York magazine

Who Was Lil Tay?

The making, and marketing, of a 9-year-old meme machine.

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January 21, 2019
Zoytoven's Talent Is Getting The Recognition It Deserves
Maxim

Zoytoven's Talent Is Getting The Recognition It Deserves

Atlanta’s Zaytoven has earned his place as a worldwide music icon

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January/February 2019
Weed Puts Miley Wedding In Jeopardy!
National Enquirer

Weed Puts Miley Wedding In Jeopardy!

Liam’s sick & tired of her toking.

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December 31, 2018
Dolly Turned Back On Dying Kid Brother!
National Enquirer

Dolly Turned Back On Dying Kid Brother!

Floyd was like son to her – until she forgot about him.

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December 31, 2018
Blake & Gwen Make It Legal!
Globe

Blake & Gwen Make It Legal!

Lovebirds run off & wed in low-key Reno ceremony

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December 3, 2018
Elton John Going Deaf!
National Enquirer

Elton John Going Deaf!

Decades of loud shows take awful toll

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November 26, 2018
Spotify To Musicians: Let Us Be Your Label
Bloomberg Businessweek

Spotify To Musicians: Let Us Be Your Label

The company offers artists a best-in-class cut of their streaming royalties, but its program is a work in progress.

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November 12, 2018
Beatles Release New Video For ‘glass Onion' On Apple Music
Techlife News

Beatles Release New Video For ‘glass Onion' On Apple Music

The Beatles have released a new music video on Apple Music for their 1968 song, “Glass Onion.”

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Techlife News #366
Tyler The Creator, Why Big brands Trust This Wild card
Fast Company

Tyler The Creator, Why Big brands Trust This Wild card

Tyler, the creator is an exuberant rap star and a thoughtful polymath working across fashion, animation and film.WarnerMedia, Nike, and sony have hopped aboard. Are you ready to ride?

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November 2018
Becoming Chris Cornell
Billboard

Becoming Chris Cornell

Years before he was minted as a proper platinum-selling star, the late Soundgarden frontman tore off his thrift-store T-shirts and wailed like Robert Plant, transfixing a fledgling Seattle scene with little use for rock gods.

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June 3-9, 2017