After gaining a following in Birmingham, the Atkins-led Priest recorded a demo in 1971. Many of the songs that were written by Al Atkins were later sung by Rob Halford. Consequently, the album, Rocka Rolla gives a portrait of Atkins' original vision for the band.

A visionary legend, credited with being one of the founding fathers of what became known as Heavy Metal...Al Atkins influence on rock music continues to reverberate today, with legions of bands across the world inspired by and still following in the footsteps of Judas Priest!

 

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No Harm Foundation Battle of The Bands!!

 

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A Message to Our Readers and all Music Fans from The No Harm Foundation and Tony Gizzo

The No Harm Foundation has asked me to help raise some funds to help them continue the good work they've been doing with Autistic children!! And so, we're putting together a Battle of The Bands!! The prelims will be held at Prime Time Sound Studios in Mount Vernon, NY June 2nd and 8th. The final six will go on to The Chance in Poughk...eepsie, NY on June 23rd!! The Grand Prize will be a 20 hour recording package from Prime Time and an interview on the Metal Mayhem show with Matt O'Shaughnessy where the winners songs will air!! We need bands to compete. Please contact me for more info - soon!! Second and Third Prizes awarded too!! Please

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The Fender Music Foundation

 

The Fender Music Foundation was created to provide funding and resources for music programs across America so that kids and adults alike will have an opportunity to experience the joys of music. We also educate the public on the value of a musical education. With your help, we can make a difference in people's lives by providing them a gift that lasts a lifetime.

 

At FMF, we are committed to supporting music education in our schools and music learning for everyone. We believe that music makes an important difference – it improves SAT scores, reading and math skills, social skills and self-discipline. Music enhances higher brain function, develops quick and decisive thinking and builds teamwork. These valuable skills stay with us throughout life. Because of that commitment, we are pleased to bring you these links to helpful music organizations and resources.

 

Find out more about The fender Foundation at their website: http://www.fendermusicfoundation.org/

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Indie Rock Band Rabbit! Releases 33-Song Double Album

 

Connect The Dots and Go For It, on April 10, Kicks Off Spring 2012 with a Cause - Rabbit! to Support The Fender Music Foundation with Album Fundraising Efforts

This spring, Rabbit! is partnering up with The Fender Music Foundation and re-releasing their first two records as a 33-song mega-album, giving half of the proceeds to The Fender Music Foundation. The album, entitled Connect The Dots and Go For It, will be available at the normal price of one album download and has a digital release date of Tuesday, April 10.

"When we connected with FMF, we knew we wanted to help out their cause in any way we could," says band co-founder Ashton Allen. "Their mission really speaks to us when it comes to music education and finding creative ways to provide additional resources for kids."

Allen, along with his band cohorts Devin Moore, Emma Branch and Yara, form Rabbit!, an indie electro-acoustic bubble gum pop collective that writes and plays music with the unique ability to coalesce the "family unit," making songs that are as accessible to adults as they are fun for children, “tweens,” and teens. Rabbit! has been lovingly labeled "kids music for adults," with songs catchy and vibrant enough to appeal to the youngest of listeners, yet with enough wit and sophisticated craftsmanship to give grownups something to sink their teeth into.

Rabbit! has gained recent attention through several national TV commercials, as their sound has been featured in all-ages-friendly ads from brands such as Frito Lay, Mott's, Baskin-Robbins and Crayola. Last summer, they toured 45 cities in 48 days, using their travels to not only share their happy brand of indie pop but also as an opportunity to get out of the typical club circuit and experience, explore, and learn about people and programs that celebrate kids, music and a true sense of community. Rabbit! is currently in heavy rotation on Sirius XM Radio's "Kids Place Live" station and can also be heard as the "hold" music when you call online retail giant, Zappos.com.

The Fender Music Foundation believes that music participation is an essential element in the fabric of an enduring society. The organization aims to keep music education alive and available in our nation’s schools and communities. Founded in 2005, this public charity has reached over 147,000 people through its grants to music education programs. These grant recipients, which give more people the opportunity to make music, include school music classrooms, community based organizations and music therapy programs.

For album details, find Rabbit! on www.facebook.com/saverabbit and follow @saverabbit on Twitter.

For more information on The Fender Music Foundation, please visit www.fendermusicfoundation.org.

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 COMEDY CENTRAL has announced today the launch of “‘COMEDY CENTRAL’s Indecision’ Election Companion,” a new iOS-optimized election news and political humor app.  The “Election Companion” app, sponsored by AT&T, is available now as a free iTunes download for iPhones and iPads and provides users with exclusive jokes, interactive content, photo galleries and second-screen experiences.

“‘COMEDY CENTRAL’s Indecision’ Election Companion” app delivers iPad and iPhone users exclusive politics-centric content through an iOS-optimized version of the “Indecision” blog; a photo gallery called “Snap Shots,” which captures the 24-hour news cycle in images and jokes; a 2012 Election Calendar; and an app-only exclusive “Peanut Gallery” commentary feature, which provides a second-screen experience for nationally-televised political talk shows, debates and speeches.  The “Peanut Gallery” also includes exclusive live commentary from Indecision bloggers and special guests, and offers real-time interactive “Reacticons” for users to register their opinions.  For example, users can post “Reacticons” such as “Cry-Baby,” “Dunce,” “Yawn,” “Knock-Out” or “Bulls#*!” to express their reactions as they watch candidates and talking heads on their TV screens.  The “Reacticons” will then grow and shrink to reflect the Indecision community's collective opinion in real time.

COMEDY CENTRAL’s Indecision -- the network's award-winning brand of political coverage --began in 1992 with the Al Franken-hosted “State of the Union: Undressed.”  This unprecedented, live comedic coverage of President George Bush’s 1992 State of the Union Address was made possible only after COMEDY CENTRAL successfully pressured ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN to provide the network access to the pool feed of the speech. 

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Review of the Tempo KR USB Condenser Microphone from MXL / Marshall Electronics

By Joseph Timmons

Music Recording and the advances in Recording Technologies have escalated hand in hand throughout the decades. We have seen that whether it is in professional studio or small / home studio situations the musician or artist has searched for equipment that enhances their natural sounds and talents while being flexible in use and matches their budgets. Today we have seen many technical advances that allow the use of personal computers, laptops, iOs tablets and smartphones to record anytime or anywhere. To meet this need, many companies have developed microphones to connect to the computer systems through their USB ports, some claim to be “plug and play” but require specific, hard to use or share software or is made from flimsy, easily damaged materials, making them a poor replacement for the standard microphones of the recording industry. Whether an artist is in the studio or in the home studio, the goal is crystal clear audio quality, ease of use / functionality and quick implementation or integration into existing studio systems. Musicians and Artists everywhere have found this to be a daunting, and at times, impossible task to achieve, even with large budgets.

 

MXL, a division of Marshall Electronics has risen to the call for a microphone to meet the needs of the professional artist, the home studio artist, and the technical savvy/experimenting artist with a revolutionary design in USB Condenser Microphone technology. The Tempo KR and Tempo SK USB Condenser Microphone series is the perfect blend of traditional – high quality, studio grade recording microphone and the flexibility of “Home Studio” or “On the Move” digital recording end user. We at Xombiewoof.Com Magazine received a Tempo KR USB Condenser Microphone to put to the test and evaluate for this review article, and we are seriously impressed.

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Physicool™ - New Cure for Stage Related Injuries and More !

Musicians are a very enthusiastic and often athletic sort, from the guitarist that tried a “windmill” while jumping up and down and found that stages are slippery or drummers that thought knocking over their set for a fantastic finish make for a painful landing if they weren’t careful- stage acrobatics can cause a quick end to a show or delay a tour. As a Drummer, I had my fair share of bumps, bruises, strains and sprains, and I have to say it is no picnic, finding an ER or a clinic at 1am after an incident at a show is not easy either. I have had to keep a major first aid kit with my gear, but never had an easy to use pain relief that would allow me to keep going through a show if I had a fall or accident. Now, some years later I have found one such product, it is the results of major pain relief research and is simple to use and does the job, it is called Physicool™, and I have to admit it is a true wonder.

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EverTune Guitar Bridge

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We are pleased to announce the release of our ‘Emperor Series’.

It is the fusion of classical design and brutal metal. The design is a modified multi level V with Roeller’s Custom Guitars flare and uniqueness. The sharp points and smooth angles insure a truly one of a kind guitar on stage. It features a comfort body groove and thin neck for a perfect feel while playing on stage. This is a pure Metal guitar and will rip off your face the second you plug it in. It was built with the idea that we wanted a guitar that would cater to the extreme and with the customers availability to choose the active or passive humbuckers pickups of their choice; it is a deafeningly powerful guitar, in look and sound. Everything about this guitar was built for the musician that plays hard and fast and we are extremely pleased with the results. As always with us, all the hardware, and materials can be customized to the individual so check it out and feel free to contact us!

The Emperor features:

• Highly figured, single cut Walnut body.

• High density 24 Jumbo fret, Northern Minnesota Maple neck with either Dot or Shark Fin inlays

• Dual active or passive Humbucker pickups of the buys choice

• Push / pull Volume to tap the coils,

• Single 0.20 Ohm tone

• 3 way Blade selector switch.

• Tuners of buys choice

• Can be modified for 6 or 7 strings.

• Custom Headstock, unique to the Emperor.

• Color and finish of Buyers Choice.

Check us out at www.roellerscustomguitars.com to see this and our other designs and feel free to contact us for details.

The price of this and all our instruments is $1,500.00 to $3,500.00 depending on specs, parts, carvings, inlays, etc.  

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Benefit Concert News

THE FENDER MUSIC FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH REVERBNATION TO HOST ONLINE BENEFIT CONCERT ON STAGEIT
 

The Fender Music Foundation will host its first online benefit concert, “Save Music Education,” on Stageit on April 26, between 6 and 8 p.m. PST, in partnership with ReverbNation. Signed and unsigned musicians are invited to participate by coordinating their own online benefit concert.

 "Helping artists succeed in making and sharing great music is the core of everything we do,” said ReverbNation president and co-founder Jed Carlson. “It just makes sense that we extend that support and enthusiasm into the world of music education. That's why we're thrilled to be working with The Fender Music Foundation on this effort. The future of music depends on nurturing the creativity and talent of our youth."

Proceeds will benefit The Fender Music Foundation, whose ongoing mission is to provide musical instruments to music programs in need across the United States. The event is open to signed and unsigned artists, who will receive exposure and prizes from brands like Heineken. Artists who have previously participated in virtual concerts on Stageit include Jason Mraz, Trey Songz, Jimmy Buffett, Indigo Girls, Butch Walker, KORN and Plain White T's.

"Stageit is a platform created by artists for artists, and what better way to present that concept than by partnering with a great organization such as The Fender Music Foundation to assist with saving music education programs,” said John Meadows, business development and production at Stageit.

About The Fender Music Foundation

The Fender Music Foundation believes that music participation is an essential element in the fabric of an enduring society. Founded in 2005, this public charity has reached over 150,000 people through its grants to music education programs. These grant recipients include school music classrooms, community-based organizations, and music therapy programs. Visit www.fendermusicfoundation.org to learn more about supporting the cause.

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FENDER^® PUBLIC VISITOR CENTER NOW OPEN

Fender Musical Instruments Corp. (FMIC) is very proud to announce the opening of its new Corona, Calif., Visitor Center and the inauguration of free public tours of the adjacent manufacturing facility. Both mark the first time in Fender’s 65-year history that the company has opened its doors to the public for an engaging look at its history and legacy and an up-close look at the manufacturing processes for its iconic instruments and amplifiers.

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IK Multimedia Ships iKlip Studio
The Desktop Studio Stand for iPad is now shipping

Multimedia proudly announces that iKlip™ Studio, the iPad® desktop studio stand, is now available and shipping worldwide. iKlip Studio is designed and created specifically for musicians but can be used by anyone needing a sturdy, non-slip, adjustable stand for all iPads, including the just released 3rd generation iPad.

iKlip Studio is constructed of lightweight, shock-resistant, durable thermoplastic material that reliably supports the iPad in both horizontal and vertical positions. Rubber foot pads grip the desktop surface and prevent unwanted sliding, and convenient slots in the housing allow access to every port of the device for charging or connecting to external speakers with handy channels for keeping the cables neatly organized.

Apps like synthesizers, beat pads and other instruments can be played energetically on the multi-touch screen with no risk of the device moving or sliding. Its flexible orientation allows its position to tilt from a very low-profile angle – ideal for use with apps like mixers or controllers – to a near-vertical position for use as a reader for tablatures or scores placed behind keyboard controllers.

A detachable bracket is also included to hold IK’s hugely popular iRig™ guitar interface adapter in place and keep it from hanging off the iPad, and for extreme portability, the iKlip Studio folds flat so it can be easily carried in any iPad or laptop bag.

iKlip Studio costs $29.99/€24.99 (excluding taxes) and is now available from select music and electronics retailers worldwide, or direct from the IK Multimedia online store, For more information go to    www.iklipstudio.com

 

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS ANNOUNCE SIX WEEK NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR

 

THE MEDICINE TOUR KICKS OFF  MARCH 19TH

 

Santa Monica, CA - New York rock band The Pretty Reckless, fronted by vocalist  Taylor Momsen, guitarist Ben Phillips, bassist Mark Damon, and drummer Jamie Perkins will hit the road for a six week headline tour commencing March 9th in Tucson, Arizona at Club Congress.  The Medicine Tour, with the support of The Parlor Mob, visits major cities in the U.S. and Canada before wrapping on April 25th in Orlando, Florida.

 

"We're busy rehearsing new songs," Momsen says. "I'm excited to play them for our fans and give them a taste of what's to come from The Pretty Reckless."

 

2011 was a busy year for The Pretty Reckless. The group spent over nine months on the road  in support of  their headline tour as well as opening slots on the Guns N' Roses and Evanescence tours. The Pretty Reckless released Light Me Up, which The New York Times called "salacious, convincingly muscular, and unnervingly rowdy."

 

For more about The Pretty Reckless, please visit:

 

www.theprettyreckless.com - www.myspace.com/theprettyreckless

 

www.facebook.com/theprettyreckless - www.twitter.com/taylormomsen

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CENTER RING APPEARANCES BEING ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK!

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KRK 12sHO and KRK 12s Subwoofers

KRK Subwoofers Deliver Ultra-Accurate Bass Extension Revealing the Depths of the Mix

KRK® Systems, part of the new Gibson Pro Audio division and a leading provider of professional monitors, subwoofers, headphones and control room solutions, is pleased to announce that its innovative powered subwoofers, the KRK 12sHO and KRK 12s, are now shipping worldwide.

The KRK 12sHO is the ultimate expression of a subwoofer, delivering the intense, focused bass response necessary for demanding high-level applications, while the KRK 12s, designed to be a workhorse subwoofer for music production, is ideal when the precise representation of the bass frequency spectrum is necessary.

The KRK 12sHO powered subwoofer easily can handle the sonic rigors of surround sound, making it an ideal match for KRK’s Expose® E8B or VXT®8 monitors driven to high sound pressure levels. It gives the engineer, artist and producer the opportunity to experience accurate bass reproduction down to 29Hz. While subsonic frequencies are heavily implemented in some musical genres, all studios will benefit from the use of a sub to monitor this low frequency content. The KRK 12sHO brings big system performance to any studio environment where ultra-accurate bass extension and maximum sound levels are required.

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