Sunday night could have gone better for NASCAR. William Byron became the fifth driver in Cup Series history to earn back-to-back wins in the Daytona 500, and the first since Denny Hamlin in 2019 and 2020. He also became the youngest driver to win multiple Daytona 500s. However, the fan base still seems reluctant to…
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant nixed a deal that would’ve sent him to the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline earlier this month, and now he’s revealed the reason for his decision. While speaking to ESPN’s Malika Andrews on NBA Today, Durant addressed Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s comments that he didn’t want to…
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier and the New Orleans Saints are “working to finalize a deal” to have him become the offensive coordinator on Kellen Moore’s coaching staff, according to a report from Josina Anderson. Earlier on Tuesday, Saints reporter Nick Underhill noted that it “sounds like Doug Nussmeier is the favorite to be…
Late last month, PRS Guitars celebrated its 40th anniversary in style with a star-studded concert at Anaheim, California’s House of Blues featuring John Mayer, David Grissom, Orianthi, Herman Li, Mark Lettieri, and the man himself, Paul Reed Smith. Those who looked closely at video of the concert may have noticed Smith wielding a striking, charcoal-y…
The ongoing BEAT tour has been a true manifestation of the crème de la crème of prog-rock. With former King Crimson members on guitar and bass – Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, respectively – alongside the inimitable Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey, it’s safe to say that it’s been a victory tour for…
“Tubular Bells” and “Mike Oldfield” immediately evoke the iconic earworm that is the tune’s opening piano motif, which, on a broader pop culture level, is inextricably linked to William Friedkin’s 1973 horror film The Exorcist. So how exactly do guitars play a role in this story? Well, Mike Oldfield, who recorded Tubular Bells at just…
After announcing their unexpected partnership early last year, Gibson and Brian May have unveiled their first collaborative signature guitar creation – and it’s not a Murphy Lab Red Special. Instead, the legendary Queen guitarist has been honored with a 12-string SJ-200 acoustic guitar. When May and Gibson first confirmed they would be working together, many…
Peavey CEO Courtland Gray has shed new light on Eddie Van Halen’s split from the company in the early 2000s, and suggested the recruitment of a second superstar shredder prompted the Eruption virtuoso to up sticks and leave. In 2004, Van Halen and Peavey brought an end to their partnership, which – following its onset…
European leaders are scrambling to respond to what looks like the end of reliable US protection of the continent. It is unclear what the “main European countries” (which includes the UK) might be able to agree at a hastily convened meeting in Paris on Monday February 17. But individual countries, including the UK and Germany,…
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