April 2021

Longtime cannabis advocates, and popular California lifestyle music group Slightly Stoopid announce the official launch of their cannabis, spirits, and health + wellness brand Stoopid Organics. Inspired by the band’s long-term respect for the benefits of cannabis, Stoopid Organics aims to deliver top quality, carefully curated and sustainably manufactured cannabis products and limited edition collaborations that provide recreational and medicinal uses and healing properties.

For 127 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres and has emerged as the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brand around the world. Gibson Custom Shop reaches the pinnacle of American craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson’s legacy through historical accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail. Gibson is proud to release Marcus King’s first signature guitar, the Gibson Custom Shop Marcus King 1962 ES-345 electric guitar.

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Starting in May, the newly renovated Ardmore Music Hall will host a limited capacity concert series of 30 socially distanced seated shows to start out, featuring notable local and internationally recognizable artists like G. Love, Project Logic ft DJ Logic, John Medeski, MonoNeon, Vernon Reid & Daru Jones, Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves, Willie Nile, Donavon Frankenreiter, and many more.

This is the look Jerry had on his face when I, aged 12, walked into his living room to find him sitting in front of the tv, strumming an unplugged electric guitar, and hoarsely singing a Grateful Dead tune. (I just recalled he would plug into a tiny portable amplifier with headphones so HE at least could hear the guitar.)  Well aware as I was that millions of Deadheads would’ve killed to be in my shoes, the scene was somehow so preposterous I couldn’t contain my laughter. Jerry didn’t mind though. I can still hear him.

The John Lennon Estate has released a video for the new Raw Studio Mix of John's classic track "Isolation," which was filmed upstairs at John and Yoko’s home at Tittenhurst Park in Berkshire on July 16, 1971. The video is filled with timed Easter Eggs throughout that shows hidden elements and clues of the life John and Yoko shared, as well as important artifacts.

After the success of his fifth full-length album, Sway, Tavana is taking his new EP Just Be You on tour with stops in Texas, Florida, and more.

The four-track EP produced by veteran broadcaster and production director Johnny Helm, features 12-tracks of island-inspired rock and blues accompanied by a wide variety of different sound elements, and more guest artist features than ever before including Mike Love, Ron Artis II, Paul Izak, and Caleb Keolanui (The Green).

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