Gibson has announced its second annual Gibson Gives Sister Rosetta Tharpe music scholarship awards. Administered by the Arkansas Art Academy, this time it has been awarded to music student Luis Melchor. The scholarship honors the iconic Godmother of rock ‘n’ roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was herself born in the state of Arkansas. Keep reading below to find out more.
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PREVIEW: Record Store Day 2024 Essential Rock, Metal and Punk Releases
Another Record Store Day is upon us and we are still to bring you our pretty comprehensive list of what releases we think you should be picking up, and labels you ought to support. We get that commercialism and capitalism a kind of destroying the whole world, but at the same time if you love music, and if you especially love underground music, you want to support artists as hardcore as possible. The best way to do that is to put money in their pockets so they can keep doing what you love, and what they love. Continue reading
New Sister Rosetta Tharpe Documentary Released by Gibson Guitars
Shout Sister, Shout! Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the name of the new documentary on the life of guitar rock and roll founding Mother, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, debuted by Gibson Guitars via their Youtube channel, GibsonTV. Named after the biography of the same name by author Gayle F Wald, the doc spotlights the underrated legacy of this rock guitar pioneer. Gibson also just reissued the model guitar Sister Rosetta Tharpe exclusively played which you can check out here. The Gibson TV doc can be seen below.Continue reading
2018 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced, Judas Priest Is Not One Of Them
Well this sucks. The 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced, and Judas Priest did not make the cut. Continue reading
