Kid Rock recently got in on the beer action with his own specialty brew: American Badass Beer. Kid has been teaming up with the Michigan Brewing Company for the past year, perfecting the recipe for an "American-style lager," which is apparently easy to drink without an aftertaste.
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You may have heard many soulful rhythms in several concerts. May be you have even danced on some of them. The only instrument that can best unleash the dancer within is drum sets.
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An ukulele is very effective for strumming chords to songs. You can also use this instrument to play melodies. Let's learn a melody with ukulele tab and without sheet music!
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Trace Adkins is a touring machine. The swaggering country music-singing tough guy has been making headlines around the country over the last couple months as he jumps around the nation on his joint headlining Shine All Night Tour with Martina McBride, and the "You're Gonna Miss This" vocalist has a lot more in the works for 2010 than just his current Shine All Night gig.
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Recent rumors that Lupe Fiasco may be retiring from the rap world came as a shock in the end of 2008, but now that it is 2009 the Chicago MC is causing even more confusion. In the first few days of the New Year, MTV.com reported that Japanese Cartoon, a faux British indie-rock band, was possibly helmed by none other than Lupe Fiasco (yes, with a British accent!). According to Japanese Cartoon's MySpace page, the lead singer is really Percival Fats, but music sites like NME.com have suggested otherwise, claiming that the rapper is embarking on a new direction with the band. Japanese Cartoon did state on their MySpace that Lupe Fiasco is merely their producer and not part of the band but some media outlets are not convinced.
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Montgomery Gentry has been a longtime supporter of the U.S. Military throughout their career, and they have gone every farther to prove their devotion. They recently put together a 12-track album called For Our Heroes, and part of the proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The album features many of the duo's top hits like "Something to Be Proud Of," "Didn't I" and "My Town" along with a few lesser-known songs. The album will only be available at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.
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Are you in a rut and want to try something new? Or maybe you want to get your kids involved in a new activity- one that doesn't involve game controllers or remotes.
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It is really exciting to play guitar! You can experiment with chords in a completely different way than on the piano. The construction of the guitar and the tuning of the strings allow you to find these easy sounding chords!
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Talking Heads was a New York band involved with the No Wave music movement in the citys music scene. The band also mixed punk rock, pop, funk, avant-garde, and world music into a unique whole.
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When looking at a sackbut, the first thing that someone will probably think is that it appears to closely resemble the trombone. The sackbut is, in fact, the ancestor of the trombone and was often used in music during the Baroque and Renaissance periods. It is a member of the brass family, which is obvious to most people, and was very popular in the past. As time went on and music changed, the sackbut started to lose its popularity as newer instruments took its place. Many might not think that the sackbut is used today, but it is starting to become an interest for many musicians in modern music.
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