'Choose Local' Gift Guide Nov 27, 2008
Item: Jimi Hendrix Collector tin of guitar picks, set of 12. 9. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Fall music: 12 candidates for swift career transition Sep 12, 2008
Available in four configurations (digital, vinyl, CD and an elaborate deluxe edition in a coffin case with a T-shirt, flag, poster, guitar picks and other extras), Magnetic is expected to enjoy a high chart launch, with sales sustained by a North American tour starting Oct. 21 and immediate playability in Guitar Hero III.. Jessica Simpson / Do You Know (Released Sept. 9). (USA Today -- Life)
Dear Web browsers, Aug 1, 2008
He threw out lots of guitar picks and shook hands with those taking pictures at the front of the stage. I ve heard he and his family took a stroll around the fairgrounds, visiting the animal barns and chatting with people as they made their way around. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
My weird nights in the disturbing world of Amy Winehouse Jul 30, 2008
Wednesday, July 30 2008. My bizarre night in the disturbing world of Amy Winehouse. (Daily Mail)
If your kid is like mine Apr 13, 2008
And they'll love scouring for costume jewelry, funky hats, crazy vests, old scarves, and one-of-a-kind boxes to hold their collection of guitar picks. Speaking of music, if yours is obsessed, and odds are good he or she is, make a trip downtown to the First Act Guitar Studio on Boylston Street, where your budding rock god can watch a master luthier build custom axes for the likes of System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Maroon 5's Adam Levine, and Aerosmith's Brad Whitford. (Boston Globe)
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Jan 31, 2008
I wasn't sure what to expect from U2 3D the Edge tossing guitar picks into our faces. but the film, shot in South America during the band's Vertigo tour, comes at us in images that are nearly sculptural. (Entertainment Weekly)
He's changing his world one pick at a time Jan 25, 2008
The 51-year-old Modesto resident also happens to be president of the Turlock-based company, Big Idea Guys, the creative force behind Hot Picks Guitar Picks ... "They're guitar picks," Key said ... "Come on. They're guitar picks. What kind of business is that?". (Modesto Bee, CA)
'U2 3D': Filmed performances give sense of close encounter Jan 23, 2008
That's almost as in you almost feel like the tip of Adam Clayton's Fender bass is about to hit you in the face at one point, and you almost feel like you can reach out and snatch one of The Edge's guitar picks from his microphone stand during Beautiful Day. At other points, you almost feel as if the hands of the ecstatic audience members are an inch away, waiting for your high-five. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Musicians raise $3,000 in memory of student Jan 18, 2008
But at night, Barletta, 20, and Barbas, 22, trade in their pencils and pens for guitar picks and drum sticks and meet up with bassist Mikey Matthews to forget about exams, homework and work. The trio comprises Hollywood Lies an aspiring Boston-based rock band that has recently finished recording its independent debut album, Building An Empire. (Reading Advocate, MA)
AFIs snub stay-away Aunty Dec 6, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Emily Dunn and Elicia MurrayDecember 6, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Create a teen sensation -- rock star necklaces Oct 22, 2007
These easy-to-make pieces of jewelry are embedded with guitar picks but of course you could embed them with small bits of paper, confetti shapes, tiny toys and glitter ... guitar picks or items to embed. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Cheap Trick hasn't surrendered to middle age Aug 29, 2007
Lead guitarist Rick Nielsen tossed quips and shouts between songs and employed his signature move: shooting expertly aimed guitar picks from his guitar strings into the crowd. The band still rocks, no doubt, and a good dose of new songs from the 2006 album "Rockford" said this is no reunion band playing golden oldies. (Anchorage Daily News)
Small town, big store Aug 19, 2007
"Also for sale: posters, T-shirts, vintage stereo equipment (including reel to reel tape decks), 8-track and cassette tapes, books, magazines, buttons, stickers, artists' guitar picks, wind chimes and Pink Floyd light switch covers.This place is like Disney World. There's no way to see it all in one day.Before a customer can even reach a record rack in this old train depot, located on E. Main Street, he or she is whisked back in time by the smell of burning incense and the creaking of a wide... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Music is the New Mobile Game in Town Aug 1, 2007
GuitarStar enables players to virtually "play by feel" as they capture guitar picks flying across the mobile screen. "Rather than taking their cues solely from what they see, mobile players can use the beat's groove to guide their play the way console players do with Guitar Hero, or arcade players with Dance Dance Revolution," explains Peter Eggleston, CEO of AdME.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Counterfeit ticket scam uncovered Jul 24, 2007
Plec wrote on Jul 24, 2007 5:39 AM:" Doesnt surprise me about Deiter, I have never met with him, but he tried to scam me on fake guitar picks. Karma baby. ;) ". MORE News. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Pardon me, I'm Johnny Cash (7/15) Jul 15, 2007
Well, they emptied out my pockets, took my pills and guitar picks. I said: ait, my name is. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Soul2Soul mates on stage Jul 15, 2007
Both singers' bands spent the night dancing around the stage, interacting with the fans and throwing things like guitar picks, drum sticks and even Snackwell cookies into the crowd. McGraw even got into the spirit of giving, throwing two of his half-drank water bottles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
What's The Point Of Live Earth? Facing Criticism, Al Gore Says Concerts Are Just The Beginning Jul 6, 2007
Then there's a company called Wheatware, which is donating 272 pairs of compostable drumsticks, 3,240 guitar picks and 4,100 clothes hangers made from biodegradable wheat-based materials to Live Earth musicians at shows in New Jersey, London, Sydney, Tokyo and Johannesburg. Proceeds from the events will go to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a nonprofit organization chaired by Live Earth co-founder, former Vice President Al Gore. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Stevie Ray Vaughan memorabilia stolen Jun 19, 2007
While searching James Matthew Malone s room, they found several items that had once belonged to Vaughan, including guitar picks, a bolo tie with the initials SRV, unused concert tickets, backstage passes and a guitar. Austin police detectives pieced the clues together and say that Malone stole the items and others from a U-Haul storage unit on East 46th Street that belonged to Vaughan s brother, musician Jimmie Vaughan. (KHOU.com, TX)
Smashing Pumpkins Robbed — Plus, Has New Lineup Already Been Revealed? May 10, 2007
Two 21-year-olds nabbed for stealing photos, guitar picks from Chicago rehearsal space ... Joshua Kuhl of Madison, Wisconsin, and Simon Brown of Rockford, Illinois, allegedly broke into a Chicago rehearsal space being used by the Pumpkins on Friday night and made off with three guitar picks and 39 photographs that police suspect the men may have tried to sell online, according to Chicago Police Department spokesman Marcel Bright. (VHI.com -- Music News)
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Johnny Cash's Spiritual Journey Mar 16, 2007
Well, they emptied out my pockets, took my pills and guitar picks. I said: "Wait, my name is ..." "Aw, shut up." Well, I sure was in a fix. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Kevin Lawson Interview Feb 9, 2007
Kevin: Some change, guitar picks, ear plugs, receipts, The Gospel According to the Beatles, Practicing His Presence, Chloraseptic , and a black fur sleeping mask named Barry. Visit to find out more about "Nashville to Jesus". (Suite101.com)
It's Daughtry!!! Feb 7, 2007
" he asked -- sang along with every word of "Over You" off the album. He tossed guitar picks into the sea of waving arms after every song. The North Carolinian is a clean-cut, married man, father of two, who told the radio interviewer during the sound check performance that he left his young children at home on this tour because he didn't want them hanging out at the bars he was playing. Undoubtedly he will return this summer, packaged for the amphitheaters, where they can play backstage and not... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
