Performer Magazine http://performermag.com The Musician's Resource Magazine Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:01:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lemmy to Fans: “Don’t Buy Our Box Set!” Motörhead leader and rock God Lemmy has disowned his band’s “new” box set (of all old material), entitled “Complete Early Years Box Set,” calling it a complete rip off and waste of fans’ money.

Costing upwards of $500-600 dollars, we…

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/02/22/lemmy-to-fans-dont-buy-our-box-set/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lemmy-to-fans-dont-buy-our-box-set Paul Weller Debuts Video For “That Dangerous Age” The video for the first single from Paul Weller’s forthcoming  album Sonik Kicks debuted this morning on VEVO.  “That Dangerous Age” can be seen below.

Weller returns this spring for his only scheduled appearances in North America this year. …

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/02/22/paul-weller-debuts-video-for-that-dangerous-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paul-weller-debuts-video-for-that-dangerous-age Retro Rewind: Death Cab for Cutie Cover Story It’s Wednesday, and time for another Retro Rewind. Each week we check out a cool back issue of Performer, and reminisce about how great we are. Pats on the back, big cigars, the whole deal. Sounds like fun, huh?

Anyway,…

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]]> http://performermag.com/2012/02/21/indie-labels-won-34-of-78-grammys-in-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indie-labels-won-34-of-78-grammys-in-2012 Manhattan Live Music Landmark S.O.B.’s To Celebrate 30th Anniversary 2012 marks Manhattan live music landmark S.O.B.s’ (Sounds of Brazil) thirtieth year in existence and to celebrate, they have partnered up with their talent booking and marketing team, Noizy Cricket!!, and world-renowned International Creative Management (ICM) as well as OGPR…

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]]> http://performermag.com/2012/02/21/record-store-tuesdays-criminal-records-atlanta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=record-store-tuesdays-criminal-records-atlanta Happy Presidents’ Day!  

I’m 99% sure this video is historically accurate. Enjoy!

 

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In honor of Audio-Technica’s 50th Anniversary, we are excited to be giving away 3 pairs of ATH-M50s/LE special edition headphones (MSRP $209.00)!

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]]> http://performermag.com/2012/02/20/audio-technica-ath-m50sle-giveaway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=audio-technica-ath-m50sle-giveaway Funk Friday with Morris Day and the Time! Happy Funk Friday, y’all. Today’s installment highlights one of my personal faves, Morris Day and the Time. You may know these Prince-friendly funksters from their screen time in Purple Rain, or perhaps Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.…

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/02/17/funk-friday-with-morris-day-and-the-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funk-friday-with-morris-day-and-the-time Explore a Genre: Djent It’s Thursday, and you know what that means. It’s time to explore a genre that you might not be familiar with. So open up your musical horizons and get to know Djent. Now, we’re not expecting you to become an…

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