Hal Leonard has released a new installment of The Blackbird Foundation Series at Groove3: Managing Gain & Distortion. Taught by The Blackbird Academy Co-Director and Instructor Kevin Becka, this new course explains terms like Unity Gain, Digital Zero, Negative Infinity dB, and their importance for recording and mixing audio. The…
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New Photo Book “Snow Beach: Snowboarding Style 86-96”
Snow Beach is the definitive book of snowboarding in the late 80s and early 90s: action and style on the mountain. In these early years, snowboarding culture was full of rebellious riders: off-season skateboarders and generation X’s outcasts trying to find their way through early adulthood and adolescence. At the…
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BROM to release newest illustrated horror novel “Lost Gods” Oct 25
A young man descends into Purgatory to save his wife and unborn child in this gorgeous, illustrated novel of wonder and terror from the mind of master storyteller and acclaimed artist Brom. Fresh out of jail and eager to start a new life, Chet Moran and his pregnant wife,…
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IRON MAIDEN & METALLICA New Updated Editions of the Best Selling Illustrated Histories
Voyageur Press and Quarto Publishing Group announce the publication of two revised and updated editions in their best-selling illustrated history series. METALLICA: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY and IRON MAIDEN feature new chapters, updated with the latest tour and album info, and additional photos. Both books are written by acclaimed rock…
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Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Photo Book Out Oct 5
Actress/Writer, Cassandra Peterson is known for her portrayal of one of pop culture’s most beloved icons, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. It has been 35 years since Elvira made her debut as horror hostess on a local LA television show. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, Cassandra combed through her…
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Starz Debuts First Image Of American Gods’ Bilquis, Ancient Goddess Of Love
Bilquis, played by Yetide Badaki (“Aquarius,” “Masters of Sex”) is an ancient goddess of love who craves the worship she inspired in eras long gone, and is eager to find that same relevance in today’s world. You can expect more surprises and exclusives this week, as the “American Gods” cast…
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CHOOSING DEATH: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore
CHOOSING DEATH: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore, by Albert Mudrian; Forewords by Scott Carlson of Repulsion & BBC DJ John Peel 400 pages Death-luxe edition softcover Ships with free limited color woven patch. Mudrian’s widely praised blow-by-blow history of metal’s most relentless strains was first published in…
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Sex Pistol STEVE JONES To Release Autobiography ‘Lonely Boy: Tales of a Sex Pistol’
Recognized as one of the key inventors of punk and celebrated as a living legend, guitarist and songwriter Steve Jones revisits his unruly, and often tragic, past in his upcoming autobiography, Lonely Boy: Tales of a Sex Pistol,due this January from Da Capo Press. Its release will coincide with the…
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Heavy Metal Album Cover Book “And Justice For Art” Re-Released as New Limited, Revised Edition
A limited, Revised Edition of the out-of-print book …And Justice For Art: Stories About Heavy Metal Album Covers”has been released via indie publishers, Dark Canvas. This one-of-a-kind collection of stories features more than 450 color graphics and recounts all the particulars behind the making of artworks as iconic as SLAYER’s…
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New Book: “The Complete History Of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks” Publishing Next Month
THIS IS IT: 2016 marks the last time Black Sabbath will be on tour, and likely the last time the band will be fully active in its current incarnation. So there’s no better time for the legendary band’s entire history to be fully documented with the new book THE COMPLETE…