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Riffs: Brad Paisley Instrumental Album, Metallica Album Name, Music Networking Site

Paisley & Friends Go Instrumental from Great American Country Brad Paisley''s rounded up his friends and influences for an instrumental album. The lineup is great, and this article also

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Paisley & Friends Go Instrumental

from Great American Country


Brad Paisley''s rounded up his friends and influences for an instrumental album. The lineup is great, and this article also has some stories from Brad about the recording of the album.

Metallica''s New Album: Death Magnetic

from MTV News


Metallica took their own shot at viral marketing with the announcement of their album name via mysterious graphics on their website. Did it work? Well, we''re covering it, aren''t we?

IAC - Networking for Musicians

from IAC


We got a press release in our inbox from a networking site called IAC, so we thought we''d pass along the info. Basically, they''re geared toward independent musicians, without the social networking distractions of MySpace. It''s not the slickest, but a nice alternative to the over-crowed MySpace music scene.
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