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Riffs: Chancellor Brian May, Barenberg's Progressive Bluegrass, Shinedown Guitarist's Arrest and Ouster

Chancellor Brian May from UKPress How cool would it be to walk across the stage and get your sheepskin handed to you by Brian May? As Liverpool John Moores

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Chancellor May

Chancellor Brian May

from UKPress


How cool would it be to walk across the stage and get your sheepskin handed to you by Brian May? As Liverpool John Moores University''s new Chancellor, May''s role includes handing out diplomas and of course, rocking.
Russ Barenberg

Barenberg''s Progressive Bluegrass

from PopMatters.com


Here''s a profile on Russ Barenberg, a progressive bluegrass cat with quite a resume. Check out this clip of Barenberg jamming with a crew that included Jerry Douglas.
Shinedown ex-guitarist Jason Todd

Shinedown Guitarist Arrested and Ousted

from FirstCoastNews


Talk about a rough weekend. Shinedown guitarist Jason Todd got arrested for disorderly intox and then his band announced that he had been ousted.
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