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GWAR Guitarist Found Dead

          Sadly we must say goodbye to Cory Smoot, the longtime guitarist for GWAR who was found dead on the band’s tour bus.  No cause of death has been determined, however the band has vowed to continue on in honor of his memory.  For those of you that are Beavis and [...]

Sony Music Picks New Chief

          We like to be positive at Raw Talent Guitar, but we don’t know about this hire. Sony Music, a division expected to lose over $1 billion this year, picks Doug Morris (formerly of Universal Music) to turn around its fortunes. Mr. Morris, at over 70 years old, presided at Universal [...]

Learn To Play ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ By Foster The People

Watch the video HERE If you want to learn to play your favorite summer song from 2011, Foster the People’s, “Pumped Up Kicks,” check out the video! But did you know that “Pumped Up Kicks” was really a fall song that came our in September 2010? The song is a sleeper hit, because it received [...]