Music

Day two of Tony MacAlpine week features a song from Tony's album Premonition, called "The Violin Song". This is one of the tracks from the album that features keyboard master Jens Johansson. The melody on this one is really good, and grabs you right away.

Tony began his classical training at five years old, and trained on classical piano and violin at the Springfield Conservatory of Music in Massachusetts.

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Some of you might remember this guy's name from the 80's, when the guitar shred boom really began in a big way. Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen really opened the door for a lot of guys to get known widely for instrumental music.

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Yes, Canada has astronauts and, yes, they take off, eh. Chris Hadfield has commanded the International Space Station for the past five months. But he's also a musician and he's made a couple of music videos in the ISS. Today he's bound for Earth, but he had one more video and it might be his best. Hadfield covered David Bowie's "Space Oddity".

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Don't forget about mother's night!

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Many of you think the rockstar lifestyle is all fun and games when in reality it's hard work.

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Pop Evil have released the video for Trenches!

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John Lennon got his driver’s license just after The Beatles had become the biggest band in the world. So it’s probably not a surprise that his first ride was a little fancier than yours.

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In the grand scheme of the heavy metal enthusiast, it is not often that childhood aspirations of becoming a god-sized shredder come to fruition before the first patch of pubic hair. 

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In case you'd need another reason to sign up for the Orion VIP trip package we're giving away, here's something I'd love to check out at the festival this year. Last year, each band member had his own "tent" with things that reflect that guy's hobbies or interests. James had cars and bikes, Lars had movies, Robert had skating stuff, and the whole band had their museum.

The part I really want to see...

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Boobs, Alcohol and Gay Marriage. This video has it all!

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At a max capacity of 375, this show was a surprise, intimate, rocking show!

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A lot of people really like Yngwie, and no one can really deny the guy has a lot of talent as a shredder. Depending on your views on the blues, and ideas on note value, you may or may not enjoy what he does over this bluesy groove.

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