Special Feature

Diary of an Air Guitar Judge

By Dryw Keltz
June 26th, 2009

Perhaps the strangest accomplishment of my life occurred on a recent weekend night when I, along with two other individuals, judged the San Diego stop of the U.S. Air Guitar Championships. I have seen plenty of unique people play at the Casbah, but never anything quite like this.

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Featured Stories

Fifty Years on the Island: An Overview of Island Records

By Douglas Newman
June 23rd, 2009

Island Records is celebrating its 50th anniversary and a quick look at its history reveals that it has a lot to celebrate. Not only has it given us some of rock music’s best selling records, but it’s also nurtured some of the planet’s most well respected musicians in a variety of genres.

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Special Feature

Grading the Grammys

By JBev
February 9th, 2009

Sometimes incendiary, sometimes overblown, but rarely dull, Grammy Award performances are what everyone will be taking about long after anyone can remember who won even the biggest trophies.

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Special Feature

The Great List: 60 Memorable Musical Mementos from 2008

By JamsBio Magazine Contributors
December 22nd, 2008

It’s been a pretty good year for music in 2008. To celebrate the range of releases, the JamsBio Magazine contributors have selected a variety of favorites, listed in no particular order. We threw in a track with each one for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

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Featured Stories

V-O-T-E

By Douglas Newman
November 4th, 2008

A friendly reminder from JamsBio to all our American readers…PLEASE VOTE!

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Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits Festival Wrap-up

By Douglas Newman
September 30th, 2008

So, I made it. I survived the heat, dust, and crowds at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. And much to my surprise, I actually had a great time. As the self-proclaimed “rock and roll curmudgeon” I didn’t have high hopes. There’s nothing I can tolerate less than bad sound, intense heat, and massive throngs [...]

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Austin City Limits

JamsBio Heads to Austin City Limits Festival

By Douglas Newman
September 25th, 2008

The JamsBio Editorial Team is hitting the road, making a b-line down I-10 to US-71 and into the capital of the Lone Star State. Our charge? To bring you the best of the 8 stages and 130 bands that converge on Austin for 3 days every September for one of the nation’s best music [...]

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