http://www.fender.com/blog The Fender Blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:54:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Parker Case, Jake Turner, Alex Kent and Jeff Turner Fender took in Say Anything’s soundcheck this afternoon at Tempe, Arizona’s Marquee Theatre, where they will headline a show tonight.The indie rock band (minus singer Max Bemis and guitarist Jeff Turner, who missed the first part of soundcheck due to his walk ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=872  Arizona native Dierks Bentley is giving back to his hometown this Saturday by hosting the “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and concert in Phoenix.Bentley has held the event in Nashville for four years now, but this is the first year he’s taking his fundraiser out on the ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=868  It’s been a heady week and a half for the Cribs. The West Yorkshire indie rock band’s new album Ignore the Ignorant­ (which reached #8 on the U.K. charts) saw its U.S. release on Nov. 10, followed a few days later by an appearance on David Letterman.Earlier this week, the ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=866 Fender Custom Shop director Mike Eldred and the Fender Racing team are entering the perilous Baja 1000, an off-road race that takes place on Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula Nov. 19-22. The Fender Racing team will keep us all in the loop with daily blogs throughout the week on the Fender Custom ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=859 Seven-time Grammy award winner John Mayer has released his fourth-studio album. Battle Studies features 11 tracks, co-produced by Mayer and Steve Jordan and also featuring Pino Palladino and Ian McLagan. "Battle Studies is terrific when Mayer drops the seriousness, pondering and sending up his reputation as a rake," says Rolling Stone rock ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=865 This is why we love Yngwie Malmsteen. http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=864  Fall Out Boy’s Believers Never Die Greatest Hits was released worldwide yesterday and today. The album features 18 songs (with videos & commentary), including 2 new songs and 2 songs so rare, Fall Out Boy claims they “had to go to a remote part of the world wide web in ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=862 Rolling Stone website has premiered Bob Dylan's new video for "Must Be Santa."The holiday polka is featured on his album Christmas in the Heart.  All artist's royalties will benefit the charity Feeding America. http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=860  Paramore playing the Jimmy Kimmel show Photo by: Christopher DarbroSeveral musicians that Fender works with are nominees for People’s Choice Awards, and they need your votes to win! Cobra Starship is up for favorite collaboration for “Good Girls Go Bad” with Leighton Meester. Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Sugarland are up ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=805 Fans got a glimpse last week as to what's in store on Slash's new solo project as single "Sahara" (a collaboration with Koshi Inaba) and its B-side, a remake of "Paradise City" with Fergie and Cypress Hill, hit You Tube. The reaction has caused quite a stir among diehard Guns ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=855  Fresh out of the studio with producer Noah Shain (Atreyu, As Tall As Lions, Horse the Band) and drummer Chris Cano (Ozomatil, UK chart toppers Orson), singer/songwriter Ari Shine is hitting the road with Adam Bones. The winter tour begins Saturday in Oakland, Calif. at the Stork Club.Often compared to Elvis Costello, Shine ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=845  Chris Suffolk, Gin Blossoms bassist Bill Leen and guitarist Jesse ValenzuelaOver the next few days, Fender vice president of organizational development Chris Suffolk is living out the chance of a lifetime as a roadie for his longtime favorite band Gin Blossoms.Suffolk will tag along for the Gin Blossoms upcoming shows ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=838 Taylor Swift continues to rack up awards, taking top honors at Wednesday’s CMA Awards ceremony as entertainer of the year. The 19-year old beat out long-time country superstar veterans including George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban to become the youngest recipient ever of the CMA’s most prestigious ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=839  Gear Patrol’s Jon Gaffney has posted a review of the Mad Catz Rock Band Fender Stratocaster, confirming our own beliefs that this new Rock Band video game controller is the best thing going. Gaffney calls it the “clear superior to any plastic wannabe instrument.” Get the complete review here.   http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=834 Do you ever have one of those days where you feel like you just hate everyone and everything?Well, it's kind of one of those days for me. I started Bikram yoga this week, which is supposed to make you feel cleared and cleansed. Instead I feel like crap; everything hurts. ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=840 Tune in tonight to ABC for the 43rd annual CMA Awards hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Paisley is up for seven awards, including best album for American Saturday Night, available for purchase by clicking here.Swift and Paisley will perform during the evening, in addition to Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=817 A Rocket to the Moon has released their video for "Mr. Right," the first single off new album On Your Side, and it's chuck-full of Fender products including a '72 Telecaster® Thinline, American Vintage '52 Telecaster and an American Standard Precison Bass®. http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=828 A few days ago we posted a video of Hey Monday's acoustic performance of "How You Love Me Now," shot here late last week when the band rolled through Arizona. Today, Seventeen magazine premiered their official "How You Love Me Now" video, which includes live and behind-the-scenes tour footage.Watch it here! http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=832 Dusty Redmon, Alex Aponte and Aaron Gillespie at the Marquee Theatre (Photo by Michael Schulz)Fender took in the Almost’s concert Monday night at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Ariz. During the show lead singer Aaron Gillespie, who doubles as the drummer for Underoath, played a Squier Vintage Modified Tele® Custom II and an American Standard ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=826  Fender is happy to report that Pepper is back on solid ground after rocking the seas during the 11th annual Surf Cruise Cup 2009 over Halloween weekend. Although Pepper guitarist Kaleo Wassman suffered a few moments of claustrophobia, telling Fender to “Never go on a cruise ship….ever,” the overall surf cruise was ... http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=830