Name A Gibson Guitar
Grammy-nominated band Nickelback is holding a contest with People’s Choice for music fans to create and vote on the name of the new Gibson USA Les Paul Guitar for the band’s lead singer, Chad Kroeger. The winner will receive two premium tickets and meet & greet passes to a VIP concert event on October 30th in Las Vegas and, of course, an autographed Les Paul guitar.
“It’s an amazing opportunity to be able to work with the People’s Choice Awards to have our fans, the greatest fans in the world, come up with the name of this guitar. The People’s Choice Awards have always been very special to Nickelback because it is truly about and for the fans; the ultimate forum where they have the final say. It only makes sense that we would engage the fans in this very special process,” said Kroeger.
Guitar name submissions will be accepted until August 16th at www.PeoplesChoice.com. On August 17th, the band will narrow down the selections and present their top choices back to the fans who will ultimately decide the name for the new guitar. By voting for the guitar name, fans are automatically entered to win tickets to the 2011 People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles. To submit names, you can sign up at no cost to be a People’s Choice member at www.PeoplesChoice.com.
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars and banjos. Their Les Paul guitar is the best selling guitar of all time. Now, Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar, Gibson’s Dark Fire and the recent Dusk Tiger represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years.
Rob Zombie's Summer of Mauham Rolls On
It is a summer of absolute mayhem for triple threat talent Rob Zombie. The musician/director/writer is currently co-headlining the massive North American Mayhem Festival tour with bandmates John 5, Piggy D and Joey Jordison and is also prepping for the special edition release of Hellbilly Deluxe 2. Set to hit the street on September 28th, this “extra zombified” version of HD2 will feature 3 brand new tracks (“Everything Is Boring,” “Michael” and “Devil’s Hole Girls and the Big Revolution”) as well as a reimagining of “The Man Who Laughs.” The package will include a brand new video for “Mars Needs Women” (shot during the Gruesome Twosome tour with Alice Cooper), a live version of Cooper’s classic “School’s Out” with Cooper himself and a DVD tour documentary entitled “Transylvanian Transmissions,” along with all-new expanded artwork. Drummer Joey Jordison, who has been touring with Zombie since April, will make his recorded debut with the new Zombie material.
Hellbilly Deluxe 2, Zombie’s first album for new label home Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records, debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart earlier this year. The Los Angeles Times said it’s “Zombie’s most consistently tuneful record to date,” while USA Today referred to it as “masterfully crafted.”
