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Waiting for women to take the lead
It's the big irony of the electric guitar. Its body mimics the waist and curves of a woman. And yet, alone among instruments, the electric guitar is still regarded as mainly male territory. Suitors may be intimidated by a woman with a guitar I'm always hoping this will change. (06/02) Read
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The Korea Times | 23/05/08 iMuzique
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TV5 | 18/05/08 iMuzique
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Guitar Hero Band Releases First Full Album

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Is the Internet Turning Musicians Into Buskers?

Wired News | 01/05/08
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Global guitar star is born on the Web

Times of India | 12/09/06
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Hendrix Heir Sues Over Jimi-Branded Vodka

TMZ | 09/03/07
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Arrest that stanza! lyric sites a target

New York Post | 17/09/07
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The new girl power

The Telegraph | 17/11/07
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Best guitar solos named

Planet Rock | 29/08/06
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Songs included in Guitar Hero 3 see a dramatic leap in digital sales

Ars Technica | 23/11/07
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Music opens new world to Afghan girls

The News | 29/08/06
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U2 France | 27/03/07
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Music publishers license guitar tabs for the Web

PCpro | 03/04/07
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After an anemic start, Rage Against the Machine delivers at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

Los Angeles Times | 01/05/07
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Osadebe, High-Life Music Maestro, is Dead

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Bamboo music rekindled in Philippine

CCTV | 23/06/08 iMuzique
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Hannah Montana: Music Jam

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Khan, giant of Indian music, reflects on 85 years

ABC News | 10/04/07
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Ethnic minority music shows it's charm

Vietnamnet.vn | 20/03/07
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Music Vets Prep Next-Gen Player

Wired | 13/02/07
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ABBA museum coming in 2008

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