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Week of August 2, 2010

San Diego Bass Summit features Bertram Turetsky, Mark Dresser, Bob Magnusson and more

MTV pays tribute to birthday boy Geddy Lee (Rush video)

Rock is my life: An interview with BTO's Fred Turner

Chapman Stick pioneer Michael Kollwitz to release his 10th CD

Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton anxious to be back on stage

Dave Holland: A jazz bassist's bassist

Heaven & Hell's Geezer Butler bittersweet about Dio tribute concert

C.J.Ramone @ the Galaxy

John Peña

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Francois C. Delacoudre

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