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David Livingston, Getty Images The 2013 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show just got underway and Noisecreep will be there each day providing exclusive coverage. Perhaps the largest music trade show in the world, NAMM is not open to the public – only to employees of the exhibiting manufacturers and/or NAMM member retailers and distributors, along with selected members of the press.

At the famed NAMM trade show every year, one of the hot spots is the Taylor Guitars showroom. Sure, they are renowned for making some of the greatest guitars on the planet, but their room is also where some of the more notable live performances take place...

The 2012 NAMM Show got underway on Thursday, Jan. 19, in Anaheim, Calif. With more than 1,500 exhibitors filling the show floor, visitors from around the world were treated, as they are every year, to a preview of some of the hottest new products, demos and performances in the industry ...

Action! PR, the full-service, boutique agency run by former Relapse PR maven Carl Schultz that represents artists like High on Fire, the Sword and a host of others, will sponsor their first official South by Southwest showcase on March 17 at The Mohawk...

If you find yourself down in Austin, Texas on March 18, you might as well head over to Emo's Main Room and Emo's Jr. for Full Metal Texas. Bands on the bill include Fair to Midland, Darkest Hour, Born of Osiris, Iwrestledabearonce, Iron Age, Karnivool, Upon a Burning Body, NAMM, Howl, Amarna Reign, Your Demise and Lions Lions...

Our friends at Metal Injection have really outdone themselves this time. In January, the entire MI team packed up and headed west to Anaheim, Calif. to cover NAMM, the world's largest music merchandise trade show. Instead of just doing a few artist interviews and creating some cool photo galleries, Metal Injection produced an impressive hour long special on the 2010 show...