Lenny Kravitz

This is a casino chip from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas that celebrates Lenny Kravitz at the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on July 28, 2000. 

Leonard Albert Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop, folk, and ballads.

One side of chip shows Lenny Kravitz.  Reverse shows Hard Rock Hotel Logo on guitar.

This is a casino chip from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas that celebrates a Lenny Kravitz concert in 2000.

Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop, folk, and ballads.

Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and setting the record for most consecutive wins in one category by a male.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Winter 2023/24

18 Contributors
20 Editor's Letter

BLUEPRINT
22 Dumbscrolling In Wartime by Dave Holmes
24 Steal This Gift Guide: 26 The Martini's New World Order by Kevin Sintumuang
28 Director Andrew Haigh Will Wreck You by Dave Holmes
35 How Montblanc Turned A Pen Into A Travel Bag by Nick Sullivan
36 The Rolex Daytona Hits 60 In Style by Nick Sullivan
38 An Italian Menswear Icon Takes America by Jonathan Evans
44 Your Winter Grooming Refresh by Garrett Munce
46 Pulitzer-Worthy Prada Shoes by Mitchell S. Jackson

ESSAYS
48 Can I Still Be A Patriot? by Alexis Coe
51 My Mid-Life Crisis by Viet Thanh Nguyen
54 The Singular Struggle Of Black Women by Mitchell S. Jackson

FEATURES
58 The Talented Mr. Kravitz by Madison Vain
70 What Is American Style? by Derek Guy
74 The Best New Restaurants In America 2023
84 What I've Learned: Billie Joe Armstrong
86 Style Portfolio: Comedian Ramy Youssef Wears Winter Well by Christopher Storer
96 Steve Bannon by Chris Heath
108 Esquire Endorses ... Bringing A Bathing Suit Just In Case

Aerosmith – Get A Grip
Label: Geffen Records – GEFD-24455
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre:    Rock

Tracklist:

Aerosmith – Get A Grip
Label: Geffen Records – GEFD-24455, Geffen Records – GEFD-24455
Format: CD, Album, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1993

Notes: Catalog number appears as *GEFD-24455 on the spine and in the booklet and as GEFD-24455 on the disc.

Tracklist:

Aerosmith – Get A Grip
Label:    Geffen Records – GED-24445, Geffen Records – GEFD-24445, Geffen Records – GEFD-24444
Format:    CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country:    US
Released:    1993
Genre:    Rock

Notes: * Special Limited Edition version comes packaged in a mock cow skin digipak folder + 6-panel fold-out inlay with pics, credits and lyrics *Cat# on inlay: GEFD-24444Catalog number appears as *GEFD-24445 on the disc and sticker and as GEFD-24444 on the fold-out inlay.

Tracklist:

Limited signed edition of Tom Lohners Lenny Kravitz painting from his "The Art of Hard Rock'" series. Each Print is individually numbered from 1/100  to 100/100. Print shows Lenny Kravitz  transforming into a octopus - comes on original "Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art Paper". Sold during his exhibition at Hard Rock Cafe London back in 2017. Hard Rock Cafe London logo is printed at the lower left corner - Hard Rock Heals logo at the lower right corner of the print.

Each print was sold for € 75

Yellow vertical Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar with black neck. Painted style. 5 lines print. Logo - Hard Rock Pattern. This pin was sold through retail and/or online. Base Material is Gold Appearance

Contents

Expansion Board Buyer's Guide . . . 18
With almost 20 SR-IV80-Series expansion boards now available from Roland, we thought a buyer's guide might help you sort them all out.

V-Pros Speak . . . 22
Omar Hakim, Ricky Lawson and John "R" Robinson talk about the Roland V-drums' feel, versatility and amazing sound.

Lenny Kravitz - Music from the Heart . . . 24
Roland caught up with groove-rock icon Lenny Kravitz while on the road in support of his latest record, 5. This time out, he's taken a few choice pieces of modern music gear with him, including a custom-painted set of V-drums.

And the Beat Goes On... . . . 36
RUG looks back at Roland's impressive lineage of Groove gear from the early-'80s TR-808 to the futuristic MC-505.

Departments

Random Noise . . . 4
Spanning 30 years of progressive rock, this issue's Random Noise features Rick Wakeman and Magellan's Trent Gardner. We also talked to comedian Dana Carvey about his new set of V-drums and jazz guitarist Dan Peterson about his GT-5 and VG-8.

Currents . . . 8
Peggy Duquesnel provides the music for the Anaheim Angels with her VK-77 Combo Organ and wide range of other Roland gear; Roland and Liquid Audio announce partner-ship; Roland, URB magazine and Moonshine Music announce the Roland Groove Competition music contest; Summer VS-Series, VM-3100 & DS 90 Clinic Tour Dates; New Demo Videos, Video Manuals and even a new building for Roland.

Roland Hardware . . . 16
A Sneak Peak at Roland's new FM-10 Creative Keyboard.

Equipment Check . . . 42
In-depth looks at the BOSS DR-770 Dr. Rhythm and GT-3 Guitar Effects Processor, as well as Roland's JV-1010 64-voice Synthesizer Module, XP-30 64-Voice Expandable Synthesizer and DS-90 24-bit Digital Reference Monitors.

Playing Live . . . 53
Jim Norman renames this column "Grooving Live" and lets us know how the SP-808 Groove Sampler, MC-505 Groovebox, DJ-2000 Professional DJ Mixer and other Roland Groove products can be used to get the crowd movin'.

Electronic Musicianship . . . 56
Tom Stephenson poses and then answers the question "Is Digital Mixing Right for You?" by showing us just how versatile Roland's new VM-3100 and VM-3100Pro V-Mixers can be.

Hands On . . . 60
Laura Tyson turns her kitchen into a mastering studio with a VS-1680 equipped with the new V-Xpanded system software and a pair of DS-90 24-bit Digital Reference Monitors. She gives step by-step instructions on how you can update your VS-1680 with this powerful new mastering software.

Understanding Technology . . . 64
Roland's first COSM™-based instrument was the VG-8 V-Guitar System. But we didn't stop there. Erik Hanson examines the use of COSM in a wide variety of Roland and BOSS instruments.

Roland Users Group Web Links . . . 67
In addition to Roland's official Websites, there's a wide variety of "unofficial" info about Roland and BOSS gear on the Internet. This new section lists a number of interesting Websites you may find useful.

Power Tools . . . 68
You know that Roland makes great music gear, but did you know about the wide range of support documents, videos and other information available? Read this month's Power Tools and you certainly will.

Superstore . . . 73
Videos, CD's, guidebooks, clothing, cases and more.

Publisher: Dennis Houlihan
Associate Publisher: Chris Bristol
Editor: Lachlan Westfall
Associate Editors: Paul Youngblood And Kellie Wilkie
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