A star-studded lineup featuring a diverse selection of musical styles rocked the 2010 Austin City Limits Festival, which took place this weekend in the live music capital of the world. As always, Gibson was on the scene.

Gibson is pleased to join its fans in celebrating the rockin’-est month of ’em all – Rocktober – by giving away a brand-spanking new guitar complete with a certificate signed by legendary Gibson/Epiphone guitarist Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne).

Guitar god and founder of Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde, has announced exclusive appearances at three Best Buy locations during his current Black Label Berzerkus tour. Wylde will appear from 4 to 6 p.m. at each location to promote his latest Gibson and Epiphone signature guitars, BLS’s new Top 5 album Order of the Black, and the band’s nationwide tour.

Did you ever dream of recording with country music superstar Keith Urban? Here’s your big chance.

Nashville’s own Brother Trouble have hit the road on a multi-city promotional tour to celebrate the massive success of their debut EP Summer’s Little Angel on iTunes. Beginning in Music City, brothers Jason and Mark Sutton have been taking their brand of hard-edged honky tonk to 13 Southern cities in five days. And they’re doing so aboard the ultimate music machine, the Gibson Tour Bus.

The Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy World Tour juggernaut will be swinging through England in mid-October, and Gibson is giving away two tickets to the Birmingham show (October 17) and two tickets to the Manchester show (October 18).

Between his world-dominating work with Nickelback, his multi-platinum collaborations with other artists, and his award-winning compositions for film, Chad Kroeger has proved himself one of the most successful artists working in rock today. Check out hits such as “Rock Star,” “Photograph,” “How You Remind Me,” “I’d Come for You,” “Savin’ Me,” “Far Away” and “Someday,” and you quickly realize that Kroeger not only possess a distinctive voice and a knack for writing hit songs – from ballads to anthems – but he is adept at penning thunderous guitar riffs, too. To honor these achievements, Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument company and leader in music technology, has collaborated with the multi-award winner to present the Chad Kroeger Signature Les Paul signature model – available worldwide in October 2010.

Nashville’s own Brother Trouble have hit the road on a multi-city promotional tour to celebrate the massive success of their debut EP Summer’s Little Angel on iTunes. Beginning in country music’s hometown, brothers Jason and Mark Sutton are taking their signature funky country music to 13 Southern cities from Chattanooga to Atlanta to Charlotte to Knoxville and everywhere in between in five days.

Black Country Communion, the Anglo/American rock super-group, comprised of vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Trapeze), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) and Gibson signature guitarist Joe Bonamassa, performed their first full gig together in London earlier this week to an audience of contest winners and media.

This weekend (September 25-26), rock and rap will collide in the City of Angels. KROQ’s Epicenter TwentyTen will take place at the Auto Club Speedway, just east of downtown Los Angeles. The list of artists spans the worlds of hard rock and rap, including KISS, Eminem, Blink-182, Rise Against, Bush, DMX, Papa Roach, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bad Religion and Suicidal Tendencies.