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Bill Laswell survived Buckethead, John Lydon, Ginger Baker and Eddie Hazel – and made it sound easy
The bass journeyman, soundscape creator and producer recalls having his P-Bass stolen the night before his first Brian Eno session, making PiL classic Rise, and hoping illness hasn’t ended his surprisingly fight-free career
Glen Matlock on the legacy of the Sex Pistols and getting back on the road with Frank Carter’s help
The original Sex Pistols bassist reveals all about reunions past and present and discusses the likelihood of new music from the U.K. punk legends... Never say never
Remembering the night tres hombres by the name of John Mayer, Slash and Billy Gibbons gave ZZ Top’s La Grange a triple-guitar glow-up
Iconic headgear, iconic players, a gnarly Texan blues-rock groove and a legendary all-star guitar jam came to Hollywood’s House of Blues in 2009
Billy Corgan on the making of Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
With no let-up for 86 days straight, Mellon Collie was the double album that spooked the label, pushed Corgan to the limit, and would become the ’90s own White Album. This is its story
11 real-life Spinal Tap moments from bass playing royalty
Bass legends Victor Wooten, Thundercat, Duff McKagan and more share their own moments of outrage, downright stupidity and absolute genius
How Vianova crafted one of the best modern metal debuts in years by making brutal baritones disgustingly fun
Guitarist Felix Vogelsang reveals how he embraced a divisively finished baritone to cut down on the shred and change the way he approached the instrument
These two Beach Boys classics might have been misunderstood, but with Al Jardine’s guitar work, they stand the test of time
Surf’s Up and Holland confused some listeners when they were released in the early ’70s but they capture a band being a real functioning band. Jardine shares the stories – and the gear – behind them
How Hugh McDonald became Bon Jovi’s uncredited recording bassist
Hugh McDonald was at New York’s Power Station when he was asked to lay down a bass part for the band’s 1986 working-class anthem
The Imaginaries’ Shane Henry on his eye for vintage gear, recruiting Vince Gill – and trading trucks with Joe Bonamassa
From once-in-a-lifetime collaborations to buying a slew of vintage guitars and starting his own pedal company, Shane Henry is living most guitarists’ wildest dreams
Meet Still Corners, the Anglo-American duo who write Shadows-inspired dream pop while they’re watching movies
Regularly dropping into longform and instrumental pieces, you’ll hear flavors of Westerns, The Shadows and Chris Isaak as guitarist Greg Hughes sticks to one guitar with a chiming clarity
