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Robert Trujillo shares his experience of Ozzy Osbourne's “very, very beautiful” funeral
By Janelle Borg published
Osbourne’s private funeral service took place on July 31 at his family home in Buckinghamshire, England

How Peter Hook invented an unheard-of approach to punk-rock bass playing
By Nick Wells published
With Joy Division, Peter Hook’s upper-register basslines were plucked straight from a rhythm guitarist’s handbook

Danny Sapko on social media scandals, his 80’s-inspired AI rock band – and how the ‘Dipstick Lick’ broke America
By Nick Wells published
Having taken on the crowded playing-field of social media, it’s been quite a year for infamous YouTuber Danny Sapko

Laura Lee Ochoa reveals the little trick she’s picked up along the way to ensure a buzz-free bass tone
By Janelle Borg published
Ochoa has just released a Fender signature that’s modeled after her actual bass, down to the finest details

Rudy Sarzo on the lifelong kindness of Ozzy Osbourne – and the miracle of his final weeks
By Andrew Daly published
The bassist stood shoulder to shoulder with Ozzy and Randy Rhoads at the height of Osbourne’s 1980s success. Now, in an exclusive interview, he recalls how the Black Sabbath icon changed his fortunes and earned his loyalty for life

Why David Gilmour's go-to bassist for the past four decades very nearly didn't get the gig
By Janelle Borg published
Guy Pratt – whose résumé includes Roxy Music, Madonna and Michael Jackson, to name a mere few – recalls his awkward first meeting with the Pink Floyd guitarist

“I wound up joining Spinal Tap in Phoenix and played bass along with Adrian Belew on Big Bottom. It was a huge comedy honor”: The chance encounters that led Abby Travis to play bass with Beck, Elastica, The Bangles and The Go-Go’s
By Andrew Daly published
The “pinch-hitter of bassists” explains why she prefers groove over technicality, how she approaches joining an established band, her Spinal Tap audition, and why she can’t release her next solo album

In March 2003, Ozzy Osbourne introduced the world to his new bassist
By Karl Coryat published
Earplugged journalists from MTV News, CNN, and ABC News, gathered to hear Jason Newsted turn out alongside Ozzy, Zakk Wylde and Mike Bordin

“It was painful for me to listen to Ian Anderson’s voice. I felt for him a lot”: Dave Pegg on why he quit Jethro Tull, beating Metallica to a Grammy, gigging with John Bonham and working with Nick Drake in a smelly squat
By Andrew Daly published
The proud owner of a broken Grammy award is regarded as a revelation in folk rock with Fairport Convention – but he only played bass that way because he didn’t know what else to do
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