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When Bob Dylan played with an LA punk band to promote the album he made with Mark Knopfler
By Jackson Maxwell published
1983's Infidels, Dylan's first secular album in half a decade, was graced with a bounty of sweetly tasteful leads from the Dire Straits man. To recreate two of its songs on Late Night with David Letterman, Dylan hired LA punks the Plugz

Richie Kotzen came close to joining Nine Inch Nails – but one detail stopped him getting the gig
By Phil Weller published
The former Poison guitarist aced his surprise audition but never got a call back

Kirk Hammett on his favorite Metallica solo and tone – and his most prized purchases from other guitar heroes
By Amit Sharma published
The Metallica great is celebrating his remarkable guitar collection in a new Gibson book. He explains how he came to own prized guitars from John Frusciante and Michael Schenker – and why he doesn’t cut cash deals anymore

Martin Barre once distanced himself from rhythm playing – but some Steve Lukather wisdom changed his mind
By Phil Weller published
The former Jethro Tull lead guitarist reassessed his playing priorities after hearing some wise words from the Toto legend

Popular social media guitarist Giacomo Turra accused of stealing other musicians’ songs for content
By Matt Owen published
The funk and R&B guitarist has responded to the accusations

Jack Black mimes on a Minecraft’d Flying V as Kirk Douglas nails the Sweet Child O’ Mine solo on Jimmy Fallon
By Phil Weller published
Black’s epic entrance caught the eye, but Captain Kirk Douglas’ tastefully virtuosic playing caught the ear

Amadou Bagayoko, singer and Malian guitar great, dies at 70
By Jackson Maxwell published
Half of the enormously successful duo Amadou & Mariam, Bagayoko developed a powerful guitar style that blended classic rock influences with more traditional West African sounds, jammed with David Gilmour, and collaborated with Damon Albarn

Machine Gun Kelly on the time he stole a cheap Martin from a hotel – and was billed $5,000
By Phil Weller published
The damaged instrument is inscribed with a message that echoes MGK’s guitar-playing mantra – and it’s one of his most cherished instruments
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