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He was Zappa’s bassist and remains a low-end enigma – but Scott Thunes has never held back on his opinions
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Knox Chandler has played with Cyndi Lauper, and been a part of Depeche Mode, Psychedelic Furs, and Siouxsie & the Banshees – now he's going solo
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Billy Duffy on the making of The Cult’s 1985 breakout album – and why Rain made him sweat
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Yngwie Malmsteen filmed the music video for one of his most iconic tracks on the Conan The Barbarian set
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“The surgeon said I actually died on the operating table”: Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham recovering after suffering near-fatal health scare last year
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The Fleshtones’ Keith Streng explains what he learned from a misspent youth at CBGB’s – and the merits of pointless practice
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![Chris Poland plays a black BC Rich onstage [left] and goes head-to-head with Dave Mustaine, who plays a black Jackson King V.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/deCUHhAKTwUJYhedNJjMwZ.jpg)
An accident defined Chris Poland’s playing, but it didn’t stop him handling the high demands of Megadeth’s debut
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![Chris Poland plays a black BC Rich onstage [left] and goes head-to-head with Dave Mustaine, who plays a black Jackson King V.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/deCUHhAKTwUJYhedNJjMwZ-800-80.jpg.webp)
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Former Oasis bassist reportedly confirms his involvement in the band's reunion tour
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Josh Freese reveals he’s been let go from the Foo Fighters
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Joe Perry reflects on how Aerosmith’s ’80s misfire, Done With Mirrors, was the making of them
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Matt Stubbs and Cody Nilsen on the resurrection of Boston blues power trio GA-20
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Pete Townshend looks back at life on the road as The Who announce farewell US tour
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Kim Thayil gives an update on whether unreleased band material featuring Chris Cornell will see the light of day
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East Bay Ray on why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables – and why it fell apart
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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne on what it takes to be a real guitar hero
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Original Alice Cooper lineup reunites after more than 50 years – and announces brand-new album
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He was Zappa’s bassist and remains a low-end enigma – but Scott Thunes has never held back on his opinions
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Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s
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Bootsy Collins’ Space Bass design was turned down everywhere he went – his ‘last straw’ proved the winner
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Carol Kaye on why it is not who you are but how and what you play that defines you as a musician
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Krist Novoselic achieved harmony through Kurt Cobain’s chaos – and was the making of this Nirvana classic
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This Kiss superfan just paid $12k to be Gene Simmons’ roadie for a day
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Lemmy honored with a towering bronze statue unveiled in the Motörhead legend's hometown
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David Hood on Aretha, what Otis Redding taught him, and tales from Muscle Shoals' golden age
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Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on Paul McCartney, why Cliff Burton ruled and what John Entwistle told him
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Albert Lee, Joe Bonamassa and Vince Gill on the life and legacy of Duane Eddy
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Peter Frampton joins Pearl Jam and trades solos with Mike McCready over Black during Nashville performance
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Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot
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Eddie Vedder uses one of Jack White's signature guitars to play a Pearl Jam deep cut
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Slash dons a Gibson SG as Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to John Sykes with rampant cover of a Thin Lizzy classic
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Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and Smokey Robinson join forces on their own rendition of a Motown classic at the 2025 American Music Honors
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Brian May with Benson Boone, Green Day with the Go-Gos, and Lady Gaga rocking a Suhr – Coachella’s first weekend delivered the guitar goods
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Matteo Mancuso has become one of the hottest guitar talents on the planet – now he’s finally announced his first headline US tour
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Joe Satriani plays For the Love of God? Steve Vai and Satch tackle each other’s most iconic leads in first SatchVai Band rehearsal footage
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Knox Chandler has played with Cyndi Lauper, and been a part of Depeche Mode, Psychedelic Furs, and Siouxsie & the Banshees – now he's going solo
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Billy Duffy on the making of The Cult’s 1985 breakout album – and why Rain made him sweat
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Yngwie Malmsteen filmed the music video for one of his most iconic tracks on the Conan The Barbarian set
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“The surgeon said I actually died on the operating table”: Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham recovering after suffering near-fatal health scare last year
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The Fleshtones’ Keith Streng explains what he learned from a misspent youth at CBGB’s – and the merits of pointless practice
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An accident defined Chris Poland’s playing, but it didn’t stop him handling the high demands of Megadeth’s debut
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Tony Iommi features on a new single with the pop icon whose biopic starred a CGI monkey
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Garbage’s Duke Erikson and Steve Marker don't like to look back – but will make an exception for reverse guitar solos
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![Cradle of Filth’s Marek “Ashok” Šmerda [left], looking a little like Pinhead from Hellraiser, and Donny Burbage, resplendent in corpsepaint.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z9d7Mw4qyjZNCd5YcTScBL.jpg)
Cradle Of Filth’s Donny Burbage and Marek ‘Ashok’ Šmerda on landing their theatrical metal roles
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![Cradle of Filth’s Marek “Ashok” Šmerda [left], looking a little like Pinhead from Hellraiser, and Donny Burbage, resplendent in corpsepaint.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z9d7Mw4qyjZNCd5YcTScBL-800-80.jpg.webp)
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Ed Sheeran forms an unlikely hard rock power trio with John Mayer and Dave Grohl
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Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo announces One More Satellite – a new collaborative project that stars a host of special guests
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The SatchVai Band's new single is an ode to the instrument that made them famous – and it features Glenn Hughes on vocals
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Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive release first new material in over 25 years – and it features a Neil Young guitar solo
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Aggressively bizarre, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica remains one of the craziest guitar-driven albums ever made
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Alex Van Halen says a new Van Halen album is in the works – and he’s recruited Steve Lukather to help him complete it
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An accident defined Chris Poland’s playing, but it didn’t stop him handling the high demands of Megadeth’s debut
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Tony Iommi features on a new single with the pop icon whose biopic starred a CGI monkey
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Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s
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