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American Football’s slow-burning debut album was originally dismissed. Four records in, they’re glad that’s how it went
By Jason T. Mays published
Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Nate Kinsella explain the art of making songs sound simple when they’re actually complex and deep, and reflect on how they learned to do it so well

Meet High Fade, the Scottish funk-punk heroes we need right now
By Henry Yates published
They’ve terrorized Nashville – now the Scottish funk-rockers are taking second album Twice As Nice to the streets. Guitarist Harry Valentino tells us of a riotous studio experience

“Working and being in his presence was magical”: Jerry Jemmott on playing bass with B.B. King
By Andrew Daly published
When Jemmott was drafted to play on the Live & Well sessions in 1969, he would find himself in awe of the King, and joined a band that would produce three albums’ worth of material

How bassist Cliff Williams landed the gig (and found his sound) with AC/DC
By Nick Wells published
When he joined AC/DC in 1977, Cliff Williams played a Fender Precision, but made a permanent change following the band's Highway to Hell album

Zakk Wylde on his Ozzy Osbourne tribute, his Led Zeppelin epiphany, and the triumphant return of Black Label Society
By Nick Bowcott published
The Wylde man waxes lyrical about songwriting, recording, his approach to soloing, and Ozzy’s Song, a poignant track from BLS's hard-charging new album

How the bassist for UK riff-slingers Don Broco ended up recording with Muse’s bass rig – and collaborating with Nickelback
By Nick Wells published
Recorded with the help of Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme, Nightmare Tripping showcases bassist Tom Doyle’s Earth-shattering basslines

Indie band survival stories with Ratboys and The Beths
By Cheri Amour published
Transatlantic touring pals Julia Steiner and Liz Stokes on their gear nightmares and why Stokes is still hoping for a guitar reunion story like Paul McCartney and his long-lost Höfner bass

How a Smashing Pumpkins superfan made the only amp Billy Corgan has ever truly loved
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Brian Carstens spent 30 years obsessing over Corgan’s guitar tone. Then he ended up making amps for his hero – not to mention John Fogerty, Tool and Misha Mansoor
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