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Jazz guitar phenom Pete Roth on the making of a trio that lives on the outer limits of improv
Fans of Joe Pass, Larry Carlton and John Scofield would do well to check out the Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford the next time they’re in town
URNE’s Angus Neyra on the schoolboy scribble that got him an ESP endorsement and getting Troy Sanders to guest on their 9-minute single
The shred-era guitarist has become a Quad Cortex advocate ahead of joining Orange Goblin’s farewell tour and releasing changed-up new album Setting Fire to the Sky
Ally Venable is spreading the Texas blues gospel via a deep-seated love of Stevie Ray Vaughan and her “Wounded Warrior” Les Paul
The Texas triple-threat on the importance of women’s rights, magenta Les Pauls and “facing your own blues”
How bassist Tony Butler helped relaunch The Pretenders with this 1982 rock classic
Having fired bassist Pete Farndon for his erratic drug-fuelled behaviour, The Pretenders tapped Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner and bassist Tony Butler
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
