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Nicole Fiorentino of the Smashing Pumpkins performs on the Other Stage during day 4 of the 2013 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 29, 2013 in Glastonbury, England

Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino on how she landed her role in Garbage – with no audition

By Janelle Borg published

Fiorentino continues the trend of former Pumpkins bassists delivering the low-end for both bands

Bassists
Soccer Mommy performs at the All Things Go Music Festival held at Forest Hills Stadium on September 28, 2024 in New York, New York

Soccer Mommy on the power of alternate tunings in pushing her songwriting capabilities

By Janelle Borg published

The singer-songwriter discusses how opting for left-field tunings forces guitarists to learn a whole new vocabulary, which ultimately improves their playing

Guitarists
(L-R) Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal of No Doubt perform at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 20, 2024 in Indio, California

Gwen Stefani on the only No Doubt song she's ever written on guitar

By Janelle Borg published

The Stefani-penned Simple Kind of Life proved to be the standout track of No Doubt's fourth album, Return of Saturn

Bands
Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo on how ’90s alt-rock and riot grrrl inspired her record-breaking GUTS tour

By Janelle Borg published

Rodrigo cites The Breeders, Hole, Sleater-Kinney, L7 and Babes in Toyland as some of the key bands that shaped her guitar-leaning musical taste and career trajectory

Guitarists
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Hits, misses and major labels: Veruca Salt’s Louise Post and Local H’s Scott Lucas on surviving the '90s alt-rock boom

By Joe Bosso published

Post and Lucas remember a febrile time for alternative-rock – and what came after

Music Industry
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