August 2017
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Eerie Arpeggios: Using Movable Addb2 Shapes to Create Haunting Lead Lines
By Jimmy Brown published
Learn how to create eerie, twisted-sounding melodies with this lesson.

Adding the Major Third to Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scale Phrases
By Andy Aledort published
Bolster your solos through melodic experimentation and contouring.

Rise Against Hope Their New Album, 'Wolves,' Is a Call to Action
By Richard Bienstock published
Since forming in 1999, Chicago-based punk-hardcore kings Rise Against have always worn their liberal/leftist views proudly on their sleeves.

Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie Talk Debut Duo Album
By Alan di Perna published
The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup always was an odd bunch.

At the Drive-In's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Talks New Album, Gear and Writer's Block
By Jonah Bayer published
He's a founding member of progressive-punk trailblazers At the Drive-In, as well as a prolific solo artist, writer, actor and director.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Talk New Album, 'Flying Microtonal Banana'
By Mike Huguenor published
On flying microtonal banana the Australian psych-rock band open up the space between notes and expands the tonal landscape of rock.

Post-Hardcore Supergroup Mutoid Man Get a Little Help from Marty Friedman
By Brad Tolinski published
You may not have heard of Mutoid Man, but it seems like just about everyone else has.

Royal Blood Continue to Rewrite the Rock Rulebook—Without a Guitar
By Joe Bosso published
Mike Kerr, who is one-half of the British-based rock duo royal blood (he’s the singer-bassist component; ben thatcher handles the drums), has two distinct views on being in a two-man band.
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