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“Our love letter to rock ’n’ roll”: Southern rock icons The Black Crowes return with their first album in 15 years
By Phil Weller published
The album arrives March 15 and the band has dropped hip-shaking lead single Wanting and Waiting to mark the occasion

“You can have all the pedals you want, but the guitar/amp combination makes the sound. Pedals are just some extra paprika”: Rich Robinson reveals what’s on his pedalboard
By Andrew Daly published
Why a Black Crowe seeks the company of a Red Lama and an Angry Troll but finds the meaning of life (tone-wise) lies in the magic that happens between guitar and a vintage tube amp

“Rich Robinson was doing a Facebook Q&A and I commented with a video of me playing one of his songs… long story short, it led to me playing with the Black Crowes”: How Argentina native Nico Bereciartua became the US rock institution's new guitar wingman
By Andrew Daly published
From chatting with Robinson on social media to opening for Aerosmith in arenas, Bereciartua's star has had a rapid ascent. He discusses his favorite guitars for slide, his six-string chemistry with Rich Robinson, and why playing with the Black Crowes is the greatest honor of his life

“If I had joined Guns N’ Roses, that would have basically been me filling the role of someone having to back up Slash”: Marc Ford on the highs, lows and musical triumphs of The Black Crowes
By Andrew Daly published
The respected SoCal guitarist explains why he chose the Black Crowes over Guns N’ Roses – and how the Crowes’ internal friction made them a compelling alternative to grunge

“I would have gotten bored, and that would have been dangerous”: Marc Ford explains why he turned down Guns N’ Roses in favor of the Black Crowes
By Jonathan Horsley published
Ford says even Slash agreed that it would not have suited him to simply play back-up in GNR when he was asked to replace Izzy Stradlin

The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound
By Andrew Daly published
The seasoned tonesmith reflects on spending "some of the best moments of my life" with Jimmy Page, the guitarist with a tone so unbelievable that "no-one on this Earth can touch him" and why Duane Allman is just as important as Jimi Hendrix

Isaiah Mitchell: "I played Les Pauls, Teles and Strats with the Black Crowes, but with Earthless, Strats are my number one. They're the most versatile guitars out there"
By Andrew Daly published
The Earthless founder on 22 years of freeform inspiration, his arsenal of high-wattage amps and why he's no longer with the Black Crowes

Watch Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson repel an unwelcome stage invader – with his Fender Telecaster
By Matt Parker published
The Robinson brothers do not take kindly to uninvited guests
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