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Remembering Mick Ralphs, the highly innovative founding guitarist of Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
By Amit Sharma published
The trailblazing English guitarist passed away on June 23 and left a formidable legacy, influencing the likes of Joe Bonamassa and countless others

Adrian Belew on his carpal tunnel fears and recovery, working with Vai and Frank Zappa, and his next musical adventure
By Andrew Daly published
As he recovers from surgery, the progressive guitar icon draws a line from Frank Zappa through Talking Heads, King Crimson and Beat, explains his synergy with Steve Vai, and hints at the pedals that will drive his future creations

How Trevor Bolder anchored this 12/8 rocker from David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane
By Brian Fox published
Replacing longtime Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti in the Spiders From Mars, Bolder found himself writing basslines on the spot, a challenge he relished. On Drive-In Saturday, he hit the jackpot

Fanny's June Millington recalls the band's first encounter with David Bowie, who would become one of their biggest fans
By Janelle Borg published
Bowie would later hail Fanny as “one of the finest rock bands of their time”

After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore's departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie
By Phil Weller published
The Colosseum and Humble Pie guitarist was in with a shot at joining the band –but says Tommy Bolin got the gig for one specific reason

Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction
By Janelle Borg published
This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars

“There was that moment of, ‘My God! I’m recording with David Bowie!’” Bassist Tim Lefebvre on the making of David Bowie's Lazarus
By Chris Jisi published
The session for Bowie’s Blackstar album took place in early 2015 at the Magic Shop in New York

On July 3, 1973, David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust – that same day, Steve Jones stole his equipment
By Janelle Borg published
Turns out the Sex Pistols guitarist had a lucrative “side hustle” as a gear thief...
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