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Carlos Alomar and Paul McCartney comp
Carlos Alomar’s hazy first encounter with Paul McCartney

By Matt Owen Published

The session veteran provided some finishing tracks on Press to Play after a rather indulgent first encounter bonding with the Beatle

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Left–Adrian Belew, David Bowie, Vorst Natonaal, Brussels, Belgium, 11/06/1978; Right–Adrian Belew performs with 'David Bowie' at the Fresno Convention Center in Fresno, California on April 2, 1978
Adrian Belew on how he went from playing with Frank Zappa to joining David Bowie's band

By Janelle Borg Published

Belew would serve as Bowie’s lead guitarist between 1978 and 1979, before returning as his musical director in 1990

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NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 03: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Don Was rehearses for The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & His Music at the Saenger Theatre on May 3, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/DJBB14/Getty Images for Blackbird Productions)
The making of Don Was, the über-producer trusted by the Stones, Bob Dylan and John Mayer (and who’s a pretty good bassist too)

By Andrew Daly Published

The bassist, producer and label boss on what Iggy Pop and Ringo Starr have in common, why Keith Richards is not sloppy, and that one time he pushed to play on an album he was producing

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Deryck Whibley and Iggy Pop
Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley has been reunited with his beloved Iggy Pop Tele – after it spent 20 years on display

By Phil Weller Published

The guitar was on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Florida for two decades, having featured in some pinnacle career moments

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Andrew Watt
From Pearl Jam to the Stones, the stars have aligned for Andrew Watt – but he says he owes it to Ozzy

By Richard Bienstock Published

The producer and guitarist explains how ’Sabbath and Ozzy were there for the beginning of his journey – and why he’ll to be there for the end of theirs

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Andrew Watt performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jody Gerson on February 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
How super-producer Andrew Watt pivoted from Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes to The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne and Iggy Pop

By Janelle Borg Published

Watt started his production career in the pop sphere, before the Prince of Darkness handpicked him to produce his record

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Iggy Pop performs Little Know It All with Sum 41
Deryck Whibley appeals to Hard Rock Cafe to return his guitar from the Iggy Pop feat. Sum 41 era

By Janelle Borg Published

The Sum 41 guitarist recently recovered another guitar that was stolen from him after over two decades

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Slash
“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato

By Matt Owen Published

Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released

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Mark Knopfler & Phil Palmer performing live onstage
“At four in the morning, I got a call from David Bowie. He said they needed a guitar player for Iggy Pop’s album”: As right-hand man for everyone from Mark Knopfler to Eric Clapton, ‘Session Man’ Phil Palmer more than earned his nickname

By Andrew Daly Published

Armed with a Nocaster given to him by his uncle, the Kinks’ Dave Davies, Palmer became a go-to guitarist for some of music’s biggest names, landing an official role in Dire Straits – and narrowly missing out on playing Clapton’s MTV Unplugged set

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(from left) Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Slash and Duff McKagan perform onstage at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on April 27, 2023
Slash, Andrew Watt trade solos, channel their inner punk onstage with Iggy Pop in revved-up take on The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Dog

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmate, Duff McKagan, and Chad Smith were also on hand to serve as the rhythm section for the all-star performance at the Hollywood Palladium last week

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