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How Mk.gee is bringing back this Roland ’90s-era modeler favored by Joni Mitchell, David Lynch, and Sting
By Janelle Borg published
The Roland VG-8, released in 1995, was designed as “a toolbox filled with essentially every existing guitar sound” – and, over the past couple of years, has been given a new lease on life by modern-day tone hunters

Alabama guitar legend Wayne Perkins – who played with the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, and Joni Mitchell – dies at 74
By Jonathan Horsley published
Perkins made his name as a Muscle Shoals session ace and would go on to have a storied career playing with the greats

Robben Ford on why he got bored with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell’s fuzz tips – and how Jeff Beck got him back on the Strat
By Andrew Daly published
Ford on two moments when Joni Mitchell was right and he was wrong, why his late 80s stint with Davis didn't work out and his go-to Dumble alternative

Robben Ford on Joni Mitchell’s fuzz pedal experiments that shaped one of her most adventurous tracks
By Phil Weller published
Ford says the experience defines what “the ultimate creative artist” is like to work with – and it changed the way he played

Brandi Carlile was instrumental in bringing Joni Mitchell back on stage – but faced a lot of criticism for her efforts
By Janelle Borg published
In 2015, Mitchell suffered a brain aneurysm that left her unable to walk, talk, sing or play guitar. Carlile took the initiative to support the legend and eventually helped her perform again at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival

Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on his supergroup with Joe Walsh, sessions with Joni Mitchell and the voices of Albert King
By Andrew Daly published
The session great discusses being hand-picked by Gene Simmons, fitting in with James Brown, creating classic solos for Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, and Frankenstein acts on most of his guitars

How Joni Mitchell formed an unlikely partnership with Jaco Pastorius
By Nick Wells published
Although much of his fame stems from his time with Weather Report, Jaco’s recordings with Joni Mitchell yielded some of the finest bass playing of his career

Amanda Seyfried shows off her dulcimer chops as she covers a Joni Mitchell classic on Jimmy Fallon
By Matt Owen published
The Mamma Mia star learned the dulcimer during the pandemic, and paid homage to one of her heroes with a cover of California

John Mayer and Dave Matthews to perform as a duo for the first time at L.A. FireAid benefit concert, alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joni Mitchell and Green Day
By Janelle Borg published
The mega-event will take place on January 30 at L.A.'s Intuit Dome and Kia Forum, and will be broadcast on multiple platforms
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