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Brittany Howard: “Sister Rosetta Tharpe created rock and roll as we know it”
By Richard Bienstock published
The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince

Another Prince-owned and played Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block
By Richard Bienstock published
The custom instrument, which boasts a bright yellow finish and gold hardware, is estimated to sell for $60,000

Freak Juice's Tori Ruffin talks high-profile gigs with Prince and Morris Day, and backing Eddie Murphy in Coming to America
By Richard Bienstock published
As funk-rock collective Freak Juice release new album, They Call Us Juice, Ruffin discusses how he ended up reprising his role in Sexual Chocolate for this year's Coming 2 America

Rhonda Smith: “The years I spent with Prince were absolutely incredible. It changed the trajectory of my life“
By Joel McIver published
The Jeff Beck bassist checks in to talk gear, technique and her memories of working with The Purple One

Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” Fender Gemini II acoustic guitar is hitting the auction block
By Richard Bienstock published
The budget model, used to record the popular 1991 album, could fetch upwards of $100,000

Gear used by Eddie Van Halen and Prince has been stolen from a Nashville storage locker
By Richard Bienstock published
Missing items include Marshall 4x12 cabinets from Van Halen’s 5150 tour

From high-energy party metal to furious, face-melting shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published
The freshest new cuts from Mastodon, Lamb of God, The Struts, Luis Kalil feat. Angel Vivaldi and so very many more

Prince's one-of-a-kind gold-leaf Fender Custom Shop Strat is going up for auction
By Richard Bienstock published
Prince requested that "Goldfinger", which also boasts a tiger stripe maple neck, never be duplicated
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