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Bassist Flea, singer and songwriter Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak (1962-1988) and drummer Cliff Martinez, of the American rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The call that ended Flea’s days as a pick-playing punk and set him on the path to worldwide fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers

By Karl Coryat Published

Flea went on to have major success with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who released their self-titled debut album later that year

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Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden performs at London Stadium on June 28, 2025 in London, England
Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s

By Janelle Borg Published

The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden

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Grace Bowers performs on Day 1 of BottleRock Napa Valley at Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2024 in Napa, California
Grace Bowers explains why she doesn’t want to be known as a blues guitarist

By Janelle Borg Published

The wunderkind reveals she's currently crafting more rock- and punk-oriented music

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Alisha Yarwood on an arena stage, wielding a Jim Root Jazzmaster
Witch Fever’s Alisha Yarwood on superhero stompboxes, dream tours with IDLES, and why ‘That Great Gretsch Sound’ was doom-punk all along

By Janelle Borg Published

Raw, feminist, fiercely unrelenting, Witch Fever have taken their sound from clubs to arenas. Here, Yarwood talks tonal epiphanies, starting on drums, and finding freedom on bigger stages

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Stephen Lee Bruner of Thundercat performs before the Red Hot Chili Peppers at MetLife Stadium on August 17, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Thundercat on getting his start with hardcore punk legends Suicidal Tendencies

By Janelle Borg Published

Thundercat may best be known as a funk and R&B-oriented bassist – yet, he got his start in thrash metal and hardcore punk

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Johnny Ramone
Mosrite Guitars – the underdog firm loved by Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Ramone – is back

By Phil Weller Published

The small but beloved company shaped the sound of punk and surf rock, and now it’s been revived by a firm rooted in the Nashville scene

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Portrait of British Heavy Metal group Girlschool as they pose in a studio, Chicago, Illinois, mid April, 1982. Pictured are, from left, Gil Weston, Kim McAuliffe, Denise Dufort, and Kelly Johnson
Girlschool guitarist Kim McAuliffe reveals what touring with Lemmy was really like

By Janelle Borg Published

The two bands released a joint EP, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which also made an impact on the UK charts

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CJ Ramone of Me First And The Gimme Gimmes performs at Santeria Toscana 31 on June 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy
How C. J. Ramone landed the role of Ramones bassist while he was in jail

By Janelle Borg Published

Christopher Joseph Ward, a.k.a C. J. Ramone, on how he deserted the Marine Corps to live out his rock ‘n’ roll dreams

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Yungblud performs on stage for the first time since August 2024 at a surprise gig for fans at The Scala on March 21, 2025 in London, England
Yungblud on his vintage “voodoo” ES-330 – which he wants to turn into a signature model

By Janelle Borg Published

“Punk’s next guitar hero” released his first signature model last year – and he's already got an idea for a follow-up

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Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock opens up about Sid Vicious replacing him in the Sex Pistols to become one of punk's most iconic figures

By Phil Weller Published

Vicious’ bad-boy image may have underpinned the band’s legacy, but Matlock insists he’s no shrinking violet either

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