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Thin Lizzy guitarist and Live Aid mastermind Midge Ure was asked to join the Sex Pistols – but he didn’t think twice about turning them down
By Janelle Borg published
Ure claims he was scouted for his look by Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and his punk co-conspirator (and later, the Clash manager) Bernard Rhodes

On Gary Moore's full-length tribute to Phil Lynott, Greeny took a backseat to Superstrats
By Harold Mac Wonderlea, Christine Rebmann published
On his own after a number of short-lived bands and the death of his friend, Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott, the late guitar hero ditched the ‘hard rock’ sound he'd grown tired of for something with more modern ingredients

Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy
By Nick Bowcott published
A personal tribute to the Tygers of Pan Tang and Blue Murder guitarist, who passed in January at 65

Tributes pour in for Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist John Sykes
By Jackson Maxwell published
The hard rock guitar great passed away earlier this week after a battle with cancer

John Sykes, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist, dies at 65
By Jackson Maxwell published
The hard rock guitar legend had been suffering from cancer

Plans are in place for a Gary Moore statue to be erected in Belfast
By Janelle Borg published
The announcement comes just weeks after the statue of another iconic guitarist, Rory Gallagher, was unveiled in the city

That time Tom Hamilton ended up playing bass for Thin Lizzy
By Phil Weller published
The bassist handled Phil Lynott’s parts during a 2016/17 anniversary tour – a gig he got after meeting members of the new-look lineup at a Motörhead concert

Gary Moore's son pays homage Thin Lizzy's dual guitar sound on his debut solo single
By Janelle Borg published
Jack Moore shares that the track was written while he was touring Europe paying tribute to his father's blues legacy
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