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‘He is scary good’: Everyone praises Joe Bonamassa, but who does Joe listen to?

Find out who Joe says is “pound for pound the best guitar player in the world today.”

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‘That’s the guy who plays guitar with his teeth!’: How Jimi Hendrix ended up opening for the Monkees

Micky Dolenz remembers the moment one of rock’s craziest ideas was hatched.

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Bill Champlin revisits lost 1980s Chicago track “Sweet Marie” with TOBB

This leftover from the sessions for Chicago 17 has been reborn.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Eric Clapton, “Call Me The Breeze” (2014)

There was always a stillness at the center of J.J. Cale’s work, and Clapton captures it once more.

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‘It will be very special’: Beach Boys to mount partial reunion with Al Jardine and David Marks

Jeff Foskett, who’s been working with Brian Wilson, is also joining the band.

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‘Guitar-based music wasn’t that popular’: Even in the 1980s, Hall and Oates stayed true to their roots

Think their music was all about synthesizers and MTV sheen? Think again.

'I thought I was blind': Ace Frehley discusses legendary mishaps with his Kiss makeup

‘I thought I was blind’: Ace Frehley discusses legendary mishaps with his Kiss makeup

Did an attempt to turn his hair silver for Kiss’ debut album have disastrous results?

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Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, “Hand of Doom” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek

Brownout’s horn-driven take on “Hand Of Doom” heralds an offbeat collection of Black Sabbath remakes.

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‘We went on to YouTube’: Stevie Nicks uncovers her own forgotten songs for new solo disc

’24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault’ could be released as early as October 2014.

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More than four decades later, Deep Purple issues official video for ‘Smoke on the Water’

The clip finds the famously battling Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore in happier days.