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Something Else! Featured Artist: Eric Clapton

As Eric Clapton puts the finishing touches on a scheduled 2012 release — again produced by frequent sideman Doyle Bramhall II, who also helmed the well-received Clapton a couple of years ago — we reached back for a few old favorites. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Shows I’ll Never Forget: Alice in Chains, Dec. 3, 1991

At Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana: It was five days before my 19th birthday, and I’d received a ticket to see Van Halen as a gift. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley: Maybe the Mayans are on to something

Ace Frehley, the former guitarist with Kiss, has taken a close look around — and he’s not so sure the Mayans don’t have a point when it comes to their end-of-the-world predictions for 2012. You May Also Like: How ‘Revenge’ Became Kiss’ Last Gasp of Greatness

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'Celebrate Ronnie's life': Montrose family reacts to confirmation that he committed suicide

A new report confirms that guitar hero Ronnie Montrose, who had been battling cancer for years, took his own life. You May Also Like: Edgar Winter Group – They Only Come Out at Night (1972): On Second Thought The Immediate Family, “Cruel Twist” (2020): One Track Mind

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Something Else! Featured Artist: More Jeff Beck!

As fans await a forthcoming new album from Jeff Beck, we decided to dig deeper into the stacks to uncover more of our favorite tracks. You May Also Like: Jeff Beck (1944-2023): An Appreciation

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Carlos Santana’s announces instrumental-packed album Shape Shifter; preorder it here

Carlos Santana’s 36th album is an almost all-instrumental project called Shapeshifter, to be issued May 15 on his new label Starfaith Records. You can preorder the album below, and also check out the artwork and complete track listing. Since Santana emerged from the Bay Area music scene in the 1960s,Read More

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Up next for Black Sabbath's ailing Tony Iommi, three weeks of radiation therapy

Done with chemotherapy, Black Sabbath co-founding guitarist Tony Iommi says a course of radiation is next, as he continues an ongoing battle against lymphoma. “Hopefully,” the 64-year-old metal legend says, “my body will start to get back to normal soon.” You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi WasRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Journey's Neal Schon with Steve Smith, "The Calling" (2012)

This new instrumental is interesting because Steve Smith showed up just as Journey took a turn in the late 1970s from its more fusion-informed early period toward a platinum-selling arena-rock formula. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Something Else! Featured Artist: Jeff Beck

A certified funky-fusion platinum smash, the George Martin-produced Blow by Blow peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 — hurtling itself to Record You Must Own status for Jeff Beck. So enough of that. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Wife of legendary rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose 'at a loss for words' after outpouring of support

Leighsa Montrose, wife of Ronnie Montrose, says she has been “so moved and completely at a loss for words” over the outpouring of love and respect for the late legendary rock guitarist. You May Also Like: No related posts.