Derek Trucks Names his Favorite Guitarists: Who Does he Say is “Singular and Unique”?
Gibson SG slide maestro Derek Trucks has named Duane Allman has one of his biggest influences. No surprise there! But which bluesman does Trucks say is “singular and unique”?… and…
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Larry Carlton Offers Top Guitar Tips
Larry Carlton recently shared some of his best guitar advice with Music Radar. Among his advice was to listen to—and trying to mimic—the work of great players who’ve come before…
Read more » Alice Cooper Reveals His Dream Band
Alice Cooper was asked in a webchat to name his “ultimate” band of backing musicians. Guess which Beatles formed the core.
Read more »George Martin Biography Coming in Late Summer
Written by Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack, Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin – The Early Years, 1926-1966 promises to “take readers behind the scenes and reveals George’s…
Read more »Guess Whose Farewell Concert Is Getting Screened in September
Titled “The End of the End,” the concert film is currently set to be broadcast at more than 1,500 cinemas worldwide, with additional participating theaters to be announced soon. Fans…
Read more »Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Kick Off Massive Tour This Week
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will set off on their second batch of North American dates on their 40th anniversary tour Thursday (July 29) in Chicago.
Read more »What Are Ozzy Osbourne’s Favorite Metal Albums of All Time?
The folks at Rolling Stone checked in with one of metal’s founding fathers, Ozzy Osbourne, to give his personal 10 favorite metal albums of all time.
Read more »New Book for the Heavy Metal Expert
For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records is on the way.
Read more »Which Rock Band is Getting Honored by a Zoo?
What’s better than getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Having your band get honored by a zoo, of course.
Read more »This Week in Rock History, June 26 – July 2
Over the years, the last week in June has yielded scores of memorable rock and roll-related events. In 1971, for instance, one of rock and roll’s most famous venues presented…
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