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- October 9
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- Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds: “He was a very moody sort of guy. He would sit in the corner and not talk to anybody”
- Metallica play “Fade to Black” at Las Vegas Sphere as they change up setlist for their third residency show
- Geordie Greep takes the stage to deny rape allegation at Vancouver show, saying “I’m not a rapist”
- John Lennon played only two full-length concerts after the Beatles — now, both are coming to Blu-ray
- Steve Vai had a three-necked guitar, so Michael Angelo Batio built one with four. It was stolen before he ever played it. “I’ve searched all over planet Earth, but we haven’t been able to find it”
- “Have your prayers ready for Deen Castronovo.” Journey halts Tulsa concert after drummer suffers onstage medical emergency
- October 8
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- “Instead of just thinking it was a mistake, we grabbed hold of the idea” — Paul McCartney on the happy accident behind the Beatles’ Rubber Soul cover
- “I thought it was stupid.” Metallica’s ...And Justice for All mix engineer says the band made a mistake by burying Jason Newsted’s bass
- The 145-year-old Martin acoustic Kurt Russell smashed in The Hateful Eight may not have been destroyed by accident after all
- October 7
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- Aerosmith return to the stage for two Hollywood Bowl shows with the Black Crowes, Heart, Slash and more
- Joni Mitchell on why she invented her own guitar language from more than 50 tunings: “I got my fingers rapped with a ruler. They said, ‘Why would you want to compose music?’”
- “Duane Allman was sitting up on the top of the toilet, feet on the seat, and his little amp is right there.” Boz Scaggs on how a spare hour of studio time led to one of Allman’s greatest recordings
- What happened when Tony Iommi tried to play guitar without his false fingertips: “There was blood all over the place”
- Brian May says his comments about Queen’s future were misinterpreted: “I have never said we won’t tour again. I could never say never”
- If you play through a modeler, don't buy headphones blind: I tested 15 pairs, and 2 of my top recommendations are on sale at Amazon
- Eddie Van Halen ex Valerie Bertinelli shares personal picture on the sixth anniversary of his death: “Photos may fade, but not the memories and never the love”
- If Amazon's Prime Day guitar deals leave you underwhelmed, you should check out the Musician's Friend Rocktober sale, which has up to 50% off guitar gear
- These 4-star-rated, NAM-compatible, battery-powered Mooer multi-effects pedals just got massive price drops for Prime Day, starting from as low as $132.03
- October 6
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- “I found crazy chords I’d never played before.” We review the Martin Terz 5-28 acoustic
- Mark Knopfler reveals the one song he misses playing with Dire Straits: “People go bananas”
- Here's 11 dirt-cheap Big Deal Days finds every guitarist needs in their gig bag
- Joe Bonamassa has changed his tune on AI: “Did I just listen to 200 blues records and hear it a few times? Absolutely”
- The cheapest tone upgrade you'll make all year – stock up on multi-pack guitar strings from just $4.99 in Amazon's Big Deal Days sale
- Win tickets to see Julian Lage at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco
- Forgo the five-year waiting list for Analog Man’s elusive King of Tone and score the MXR Duke of Tone for an unbeatable $127 in Amazon's Big Deal Days sale
- October 5
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- Rodrigo y Gabriela on how their studio cat’s passing led them back to acoustic guitars: “That’s the gift of death — to face what’s truly important”
- Sass Jordan remembered in tributes by Glenn Hughes, Lee Aaron, Mike Garson and others: "The world has lost a formidable talent"
- Brian May on the moment he realized Freddie Mercury knew his fate: “I can’t do this anymore”
- Brian May says Queen’s touring days are over after a friend’s death: “She looked me in the eyes and said, ‘You know you can’t do that’”
- October 4
- October 3
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- Greta Van Fleet sparked fears they broke up. Now they’re launching a massive world tour
- “Five minutes later David Gilmour called me.” Tony Levin on the former Pink Floyd guitarist’s unexpected gesture
- John Lennon hated it. Behind the Rubber Soul track he wished he'd never written: “It’s my least favorite Beatles song”
- October 2
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- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell died from multiple-organ failure after “necessary” surgeries
- Did Paul McCartney cut Phil Collins’ shining moment from the Beatles Anthology? “Maybe he didn’t like it”
- How the Beatles reinvented the recording studio with Rubber Soul. “EMI had very firm rules,” Paul McCartney recalled, “which we always had to break”
- With discounts hitting up to 50% off, Sweetwater's recording sale is live with some mega reductions on interfaces, mics, and studio monitors
- Ronnie Wood pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix in paintings and stories: “He’d say, ‘Let the bass player have a solo!’ He loved my bass playing”
- Alice Cooper says addiction nearly destroyed his life: “I knew how to keep that buzz going”
- “He said, ‘I’m probably not gonna make it. Will you buy my Les Paul?’” Vince Gill tells how he came to own his prized 1959 Gibson Les Paul ’Burst
- “I just want it known I'm allowed to put four songs on the album, whatever happens.” John Lennon had a plan to keep the Beatles going into the 1970s. Paul McCartney rejected it. The rest is history
- October 1
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- Venom frontman Cronos, whose band gave black metal its name, dies at 63: “No one has come close to what we did”
- “It should not exist.” Led Zeppelin wanted this record destroyed. A rare copy just showed up
- Rare bootleg Gibsons will be up for grabs when the Outlaw Custom Shop Guitar Collection goes to the auction block on October 20
- Paul McCartney on John Lennon’s post-Beatles criticism: “He could be a complete idiot over some things”
- With 38% off one of our favorite headphone amps plus a super affordable FRFR, you can't afford to miss Positive Grid's Sparktober sale
- Buddy Guy's 90th birthday concert livestream is set to be a barnstormer with guitar legends Clapton, Mayer, Bonamassa, Gibbons, and more hitting the stage to celebrate: Here's how to watch tonight's Buddy's Got The Blues gig from anywhere
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