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- September 8
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- Kirk Hammett and Jason Newsted almost formed a blues band with members of Sepultura, Sacred Reich – and a blues player who died too young…
- “Not everybody’s designed to run a marathon…” Gene Simmons on Ace Frehley’s three departures from Kiss
- “Peace already”: Sammy Hagar responds to Alex Van Halen calling him “a complete idiot”
- September 7
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- “Imagine a lullaby paired with psychedelia – that’s what’s going on”: Kim Thayil on what Soundgarden’s album is like, and why you’re waiting so long for it
- Why Ritchie Blackmore’s Deep Purple return delighted ex-singer Joe Lynn Turner: “The nonsense everybody went through back then doesn’t mean anything”
- "He said, ‘I really feel tired and worn out.'" Tony Iommi on his last call with Ozzy Osbourne
- “The rot set in.” Longtime Pink Floyd insider reveals what really drove David Gilmour and Roger Waters apart
- Keith Richards names the player who turned him on to Fender guitars: “There’s no words for it. Every note is in place. I discovered what Leo had invented”
- David Letterman on Warren Zevon’s final words to him: “Take care of this for me”
- September 6
- September 5
- September 4
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- Squeeze cancel concert after tour bus worker crushed in accident at Virginia venue: “Deeply saddened and shocked”
- John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he wrote in 20 minutes to save his career: “You’re a one-hit wonder!”
- Billy Gibbons remembers late ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard: “Frank didn’t mind being beardless. After all, he had the name”
- “I threw my guitar in the air and kicked all the amps off the stage.” Eric Bell on the Thin Lizzy show that ended his dream gig
- September 3
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- Barbra Streisand recorded over 30 takes of “The Way We Were.” Nothing worked. Then the bassist tried something different
- Jimmy Page recommended Jeff Beck for the Yardbirds. What Beck gave him in return would become a key part of Led Zeppelin history: “This is yours”
- Ry Cooder lost an eye at four. A guitar helped him find his way back: “It gave me a place to go”
- With 30% off across the board in Guitar Center's Labor Day sale, you can afford to splash out on tasty exclusive finishes from Epiphone, Fender, Taylor, and more
- Joe Bonamassa says this rare instrument is the most meaningful guitar he owns. “Some people had Farrah Fawcett on their wall. I had the Howard Reed”
- Alex Van Halen has been knighted in his and Eddie Van Halen’s native Netherlands: “It adds a dignity and a gravity to what we do”
- September 2
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- Tony Levin recalls working with John Lennon on Double Fantasy: “Suddenly he’d say, ‘Stop fooling around!’ — like it wasn’t his idea”
- Eric Clapton disliked his Unplugged album so much he tried to prevent its release: “I bet $100 it wouldn’t go into the top 50”
- Christopher Cross apologizes to Canadians for Trump: “I’m very sorry and embarrassed that we have an A-hole for a president”
- Frank Zappa was near death and wanted to speak to Ian Anderson. The Jethro Tull frontman froze: “What do you say to a dying man?”
- My favorite guitar practice tool just hit its lowest-ever price of $99, thanks to Positive Grid wiping nearly 40% off the Spark Neo Core
- September 1
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- Jimmy Page on the Beatle who inspired Led Zeppelin’s most beautiful song: “He said, ‘You never do ballads.’ I said, ‘I’ll give him a ballad’”
- The Who’s lost recordings were hiding in plain sight: “This was one place they hadn’t thought to check”
- Freddie Mercury’s final days are revealed by his closest friend in a rare interview: “It got chaotic”
- We review the Death by Audio/Rainger FX Amp Crash pedal: “An inspiring noise-making tool for guitarists who like to push their sound to the edge”
- “He’s never forgiven me.” Brian May is still upset about the controversial B-side to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” single
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