Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a devoted follower of prog-folk and has reported on the scene from far-flung places around the globe for Prog, Wired and Popular Mechanics She treasures her collection of rare live Bert Jansch and John Renbourn reel-to-reel recordings and souvenir teaspoons collected from her travels through the Appalachians. When she’s not leaning over her Stella 12-string acoustic, she’s probably bent over her workbench with a soldering iron, modding gear.
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The guitar virtuoso says he feels lucky to have come through a number of health concerns in recent years

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Smith — who got a boost at Olivia Rodrigo’s Glastonbury show this past summer — says the tune’s rebellious message is as valid now as when he wrote it

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It's not the first time Waters has been jabbed for his comments — David Gilmour and his wife took him to task in 2023

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The guitarist praises Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi for having inspired his own love of drop tunings and evocative tones

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The group was halfway through their closing number on Friday night when an attendee sent up two flares

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The 1979 feud was among the strangest in rock and was sparked during Dylan's born-again period

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In a new interview, the actor reveals why the film's team chose the ES-345 guitar for him, despite the one noteworthy flaw with it

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Officials hope to finalize the cause of the guitarist's passing in about three weeks

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The Country Western Studio EC Acoustic-Electric Guitar is available now, exclusively at Guitar Center stores and online at GuitarCenter.com.

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The two have discussed his talent for taking her "two-finger things" played on piano and transforming them into memorable guitar riffs

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With the group's final U.S. tour behind them, the singer explains what kept them going through the worst of times

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The metal legend offered thoughts on his death in newly published excerpts from his forthcoming memoir

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They're pretty suspicious about his recent cover of Loverboy's "Turn Me Loose" too

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Andrew Watt says he spoke with Ozzy daily since the two men began recording together more than six years ago

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The former Floyd guitarist also dismisses the notion they were a band. "it's just three or four people who get in a room together and strum guitars"

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The Space Ace was known for tripping on his high-heeled boots while in Kiss — but it was his intentional drops to his knees that did the real damage

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Young used the guitar during his early 1960s tenure with the Squires but sold it after he developed ambitions to become a folk singer

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Vai was just 16 and called Zappa repeatedly over the next year until he got through to him, putting his guitar career on the launch pad

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The two musicians met in New York City in 1974 and went on to build a friendship that led to their hit co-write, "Fame"

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Now past 2.8 billion streams on Spotify alone, the song reportedly earns the bassit $740,000 per year

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He admits more shows may be in their future for charity or special projects

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The guitarist and Mastodon cofounder left the group acrimoniously this past March

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A new ninth chapter in the Anthology documentary and a new fourth album in the Anthology album series are among the treats
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