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Paul Stanley weighs in on Kiss’s Las Vegas show, admitting, "I certainly miss the camaraderie onstage"
By Andrew Daly published
To those who think Kiss should call it a day, Stanley says, "We're not any other band. We don’t live by those rules"

The earliest live Sly and the Family Stone recordings are among the treasures from San Francisco's Summer of Love era rediscovered and released by High Moon Records
By Jimmy Leslie published
The label's latest discs include lost albums by Grace Slick associate Jeannie Piersol and psychedelic progenitors the Final Solution

Ace Frehley recalled his Kiss audition and revealed the amp setting that works every time
By Steve Rosen published
The Space Ace also shared details about his modified Les Pauls and guitar solos in his classic 1979 interview

Eric Bell on the show that ended his dream-come-true gig as Thin Lizzy’s guitar player
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist says he couldn't play without drinking — and couldn't play after drinking, bringing his time with the Irish rockers to an early end

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey don’t see eye to eye on his guitar-smashing past
By Christopher Scapelliti published
As the Who prepare for the final tour, all bets are off on whether or not Townshend will return to his guitar-trashing ways

How Chris Martin channeled Neil Young to write Coldplay’s chart-busting hit “Yellow”
By Elizabeth Swann published
Coldplay were in a make-or-break situation when Martin came up with their first major hit during downtime in the studio

Eric Clapton on his friendship with George Harrison and the shocking time he was nearly asked to join the Beatles
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Harrison and Clapton bonded through guitars and music in 1968 at a time when both were struggling through major changes in their careers

Norman Greenbaum tells how a Telecaster with a built-in fuzz helped him create a psychedelic hit about Jesus that even John Lennon liked
By Joe Bosso published
The song has been heard in commercials, TV shows, movies — and, yes, at funerals too, including the send-off for gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson
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