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Steve Vai reveals the grueling practice routine that helped him become a virtuoso, and what drove him to do it
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist says he isn’t disciplined, but practicing became an “addiction”

Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta. He was 51
By Elizabeth Swann published
The guitarist and Mastodon cofounder left the group acrimoniously this past March

Randy Rhoads proved Ozzy Osbourne wrong with an approach to recording guitar solos that even Eddie Van Halen avoided
By Phil Weller published
The Prince of Darkness had told him it couldn’t be done, but the guitarist had other ideas

It's official! New Beatles Anthology music, video and book coming this fall
By Elizabeth Swann published
A new ninth chapter in the Anthology documentary and a new fourth album in the Anthology album series are among the treats

Ace Frehley on why he didn’t play Kiss’ final show
By Phil Weller published
The Space Ace has also revealed why he won’t be in Las Vegas for their unmasked show in November

Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Ian Paice on the creation and legacy of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"
By Phil Weller published
“I didn't think it would be a hit," Blackmore says. "It was just something that Ian and I banged out on the spur of the moment.”

“I grossly underestimated what I was getting into.” Noel Gallagher on Oasis and his struggles to play in stadiums
By Phil Weller published
Some of the biggest guitarists on the planet suffer from stage fright, and the Les Paul–toting Mancunian is no exception

Paul McCartney's cryptic Instagram post has fans hoping for a new collection of Beatles outtakes and rarities
By Phil Weller published
Three multimedia Anthology projects were released in the mid ’90s, and a fourth may be following in their wake

John Fogerty on losing Creedence Clearwater Revival’s music and the epiphany he had revisiting one of his greatest tracks
By Phil Weller published
Fogerty, who won a 50-year battle for the ownership of CCR’s music in 2023, celebrates this week with the release of ‘Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years’
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