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How Paul Rodgers made Jimmy Page play guitar again after John Bonham’s death
By Phil Weller Published
Page hadn’t picked up a guitar for two years. A casual encounter with the Bad Company bandleader changed everything

Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale: The best songs only have two chords
By Phil Weller Published
And one of Van Halen’s most enduring hits seems to back up her argument

Did the Beatles cause guitar quality to nosedive in the 1970s? This session player thinks so
By Phil Weller Published
The corporate buyouts of America’s biggest brands have been blamed for a decline in quality – but what if they only exacerbated the issues facing the industry at that time?

How Rush were unexpectedly reunited with their old pedals for their final albums
By Phil Weller Published
A forgotten piece of 1970s gear became crucial to their late-career swan song

Paul McCartney dusts off historic Beatles hit for Taylor Swift’s wedding
By Phil Weller Published
62 years after he last played it, Paul McCartney dug out a significant song for Taylor Swift's wedding

“I cried for two years. I blamed myself.” Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunts his iconic hit “American Pie”
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The songwriter kept silent about the meaning behind the song for half a century

John Rzeznik says Taylor Swift helped turn Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Iris’ into a song for a whole new generation
By Phil Weller Last updated
The Goo Goo Dolls frontman says Swift's 2011 Madison Square Garden duet — and viral social media moments since — helped keep one of rock's biggest songs alive

Sammy Hagar on the song Eddie Van Halen loved, Alex Van Halen rejected — and later regretted he passed up
By Phil Weller Published
Originally dismissed during early sessions, “Eagles Fly” was later revived by Hagar and Eddie Van Halen for his first Van Halen–era solo album

Matt Bellamy on White’s contributions to rock — and their pinch-me moment backstage at Coachella
By Phil Weller Published
The Muse guitarist says he never expected his band, the White Stripes and the Strokes to outlast their early-2000s peers — and he credits White with changing guitar culture along the way
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