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Lita Ford guitarist in "The Runaways" posing with her dad Len at her family home, Los Angeles, California United States, circa 1970s.
Lita Ford on the Runaways, rock and roll — and what happens to hecklers who get in her face

By Richard Bienstock Published

Ford says as she talks us through her guitar history, from her first acoustic to her custom B.C. Richs

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Ed Sheeran during his concert at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on May 30, 2025, in Madrid, Spain.
Ed Sheeran breaks his silence on Gaza after the Macklemore tour controversy: “I cannot hide how I feel about it anymore”

By Christopher Scapelliti Last updated

As his tour resumed on Saturday night, the guitarist opened his show by apologizing to fans and called the devastation in Gaza “catastrophic and unjustifiable”

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Morrissey And Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Morrissey And Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr on the “magic” of writing the Smiths’ songs with Morrissey

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Nearly 40 years after leaving the band, Marr looks back on the creative partnership behind The Queen Is Dead and reveals how their early songwriting sessions worked

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Description : DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 7: Portrait of English musician Steve Howe, guitarist with progressive rock group Yes, photographed at his home in south-west England, on December 7, 2017.
Yes guitarist Steve Howe on the operation that postponed the Fragile tour

By Gary Graff Published

Plus, Howe reveals the secret skill he’s brought to Yes for decades: “I’m the best in London”

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Models pose with new models at the launch party for Martin's revamped 16 Series line, September 15, 2026
Martin shakes up its 16 Series with 11 new guitars and three wild finishes: “We’re going to get weird with it, brother”

By James Volpe Rotondi Published

The refreshed lineup embraces bold finishes and less-familiar body shapes while retaining the all-solid-wood construction the series is known for

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American Pop musician Duncan Sheik performs at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, New York, New York, November 21, 2015.
Duncan Sheik. the “Barely Breathing” singer who found a second act on Broadway, dies at 56

By Elizabeth Swann Published

Sheik followed his 1996 pop breakthrough with Spring Awakening, winning two Tony Awards and a Grammy for the musical

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Anika Nilles, German drummer, composer, solo musician, and musical educator, United Kingdom, 2015.
“I don't know if I want to play this.” Rush’s new drummer had a ‘Yikes!’ moment over one classic song

By Phil Weller Published

As a new documentary celebrates Neil Peart’s legacy, Anika Nilles recalls her hesitation before taking on one of Rush’s defining songs

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A promo photo of the band Sugar. (from left) Malcolm Travis, Bob Mould and David Barbe,
Bob Mould says Sugar is playing at lower volume. Try telling that to their diehard fans

By Gary Graff Published

Sugar is back on tour for the first time since 1995, and Mould says the band has turned down the amps — even as fans at a recent show called it the loudest they’d ever heard at the venue

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The Bellamy Brothers circa 1976. David (left) and Howard (right)
How Neil Diamond and a bag of weed turned a pair of struggling young guitarists into global stars

By Joe Matera Published

The Bellamy Brothers say they were hurting for a hit when they befriended Diamond’s band. The rest is history

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LEFT: Alex Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas RIGHT: Sammy Hagar performs onstage during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sammy Hagar fires back after Alex Van Halen calls him a “complete idiot”

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Hagar questions why Alex continues to dismiss Van Halen’s years with him and criticizes the drummer’s latest book project

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