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As Rush prepare for their 2026 tour, Alex Lifeson recalls the group’s most complex song — and the bizarre dreams that inspired their music
By Joe Matera published
The guitarist said his weekly jams with bassist Geddy Lee helped him “fall in love with the idea of playing again”

Ritchie Blackmore is heading out on tour after his health scares. Here's how he plans to do it
By Phil Weller published
Blackmore’s Night will play six shows this November, but Blackmore’s recent ailments have dictated where they play

Donovan says he, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones sowed the seeds for Led Zeppelin and the future of hard rock with this 1968 hit song
By Phil Weller published
Two Led Zeppelin greats played on the Scottish folk singer's hit. He claims it had a lasting impact on music

Peter Frampton says George Harrison failed to tell him one crucial detail about playing at this groundbreaking 1971 concert
By Nikki O'Neil published
The young guitarist for Humble Pie found himself unexpectedly sitting opposite Harrison at an impromptu rehearsal just days before the celebrated benefit

George Harrison on the 1968 visit with Bob Dylan that changed his future in the Beatles
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Dylan's invitation for Harrison to spend Thanksgiving with him in Woodstock forged a friendship that lasted through Harrison's life

"Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we effing miss it." Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee announce Rush will tour in 2026
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The announcement came at a Sunday night private event, much to the surprise of everyone in attendance

Jimmy Page on the “hypnotic” Led Zeppelin riff he couldn’t stop playing
By Phil Weller published
The track expanded his experiments with an alternate tuning, with electrifying results

Roger Daltrey on the day he knocked out Pete Townshend
By Elizabeth Swann published
With the group's final U.S. tour behind them, the singer explains what kept them going through the worst of times

“I had never heard the guitar quite sound like this.” Robert Fripp on the Brian Eno creation that made him feel truly “liberated” as a guitarist
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
The duo first worked together in 1972, an experience from which Fripp developed a unique guitar tone he would go on to make famous
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