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The Stones used to labor in the studio, now they take a “bulldozer approach”
By Phil Weller Published
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have reflected on the band’s changing creative process as they ready their latest album, “Foreign Tongues”

“Never feel safe. Go a little bit out of your depth”: David Bowie's advice to all his musician friends
By Phil Weller Published
Some artists – AC/DC, the Ramones – find their sound and lock in. David Bowie never stood still. Here's why…

Johnny Marr just helped a session ace track down her lost vintage Gretsch
By Phil Weller Published
When FedEx ships your guitar to the wrong state, you need Johnny Marr to bring it home

John Mayer's guitar teacher thinks that always looking to level up your guitar skills is a dangerous game
By Phil Weller Published
Guitarists, he says, need to stop comparing themselves to others

From Metallica playing in the Antarctic to Van Halen performing in a blizzard — here are the wild stories behind three of rock’s coldest concerts
By Phil Weller Published
Playing in subzero temperatures meant frozen fingers, failing tuning and some very unusual rules — including one gig where the audience had to wear headphones

"Maybe I didn't like the strippers enough…" What happened when Desmond Child worked with Van Halen
By Phil Weller Published
Hitmaker Desmond Child gives a unique insight into Dave Lee Roth's unique working methods in the 1990s

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?
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