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Nita Strauss on why Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979” made her burst into tears — and how she reinvented it for the group’s upcoming tribute album
The Alice Cooper guitarist — and new mom — discusses her instrumental take on the classic Pumpkins hit, her next solo album and why she'll soon be back on the road with Coop
“It’s rather unfair for Stevie.” Mick Jagger recalls the onstage pie fight that ended the Rolling Stones’ 1972 tour with Stevie Wonder
In a new interview, the Stones frontman says the final show of the band’s celebrated 1972 tour culminated in an onstage food fight that even Stevie Wonder joined
“Why didn’t I write that?” Noel Gallagher on the Coldplay song he wishes he’d written
As ‘Parachutes’ turns 26, the story behind “Yellow” reveals how a nighttime break, a busted piece of studio gear and a Neil Young impression produced one of the biggest songs of the 2000s
How one man used math to solve the Beatles’ greatest guitar mystery
Released on this day in 1964, “A Hard Day’s Night” has confounded guitarists with its famous opening chord. Here’s why no one was ever able to play it correctly.
”We need to make a live album.” Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman reveal the complete story behind rock’s definitive live album
Fifty years on this definitive album remains the gold standard of blues-based rock and roll.
“I cried for two years. I blamed myself.” Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunts his iconic hit “American Pie”
The songwriter kept silent about the meaning behind the song for half a century
What Charlie Christian did with his reasonably sized toolbox was incredible. Here's what I learned
Charlie Christian's recordings with the Benny Goodman Sextet still reveal the ideas that shaped jazz, blues and rock guitar decades after his brief career ended
Win tickets to see blues-rock prodigy Taj Farrant perform at Guitar Player Present in Northern California
The 17-year-old Australian sensation appears at the Hopmonk Tavern in Novato on Friday, July 10
