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Liam and Noel Gallagher bring Oasis back with a blast of their greatest hits — and not a punch thrown between them
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Britpop act gave the crowd of 60,000 fans a trip down memory lane with their first show in 16 years

Zakk Wylde cracks us up with tales of Ozzy as he reveals the stories behind his greatest tracks
By Mark McStea published
As Ozzy prepares for his last concert on July 5, Zakk delivers the inside scoop on key songs from his solo catalog

Why there are four George Harrison guitar solos on the Beatles’ “Let It Be”
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Over a roughly one-year period, Harrison tracked a quartet of solos on the recording. Here's the story behind each of them

Acoustic guitar virtuoso Peppino D’Agostino hopes to help pain sufferers with 'Calm the Storm' music project
By Jimmy Leslie published
The guitarist collaborated with musician and psychologist Dr. Barbara Minton to compose music that would ease chronic pain, migraines and insomnia

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley fought against a Kiss makeover. But it gave them their biggest hit
By Phil Weller published
Producer Bob Ezrin pushed the group into uncharted waters and came out a winner with "Beth"

Nancy Wilson on “Barracuda,” the 1977 Heart hit she blasts Donald Trump for using in his military parade
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Wilson said the song is “a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use”

The Doobie Brothers, Beach Boys’ Mike Love, George Clinton and more inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
By Robert Dye published
Love paid tribute to Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, who died the day before the event

"I’ve no recollection of ever recording it.” How a John Lennon rocker got banished from the Beatles' albums
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Recorded for 1965’s ‘Help!’ album, “If You’ve Got Trouble” was the first song the group wrote for drummer Ringo Starr. It was almost immediately consigned to the vault

How Stevie Nicks inspired one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits — which led to one of Mike Campbell’s greatest guitar solos
By Joe Bosso published
Stewart says the Heartbreakers' 1985 smash “Don’t Come Around Here No More” became a tune for Petty after Nicks took a pass

Win tickets to Little Feat and Pure Prairie League at Guitar Player Presents in Napa, California
By Jimmy Leslie published
Little Feat is supporting a spirited new album featuring guitarists Scott Sharrard and Fred Tackett, and they’ll have country rockers Pure Prairie League in tow for a GP Presents/Blue Note show at the Meritage in Napa on Saturday, June 14
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