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Vega reveals how the harrowing tune was transformed into a 1987 chart hit — and why its deeper meaning remained hidden for decades
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One year after Black Sabbath’s farewell performance, the guitar legend returns with From the Dark, featuring singer Jorn Lande
After more than 60 years of performing, the Patti Smith Group guitarist has finally made an album of his own: ‘Goin’ Local’
In honor of Bagpipe Appreciation Day, here’s the gloriously unlikely story behind AC/DC’s most unmistakable musical ingredient
Session guitarist Al Gorgoni reveals how a frantic, unguided overdubbing session saved “The Sounds of Silence” and launched one of folk-rock’s biggest careers.
Slowhand reinvented electric blues with this landmark recording.
Guitarist Zakk Wylde says the song — Osbourne’s only top-40 hit as a solo artist — combined some of the singer’s favorite styles into a powerful ballad
The Patti Smith Group guitarist looks back on the making of the landmark compilation, which brought obscure and overlooked ’60s songs back into the spotlight and became a touchstone for generations of musicians
