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LEFT: John Lennon poses for a photo in 1977 in New York City RIGHT: Mark Knopfler of Dire Staits performs at Oakland Coliseum Arena on February 2, 1992 in Oakland, California
How John Lennon’s murder inspired one of Mark Knopfler’s most personal songs

By Phil Weller Published

The Dire Straits leader drew on his experiences with an obsessive fan who followed him from show to show — but it took him 16 years to finish the song

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TXY93M Charo performs at the Human Rights Campaign's Los Angeles Gala Dinner in Los Angeles, California on March 25, 2006.
Win tickets to see Charo in concert in Northern California

By Jimmy Leslie Published

The flamenco guitar goddess performs at the Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California on Saturday, June 20

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LEFT: The Police pose in 1983 RIGHT: Producer George Martin in the Netherlands, July 20, 1993
"It was tense... then he waved his magic wand." Andy Summers reveals the Beatles connection that saved the Police's biggest album

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

When a screaming match threatened to destroy Synchronicity, a desperate hike across a Caribbean island to find legendary Beatles producer George Martin changed everything

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Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs perform during the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2023 in Napa, California.
Mike Campbell on his studio secrets, channeling Jimmy Page, and what “terrifies” him about the Heartbreakers’ catalog

By Gary Graff Published

Fresh off his best-selling memoir, Tom Petty’s legendary chief lieutenant and the band he calls “my go-to project” return with ‘Mission of Mercy’

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LEfT: Sylvester Stallone at the Lee Canalito vs Curtis Whitner Boxing Match, July 6, 1982. RIGHT: Survivor circa 1984 (from left) Stephan Ellis, Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan, Jimi Jamison, Marc Droubay
“What the heck is a demo?” How Sylvester Stallone accidentally created one of rock’s biggest hits

By Mark McStea Published

Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan reveals how a rejected Queen song, a broken guitar, and a confused action star birthed "Eye of the Tiger," released on this day in 1982

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Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs on stage at Hyde Park on July 4, 2014 in London, England.
“Chris said, ‘See, you don’t need me at all.” Kim Thayil recalls Chris Cornell’s final hours

By Gary Graff Published

As he releases his new Soundgarden memoir, the guitarist shares painful memories of Cornell’s last show and offers an update on the band’s long-awaited final recordings

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Van Halen on 10/11/81 in Chicago, Il.
“I said, ‘How come you didn't use these!?’” Steve Lukather says Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased recordings left him stunned

By Andrew Daly Published

Lukather says the unreleased recordings are completed performances by both Van Halen brothers — not scraps being pieced together after the fact

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Badfinger group portrait, London, February 1971, L-R Pete Ham, Tommy Evans, Mike Gibbons, Joey Molland.
Todd Rundgren recalls taking over Badfinger’s ‘Straight Up’ after George Harrison abandoned the troubled sessions

By Gary Graff Published

Rundgren says Harrison left the album unfinished as Apple Records scrambled to salvage the project behind “Baby Blue” and “Day After Day.”

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XTC in 1983. (from left) Dave Gregory, Colin Moulding, Andy Partridge and Terry Chambers
Todd Rundgren on the tense sessions for XTC’s ‘Skylarking,’ the hit album that nearly broke up the band

By Gary Graff Published

The producer recalls the infighting and conflicts behind the 1986 record that saved the group’s career

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Peter Frampton plays an acoustic guitar in a chair as his service dog Bigsby sits to his right.
“Django had only two fingers, Pete. Get on with it”: Peter Frampton on adapting his playing as IBM progresses

By Gary Graff Published

The guitarist says thinner strings, new fingering approaches and sheer stubbornness are helping him keep playing — and recording new music on ‘Carry the Light’

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