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Kurt Rosenwinkel Discusses Sound, Technique and Approaching Jazz Guitar Like a Pianist By Bill Milkowski The Philadelphia-born jazz virtuoso returns to a trio setting to remind us why he is one of today's most influential players.
Kirk Fletcher Talks Strats, Influences and Finding Different Grooves for the Blues By Art Thompson On 'My Blues Pathway,' the California blues specialist pays back a debt to the forces that shaped his ferocious style.
Stephen Malkmus on Stepping Away from the Electric for Muted Psych-Rock and Acoustic Guitar Adventure By Richard Bienstock The trailblazer who changed indie-rock for good with Pavement is finding fertile ground in unplugged tones.
Watch Neil Young Give Meryl Streep a Guitar Lesson By Christopher Scapelliti “All I did was I turned everything all the way up,” Young told Streep. “That’s what you always do.”
No, Jimmy Page Wasn't the First to Play Bowed Guitar By Damian Fanelli Though his use of a bow dates back to 1967, Page was still beaten to the idea by another British guitar great.
Steve Morse: My Career in Five Songs By Mark McStea Bach transcriptions, power chords and grasshoppers. Steve Morse reflects on inspired tracks from his long career.
Watch Steve Vai Play "For the Love of God" for the First Time in 1991 By Damian Fanelli Compare the audience's tepid "Oh, OK, a new song" reaction at the beginning to their boisterous applause at the end!
Brian Setzer: How I Wrote the Stray Cats' "Runaway Boys" By Mark McStea The Stray Cats' leader tells all about the band's hit debut single.
Peter Green Talks Life, Music, Demons and Gear in This Previously Unpublished 2003 Interview By Elliot Stephen Cohen “If you’re comfortable in life, I think the blues might evade you. Suffering is something holy.”
Chaos, Violence and Rock and Roll: the Story of the Rolling Stones' 1969 U.S. Tour By Christopher Scapelliti The shows were bigger, louder and more spectacular than ever. But success came with a body count.
