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Dave Keuning warms up with his Gibson Explorer before a live performance at Dingwalls in London, December 10, 2018.

Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

By Vinnie DeMasi published

The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet

Robert De Leo

“I Want All My Songs to Work Acoustically”: Robert De Leo Takes His First Solo Journey on the Lush Acoustic LP ‘Lessons Learned’

By Vinnie DeMasi published

“When it comes to songwriting, that’s essentially where everything starts out for me,” says the Stone Temple Pilots tunesmith

Federico Mompou

This Musician Was Too Shy to Perform Publicly. Instead, He Found His True Destiny: Composition

By Jim Campilongo published

Federico Mompou’s music is as uncorrupted as the sound of nature

Michael Stipe and Peter Buck performing live onstage with R.E.M.

“All of a Sudden, Our Audiences Doubled”: Peter Buck Opens up About R.E.M.’s Breakthrough Hit, “The One I Love”

By Joe Matera published

The guitarist reveals the surprising truth behind their 1987 smash

A Wizard, a True Star is the fourth album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released March 2, 1973, on Bearsville Records.

Largely Considered a Career Mistake, Todd Rundgren’s ‘A Wizard, a True Star’ Is Now a Celebrated Work. Here’s Why…

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Fortified by psychedelic mushrooms and Ritalin, the artist abandoned his career as “the male Carole King” and began recording the music of his mind

The Beatles on a trip in the U.S., 1965

Here’s How Guitarists Revolutionized Music in the Mid-‘60s

By Guitar Player Staff published

From 1965 onwards, rock ‘n’ roll was never the same

Eric Clapton performs with Cream in 1967

Watch Eric Clapton Demonstrate His Signature "Woman Tone" in This Classic Cream-Era Video

By Damian Fanelli, Christopher Scapelliti published

Video A young Slowhand explains how to operate his legendary 'the Fool' Gibson SG

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Bill Doss (1968-2012)

Watch Indie-Rock Legends the Olivia Tremor Control Perform Their Infectious Signature Song, “Jumping Fences”

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Short and sweet, this gorgeously saccharine number is a lesson in songwriting

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David Roback performs with Mazzy Star in 2013

Watch Mazzy Star’s Spellbinding “Fade Into You” Live Performance

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video This timeless rendition of the band’s ‘90s dream pop classic is a great example of influential guitarist David Roback’s neo-psychedelic approach

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Robert Smith

Revisiting the Cure’s Tripped Out “The Caterpillar” Music Video

By Mark McStea published

Video Robert Smith revels in exploring, expanding and demolishing the boundaries of what the Cure should sound like in this mid-‘80s classic

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