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New Found Glory‘s Chad Gilbert shares health update following emergency surgery
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist began having trouble controlling his left hand last month. This is his third cancer diagnosis

“He didn’t have the tapping — and he was still unreal.” George Lynch recalls the stunning impact of early Eddie Van Halen
By Phil Weller published
The Dokken guitarist recalls a raw, blues-driven EVH—and the little-known player who may have influenced him.

Dave Davies hits back at Moby after he calls one of the Kinks’ biggest hits “gross” and “unevolved”
By Phil Weller published
The Kinks guitarist pushes back hard, citing the band’s history and support of trans people

Richard Marx mourned Nathan East for hours — but the bassist wasn’t dead
By Phil Weller published
Early reports of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fatal 1990 crash sparked a devastating case of mistaken identity that left Marx grieving a friend who was still alive

“He wanted to crucify me.” Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen “micromanaged everything” on ‘Balance’
By Phil Weller published
The singer claims tensions got so bad he and producer Bruce Fairbairn fled to Bryan Adams’ studio to finish key vocals

“I couldn’t button my pants, let alone play guitar.” Brian Setzer gives health update in a brand-new interview as the Stray Cats return to the road
By Gary Graff published
After a debilitating autoimmune disease and a second setback with a “wellness tonic,” the Stray Cats frontman is back onstage — and chasing the sound that saved him

“Our parents f***ed up!” Pete Townshend says kids today are living a modern version of his rock opera ‘Tommy’
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist believes the themes he wrote from his postwar childhood now echo in a generation shaped by screens

Rich Robinson says success tore the Black Crowes apart — and explains why they refused to reunite until everything changed
By Phil Weller published
In their heyday, the brothers were constantly at one another’s throats. But since 2020, they’re committed to controlling their relationship
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