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Listen to Television's Edgy “Marquee Moon” Performance Just Before the Band Split in 1978 By Guitar Player Staff published 10 February 22 Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine’s “telepathic” guitar interplay was an art-rock tour de force.
"A Lot of Bands Simply Wanted to Fit In, but R.E.M. Always Wanted to Be Themselves”: Producer Mitch Easter Reveals the Genius Behind the Jangle Pop By Joe Bosso published 9 February 22 Armed with a Rickenbacker and a Fender Twin, Peter Buck helped R.E.M. put alternative rock on the map.
Here’s How The Velvet Underground Created a Template for Alternative Rock By Guitar Player Staff published 8 February 22 Guitarists Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison were the prototype for alt-rock guitar tandems.
“The Ear and the Heart are King”: St. Vincent Talks Style and Inspiration By Guitar Player Staff published 3 February 22 One of alt-rocks greatest guitarists has reshaped the instrument in form and function.
Here’s Why Sonic Youth Remain a Touchstone of Alternative Rock By Guitar Player Staff published 3 February 22 Godfathers of alt-rock guitar Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore were a missing link.
Watch John Frusciante Hard at Work in the Studio By Rod Brakes published 15 September 21 Video As ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ turns 30 next week we glimpse back to a moment when the 21-year-old was making music history.
Rivers Cuomo on the Biological Need to Shred, Heavy Metal, and Why Singing Your Solos First Makes For Good Phrasing By Richard Bienstock published 13 May 21 Rivers Cuomo lets the shred-obsessed kid inside him break free on 'Van Weezer,' a record that's half Blue Album, half '80s metal.
