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“Not since the Renaissance.” Gene Simmons on the group he calls the best in over 200 years
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Kiss bassist looks beyond the band’s success with a keen eye on their creativity and songwriting

When Josh Homme was stunned into silence by George Harrison's Rosewood Tele
By Phil Weller published
The Rosewood Telecaster was a gift to Harrison from Fender, but after using it for less than a week on 'Let It Be,' he cast it aside and gave it away just months later

Nancy Wilson tells how a transformative Beatles concert set Heart's wheels in motion
By Gary Graff published
As the band prepares to launch the An Evening With Heart spring/summer 2025 U.S. tour, Wilson offered a revealing look into her and Ann's early musical inspirations

Eric Clapton on his friendship with George Harrison and the shocking time he was nearly asked to join the Beatles
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Harrison and Clapton bonded through guitars and music in 1968 at a time when both were struggling through major changes in their careers

An acoustic guitar owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton — with a Beatles and Cream connection — is being sold for $1 million
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Dubbed Pattie, the guitar is named for Pattie Boyd, the former wife of both Harrison and Clapton

How a misheard John Lennon lyric led Bob Dylan to meet the Beatles and change both their destinies
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Drawn together by mutual admiration, the Beatles and Dylan would push each other to new phases of their artistry. And it started with one song

Byrd’s founder Roger McGuinn on the origins of John Lennon’s trippiest track
By Andrew Daly last updated
The guitarist reveals the deep friendship between the Byrds and the Beatles at the dawn of the 1960s’ psychedelic era

The Beatles song with three guitarists, three bassists, McCartney on drums — and a lyric that made enemies
By Phil Weller published
Inspired by Chuck Berry, aided by the Beach Boys, Back In The USSR annoyed people on both sides of the political spectrum
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