in Artists, Guitarists “When I saw Meat Loaf, I said, ‘This is a spoof of Bruce Springsteen, and that’s why I’m doing it’”: Todd Rundgren produced The Band, Grand Funk Railroad and The New York Dolls – but his most successful collaboration was born to poke fun
in Artists, Guitarists, Music Theory And Songwriting, Singers & Songwriters, Tutorials “Warner Brothers wanted another Layla. I thought, ‘well, if you sit down and write a song in a formatted way, it’s not so hard’”: The Grammy-winning hit that Eric Clapton wrote to order, with a little help from Foreigner’s Mick Jones
in Artists, Guitarists “At some point in time, we may have to get our head around the fact that these things we trade will be worth absolutely nothing”: Joe Bonamassa on the one thing you should never do when buying a guitar
in Artists, Guitarists, Guitars Your chance to win Kurt Cobain’s plectrum — used during Nirvana’s legendary MTV Unplugged show
in Guitarists “Before or after I crapped my pants?” Zakk Wylde tells how he felt after scoring his gig with Ozzy — and why he beat the competition
in Artists, Guitarists “That’s one of the first things Phil said to me, ‘You’re in, but we gotta change that guitar’”: Scott Gorham may have passed his Thin Lizzy audition – but his budget Les Paul copy certainly didn’t
in Artists, Guitarists “I’ll list them on eBay or Reverb”: Kirk Hammett doesn’t want his guitars to go unplayed – so he’s been secretly selling them online
in Artists, Bands, Drummers, Guitarists, Guitars “If you were to look at his amp settings onstage, you’d be like, ‘Why is he doing that!? Turn that down”: Lifeguard on adventures in improvised sound, creative epiphanies, and how they found the balance between abstract noise and pop hooks
in Artists, Guitarists “I have the memories”: Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s stopped listening to his dad’s music