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All American guitar legend Rick Derringer dies, aged 77
By Jonathan Horsley published
He scored a number one hit when he was still a teenager, played with Johnny and Edgar Winter, Steely Dan, KISS, and more. He wrote Hulk Hogan's anthem. Derringer's life was extraordinary

“Six finished arrangements”: Slipknot are putting together a new record after all
By Will Simpson published
Jim Root says he wants to make a “raw” album

Ethan Ives on the guitars, tones and “indie Motörhead” energy of Car Seat Headrest’s epic rock opera
By Jonathan Horsley published
Ives’ playing on the Seattle indie-rocker’s audacious new album, The Scholars, is a masterclass in tone and melody, and maybe also how stylistic slipperiness is key to holding our attention

Shiner from Those Damn Crows on how to write a No.1 album and the Slipknot riff he wish he wrote
By Jonathan Horsley published
With the Welsh rockers' latest album, God Shaped Hole, topping the charts, we check in with riff-master Shiner to talk song structure, grunge inspirations, and knowing when not to play

Calvin Harris reveals the unconventional method he used to record the guitar riff on new single, Blessings
By Ben Rogerson published
“I bought this guitar which was the guy’s favourite guitar, apparently,” he says of his recently acquired Martin dreadnought

“The pirates are on their way!”: How guitarist Steve Stevens kickstarted Billy Idol’s hits White Wedding and Rebel Yell
By Andrew Daly published
"Our producer said, ‘You need a flag at the top'"
![Robbie Williams [left] wears a white scarf and a gold sparkled tank top. Tony Iommi plays his SG and wears a shades, a long black leather coat and a gold cross](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CKhZF6ZZMQETAKySCZrsbH.jpg)
Robbie Williams drafts Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi to play guitar on his new single
By Jonathan Horsley published
As Iommi guest appearances go, Williams’ Rocket is no Utopian Blaster

“I thought, 'Well, now I have a Strat, a Les Paul, and a regular Tele all in one’”: How a top session player struck gold
By Andrew Daly published
It's been slung over his shoulder since the ’80s
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