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How Tony Iommi found the secret to his Black Sabbath tone (and how he lost it)
By Jonathan Horsley Published
A moment of madness from an amp tech and Iommi's secret weapon was gone, never to be seen again

“Ray Davies is the best songwriter we ever had”: Graham Coxon on his influences and why his new album is coming out late
By Beth Simpson Published
Castle Park was recorded in 2011

Rush’s Geddy Lee, Paul Gilbert and John Petrucci on the guitar genius of Alex Lifeson
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Lee explains how Lifeson made the Canadian prog trio greater than the sum of their parts

“They’re not really football people are they?” Noel Gallagher watch the World Cup final half-time show
By Beth Simpson Published
He’s talking about Chris Martin, Madonna, Shakira and BTS

“You can’t put out a record about a trad band": the Dire Straits classic that's often imitated, but rarely mastered
By Grant Moon Published
"It’s not to do with gear, it’s all to do with the way the brain sends signals to his fingers – that’s what makes Mark so special"

How Brian May ended up playing his 'Sword of Power' Red Special on the Masters of the Universe theme
By Ben Rogerson Published
"He shows up and he's carrying two giant boxes of He-Man toys that he still had in his attic from his son," says director Travis Knight

Steve Farris on the time he jammed ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin songs with Eddie Van Halen
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The Mr Mister guitarist got a front row seat to Eddie Van Halen's greatness when they they were both Peavey artists playing a NAMM show

Ace Frehley’s iconic ‘Budokan’ Les Paul Custom sells at auction for $512,000
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The 1975 Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Custom was the late Kiss guitarists go-to electric in the late '70s and was all over Love Gun
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