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Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist
Rather than developing a clear-cut guitar technique, Mk.gee wanted to learn how to use the guitar as a tool for experimentation
“David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s Walk On the Wild Side
Having recorded over 20,000 sessions for the likes of David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, T.Rex, Paul McCartney and Elton John, Brian ‘Herbie’ Flowers was not your average bassist
British bass legend Herbie Flowers, best known for his work with David Bowie and Paul McCartney, dies aged 86
Flowers recorded over 20,000 sessions and his distinctive jazz-informed bass heavily features on Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side and Bowie's Space Oddity
For the King Crimson-channeling Beat tour, Tony Levin is a virtuoso among virtuosos
The bass icon on how he’s being challenged by parts he wrote, changing classic tracks – and when his Funk Fingers will make their next appearance
“I couldn’t work with Lennon and McCartney. I’d end up being beaten to death”: Back in 2011 we locked horns with Lemmy
In a world full of rock ’n’ roll poseurs, Motörhead's hard-living bassist, Lemmy Kilmister, was a true original
Fishbone’s Norwood Fisher names his 10 best basslines
The most iconic bass riffs in Fishbone’s catalog, according to Norwood Fisher himself
How a late-night drinking session with Lars Ulrich almost ruined Robert Trujillo’s Metallica try-out
Robert Trujillo was announced as Metallica's new bassist on February 24, 2003, following a two-day try-out for the metal giants
Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery reflects on his brief stint with the Smashing Pumpkins and what he learned from Billy Corgan
Avery briefly worked with Corgan on what would later become the Pumpkins’ seventh album, Zeitgeist
