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David Gilmour’s first solo album in 9 years features a new producer tearing up the rulebook
The first single from Luck and Strange drops tomorrow
“Stevie wasn’t a fluent songwriter”: The making of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Couldn’t Stand the Weather
In 1984, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble needed new tunes and needed them bad, and necessity became the mother of invention as they put together a bona fide blues classic
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt play Van Halen hits with ex-VH bassist Michael Anthony
Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt’s side-project, The Coverups, also covered Kiss, Nirvana, and David Bowie this past weekend
New research reveals the world’s most Googled guitar riffs and chord progressions
A total of 271 songs and 2,314,336 Google searches were analyzed, with a riff many believe to be played on bass claiming the top spot
The 25 greatest Allman Brothers Band songs
From Dickey Betts’ iconic instrumentals to the tracks that made ABB one of rock’s most revered jam groups, here are the best Allman Brothers Band cuts from across their catalog – and the stories behind them
Pearl Jam used Dumble amps on new album Dark Matter, reveals producer Andrew Watt
The late Alexander Dumble made four custom amps for the A-list producer
Tribute album to be released in honor of Little Feat and Mothers of Inventions guitarist Lowell George
Elvis Costello, Ben Harper and Dave Alvin are among those paying tribute to the work of the late slide virtuoso
12 blues guitar albums that chart the genre – and the instrument’s – evolution
From Son House to Eric Gales, John Lee Hooker to Albert Collins, these classics highlight how blues guitar has changed over the years – its stories, tones and techniques all passed down and reinvented
