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Jimi Hendrix and the birth of heavy – by the people who were there
When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966 he blew the minds of Clapton, Beck and Page. They'd soon follow his lead and develop an explosive new form of electric blues
Tyler Bryant: 10 records that changed my life
Rising star Tyler Bryant, leader of Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, picks 10 albums that guided his journey as a musician
Danny Gatton: the tragic story of the "the best guitar player that ever lived"
Still a cult figure outside of the guitar world, Danny Gatton was the ‘player’s player’, a genius who mastered every genre he touched before tragically taking his own life
The Top Ten Best Tracks by The Band
10 of the best from The Band, the quintet who backed Bob Dylan on The Basement Tapes and went on to shape Americana
The rise and acrimonious fall of Rory Gallagher's Taste...
Cork power trio Taste blazed onto the blues scene, propelled by Rory Gallagher’s incendiary guitar. Fours years later they blew up in a maelstrom of betrayal…
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Bernie Marsden: What happened the day I left Whitesnake
Was he fired by David Coverdale or did he leave Whitesnake of his own accord? Bernie Marsden reveals all in his autobiography, Where's My Guitar?
Is Terry Reid really just “the man who turned down Led Zeppelin”?
Most most of his life, Terry Reid has been best known for "turning down Led Zeppelin”. The trouble is, he didn’t…
Didn't get a Cyber Monday deal? Some of our favourites are still live
Updated Cyber Monday is one of biggest shopping days of the year. Here are the greatest music bargains you might have missed!
Blues, drugs, fights, cops, jail, death: the incredible story of The Red Devils
The greatest American blues band of the early 90s, The Red Devils were as short-lived as their frontman, Lester Butler, was mortally fated
What happened the night Led Zeppelin played live one last time
In 2007 Led Zeppelin played their historic Celebration Day reunion show at London’s O2 Arena. We were there.
Why a live bootleg could be the greatest album Led Zeppelin ever made
Forget The Song Remains The Same – the 1970 bootleg Live On Blueberry Hill captures Zeppelin at the peak of their powers better than anything else
The 15 best ZZ Top songs, according to 15 of the world's greatest guitarists
To celebrate that little ol’ band from Texas ZZ Top’s 50 years in rock’n’roll, we asked some top guitarists to pick their favourite ZZ songs
Ginger Baker interview: an afternoon with the world’s most irascible drummer
Mick Jagger is “a musical moron”. Hawkwind’s music “was fucking appalling”. And rock stars? “Fucking idiots, most of them.” How to win friends with the late, great Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker's half-dozen: six of the best from a legend
Six songs that broke the mould from the extraordinary career of Ginger Baker
The devastating, tragic story of The Allman Brothers Band
Just as everything seemed to be going right for The Allman Brothers, drugs, deaths and disintegration shot their dream into oblivion
Archive interview: AC/DC's Angus Young and Malcolm Young
AC/DC became one of the biggest-selling bands of all time by never trying to fix what wasn’t broke in the first place. In 2003, we asked Malcolm and Angus Young how they did it
How to sound like Jimi Hendrix
The guitars, amp and fx you need for the best possible Experience...
