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MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
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MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS

With nearly 20 albums to his name, Eric Gales says these five tracks tell you the most about his journey.

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8 mins  |
May 2022
SLIDING INTO AFRICA
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SLIDING INTO AFRICA

Kenny Greenberg goes back to the roots of the blues for his first solo record.

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2 mins  |
May 2022
How I Wrote...
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How I Wrote...

Pat Travers spills out the tale behind his classic 1980 cut.

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4 mins  |
May 2022
JOE'S BIG ADVENTURE
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JOE'S BIG ADVENTURE

ON THE ELEPHANTS OF MARS, JOE SATRIANI GOES IN SEARCH OF NEW THEMES AND TEXTURES. THE RESULT? MORE JOE THAN EVER BEFORE.

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10 mins  |
May 2022
TWO of a KIND
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TWO of a KIND

ERIC JOHNSON DIGS INTO HIS VAULT AND COMES UP WITH A WINNING PAIR: THE BOOK OF MAKING AND YESTERDAY MEETS TODAY.

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4 mins  |
May 2022
VAPOR TRAILS
Guitar Player

VAPOR TRAILS

Nearly 40 years on, Dave Rusan's visionary Cloud guitar is a lasting presence in the gear world firmament.

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8 mins  |
May 2022
American Beauty
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American Beauty

Armed with a vintage Martin, jamjazz cat Scott Metzger steps out with Too Close to Reason, an intimate solo debut that highlights the acoustic's unique charms.

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8 mins  |
May 2022
Necks & Religion
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Necks & Religion

Between a pair of shoulder surgeries, Steve Vai delivers Inviolate. An album of artistic purity, armed with a gretsch and the Triple-necked Hydra.

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9 mins  |
May 2022
Tour de Frets
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Tour de Frets

Twenty-five years ago, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson launched the inaugural G3 tour, kickstarting a celebration of guitar virtuosity that remains the longest-running stint of its kind. With new albums and tours of their own. The trio sat down to recall how it all went down.

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10+ mins  |
May 2022
Lone Star State of Mind
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Lone Star State of Mind

Spoon's Britt Daniel reveals how ZZ Top and their native Austin, Texas inspired the group's 10th long-player, Lucifer on the Sofa.

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5 mins  |
May 2022
“I Need to Raise My Own Bar...”
Total Guitar

“I Need to Raise My Own Bar...”

Every guitarist wants to play better – and Joe Satriani is no exception.

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4 mins  |
April 2022
“Let's Go As Hard and Fast As We Can!”
Total Guitar

“Let's Go As Hard and Fast As We Can!”

Hardcore cult heroes Turnstile are poised to be one of the breakout bands of 2022. Guitarist Pat McCrory discusses their “emotional” return to playing live– and how to experiment without losing your edge...

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9 mins  |
April 2022
Johnny Marr - “He Was Ahead of His Time”
Total Guitar

Johnny Marr - “He Was Ahead of His Time”

How Johnny Marr blazed his own trail, by Dave Keuning of The Killers

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4 mins  |
April 2022
Johnny Marr - “It's My Sound. I F*cking Invented It. I Can Use It As Many Times As I Like!”
Total Guitar

Johnny Marr - “It's My Sound. I F*cking Invented It. I Can Use It As Many Times As I Like!”

Johnny Marr is an inspiration to countless guitarists. In a major new interview he discusses his entire career – from The Smiths to his latest solo masterpiece. And also included in this 20-page TG special: how to play like Marr, with three classic Smiths riffs to learn, plus exclusive interviews with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante, Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield and The Killers’ Dave Keuning on the genius of Johnny...

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10+ mins  |
April 2022
PERFECT TEN
Rock Sound

PERFECT TEN

10 NEW RELEASES YOU NEED TO HEAR

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3 mins  |
April 2022
THE FIRST... DALE TANNER OCEAN GROVE
Rock Sound

THE FIRST... DALE TANNER OCEAN GROVE

DALE WALKS US ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIS EARLY YEARS.

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4 mins  |
April 2022
CROSSROADS
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CROSSROADS

ACROSS THEIR NEW BOOSTER PACK, IN HEARTS WAKE BUILD ON THEIR FINEST ALBUM IN SPECTACULAR STYLE. JAKE TAYLOR DIVES IN…

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6 mins  |
April 2022
ANY QUESTION ANSWERED CHRIS CARRABBA
Rock Sound

ANY QUESTION ANSWERED CHRIS CARRABBA

CHRIS WALKS US THROUGH A LIFE AND CAREER NOT JUST COLOURED, BUT DEFINED BY MUSIC.

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10+ mins  |
April 2022
Bucket List - Taz Johnson - Belmont
Rock Sound

Bucket List - Taz Johnson - Belmont

Taz walks us through his dream list.

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2 mins  |
April 2022
Ghost in the Machine
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Ghost in the Machine

It kind of goes without saying that Bob Vylan’s new album ‘Bob Vylan presents the Price of Life’ is something worth listening to, in absolutely every sense. Here is its story.

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5 mins  |
April 2022
Rock Sound

Keep Running

Stand Atlantic are on course to release the best album of their career so far, but it’s arriving at the end of a period where they had to question everything. This is how they combatted their world crumbling around them, and made something truly remarkable.

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10+ mins  |
April 2022
Living in Chaos
Rock Sound

Living in Chaos

In their latest, quite possibly greatest record, PUP have refined everything they are into one huge, chaotic chunk. Here, they tell the album’s story.

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5 mins  |
April 2022
Symphonies of Destruction
Guitar World

Symphonies of Destruction

LOST SYMPHONY FOUNDER BENNY GOODMAN TELLS US HOW HE ROPED IN GUITAR LEGENDS EN MASSE FOR HIS LATEST INSTRUMENTAL ESCAPADES

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7 mins  |
April 2022
QUAD RAPHONIC
Guitar World

QUAD RAPHONIC

SLASH DETAILS THE MAKING OF 4, HIS HIGH ENERGY, LIVE-IN-A LEGENDARY-NASHVILLESTUDIO NEW ALBUM WITH MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS - AND FILLS US IN ON NEW GUNS N' ROSES MUSIC AND MORE

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10+ mins  |
April 2022
Top Models
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Top Models

TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP AND AD22E

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6 mins  |
April 2022
ORDER FROM CHAOS
Guitar World

ORDER FROM CHAOS

Three albums into their reunion phase, The Nightmare of Being finds Swedish death metalers At the Gates addressing their legacy while pushing off into wild new horizons

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10+ mins  |
April 2022
Discipline
Guitar World

Discipline

Robert Fripp's 20 greatest guitar moments

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10+ mins  |
April 2022
If I Ruled The World -  Jordan Stephens
Reader's Digest UK

If I Ruled The World - Jordan Stephens

Best known for being one half of hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, musician Jordan Stephens is also an actor and TV presenter. His debut solo album, Let Me Die Inside You is out now

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3 mins  |
March 2022
Killing It
Total Guitar

Killing It

Nova Twins' second album Supernova

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1 min  |
March 2022
Appetite for Instruction
Total Guitar

Appetite for Instruction

TG takes a look at the cat in the hat's greatest riffs with GN'R and more

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3 mins  |
March 2022