Guitars, masks and defiance: Kenya’s rock and metal scene catches fire
After years in the wilderness, Kenyan bands like Irony Destroyed, Last Year’s Tragedy and Rash are clawing their way up the ...
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis was saddled with his 17-string bass after a joke appearance went viral – now he’s experimenting with a 2-string build
He moved on to bass duties in the group following the sad passing of Dusty Hill and, in keeping with the proud ’Top tradition, often catches the eye with his gear choices, most notoriously, a ...
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Sam Grisman Project to Play Original Grateful Dead Instruments Used During 1977 “Terrapin Station” Debut
Rachel Ward Sam Grisman Project will use a pair of historic instruments during their forthcoming stop at Belly Up Tavern in ...
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Bass journeyman Phil Soussan looks back at his storied career – and why he picked Ozzy Osbourne over Jimmy Page
The Last in Line member recalls his weird experience of recording bass on The Ultimate Sin, what it was like being in the ...
Inside Led Zeppelin’s meteoric rise as new film tells story of band’s blues roots & formation before debut album
WHEN two savvy Southerners hooked up with two West Midlands wild men, it was a case of light the blue touch paper and stand well back. As legend has it, they were supposed to go down like “a lead ...
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The Beatles Song Where Paul McCartney Was Trying to Sound Like Jimi Hendrix
The Beatles built their entire career on their ability to sound like no one else, but the album opener that Paul McCartney ...
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HotWax: From School Corridors to Festival Stages
In 2019, the band’s original singer left, leaving Sim-Savage and Sam at a crossroads. Instead of disbanding, they regrouped ...
Two friends publish book on the Chicago area’s 1970s rock and roll concert scene
Mark Plotnick and his concert-going buddy Jim Summaria got to see all of their favorite bands at various concert venues in the Chicago area.
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Top 40 Songs of 1975
Along with the still-relevant big names found in the below list of the Top 40 Songs of 1975, which were chosen by the UCR ...
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Ireland in 50 Albums, No 33: If I Die, I Die by the Virgin Prunes (1982)
Virgin Prunes' debut album marked them as a unique force in Irish music, taking influence from the punk scene, avant-gardists ...
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"It sounds good; you’re not getting superb clarity or a broad, rich frequency range - you get the sound of your guitar’s pickup amplified": Harley Benton TableAmp V2 ...
An affordable, Bluetooth-equipped desktop amp designed with electro-acoustic instruments and vocalists in mind – but with scope for amp modelers too ...
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Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Winter, by Patrick Clarke
In the third edition of his column exploring the new wave of boundary-pushing folk and traditional music, Patrick Clarke delves into music's role in our intimate relationship with place, and rounds up ...