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“When I first heard his voice in my headphones, there was that moment of, ‘My God! I’m recording with David Bowie!’” Bassist Tim Lefebvre on the making of David Bowie’s Lazarus

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The session for Bowie’s Blackstar album took place in early 2015 at the Magic Shop in New York

“When I first heard his voice in my headphones, there was that moment of, ‘My God! I’m recording with David Bowie!’” Bassist Tim Lefebvre on the making of David Bowie’s Lazarusmarcohageman2025-04-18T12:26:51+02:00

“A new signature for Misha Mansoor, but not the one we’ve been waiting for”: The essential guitar gear releases you might have missed this week, from Chase Bliss and PRS to Jackson and Fender

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An emotional tribute to the King of Tone overdrive, an upgraded take on one of the top versatile high-gain amp heads out there, and [lees meer]

“A new signature for Misha Mansoor, but not the one we’ve been waiting for”: The essential guitar gear releases you might have missed this week, from Chase Bliss and PRS to Jackson and Fendermarcohageman2025-04-18T11:27:30+02:00

“It was tour, tour, tour. I had this moment where I was like, ‘What do I even want out of music?’”: Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep

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Young is in her musician-artist-producer era – leaning into soundtracks, generating ideas with her signature Qi pedal, and reclaiming control of her career, as [lees meer]

“It was tour, tour, tour. I had this moment where I was like, ‘What do I even want out of music?’”: Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleepmarcohageman2025-04-17T19:36:03+02:00

“I said, ‘Let’s get Hendrix to play on it.’ His manager said, ‘Jimi’s playing shows back-to-back.’ So we got Jimmy Page”: The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page

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Donovan tried to recruit Hendrix when he went in the studio in the late 1960s, but ended up working with the soon-to-be Led Zeppelin [lees meer]

“I said, ‘Let’s get Hendrix to play on it.’ His manager said, ‘Jimi’s playing shows back-to-back.’ So we got Jimmy Page”: The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Pagemarcohageman2025-04-17T19:36:01+02:00

“The back-and-forth raising of tariffs between the US and China will create consumer turmoil for the music products industry”: Read NAMM CEO’s full updated statement on Trump tariffs

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NAMM CEO John Mlynczak has issued a new statement urging the Trump administration to place musical instruments and accessories under exemption from tariffs, as [lees meer]

“The back-and-forth raising of tariffs between the US and China will create consumer turmoil for the music products industry”: Read NAMM CEO’s full updated statement on Trump tariffsmarcohageman2025-04-17T18:37:09+02:00

Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basics

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From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication

Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basicsmarcohageman2025-04-17T17:29:20+02:00

“I’m surprised anyone would have an issue with my performance that night, but what can you do?”: Zak Starkey makes statement on his dismissal from The Who

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Nearly 30 years after he joined the band in 1996, The Who have parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey. According to The Independent, a representative [lees meer]

“I’m surprised anyone would have an issue with my performance that night, but what can you do?”: Zak Starkey makes statement on his dismissal from The Whomarcohageman2025-04-17T17:28:56+02:00

“One of the guys said, ‘Joni, there’s this weird bass player in Florida, you’d probably like him’”: How Joni Mitchell formed an unlikely partnership with Jaco Pastorius

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Although much of his fame stems from his time with Weather Report, Jaco’s recordings with Joni Mitchell yielded some of the finest bass playing [lees meer]

“One of the guys said, ‘Joni, there’s this weird bass player in Florida, you’d probably like him’”: How Joni Mitchell formed an unlikely partnership with Jaco Pastoriusmarcohageman2025-04-17T16:29:50+02:00

“I looked down and could see the bone of my pointer finger”: how a grisly accident and nerve damage transformed former Megadeth man Chris Poland’s guitar style

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Ever wondered how to replicate Chris Poland signature playing style? Well, according to the former Megadeth guitarist, all you need is a 200lb oak [lees meer]

“I looked down and could see the bone of my pointer finger”: how a grisly accident and nerve damage transformed former Megadeth man Chris Poland’s guitar stylemarcohageman2025-04-17T16:29:26+02:00

“Jeff Beck used to love seeing him and Lenny play live – it feels full circle”: Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross has been playing Jeff Beck’s $490,000 Yardburst Les Paul onstage for an entire tour

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Keen-eyed attendees of the European leg of Kravitz's Blue Electric Light tour could spot one of the most iconic guitars in history

“Jeff Beck used to love seeing him and Lenny play live – it feels full circle”: Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross has been playing Jeff Beck’s $490,000 Yardburst Les Paul onstage for an entire tourmarcohageman2025-04-17T14:34:44+02:00

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