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A major departure from her Stairway cover.
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Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple producer Martin Birch dies at 71
He also engineered five early Fleetwood Mac studio albums.Omar Apollo releases Stayback, the first single from his debut LP
He’d announced the album earlier this week.St Vincent covers Tool’s Forty Six & 2
A major departure from her Stairway cover.
- Features
The history of Denmark Street, London’s music epicentre
From Tin Pan Alley to a guitar-shopping destination par excellence, London’s Denmark Street is a key part of the city’s musical history. As the street prepares to enter a new phase, we look back on its iconic past.In Pictures: Maton: Australia’s Guitar charts the history of Down Under’s most beloved guitar brand
A sprawling exhibition devoted to the brand which counts Keith Richards, Keith Urban and George Harrison as fans.Right Said Fred’s Fred Fairbrass on 80s Strats, ignoring advice and getting lost backstage
In addition to being partly responsible for global megahit I’m Too Sexy, Right Said Fred guitarist Fred Fairbrass he’s also a guitar aficionado with a penchant for FujiGen Strats.“I wanted to make the music I wanted to make, and have enough money to buy cool guitars”: Jason Isbell
The guitarist talks Bursts, how Mark Knopfler is like an astronaut, the power of doing it yourself, and why he’s always looking for that extra five horsepower.
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