Rock

Marty Schwartz with his red Epiphone. He's sitting on some steps and appears to be teaching a small crowd.

“The picking speed on that open A is insane”: Marty Schwartz reveals the song he found the hardest to teach

Kirk Hammett playing guitar on stage. He stands before green lighting and is looking down at his instrument.

“If it wasn’t for that early prog, heavy metal would sound different today”: Kirk Hammett on finding his love for prog rock in recent years

Wolfgang Van Halen Performing Live

“I’d much rather fail on my own than succeed heartlessly by playing Panama”: Why Wolfgang Van Halen won’t be covering Van Halen songs anymore

Vito Bratta on stage in 1989

“We think you’d be perfect for Kiss – would you consider playing a Les Paul?”: Vito Bratta recalls the time Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons suggested he should replace Ace Frehley in Kiss

Rolling Stones onstage

A documentary about the making of The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds is in the works

[L-R] Steve Hackett and Eddie Van Halen

Steve Hackett says Eddie Van Halen credited him as influence for his “prototype” tapping technique

Gene Simmons on stage with both arms out to the side, and his bass guitar at his torso

“As long as your schmeckle works, you feel immortal”: Gene Simmons on feeling great as Kiss say farewell

Chris Shiflett

“There’s a lot of s**t that you’ll never see in my hands under any circumstances”: Chris Shiflett on why he’s happy to be a “guitar snob”

Eddie Van Halen takes a picture of an unwitting fan

An unwitting Tool fan once asked Eddie Van Halen to take his picture – and had no idea who he was

The Rolling Stones on stage. Mick Jagger has both hands in the air with an open-mouthed expression.

The Rolling Stones are already working on a follow-up to Hackney Diamonds

Noel Gallagher of Oasis

Noel Gallagher says he’d be up for a Las Vegas residency “in later life”

Nuno Bettencourt on stage

“We ended up saying, ‘It’s not what we want on there, it’s what can’t we take off’”: Nuno Bettencourt says Extreme had three albums worth of material for Six

“The picking speed on that open A is insane”: Marty Schwartz reveals the song he found the hardest to teach

Marty Schwartz with his red Epiphone. He's sitting on some steps and appears to be teaching a small crowd.

“If it wasn’t for that early prog, heavy metal would sound different today”: Kirk Hammett on finding his love for prog rock in recent years

Kirk Hammett playing guitar on stage. He stands before green lighting and is looking down at his instrument.

“I’d much rather fail on my own than succeed heartlessly by playing Panama”: Why Wolfgang Van Halen won’t be covering Van Halen songs anymore

Wolfgang Van Halen Performing Live

“We think you’d be perfect for Kiss – would you consider playing a Les Paul?”: Vito Bratta recalls the time Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons suggested he should replace Ace Frehley in Kiss

Vito Bratta on stage in 1989

A documentary about the making of The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds is in the works

Rolling Stones onstage

Steve Hackett says Eddie Van Halen credited him as influence for his “prototype” tapping technique

[L-R] Steve Hackett and Eddie Van Halen

“As long as your schmeckle works, you feel immortal”: Gene Simmons on feeling great as Kiss say farewell

Gene Simmons on stage with both arms out to the side, and his bass guitar at his torso

“There’s a lot of s**t that you’ll never see in my hands under any circumstances”: Chris Shiflett on why he’s happy to be a “guitar snob”

Chris Shiflett

An unwitting Tool fan once asked Eddie Van Halen to take his picture – and had no idea who he was

Eddie Van Halen takes a picture of an unwitting fan

The Rolling Stones are already working on a follow-up to Hackney Diamonds

The Rolling Stones on stage. Mick Jagger has both hands in the air with an open-mouthed expression.

Noel Gallagher says he’d be up for a Las Vegas residency “in later life”

Noel Gallagher of Oasis

“We ended up saying, ‘It’s not what we want on there, it’s what can’t we take off’”: Nuno Bettencourt says Extreme had three albums worth of material for Six

Nuno Bettencourt on stage

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