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Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen on Hot Tuna and Nearly 70 Years of Musical Collaboration
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Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen on Hot Tuna and Nearly 70 Years of Musical Collaboration

The long-running musical duo talk technique, gear, and how they continue to surprise one another.

Patrick Hyland Chases Ego Death in the Mixing Room
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Patrick Hyland Chases Ego Death in the Mixing Room

The guitarist and producer has spent the last 14 years creating some of indie rock’s most exciting records with Mitski, including this year’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me. He tells us how he did it, and why you need to kill your ego.

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The Night Jeff Beck Left Stevie Ray Vaughan Hanging

An excerpt from the new Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story revisits the Fire Meets the Fury tour—including the Oakland finale where Beck's limo pulled out before the encore.

Sam Beam's Double Vision
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Sam Beam's Double Vision

The singer-songwriter and guitarist went to Laurel Canyon to make an Iron & Wine record, and came home with two—Light Verse and the new Hen’s Teeth—kicking off his most prolific run in years.

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Stephen Wilson Jr.: The Fixer

Stephen Wilson Jr. left a food-science career to chase songwriting full-time. A decade later, the Indiana native has built a career on writing the truest songs he can. His sprawling 34-track album, son of dad, honors the working-class fixers who shaped him—and the father who told him to go for it.

Gibson’s Century of Sound
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Gibson’s Century of Sound

One hundred years after introducing its first flat-top, Gibson goes back to its 12-fret roots with the Century Collection—three acoustics built around the spirit of the originals.

Mike Campbell’s Dirty Work
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Mike Campbell’s Dirty Work

On Mission of Mercy, Campbell and the Dirty Knobs deliver their strongest album yet. The veteran guitarist on writing on the fly, trusting the take, and leading a band that thrives on spontaneity.

A musician poses at a mixing console, wearing a leather jacket with "Let It Roll" text.
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Andrew Watt Lets It Roll

New albums from the Rolling Stones and a Beatle in the same year? The guitarist, songwriter, and Grammy-winning producer on the working method behind his runs with the Stones, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Ozzy, and more.

Person with a blue guitar on a red background, text reads "Branching Out."
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Amani Burnham: Branching Out

The 21-year-old Connecticut blues phenom came to the genre through Hendrix and SRV. With his debut album, Roots & Wings, he’s making the case that the way to keep the blues alive is to change it.

Revv Amplification: Signal Boost
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Revv Amplification: Signal Boost

How Derek Eastveld and Dan Trudeau built one of the most respected amp brands of the past decade—one YouTube video, one true believer, and one great-sounding piece of gear at a time.