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Paul Gilbert: WROC-ing in the Free World
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Paul Gilbert: WROC-ing in the Free World

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Rig Rundown: Mirador
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Stef Carpenter’s Private Stock
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Stef Carpenter’s Private Stock

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Converge’s Kurt Ballou: Heavy by Design

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The Modern Metal Les Paul Has Arrived!

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Chicago's Ratboys Lean Into a Feeling

On their new album, the indie-rock quartet opted for honesty. Guitarists Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan tell us why we should all try Singin’ to an Empty Chair.

Julian Lage: The Art of Limitations
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Julian Lage: The Art of Limitations

The jazz-guitar virtuoso discusses his new album Scenes from Above, composing over 100 songs in 20-minute bursts, battling hum in midtown Manhattan, and overcoming focal hand dystonia to rediscover how to play.

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Blackwater Holylight’s Heavenly Heaviness

On Not Here Not Gone, Sunny Faris and Mikayla Mayhew keep the band’s “sensually murderous” stoner-doom fresh by trading instruments, experimenting with dynamics, and embracing the gloom.

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Pro Pedalboards 2026!

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Why Jason Narducy and Michael Shannon Are Touring R.E.M.'s Iconic Albums

With the help of a crew of veteran players, film star Shannon and guitarist Narducy are taking the music of the iconic Georgia band out on the road.

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Will McFarlane: Muscle Shoals’ Living Guitar Legend

As the last active member of the Swampers’ inner circle, the masterful guitarist carries the torch for one of the most distinctive sounds to emerge from America’s musical roots.

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Treaty Oak Revival’s Family Tree

How an uncle-nephew guitar team, a vacuum repair shop, and some Van Halen, John Mayer and Fireball Whisky grew into West Texas Degenerate, the band’s grittiest album yet.

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Set the World Afire: Dave Mustaine on Megadeth's Final Album and a Lifetime of Riffs

Dave Mustaine spent four decades igniting thrash metal with Megadeth. Now, he reflects on closing the book with the band’s 17th and final studio album, the health battles that led him here, and the riff-driven legacy he's leaving behind.

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Listening and Looking with Steve Tibbetts

The sonic experimenter invites us into his creative process, from trips around the world to his daily routine in his Minnesota studio.

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Home Front’s Post-Punk Call to Arms

With their new record Watch It Die, the Edmonton rabble-rousers storm the gates of the post-punk revival.