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GALLERY: Cheap Trick Touring Gear 2012

The back of the Beatles Hamer commemorates the 40th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepperуs Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Featuring vintage tremolos, modern slicer effects, and stereo auto-panners, the update includes clever Rate and Tempo controls for seamless syncing and morphing.

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While creating her new solo record, Kim Deal was drawn to exploring the idea of failure.

Photo by Kristin Sollecito

The veteran musician and songwriter steps into the spotlight with Nobody Loves You More, a long-in-the-making solo record driven by loss, defeat, and friendship.

While Kim Deal was making her new album, she was intrigued with the idea of failure. Deal found the work of Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader, who disappeared at sea in 1975 while attempting to sail by himself from the U.S. to England in a 13-foot sailboat. His boat was discovered wrecked off the southern coast of Ireland in April 1976, 10 months after Ader departed the Massachusetts coast. Ader’s wife took one of the last photos of him as he set off on the doomed journey from Chatham Harbor: Ader, wearing a blue tracksuit and a bright orange life jacket cinched around his neck, is beaming.

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The iconic hard-rock shredder breaks down his incredible career and runs down one of his carpal tunnel-inducing face-melters.

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Whores Rig Rundown [2024]
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The Georgia-based sludge slingers rely on a Tele-to-Marshall combination for their punishing performances.

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