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Nicola Coughlan spoke out against J.K. Rowling and HBO’s new “Harry Potter” series after the author celebrated the U.K.
Donovan tried to recruit Hendrix when he went in the studio in the late 1960s, but ended up working with the soon-to-be Led ...
Every 1960s act was living in the shadow of The Beatles in many respects, but Jimi Hendrix was interested in subverting what ...
Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello and Joe Ely, in absentia, were bestowed honors by the Bruce ...
As the guitarist for Kiss, Ace Frehley is regarded as one of the greatest players in the hard rock genre, but he can't help ...
The Swedish guitar great Yngwie Malmsteen took his love of classical music and translated it to a more hard rock and metal ...
Donald Harrison Jr. and Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp all-star alumni celebrate the camp's 30th anniversary in the WWOZ Jazz Tent ...
I got an electric guitar when I was 13, and the first thing I tried to learn on it was Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze.” Listening to that album was like taking guitar lessons from the greatest of all ...
At the end of a recent tour, Testament was on a bill with Mr. Big. After the gig, Mr. Big bassist Billy Sheehan approached ...
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana highlights how his multitude of influences have combined to inspire his nearly seven-decade rock career.
Smoking weed does make music sound better! And while it’s not like any of the albums on this list need any assistance ...
Also recognised for his unpredictable, hellraising rock-star behaviour, Betts was the inspiration for the character played by ...