A blues guitar hero showed me how he held his pick – and it changed the way I played guitar

Conventional wisdom dictates that the pointy end of a pick is what you use to pluck the strings. The broader top is where you ...

The one guitarist Brian May called “superhuman”

Brian May has his fair share of classic rock guitar moments under his belt, but one of his greatest musical inspirations ...
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“None of us knew what we were doing” – how Led Zeppelin became the biggest band in the world

When you can feel 20,000 people jumping up and down… well that gives you a moment to remember.” “None of us really knew what we were doing,” admits Robert Plant. “We’d had a great deal of success, but ...
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How Darryl Way’s Wolf made three great albums in two years

Darryl Way’s Wolf gave future members of Marillion, Soft Machine and Caravan their start in prog ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Union-Tribune

🗳️ Gubernatorial poll 🥑 April in the garden 🚀 Photos: Artemis II 🖥️ AI in schools ⚾ Padres City Connect 2.0 Josh Newman, Gus Mattammal, Nichelle Henderson and Richard Barrera detailed how they ...
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Flea is music’s most underappreciated multi-hyphenate

If you’re not a big music fan but happened to be on a Utah mountain years ago, you might remember Michael Balzary, the guy who was skiing naked with Woody Harrelson. (Or you might remember him from a ...
The New York Times

Movie Reviews

The impish but thoughtful James Grashow, his sculpture and his long marriage are the subjects of Cindy Meehl’s film. By Alissa Wilkinson In an imaginary Brazil, where older people are forcibly removed ...