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Jimmy Page on how Led Zeppelin's triumphant 2007 reunion took shape, and the tour that never was
By Jackson Maxwell published
Speaking to GP in 2020, Page said that he, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham “had honed ourselves to the point where we were ready” for a tour after the band's acclaimed full set at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert

Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie
By Phil Weller published
The song is set to feature in the audiobook version of the drummer’s soon-to-be-released autobiography, Brothers, and finds Eddie in melodious form

“I get hired to be me, instead of those awkward moments where they say, ‘Can you sound like XYZ?’” Molly Miller on balancing jazz and Jason Mraz
By Jeff Jacobson published
Miller revels in her jazz chops on new album The Battle of Hotspur. But as this doctor of musical arts explains, it’s just one facet of her myriad guitar talents

Cold water therapy inspired Sam Evian’s new album – which has so many guest guitarists, he wound up playing bass
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The vintage instruments and recording gear in his upstate New York studio let the singer-songwriter follow his muse where it leads. On Plunge, it swims in a wash of warm, overdriven guitars, with guests including Adrianne Lenker and El Kempner

He was one of jazz guitar’s greatest tutors, but on Wildest Guitar, Mickey Baker’s playing is unhinged in the best possible way
By Jim Campilongo published
When it came to guitar instrumentals, no-one served them hotter than Mickey Baker

Watch Deep Purple give a very literal performance of Smoke on the Water atop a burning Lake Geneva
By Phil Weller published
The spectacle made full use of a new stage erected over the lake for the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Roger Glover reflecting on the inspiration behind the unmistakable classic

How an unorthodox studio setup helped Trevor Rabin re-establish Yes with an improbable #1 hit
By Jackson Maxwell published
Radio-friendly as it was, Owner of a Lonely Heart nonetheless had a one-take solo that was the product of some quirky mic placements

Michael Anthony says there’s unreleased Van Halen material – but we “probably” won't hear it
By Phil Weller published
Though the band’s final album was the only record the bassist didn’t feature on, Anthony says ideas he helped develop in Van Halen's early days were revisited for the album

Ben Harper’s grandfather sold Woody Guthrie’s Martin on the cheap because he didn’t know it belonged to him
By Phil Weller published
Guthrie had tried to expand the acoustic to see what difference it made to the sound. Unfortunately, by the time Harper’s grandfather found out about the guitar's story, he had already sold it

Ben Harper borrowed back a Martin from his One Direction fan daughter to use on a Harry Styles album
By Jackson Maxwell published
“I had been playing Harry Styles when he was in One Direction and giving her tacks to put up their posters,” Harper explained to GP. “But I didn’t tell her why I wanted her guitar, because I didn’t know if I was going to make the track”
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