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August 30
- Steven Wilson on What He Learned From Remixing Def Leppard and Prog’s Most-Treasured Recordings
August 18
- “It Was Insane”: Joe Bonamassa Talks Playing With Eric Clapton Live on Stage
- What Did Robert Plant and Jimmy Page Think About the Beatles?
August 16
- Lita Ford: "I Don’t Know Why Power Ballads Have Such a Bad Rap, I Think They’re Badass. And ‘Close My Eyes Forever’ is as Badass as it Gets"
- Josh Smith: "It Was Really Important to Keep it as Old-School Live as Possible. Kenny Burrell Didn’t Go Back and Fix Any of His Solos, So I Wasn’t Even Tempted"
August 12
- "A Lot of Times I’ll Write a Song Instead of Going to a Therapist. It’s Cheaper – and More Efficient": Joe Ely on the Five Songs That Have Defined His Career
August 11
- Ten Great Robert Fripp Quotes
August 10
- Living Legend James Burton Talks Playing With Elvis, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell and Tom Jones
- “It Was Just Like an Atomic Bomb Going Off”: Elvis Presley Guitarist Scotty Moore Recounts the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
August 9
- Steven Wilson: "If You Play Something Really Fast, it Doesn’t Really Convey Emotion; it Just Reduces Guitar Playing to an Olympic Sport"
August 8
- Trace the Roots of Rock and Roll with a Spin of Roy Brown’s 'Laughing But Crying'
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Reflects on His Friendship with Woody Guthrie and Why Bob Dylan's Act Made Him Stop Playing Harmonica Onstage
August 3
- “You Don't Have to Blow Your Cookies in the First Bar”: Tommy Bolin on the Art of Guitar Solos
- Watch Ritchie Blackmore Attack a Cameraman and Smash up His Rig Before Blowing a Hole in the Stage
August 2
- Tom Bukovac: "The Firebird is a Great Nashville Guitar, Because it’s Got the Midrange That Can Cut Through a Big Band. It’s Like a Big Giant Tele"
August 1
- "A Record Like This Was Destined to Be Made, and We Wanted to Be the Ones Making it”: Steve Howe on 50 Years of Yes's 'Close to the Edge'